DalaGStanator's Customs, Mods and Experiments

The ladder, platform and battery cover have been added, which was a bit hard to figure out considering the compartment and on/off switch locations. One side of the ladder, as well as the handrail on the platform, are made of one long strip from an anti slip mat and strengthened with wooden sticks. Would've looked better if the steps had been glued on the other side, but the rails don't usually seem to protrude much in most (model and real life) photos I've found. Turned out the handrail is only a bit higher than where a maintainer's hand would be. I might shorten it if I'll ever start using/making baseless figures in the correct scale. It really does help complete the look and distract from the exposed wiring; then again, the rings were lightly adjusted to reduce the gaps between the wires. Even the battery compartment looks like it somehow belongs there, though I could've used cardboard for the cover to make it match.



After resoldering the connections, I added visors for the lights and a drop shape at the tip of the post like in the reference images I followed. Two black supports for the head were added near the light switch after making a shroud (not pictured) made it look thicker than needed. For the visors, I did the same thing I did for the American engine's headlamp: cutting small trapezoids and folding them over the cylindrical housings. The drop shape is a drop of hot melt glue painted silver to match the rest. A full view of the completed signal at "Danger" next to a line:



All in all, it's quite possibly one of the best looking props I've built in a long time and the effort certainly paid off. That said, I could've located the light switch next to/under/over the power one to make it nicer to operate without having to hold the signal. Miniature Vehicle India made his own three way switch to control a signal remotely from the ground, which (despite the long wiring) seems more effective than what I did.