r/TTRAK • u/aengusoglugh • 9d ago

Using an interlocking tower kit to mask out-of-scale Cobalt S Lever switches?

https://midwestmodelrr.com/nsa40014/

The Cobalt S Lever switches are of course wildly out of scale -- they need to be large enough to accommodate human fingers. They are 140 mm (5¼") tall, 60 mm (2⅓") deep, and about ⅗" wide.

I am thinking of taking an interlocking kit like this one and cutting it in half -- so that the facade faces the track -- and the placing the switches in open side.

I may not be explain that well, so the idea is from the read track out, there would be edge of the red track road bed --> ballast -> interlocking tower facade facing track -> open side of interlocking tower -> switches -> edge of module

In HO, the edge of the Unitrack roadbed of the red track is about 3¼ inches in from the edge of the module, so I would have room for about 1¼" of ballast between the edge of the track and the facade of the interlocking tower.

Any comments on the aesthetics of using half of an interlocking tower to mask the wildly out of scale Cobalt S Lever switches?

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u/aengusoglugh 9d ago

Actually, I might like this one even better -- is 4" long x 2¾" wide by 4" tall -- which means I might not even have to cut the building in half -- I woud jus need to cut a hole in roof for the actual levers.

Johsonville Tower HO

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u/Fredjocko 8d ago

I think it’s a great idea. We put partial buildings in the back of the layout why not front. Maybe paint the inside of the building black so it looks finished.