Does anyone have close up pictures or drawings of a electronic bell that the Milwaukee Road used on many of its diesels? How about plans to scratch build some? I need a bunch for my SD45's and F45's. ( I know the Milw never had F45's but in my world they did) Steve
Steve- They actually used two different electronic bells. So it will depend upon your chosen time frame. The first version was a Prime PM-516. Which looked like a hand held megaphone body, without the flare, mounted end downward on a piece of flat bar. Use of this began roughly in the mid-1960's. And everything new came with it, through U36-C's. The second was the Prime PM-733. Which had the horizontal horns with square ends. SD40-2, MP15ac, GP38-2, U30-C were factory equipped. Some older units were retro-fit. I may have a sketch somewhere, with a couple of measurements. But incomplete. Nobody makes either of these commercially in N scale. But maybe some snowy winter's day, a person in this forum might be convinced to make us a few PM-516.... :thumbs_up: :teeth: Hint, hint.... Please? Boxcab E50
I scratchbuilt mine for Ken's 4000's, using a few photos on the net, and a photo emailed to me from a Yahoo MILW list member. Granted, mine are crude, but they catch the flavor of the PM-516.
It just hit me--you guys wait to ask for a detail part to be made after I scratchbuild my own? I should have known it'd work that way!
Actually....... Milwaukee DID have F45's well not F45's FP45's but they are very Close. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=3889 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=21907 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=3387 :angel:
I assumed so.. Based on this: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/milw/milw6006.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/milw/milw5007adb.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/milw/milw5506ads.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/milw/milw5502ajs.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/milw/milw1509ads.jpg So I built mine flat backed.
Kel- From my memories, and what the photos show, the mount is essentially a piece of flat bar. I'd guess perhaps 1/4 inch. Width? Again, guessing about 4"? Boxcab E50
Thanks for all you help guys. Will post some pictures of my F45's (Grants kits) when I get them done in Milwuakee Road paint. Steve
