saxokid Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Now ive cleared few months of commission weathering,im free to start back on making brass n soldering yard towers for my two layouts colmore TMD and Banks road along with another more modern DRS layout build.. ile be making few different types using tools and hand built jig.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Im going to be using 1mm diameter brass rods for main tower masts and cross section are 0.6mm brass easy flow flux and solder. Each tower starts off on basic jig.. then hand built after that,then its lighting and lamp shades all scratch built. towers can have as many lamps as you want but there powered upto 5v.. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Each tower takes me roughly about 2/3 hours at time. fiddly at start 😝but then gets little easyer after that… these are 00 gauge 4mm but ive been asked before to make n gauge ones😬.. Edited October 12, 2022 by saxokid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Take few hours of time but they look great finished on any 00 gauge layout depot or yard.. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 Starting to look more like yard tower now… with top n bottom braces and base… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Few more slowly built including small tele comms tower.. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Little more scratch building while wait on electronics parts to arrive this coming week.. light tower lamp covers!! made from thin plastic card and super glue.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 Little more work on towers today with 3mm led”s and resistors.. little light testing too😜 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 Something different was asked to make commission bt comms tower for frend of mine.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Another commission job on my work bench,been asked to make small trackside comms mast.. lots pictures on this one.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Few more simple lighting towers made last night for chap in kent,roughly takes me 2/3 hours to build tower then another day to wire up electronics.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Each lamp has hand built lamp covers… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Another bt comms tower finished this evening,all scratch built for frend of mine 👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Tonight yard x3 small yard lighting towers are commission ones for chap i build kits for… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Been asked to make three small size 00 gauge depot yard light towers,made start this evening on masts..🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Three more commission towers made this evening for frend of mine.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Fer few more towers since my last posts on here!!! lost count how many ive made for fb group modellers … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Just finished these today ready for posting out in morning.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 Just finished these towers for pal of mine on fb modelling group.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 These small towers.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Two more favorite tower builds tonight..🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Tinsley depot style lighting tower…😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Just finished these depot towers as commission job for chap on fb group.. off in post come monday🤩 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Two commission towers ive been asked to make for guy with 00 gauge shunting plank layout.. looking forward to seeing these on his layout build.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Just finished three large freight yard towers for our new dcc club layout build… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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