Mike's CN RS3 Gets a Bell

A Bell For My RS3 

So I Always Know Where It Is!

A company named Shapeways (3D printing service and Marketplace) under their division called Railhead Products offers up a wide variety of G-Scale Items.  My friend, Chris Lyon, found this bell for a GP7-GP9 on their website.  The bell fits perfectly over the contours of a G-scale Geep unit.  My needs were for my RS3.  Chris felt that the bell for the Geep could be modified to fit the road switcher, so I ordered one.  After ordering the bell, it had to be produced first, then mailed to my home.  I received it in under two weeks time from the United States after my initial order.

Here is the description of the bell as quoted from the company's website..."This is designed specifically to be made in Frosted Ultra or Extreme Detail plastic. This item is a 1:29 (G scale) detail part for the USA Trains GP7-GP9. It is the high mounted bell as seen on many Canadian railways, including Canadian National, Northern Alberta, and Canadian Pacific. CNR mounted theirs on the long hood end, CPR and NAR on the short hood end.

Likewise, many American railroads had high mounted bells.  One such example is on the short hood of the SD9 of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range (DMIR).

This model is 3D Printed in Frosted Ultra Detail: Matte translucent plastic that showcases fine and intricate details."

Chris and I sat at a table and in no time he had shaved off a section of the supports that would have flowed down the front of the Geep.

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A couple of minor adjustments here and there and Chris had designed a perfect fit.

Chris used two forms of yellow paint to match the CN colours.

He did a great job.

With a touch of weathering, the bell looks like it has always been there!

Some further views of the road switcher alongside my 2-6-0.

As profiled in an earlier post, Chris did a great weathering job of the diesel based on an image found taken by Dave Burroughs at the "railpictures" link below.  

To visit the page, scroll across the link then right click your mouse and you will be given the option to go there with the "search with google" choice - then click on the first item.

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/270776/

A lower angle shot.

I'd better charge the diesel for this weeks standard gauge operations!  Hehehe!

Thanks Chris, for doing such a great job on this project.
Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada