[MOC] Searchlight signals

[legonerd54321]

Hello all. These are my attempt at some basic searchlight signals. They are relatively low in parts, with the single searchlight tower being 35 parts in total. The signal head is a 3x3 inverted dish with a 1x1 claw with a vertical tooth. These aren't based on an particular model of searchlights, but I figured I'd give them a shot, seeing as they really aren't a signal I see modeled. 

 

A front view of the signals and signalbox

An angled view, showing off the ladder behind the signals.

An example of how it could look next to the track.

[Roadmonkeytj]

Well done sir ... 

[JWBDolphins]

Those look Great!  I think any track-side items really help elevate a layout to a model railway look, Nice job!

 

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

I love this kind of stuff 

Very well done!

[JaBaCaDaBra]

Really a great design, including the switchbox etc.

btw
shouldn't it be called a semaphore?
searchlight is something with aitplanes and air defence etc.
cmiiw

[SteamSewnEmpire]

I so wish there was a part that could capture the hood over the light.

[supertruper1988]

@legoman666 made some out of cloth available here: https://www.bricktraindepot.com/product/cloth-signal-cover-12-pack/

[ColletArrow]

Very nice work! Any trackside details are always a bonus, and I do like the tooth part for the signal hood even if it's not that noticeable from some angles. The equipment cabinet is another often-overlooked yet important feature of real-life railways.

1 hour ago, JaBaCaDaBra said:

shouldn't it be called a semaphore?
searchlight is something with aitplanes and air defence etc.
cmiiw

Semaphores are signals with mechanical moving arms. In British I'd call this type a Colour-Light signal, but I think searchlight works too.

[legonerd54321]

1 hour ago, SteamSewnEmpire said:

I so wish there was a part that could capture the hood over the light.

~snip~

There's the cloth that @supertruper1988 has available at BTD, which I honestly think would work better than the claw tooth, as it can get the proper curve. Or the horizontal tooth that I used. It was hard to see in the renders.

[JaBaCaDaBra]

10 hours ago, ColletArrow said:

Very nice work! Any trackside details are always a bonus, and I do like the tooth part for the signal hood even if it's not that noticeable from some angles. The equipment cabinet is another often-overlooked yet important feature of real-life railways.

Semaphores are signals with mechanical moving arms. In British I'd call this type a Colour-Light signal, but I think searchlight works too.

Aha thanks...never too old to learn.

btw
What countries is/was this type used?

Edited August 22, 2020 by JaBaCaDaBra

[zephyr1934]

17 hours ago, legonerd54321 said:

Or the horizontal tooth that I used. It was hard to see in the renders.



Nice!