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chuck geiger

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Crossbucks
« on: March 03, 2022, 07:37:31 PM »
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Either I'm getting old or I can't find other manufactures of N crossbucks. Tichy and Osborn seem to be the only ones. I remember
some others that I cant find in a search. The real flexible soft metal ones, was it JL Innovative? Ed turned me onto Tichy, but they
might be too small.

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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2022, 10:17:16 PM »
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Blair Line has some. Printed on plastic, with wood posts.
https://www.nscalesupply.com/bls/bls-highwaysigns.html

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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2022, 10:28:03 PM »
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The soft metal ones were likely Sunrise. Long out of production...

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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2022, 02:04:40 AM »
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Two pieces of brass strip soldered to a post.
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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2022, 06:45:15 AM »
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Two pieces of brass strip soldered to a post.

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Styrene rod -- crossbuck printed on cardstock ..

Also -- if you know someone with a printer   https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5192354/files




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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2022, 08:17:05 AM »
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I too, say - roll your own.

Evergreen with Micro Scale decals



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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2022, 08:33:42 AM »
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SP Wolf your layout is tops. Great idea, need to find "Santa Fe" in N decals (I had another post on that).
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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2022, 09:40:44 AM »
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SP Wolf your layout is tops. Great idea, need to find "Santa Fe" in N decals (I had another post on that).

Since the lettering is black on white, you can easily print your own with a laser printer and some blank decal paper.
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I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2022, 02:04:36 PM »
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Yep found them from my own pictures. I figured out the other ones I had other than Tichy were hand rolled.




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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2022, 05:21:08 PM »
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Sunrise Enterprises, oh man. Pour one out for the homey.

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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2022, 06:26:50 PM »
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I've used the Osborn crossbucks and I like 'em. The US version looks good to me:

https://www.osbornmodelkits.com/copy-4-of-blank-33

I used the Canadian ones because the Colorado Midland used ones that said 'railway crossing."




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Re: Crossbucks
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2022, 02:32:22 AM »
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John:  Printed cardstock is easier than soldered brass.  I used brass for the durability.  I seem to hit them quite often when cleaning track, and wanted something that wouldn't break or tear. 
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