{"id":7280,"date":"2026-06-18T14:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whistlestopmodels.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7280"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:37:11","slug":"ho-scale-gate-tower","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/whistlestopmodels.com\/index.php\/product\/ho-scale-gate-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"HO-Scale Gate Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fine details to add interest to your freight train with these HO-Scale Crossing\/Signal tower Tower!<\/p>\n<p>HO-Scale Gate Tower<br \/>\nThis set comes with<br \/>\nThe 2 piece tower, with a coal stove inside.<br \/>\nA desk and a chair to model the interior of the tower with.<br \/>\nA coal bin with a shovel and an ax on it<br \/>\nAnd a stack of wood that would have been used to start the coal fire with.<\/p>\n<p>A gate tower was used at busy road crossings before any kind of automation was available so a operator could manually open and close the road gates when a train came by.  There are a few examples saved across the country but most of these were no longer used after around the 1940s.  This adds a point of interest on old railroads and can fit in on new railroads as a saved railroad structure no longer in use.<\/p>\n<p>These HO-Scale Gate Tower are 3D resin printed, high detail models. But as resin is delicate, if they do break all you have to do is use thick super glue to put them together again &#8211; but I&#8217;m sure you already know that being an hobbiest like you are!<br \/>\nThese may come on printing sprues, shipping sprues, or already apart.<br \/>\nTo help remove printing sprues wash part under hot water to warm it up.<br \/>\nThe sprues are the smallest connecting points on the model and will break off easy, especially when warmed up.<br \/>\nThese are not painted but are ready to paint models.<br \/>\nAll of these models are cured before being shipped, in rare cases a model may arrive with some residue on it. It is not uncured resin but dirty alcohol wash residue and can be washed off in warm soapy water.<\/p>\n<p>We do combine shipping, ask us for a discount if it does not do it automatically.<br \/>\nAmerican made and US shipped.<br \/>\nWe ship orders on Tuesdays through Friday.<br \/>\nDo not expect shipping outside of these days.<br \/>\nSometimes, if orders are high, we will ship on other days if we can.<\/p>\n<p>Returns accepted with in 14 days for refund.<\/p>\n<p>We try to pack really well and generally as follows.<br \/>\nSmall pieces are shipped in a bubble wrapped envelope if the part is solid enough to not be smashed.<br \/>\nLarger order or pieces with fragile parts will be in a small box inside a bubble wrap envelope.<br \/>\nOn really large orders we ship using boxes and wrap each piece if needed to protect the pieces inside the box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fine details to add interest to your freight train with these HO-Scale Crossing\/Signal tower Tower! 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