Showcase Miniatures recommendations?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I was looking at the website for Showcase Miniatures https://www.showcaseminiatures.net/ho_scale/ho_scale_signals_wigwags_trackside_details/ to potentially buy some signal parts. Anyone have any experience with this company either good or bad?

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Looks like stuff that used to come from Century.

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I have used their signal parts and built their etched stainless signal bridge plus a few other soft-metal details.

Their work is very good and assembles into nicely detailed models. The semaphore parts are especially well molded and fit precicely. These arent for a firts-time modeler as some of the parts are very small and delicate.

I’m making a crossing signal here:

Crossing_board-semaphore by Edmund, on Flickr

Crossing_board2 by Edmund, on Flickr

Here’s their signal bridge with an added section to make it a three-track span:

Signal_11-21 by Edmund, on Flickr

I would have prefered brass so that I could have soldered it together but CA worked just fine on the stainless.

Signal_11-21oh by Edmund, on Flickr

I have some of their other details such as signal cases and the car mover capstan. They are well formed and detailed. I made some of their ice bins and newspaper vending machines, too:

Ice_Flat by Edmund, on Flickr

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I like Showcase Miniatures. Really nice castings. A pair of their wig-wags protect my grade crossing.

Regards, Peter

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I have purchased several of their dwarf signals and the detail is amazing. I haven’t attempted to assemble them yet. It looks like it will be delicate work.

Cheers!!

Dave