Does anyone have any advice on motorising and lighting Ratio Semaphore point kits?
Especially where multiple Home+Distant signals are on the same signal pole or gantry?
The lack of available information on the Internet is a concern for creating realistic signaling on a historically themed layout.
Note: Ratio seem to be the only UK supplier for such kits.
I've built a range of semaphore signals for my Houghtonbrook layout that includes a gantry, combined home/distant, junction signals and a banner repeater. These start to appear in photos and videos (many of the latter don't seem to work now, unfortunately) on my thread on the layout as of page 5 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=10285.60) along with some brief descriptions on how I built them from a combination of Ratio signal posts, Evergreen styrene strips and signal arms from MSE, now Wizard models (https://www.wizardmodels.ltd (https://www.wizardmodels.ltd)) and activated by servomotors (ESU, I think). Building the signals has involved a lot of fiddly work with sometimes imperfect results, but I find that having working signals really brings the layout to life. I have to admit that I baulked at adding lighting to them as this would add a further layer of complexity to an already testing task.
Kevin
Good to know I hadn't missed something straightforward.
Thank you for the information.