Who made this crossing tower kit?

[Chris333]

I remember Big City Hobbies bough the rights to old Minitrains HOn30 locos
https://web.archive.org/web/20150729153443/http://www.bigcityhobbies.com:80/
They famously called the 0-4-0 a Porter. But it is a Baldwin:
https://rrmuseumpa.andornot.net/list?q=Nova+Scotia+Steel&p=1&ps=20

I remember asking the guy who designed the new chassis what the gear ratio was and he had no idea.

[Dave V]

Rarely offered for sale these days, yes, Broadway Limited Imports formerly offered four factory assembled brass N-Scale Elevated Switch Tower models.

Stock Number 163 (factory painted white with gray trim)
Stock Number 164 (factory painted beige with maroon trim)
Stock Number 165 (factory painted white with olive green trim)
Stock Number 167 (unpainted brass).

Oh, sh**, I'm gonna set up an eBay search for that! I have the NJI elevated crossing tower set up for Huntingdon but it's so delicate, I don't think it'll survive T-TRAK.

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A brass one would actually be more robust.

[pmpexpress]

Oh, sh**, I'm gonna set up an eBay search for that! I have the NJI elevated crossing tower set up for Huntingdon but it's so delicate, I don't think it'll survive T-TRAK.

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A brass one would actually be more robust.

Dave,

Listed as a Buy-it-Now for $89.75 plus the cost of USPS Ground Advantage shipping, an unpainted BLI 167 Elevated Switch Tower just turned up on eBay.

[Dave V]

Thanks! Gosh, that's a lot for a tiny brass tower...double the price of the larger HO ones.

[Dave V]

Seller made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so here it is on my kitchen counter. It's extraordinarily robust, which is exactly what I need.

Debating stripping it in MEK before I prime it.

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[Lemosteam]

Consider adding lights....

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=28266.msg782432#msg782432