most often forgotten item of infrastructure

[Lemland]

I think 'season' in general is forgotten lots of times, autumn and spring colors/flowers etc. mixed, the same for the clothing of our little N-folks.

Bart

[Sprintex]

Excellent thread, particularly as this sort of detail is exactly what I'm striving for and enjoy replicating

point and signal wiring
relay cabinets

Yep.

TV aerials, ok for youse modern folks where its all digital and you can just glue a small circle to represent the Sat dish have done though?

Done both. TV aerials made from single strands of 7/0.2 wire, satellite dish made from tablet packaging and microstrip.

Catch pit covers,
AWS ramps

Got AWS ramps. What's a catch pit cover?

if it's urban with people and Summer - they should all be holding umbrellas.

Mine will be as I'm modelling wet weather, you have to make the umbrellas though as I've not found any in N gauge. Fiddly job

Check rails on sharp curves? Before I did mine I'd never seen them modelled anywhere else?



EDIT: Just thought of another one - details on vehicles such as numberplates, wipers, mirrors, even lights if they don't come ready-painted? See plenty of layouts with monotone plastic vehicles just plonked on


Paul

[Newportnobby]

Agree speed restriction signs are not often seen, and for layouts old enough to carry them how about 'WHISTLE' signs?
Does anyone know of ready to plonk signs as above please?

[Bealman]

Yeah... Hornby Dublo mate an excellent one circa 1963.... maybe it could be reproduced with 3D printing.... or maybe just photographed, reduced and stuck on the layout.

Nooo..... 

[sparky]

How about a station notice board with "SERVICE CANCELLED"....wrong type of snow on line 

[Agrippa]

Land Rovers and trucks with flanged wheel attachments, maybe you can get
them ready made , but I don't recall seeing any.

[NTrain]

Land Rovers and trucks with flanged wheel attachments....................

and what may they be.........

[dodger]

Track that uses crossovers between two tracks but without long timbers or through bearers going across both tracks in the  area between the 2 crossings.

Dodger

[Agrippa]

and what may they be.........

What it says on the tin!

They have these so they can drive along rail lines.

[guest373]

one of these


SD40E and Track inspection vehicle. BEST HORN EVER


cheers Tony

[Agrippa]

I didn't know they used them in the US as well,cheers .

[Oldun]

Land Rovers and trucks with flanged wheel attachments....................

and what may they be.........

Starting at 30 seconds:


Road Railers Aka Land Rover Road-Rail Vehicle (1961)

Roger

[Agrippa]

A working N gauge version would be pretty neat!

[Sprintex]

Ah, a road-rail vehicle, why didn't he just say so?


Paul

[Newportnobby]

Clarkson did the same sort of thing with a Jag