I've seen photos in books covering The Milwaukee Road back during the days of the beautiful Everett Street Depot that show a large red neon "The Milwaukee Road" sign above the trainshed.
I've looked around at some providers (Miller Engineering for one) and tried to find an HO-sized replica and have had no luck. Has anyone else looked for this and found anything?
Andy
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Milwaukee native modeling the Milwaukee Road in 1950's Milwaukee.
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Miller Engineering does make those signs, in two sizes.
Their catalog numbers are 1070 and 1072.
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Oh wow, don't know how I missed that. Thank you very much. While this is different than the prototype its still a neon sign. The prototype was static and didnt flash, and incorporated only the text, not the tilted sign. But this is still great!
All the Miller Engineering signs I have come with a button that controls the flashing sequence. I think straight illumination with no flashing is an option.
I use a resistor to drop the voltage and power these from my 12 VDC bus. They come with a battery pack.
Good to know. Thank you sir. The large one is sold out but the smaller one isnt.
These are retail items and are often available at train shows and shops.
I use a 4 1/2 volt walwart to power my four signs.
hobo9941 I use a 4 1/2 volt walwart to power my four signs.
I used to do that on the older section of my layout, but when I expanded I realized that I had entire outlet strips full of wall warts of all different sizes. Now I have standardized on 12VDC on a single bus, using dropping resistors to bring the voltage down to what I need.
For the Miller signs, I first use the battery pack provided and then measure the current draw, followed by a quick calculation of what the voltage and resistance need to be.
I fuse these supplies at slightly below their rating to make sure I don't destroy the supply with an accidental short or an overload.