Recreating Leek station signal box

Progress has still been slow, but after finding some bargain LED’s at a garden centre I’ve started work on the internal lights.

I will use the stick down copper tracks on the other side to connect them together and to the battery so it’s all neat under the roof.

not much changed externally (the walkways have been temp removed for safety and the window bars yet to be fitted.

so, with also having a new Facebook group set up by Yorkie for the Leek model, I decided to do some more render shots.




signalman by night.
Detail even down to the record book

track diagram and one of the block instruments.
Andy

 

Hi Gary,

yes, they have some small LED’s I found in a garden centre. Plan is to run some copper tape on the reverse and I have a small battery pack that will sit under the roof. (All hidden in the loft so to speak.)

what’s not shown are the three smaller lights, mainly as they are not painted and not happy with them. The led sticks out a bit too much.

I also want them on a different circuit so separate from the main lights

Andy

 

Can’t remember last time I used fibre optic?

 

I can’t afford that luxury!

 

Oh no sir.. stinky French cheese no less!

 

I’ve done a little to the model, which may or may not get printed.. but it finishes the externals off nicely..

now including the telegraph pole.

 

Next it will be back to some painting. Need to get this box progressed then we can look and banging out a second for Yorkie and his Leek Station..

 

After seeing @steve Fay’s recent signal box, I decided it was time I grew some b@lls and started the brick painting.
I’ve opted to start on the lamp room/toilet first as that’s actually a write off model as the roof was broken and bodged when printed, but it’s done as a test part for now.. so I’ve given it a coat of terracotta for the mortar and then I’ll give it a dry brush with some brick red. (And then touch up the gulf red etc that I’ve spoilt in the process.)

with luck I may get to start on the main base soon (which is also an old model as doesn’t feature the rear locking room windows)


front side
Side and back end wall.


and back with the main box.

wish me luck for the next step. I can models, but these days, painting is a learning curve!
Andy

 

The lights are in, but to be raised (now don’t but not photographed)


powered by this 3v battery box hidden under the roof.

this is what they should be like, so I was really hanging around too much!

also need to see if I can manage to create some of these bowl lights.
May just add some details like a ladder too!

andy

 

Cheers! For once I’m a tad nervous!

Painted the main brickwork last night ready for the brick red



I will go back to the lamp hut for the bricks again first. See how we progress!

andy

 

I’ve given the lamp room/toilet block a wipe with a dark red Vallejo paint (used an old Jay cloth) - first try so not sure what I was expecting. It’s not quite what I was hoping for, but I think it may pass for the late 1960’s period when it would look a tad run down.

finally back with the box base for comparison - I really need to make a small board up and add some grass around the footings.

the window still needs a repaint and also the glazing adding..

little bit of weathering soon and I don’t think that’s too bad for a first attempt?
Andy