Crossing Signals

marxalot Jan 21, 2010

  1. marxalot

    marxalot New Member

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    Howdy,

    I am modeling in O gauge but I have a road crossing along the back wall of the layout and I really think something in S might look better. Where would I find a set of road crossing signals in S gauge? These do not have to be lighted, a red jewel or something like that would work.

    Thanks,

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  2. Greg Elems

    Greg Elems Staff Member

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    I'm not sure there is such a beast in S scale. The ones I've seen have been HO and they were oversized for HO so they seemed to work.

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  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I remember having something non-operating in plastic, using it with my Lionel as a youth. Does this sound at all familiar?

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  4. Greg Elems

    Greg Elems Staff Member

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    Marx used to have crossing gates and lights as accessories. The ones I remember were plastic and non functional but did look good, compared to the oversized ones Lionel sold that actually worked. I don't recall any Lionel ones that were small enough to use in S but that doesn't mean they didn't have them.

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  5. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Might have been Marx. I did have a few pieces of their stuff. Seems to me these were undersized, so could have worked with S. Did Plasticville have some as well?

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  6. Greg Elems

    Greg Elems Staff Member

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    Doh! They might have been plasticville now that you said that. :D I haven't seen them since I was in high school. A box of plastic buildings and such got packed away and seems to have vanished somehow from my parents house. Maybe it got garage saled or something but since no trains were in the box it didn't bother me. Plasticville had a nice bridge signal that spanned two tracks also IIRC.

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  7. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    The reason I thought of Plasticville is memories of their structures seeming to be undersized for O. But about right for S.

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