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 22 May 2012, 16:58
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Is there any precedent for the colours used by Dublo on their signal boxes. All the real Southern boxes I've seen are constructed of brick and concrete none with orange or green roofs. Like the Bachmann ones. Although I did find a picture on google of Bognor box which looked as though it had a reddish roof.
Was this just HD's idea to interest young people or to fit in with the similarly coloured platforms? Rather unusual for them as their loco liveries tend to be fairly accurate. Hugh |
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22 May 2012, 18:00
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 Regional Controller  Group: Members Posts: 2,517 Joined: 20-August 05 From: St Albans, Herts. Member No.: 144 |
Michael Foster's book "Hornby Dublo 1938-1964" has very little on the signal box. He comments that the roof of later boxes was changed from red to green but that not many of the latter were made. There is nothing at all about the possible prototype or the colour scheme used.
Regards, John Webb |
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22 May 2012, 19:45
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Evening.....
 Here is a brick built one,not the best pic. as for roof colour a one off.... falsity or fact,??.http://www.semgonline.com/location/signalb.../sbarundel.html http://www.southernelectric.org.uk/features/eksig01.html scroll down page.I think this was due out this year but has been cancelled ?? Click through other pages for other "Glasshouses" in the area.... -------------------- ...............dt............ Link below,is to my layout, Dover Priory and Town Yard.Kent Uk http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...showtopic=20477 It will come back on by itself....Honest.. I never need to read the manuals..... If you don't look after your body you will have nowhere to live.... |
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22 May 2012, 20:42
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Regional Controller Group: Members Posts: 2,517 Joined: 20-August 05 From: St Albans, Herts. Member No.: 144 |
I'm not certain that this model box was based on any specific prototype. As far as I can make out from the Foster book, it may have been designed just pre-WW2 but did not get made until well after - around 1952. Judging by the detail Foster can quote regarding the footbridge, for example, it seems Hornby records about the modern signal box do not exist now.
The pre-WW2 Hornby box was a standard rectangular box and made out of wood with printed paper stuck on. John Webb |
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22 May 2012, 22:12
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 Chief mouser  
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These images may help:
Deal  © Gary Goldfinch Looks like the windows have been renewed at some point. Woking  Any help? Regards -------------------- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever
A Penguin is for life - not just elevenses Dave Saffery Haine Road Nether Sennett |
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22 May 2012, 22:37
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QUOTE Looks like the windows have been renewed at some point. yes, I made a good Deal there....... 
-------------------- ...............dt............ Link below,is to my layout, Dover Priory and Town Yard.Kent Uk http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index...showtopic=20477 It will come back on by itself....Honest.. I never need to read the manuals..... If you don't look after your body you will have nowhere to live.... |
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22 May 2012, 22:50
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Foreman
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My OP referred to the Bognor box roof appearing red.
Here's the picture  (Picture taken by David Long but used under creative commons). Hugh PS just noticed the air conditioning unit on the side of the box not far from the semaphore signal! |
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22 May 2012, 23:31
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Fireman Group: Members Posts: 275 Joined: 13-May 09 Member No.: 5,686 |
The Dublo box was based ,apparently,on an Eastern Region prototype,the exact location of which escapes me now,but it was somewhere on the G.E. section and in the London area.
I have a couple of these,and one of them I am Americanising-I tried to get the paint off it,even Nitromors would'nt shift it-I eventually got most of it off with my Expo drill and a wire pencil attachment. Steve  P.S- I think the original colours were just Hornby's made up to appeal to us young kids in Dan Dare days! |
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22 May 2012, 23:41
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Fireman Group: Members Posts: 275 Joined: 13-May 09 Member No.: 5,686 |
Ahh.......Carlsberg refreshes the,whoops that was Heineken
Bethnal Green, gentlemen was the prototype or Beffnul if you came from that neck of the woods. Steve
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23 May 2012, 06:30
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Chief Penguin 
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QUOTE (7113 @ 22 May 2012, 22:12)  Looks like the windows have been renewed at some point. Did they not have those "Crittal" type metal window frames originally ? -------------------- Take care & enjoy life.
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23 May 2012, 08:38
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Regional Controller Group: Members Posts: 2,517 Joined: 20-August 05 From: St Albans, Herts. Member No.: 144 |
QUOTE (Brian Considine @ 23 May 2012, 06:30) Did they not have those "Crittal" type metal window frames originally ? They may well have done. Crittall's were based in the Sidcup area right in SR territory. There is still a "Critall's Corner" on the A20 at Foots Cray. Regards, John |
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