I mentioned previously that I was making ramps for a modern 'raising and lowering' level crossing. I got these onto the layout last week and here are a couple of photos that I took today. I think that the ramps need dirtying up a bit - the grey needs to be more grimy brown.
Modern Level Crossing at Shankly Gerrard Street
Modern Level Crossing at Arkwright's Mill
I actually managed to make the the gates so that they can go up and down. I realise that this is pointless as the gates would change shape as they rise, but I couldn't resist doing it. Unfortunately, having them unglued means that the gates rest on the surface of the ramp, which is wrong. A speck each of blu-tac will, hopefully, put this right. If you've got good eye-sight, you might have noticed that the nearest gate in the first picture is facing the wrong way - the lights should face outwards. My mistake. I made a hole for the support to go into, and I put it on the wrong side. Silly me.
The gates, flashing lights and lampposts with CCTV cameras come from the Wills Modern Security Gate kit. I plan to buy another next time I put in an order and perhaps I'll be able to sort things out so that they are all facing the right way.