Whatever happened to all the trackside signals?

Donald,

The scale signals seem to sell very well as they are all out of stock (the ones which are in stock are the toy ones) and the manufacturers continue to re-run their models for those eras.

Terry at Custom Signals is transitioning out of the business and selling off his stock. 

Well if he still has your type of signals, Run[ don't walk] and invest in his system while you can. The custom signals will be resurrected in the future by someone else however the items will not be sold as cheap as they are now. I did this. I just hope I have enough!

There's always the bay but they may not be scale enough.

NJ International (and NJ is not New Jersey in this case) has a nice line of LED O scale signals here:  http://www.njinternational.com/OScale.htm

NJ International also attends the Eastern Division TCA York Meet (towards the back of the Orange Hall). 

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Terry at Custom Signals is transitioning out of the business and selling off his stock. 

Well if he still has your type of signals, Run[ don't walk] and invest in his system while you can. The custom signals will be resurrected in the future by someone else however the items will not be sold as cheap as they are now. I did this. I just hope I have enough!

I have got all my signals for my current layout, from him. I just need to get the items to have the signals change with switch throws.

"There's always the bay but they may not be scale enough."

What?

I can think of no reason that scale signals wouldn't show up on eBay along with everything else. They may or may not be there when you want them, but "scale" doesn't keep things off eBay, certainly. That's what has cost me so much money over the years... 

Lucky for me l am modeling a Podunk shortline for which l might install a couple of "high balls", with train locations identified by "telephone". (cornfield meets not ruled out). Too bad about those signals...they did look nice)

You better plug them and try them out before you buy more. I have a few of the scale signals . And after two hours of operation they were as dead as a door nail. 

"We Honest", a Chinese company sells plastic LED signals wired for 12VDC that you can wire to suit your needs, plus sensors to change them. Because they're literally lights and a housing, the logic to trigger them is left solely up to you. Azatrax makes a block sensor board suitable for these signals (I believe you have to remove the resistor) that mimic block logic.

The WeHonest signals need some paint but actually aren't bad. The best part is that they're about $20 for a set of five; or $20 for a set of four "3-over-3" double head signals. At that price point, you can stock spares for when that derailment shears one of them off.

I got an email from Terry today there is a sale going on til the end of the month for searchlight signals as well as lighted cross bucks. 

I got an email from Terry today there is a sale going on til the end of the month for searchlight signals as well as lighted cross bucks. 

Matt, I use the "Honest" folks for the signal heads (10) for $9 and print the rest myself. Their signal bridge isn't bad either. 2 for $29. Don

My layout is mostly around a small train station, so yard rules apply!  And it is not the Brooklyn Sub, so I do not have to worry about Shack running through it at mainline speed!

J Daddy posted:

You better plug them and try them out before you buy more. I have a few of the scale signals . And after two hours of operation they were as dead as a door nail. 

Hey J Daddy....

Before I make a major purchase, would you share what scale signals you purchased? I am looking at Custom Signals and hopefully they are not the ones you have. 

No way I want to spend 1K only to have dark signals after a few hours.

Thanks.

Donald

My experience with 'We Honest' I received some defective converters from them. Emailed the proprietor of the business and got a refund in 24 hours. 

D500 posted:

"There's always the bay but they may not be scale enough."

What?

I can think of no reason that scale signals wouldn't show up on eBay along with everything else. They may or may not be there when you want them, but "scale" doesn't keep things off eBay, certainly. That's what has cost me so much money over the years... 

"They may or may not be there when you want them" 

Exactly why I used the word "may."