While fiddling with my Alisan Shay under the observant eyes of my friend Ted, he suggested installing a whistle sold by Blue Ridge Machinery under the cab roof. http://www.blueridgemachinery.com/boilerkits.htm Scroll down list to find the fairly small steam whistle that might fit in many cabs or under the frame. Description: STEAM WHISTLE #SW-4 $41.00 Authentic scale model Steam Whistle with adjustable pitch. It looks and works just like its full size predecessor. Cast bronze valve and handle with brass pipe. Thread size 1/4-40, 2-3/4" high.
Might be worth buying one to serve as a second model to compare to those made by others. Gary - Running trains over Terror Trestle in Eugene, Oregon http://www.angelfire.com/or/trainguy http://community.webshots.com/user/raltzenthor ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, all, Larry, Gail Graham and I had some exploratory discussions at Diamondhead about producing an "off-the-shelf" Bangham whistle that you could install on any locomotive, as opposed to the custom-fit one-of-a-kind units he's doing now. We are still talking about ideas, and don't even have a design for a prototype worked out yet, but we're moving along with it. So, if you can follow Larry's articles and build one yourself, you can stick it in the steam dome of your loco and have the exhaust come out of the little "whistle" there. If not, then we hope to be able to provide one you can mount in the firebox or between the frames, possibly with a little visual steam, too. best regards, -Vance- Vance Bass FH&PB Railroad Supply Co. 6933 Cherry Hills Loop NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 USA http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/fhpb/
