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Hiding switch machines?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:37 PM
I would be careful about hiding or doing anything else with switch motors as the mechanical effort is just adequate to d o the job once you have all the effects of mother nature slowing them up.

Rgds Ian
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:41 PM
dude im all ho no other stuff i mite buy ogauge tho
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Posted by Kiwi Down Under on Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:00 PM
Have a look at my website www.gscalechuffchuff.com and you can see how you can hide them under buildings. Thats one advantage of making your own.

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Posted by ttrigg on Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:17 PM
Around here most switching is done using 0-5-0 switching controlers.

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Posted by Tom The Brat on Saturday, March 11, 2006 6:14 AM
There's a couple scale switch stands. Some just remove the switch machine and work the points by hand.
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Posted by John Busby on Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:31 AM
Hi Ray
I don't it makes them easy to get at for clearing dirt ants or anthing else that finds its way into them.
I dont find them that visualy offensive the Aristocraft ones are ***ed anoying don't know whats taking them but the lanterns keep disapearing.
regards John
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Hiding switch machines?
Posted by Ray Dunakin on Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:24 AM
How do folks hide or otherwise minimize the big boxy mechanisms on switches? Even the manual switches have fairly large and unrealistic mechanisms.

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