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I have a number of Miller signs which I am finally getting to place on the layout.   I am hoping to find some sort of plastic enclosure that I can use to place the circuit board in.  I plan on keeping the circuit board on the roof of buildings and would like to hide/disguise it by putting it in a box of some sort..

I have made some enclosures but was hoping someone has found some stock product that could house the board.

Thanks,

Ed

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Ed, can you just put the power supply in the building? Thats how I did all of mine.

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Also you can make an enclosure in just a few minutes using styrene sheet. Get some 1/32" thick sheet. Score, snap, glue the sides together.

I made this for a casting mold but the same could be done for a circuit card with more care. 

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Pete

 

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Pete,

While that can be done I am trying to eliminate cutting a slot in any of the buildings for billboard signs which is most of what I have.   Certainly I would need to cut a slot for those signs that hang off the wall of the structure.

It is not so much cutting a slot that matters.  I want to have a way to easily move signs around to change things up.  I have the signs connected via modular type plugs so using an enclosure all I need to do is unplug it and plug it into some other building.

And the other thought is that Miller Eng. keeps coming out with cool signs and I have no doubt I will not have enough buildings for future signs so this way I can just unplug an old sign and plug in whatever new one I buy after putting it into an enclosure and attaching a modular plug.

Thanks,

Ed

 

The enclosures look really good.   Not sure what the material is that you used but I like the texture of it.   What I really like is how the enclosure kind of becomes a non-focal  point leaving the sign as the main attraction.   

What is the material you used for the box?  One other question is I noticed on the one enclosure you have 2 holes in the box.  Is the reason for that to get better ventilation across the board ?

Thanks for posting the pictures.  

And thanks to everyone else who posted their enclosures.  

Ed

Ed:

The enclosure I built is made from basswood pieces cut and glued then spray painted with flat black.

I drilled holes in the sides for ventilation.

This installation method worked for me on this particular installation as I could not otherwise mount the sign on the top of the building.

Good luck with your installation(s) as these signs are really great and enhance our train layouts.

Stan

 

One of my Miller signs is mounted on the roof of a building flat and the electronics is hidden behind a lower building flat that has a 1" spacing behind it that allows me to hide the circuit board. On other miller signs, I was able to place the circuit board out of view. The circuit boards are small enough to hide almost anywhere.

 

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On the last photo with another building flat, I was able to hide the circuit board off to the side and out of view.

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