sed6 Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) I used to call these signal towers as a kid. You find them near railyards where operators can flip levers and change signals down the track for engineers to follow. With the very limited space I have on my Small Door Layout I needed something narrow and tall. Keeping this to just 8 studs wide allows me to slip it between any two parallel rails. I kept the detail to a minimum but the part count is still 950. Here's a link to a good article about one of these towers that was replicated. https://heritagerail.org/2015/08/monticello-replicates-an-interlocking-tower/ Here's a link to a good wiki page. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocking I'll upload the .XML file to my Bricksafe page soon. Hope you like! Edited August 18, 2019 by sed6 cnat spele Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted August 18, 2019 I love the skillful way you've used the plates 1 x 2 to recreate bricks! Amazing signal box! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted August 20, 2019 I love it. I might borrow your upper floor lol also really love how you did the dis used steps and sealed up door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted August 20, 2019 Good looking little box. The dimensions do well for the track spacing and the levers for the interlocking system are cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Dawson Posted August 21, 2019 @sed6 nice building, but I feel I should point out the bottom floor is normally filled with the mechanisms for the levers & equipment above (late steam era and beyond electric/pneumatic switches have reduced this need somewhat) which is why there's staircases on the outside. Only large build towers/boxes (and modern ones) feature internal access, like the Harris tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Switch_Tower Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted August 21, 2019 Nice! The brickwork is really well done with those subtle colour variations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sed6 Posted August 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Matt Dawson said: @sed6 nice building, but I feel I should point out the bottom floor is normally filled with the mechanisms for the levers & equipment above (late steam era and beyond electric/pneumatic switches have reduced this need somewhat) which is why there's staircases on the outside. Only large build towers/boxes (and modern ones) feature internal access, like the Harris tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Switch_Tower You are absolutely correct! This building was a bit of a compromise which started with no room for external stairs. Or at least I couldn't come up with a compact enough design that I liked. So the stairs went inside. For those not "in the know" it just looks like an office area downstairs and machines upstairs, perfectly acceptable for what I was going for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites