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 Posted - January 24 2012 : 10:34:50 AM
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First off...I have too many hobbies, I mean I do military vehicle restoration, reenacting, and I hunt and document cold war era sirens....which brings me to this thread...
Here in the states from WWII up till now warning sirens, are one of those little overlooked items that dots the nations cities and towns, from the local volunteer fire department to the long silenced civil defense stations....it also seems to be overlooked in the model railroad area, as every club and layout I have seen lacks this little icon of times past ( at least where I live...the sirens made their last test in the 80's)
So anyway here I am thinking, if I made both static and animated sirens in HO scale, would anyone buy them?
Would love to know the community's feedback here...thanks!
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 11:16:21 AM
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Hello, rgcw5. I too am ready to file for a patent for a new product.(not model train related) You should get a patent on your item(s) if you deceided to produce them. That way, the "rights" to the item remain yours.. Without the patent, anyone can patent your idea leaving you with nothing towards the product..
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Edited by - walt on January 24 2012 2:21:58 PM
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 11:53:50 AM
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I'D buy it! Too bad ya not into N. If ya do a N Scale one. I'd like to have a late 40's/early 50's in N and HO.
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 1:51:16 PM
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I'd take one & I do want the real one someday hehe 
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 2:25:17 PM
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Too bad you live on the east coast buss, in tempe Arizona the city removed all their thunderbolt T-1000 sirens and piled them up near one of their city yards....free for the taking!
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 6:00:13 PM
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uh Since when is Nebraska on the East Coast? 
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 6:19:16 PM
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Doh! When I saw ne as your locale I just thought new England....my bad 
just me Ray... and just because I have Tyco doesn't mean I am not a model railroader
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Posted - January 24 2012 : 9:41:07 PM
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| nopes NE is the U.S. Mail abbreviation for Nebraska
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Posted - January 25 2012 : 03:01:18 AM
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a small square box with a diesel horn coming out of it.
I'd seen an article Somewhere about the sirens, usually mounted on a water tower.
The town I grew up in has a siren that blows at 12noon and any time when more off-duty firefighters are needed to get to the station and send out more trucks.
It used to be the defense warning siren.
John
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