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General => Trains! => Topic started by: playmofire on October 03, 2017, 21:59:48

Title: Set 4370 - station signpost
Post by: playmofire on October 03, 2017, 21:59:48

I've got two of the station signposts from the 4370 station - see here:

http://www.playmundo.es/ekmps/shops/playmundo/images/playmobil-4202-escena-set-estacion-a-o-1987-1994--[3]-9408-p.jpg

and I cannot work out how it is possible to have signs pointing outwards.  I know that both signposts have a peg missing off the rod on which the signs are hung, but even if this were there, I still cannot work out how the signs stayed sticking out.  If I could work it out, I might be able to repair them.

Title: Re: Set 4370 - station signpost
Post by: GrahamB on October 04, 2017, 06:32:29

I do like those signs, but I have never had one. Do the missing pegs push in to hold the signs in the horizontal position? Can you post pictures of the parts you have?

I guess one possibility is that the end of each sign has an asymmetric hole and the spindle on which they rotate has a cross-section which allows the signs to 'click' into the upper horizontal position. Hard to describe and I am sure it would be apparent with the part in front of you, sorry not much help!

Title: Re: Set 4370 - station signpost
Post by: playmofire on October 04, 2017, 07:46:34

I'll do as you say, Graham.  It's taken me some time to work out how the signs are put together until I came across a set of photos for an eBay item in Germany which included plans, but even then, and taking account of the fact that both signs I have have a small peg broken off, the plans don't help much.