GROUND LEVEL SIGNAL BOX – A REVIEWGROUND LEVEL SIGNAL BOX– A REVIEW Mark ThatcherMark Thatcher

WHENI WASFIRSTASKED to become a regular contributor to GardenRail, I rather balked at the idea. After all, I am just another customer who happens to have good established relationships with a number of people in a relatively small industry. I don’t want to turn into a Jeremy Paxman (or perhaps Jeremy Clarkson would be more appropriate), but I do want to be able to objectively review stuff from all parties concerned. Competition is fierce in the model-building sector. Some manufacturers pitch on detail. All try to be competitive on price, but I have certainly detected this competitiveness spill over to light jibes between some companies. Does X’s loco shed

The finished signal box. As yet the signalman has not been

rostered onto shift, but no doubt he will be comfortable in

his new abode, complete with stove too.

rather closely resemble A’s? Do B’s mouldings have just too much of a similarity to Z’s? Well, you know what, guys? I don’t care. I am a consumer and will consume your product largely based on three criteria: Do I like it? Will it fit into our line? Can I afford it?

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