06-18-2010, 06:17 PM
The LED ideas is a great one, but since I'm electronically challenged I'd probably stick with some easily spotted and recognizable detail part, strategically located trackside to mark the magnet location. As a visiting operator, it'd be nice if the 'tell' were the same each time, like a bright blue barrel or some such thing. That way I wouldn't have to figure out what the magnet marker was for each location.
A swipe of bright orange paint on the end of the tie or side of the rail (like a mark a track crew would have made to indicate the need to work there) or one of those marker sticks, you know, an old 1x2 with a strip of orange stretchy plastic tied to the top like for boundary marks would work too. Not sure how you'd model the marker stake, but it'd be a conversation piece for sure!
Galen
A swipe of bright orange paint on the end of the tie or side of the rail (like a mark a track crew would have made to indicate the need to work there) or one of those marker sticks, you know, an old 1x2 with a strip of orange stretchy plastic tied to the top like for boundary marks would work too. Not sure how you'd model the marker stake, but it'd be a conversation piece for sure!
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!