Although Crow River Products still has a website, its New Haven style brick signal tower is no longer listed. I'm a big New Haven fan, having rode the length of both the Springfield and Shore lines frequently during its last years. In the 1990s, I discovered the Crow River tower and built a model for Zenith on my layour:
However, during the Great Rewiring several years ago, when I converted most of the layout from legacy DC cab wiring to a single DCC bus with 14 AWG wire, the Crow River tower was inadvertently knocked to the floor. Luckily, because the kit is made up mostly of robust resin castingss, it didn't shatter, but it did disassemble itself. I gradually recovered all the individual pieces and set them aside for reassembly.
When I realized I was making good progress replacing the last twin coil switch machines in Zenith Yard, I decided it was time to undertake the reassembly and restoration. This would also be a good opportunity to add Just Plug lighting and Woodland Scenics Light Diffusing Window Film to the interior, since I would be starting with the structure in pieces.
In the photo below, you can see the Light Diffusing Window Film added to the interior.
Like many plaster and resin building kits, the various wall pieces don't necessarily mate well. I used a George Sellios trick and spread Elmer's Glue around troublesome corners and pressed in Woodland Scenics Extra Coarse Turf to simulate ivy.
I also weathered the roof shingles with Tamiya brown panel liner. I still have to restore the outside stairway.
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