Reply to "Buy/Make Anything Cool Lately (Tinplate Version)"

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O Gauge Guy posted:
This arrived yesterday to enhance the enjoyment of my weekend. All of my pre-war tinplate is either Lionel or Marklin, and I’ve never been greatly excited by Hornby. However here in Australia Hornby dominated the market, so there’s lots available. I saw this signal box / switch tower and just had to have it! It’s actually closer to a local prototype.

I managed to straighten a few corners that were bent. It looks like the roof has been removed at some point as one of the tabs is not inserted into the slot. Now I have to decide whether to risk removing the roof again to fix the loose chimney and clean the inside.

Guy

Since it does not have a hinged roof this looks not like a prewar version (No 2E Signal Cabin), but like a postwar version (No 2 Signal Cabin) which was made with this orange roof colour from 1955-57. It is a nice accessory anyway, but as you can see on my (green roofed) version it does not like the sun.

Regards

Fred

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