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In addition to the dummy signal wires, I have now installed wire and wire hangers along the embankment walls. I have a few left so I may add them to the front wall of one of the platforms but I’m undecided on that.

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A little more detail in the engine shed - electrical conduit, plugs, switches and panels, plus a couple of fire extinguishers.

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I’ve also been looking at adding a few discarded railchairs to the trackside but they are a pain to get hold of. The usual suppliers of DIY track only sell in bulk (understandably) at a fearsome price and no one seems to do a 3D print version. Will have to grub around the stalls at Ally Pally next month.
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Why not cut the rail chairs off some spare sleepers.

Or these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233765338173
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Walkingthedog wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:35 am Why not cut the rail chairs off some spare sleepers.

Or these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233765338173
Out of stock, Brian. :? And they are the wrong bolt pattern (anorak moment).
I did try slicing sleepers on both Peco and Hornby track - they have a hole under the chair which prevents them coming off in one piece.

I think it’s strange that the 3D guys haven’t covered these yet as they are always seen in odd places around the railway.
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After I’d posted I remembered the holes under the chairs. Cut them off and stick them to very thin plasticard.


How can GWR style chairs be wrong, absolutely impossible :D :D
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It’s all about the number of bolt holes.
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I know. You can always have the old rusty GWR ones in a pile because they changed them to the ones with the correct bolt holes :D
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I’ll track some down eventually, although for a few moments I thought about buying a 3D printer to do my own. I soon came to my senses and realised my limited technical expertise with anything involving computers.
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Do none of the companies that supply bits to make your own track have them or do they only have packs of 500?
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