Whistle Steam - No Legacy Required

Looks great PETE….bet that was a long string on those soup cans….NY to NC….WOW!!!!!👍👍

We didn’t think he’d take us seriously, however, now we know: put the challenge in front of the man, and he’ll accept, & execute! …..😉

Pat

As Scooby-Doo said, "I don't get it." Seriously though, looks great Pete. 👍

@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

As Scooby-Doo said, "I don't get it." Seriously though, looks great Pete. 👍

Dave, the billboard came with the air whistle. Apparently Flyer made quite a few different ones. I just added the smoke unit.
I was actually drawn to it for the billboard. As a Central guy you have appreciate the fact that it features the Grand Daddy of all Hudsons, J1a 5200.

Laz, you have to realize we are low tech here. Legacy Schmegacy, who needs it?

Here is the before.

Pete

I sort of wonder in my uncle's collection of postwar trains this billboard is hiding. He has a ton of stuff that has been sitting idle for a long time. It is hard to say what will happen to his collection in the future. I do know about six years ago he had his ZW fixed as the cord was chewed up. Hopefully nothing else met that fate.

Cool idea Pete, and it looks like it belongs behind there.

As Pete stated, this is a prewar American Flyer whistling billboard, it will not be found in many postwar S gauge collections. It was introduced in 1937 with a full page dedicated to it in the catalog. It was also continued over in 1938, the first year of Gilbert ownership. In 1939 it was replaced with the more familiar 577 billboard whistle.

First time I have seen a billboard whistle with whistle steam, nice!

It was a joke that Pete took seriously, or just to prove it could be done.

That reminds me of the 1930's-40's-50's that has 'smoke or steam' billboards. Those were the original animated billboards. So yours is not off as far as prototypes go.

@Chuck Sartor posted:

That reminds me of the 1930's-40's-50's that has 'smoke or steam' billboards. Those were the original animated billboards. So yours is not off as far as prototypes go.

Been looking at those now Chuck. Just need a good straight on image to start with.

Times Square Camel Billboard is what I would like to do.

Pete

@AmFlyer posted:

As Pete stated, this is a prewar American Flyer whistling billboard, it will not be found in many postwar S gauge collections. It was introduced in 1937 with a full page dedicated to it in the catalog. It was also continued over in 1938, the first year of Gilbert ownership. In 1939 it was replaced with the more familiar 577 billboard whistle.

First time I have seen a billboard whistle with whistle steam, nice!

Yeah, I did see that as well. My uncle's collection does have some prewar stuff, but to what extent again I don't know. This could be a possible thing he would have, that was what I was saying. Also, thanks for the education on the catalog listing.