Switchstands

Sorry that I haven't been posting much regularly, but I' ve been really busy with other, non-model railroading, things. In fact, I haven't even managed to post wordless wednesdays on time.  This evening, though, I was finally able to get some modeling done.

This evening, I assembled and painted two switchstand kits. These switchstand kits are made by Osborn Scale Models, and are laser cut wood and wire. The kit was fairly easy to assemble.

I won't give an extensive written account of this - rather, the pictures will tell the story.

My workbench at the start of the evening, with all the kit parts laid out and ready for assembly to begin.

The switchstand bases after having holes for the posts drilled. The base on the right was rendered unusable by a drilling error on my part.

Bases, posts, and a few other small pieces assembled. 

The entire switchstand assembled but not yet painted. The posts were provided much longer than neccesary, so I cut them roughly to length with wire cutters and filled the tops of the posts smooth with the top of the targets.

Switchstands assembled and attached to tie extensions.

Switchstands assembled and painted. 

The switchstands were quite easy to paint with a small brush and look quite realistic, in my opinion, when complete.

I have four more switchstands that I have to assemble for the layout plan I am currently working on building. I was pleased when I found these switchstand kits as they are the only HO scale product I know of that look remotely like the switchstands used by the Bangor and Aroostook or the Maine Central.

I am hoping to be able to get back to modeling more frequently in the next few days and the blog should also see more frequent posting.