07-16-2013, 02:07 PM
The second visual project is kinda cool.
The slide switches that control my turnouts are located under the layout and stick down below the facia. You can not see them when standing so I need a way for operators to locate them and identify what turnouts they control.
In Adobe illustrator i made a drawing of a switch stand with a lantern on top. I had a friend upload the file to his cnc machine and cut them out of thin acrylic. They are about 4" tall. These will be glued to the facia above the slide switch locations and the targets will display the SP SPINS number for the siding they control. The lantern will house a bicolor LED that will indicate the turnout alignment.
Here is a shot of the switch stand painted and waiting a SPIN number.
Those are the updates for now, Happy Railroading!
The slide switches that control my turnouts are located under the layout and stick down below the facia. You can not see them when standing so I need a way for operators to locate them and identify what turnouts they control.
In Adobe illustrator i made a drawing of a switch stand with a lantern on top. I had a friend upload the file to his cnc machine and cut them out of thin acrylic. They are about 4" tall. These will be glued to the facia above the slide switch locations and the targets will display the SP SPINS number for the siding they control. The lantern will house a bicolor LED that will indicate the turnout alignment.
Here is a shot of the switch stand painted and waiting a SPIN number.
Those are the updates for now, Happy Railroading!
John