Make your own Lionel Animated Billboard pictures - Article? Help find.

hi Jim.....did you ever get any traction on this request.  I am trying also to change the sign but am stymied as to how to get the billboard out of the mechanism.  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks.

My guess is that you would glue a pre-sized printed paper sign over the existing sign with white glue (or a glue stick)  and then slice the sign at all the segments with an Exacto knife leaving it in the open position to dry (as to not have the segments stick together.

Hey Dennis...Thanks for info....haven't gotten that far yet.  Has anyone on the forum taken one of these apart and been able to get the 4 sandwiched sign sheets out of the billboard.  Once again I am grateful for any assistance here.  Right now thinking this might be a billboard too far....but the LIONELVILLE/JOCKO theme just has to go.  Thanks....g

I still know it was either CTT or OGR that had a article, but I never looked further.  Sent the customer on there way with a working sign.

Kinda suprised after about a year and a half to get a response to this thread!

Jim

Hi Jim....Thanks for the update.  In your original post you indicated that you would be changing the pictures....were you able to do this or did you fix the mechanism with the same pictures.  Were you able to get the pictures out of the billboard without damaging the billboard screen.  If so I could use a little guidance on how best to do this.  Have removed the circuit board and solenoid along with removing the billboard from its base....but don't see how to get the sliding pictures out of the billboard itself.  Pls help if you can.  Thanks.....g

Hi Jim....one more try.  Glad you were able to fix the billboard and keep it off of the trash heap.  I admire people with that skill set.  Were you able to change the sign or did you fix it with the original billboard.  I have looked and the only articles I found were for non-operating billboards....nothing on the operating billboard.  Thanks.......g

As I previously responded.  I repaired the sign so it worked, what they ended up doing - no idea.  I would still like to find that article.  I know it exists somewhere.  It may have been 15+ years ago though.

Thanks Jim.....I am stymied as to how to get the sliding mechanism out of the billboard without breaking it....I have some old CTT that I will look thru and see if I see the article you refer to.  I don't remember it however, and believe I would since I never liked the Jocko sport sign, but I did like the animation.  Thanks again for responding.

https://ctt.trains.com/how-to/...0/08/make-billboards

Here is the CTT article I referred to about changing stationary billboards.  Pretty straight forward stuff for the stationary variety.