The coil(?) housing for the PRR Trainphone antenna -- available?

[OldEastRR]

It ain't Pennsy if it ain't got the antenna.



TM looks much better now but I'm wondering if I should bother putting the radio's circular/housing/bracket thingie on the nose. Pretty sure I'll need to work up something from scratch but wondering if it's a detail part out there somewhere?

[central.vermont]

Not an SPF but Gold Medal Models has an etched brass fret just for Pennsy antennae parts.
You might just find what you want.
http://goldmm.com/nscale/gmnlotyp.htm

Jon

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Looks like Bowser has them in their 37099 antenna support kit: http://modelrailroader.net/ns_n5.php

[Lemosteam]

Looks like Bowser has them in their 37099 antenna support kit: http://modelrailroader.net/ns_n5.php

And these are a much nicer 3d representation of the unit thean the etched version.

[chicken45]

And these are a much nicer 3d representation of the unit thean the etched version.

Hey...aren't you the Keystone Details guy?

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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Hey...aren't you the Keystone Details guy?

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And given the unknown availability of the Bowser part, I bet they'd be handy for some people to have available up on Shapeways.

[Lemosteam]

Guys if you thought the dwarf signal was small (which I still am working on to get to print to be useable...

[OldEastRR]

I figured it was too small for Shapeways. And the Bowser stuff is "n.a.".
I have some etched brass antennae I bought from BLI right after they brought out their E7 (first loco they did). I still mean to put them on my PRR E units. But these are flat metal, look funny. I wanted something that looked more 3D, so I used the antenna stanchions from a KATO car. Brass wire antenna for now, maybe I'll get a thicker one to fit tight in the stanchions.
I'm going to sell this loco soon, and I was wondering about adding the coil box. But the only guys on eBay that would notice its absence are you SPFs from TRW.

[towl1996]

I have some etched brass antennae I bought from BLI right after they brought out their E7 (first loco they did). I still mean to put them on my PRR E units. But these are flat metal, look funny. I wanted something that looked more 3D, so I used the antenna stanchions from a KATO car.

Wow, that's the Kato stuff? It looks huge, I think I would look into the GMM stuff, thinner is better in this situation.

[chicken45]

Wow, that's the Kato stuff? It looks huge, I think I would look into the GMM stuff, thinner is better in this situation.

Those are also for passenger car roofs. They look less out of place on an 80ft observation car. Honestly, in this case, I'd go with the GMM.

[glakedylan]

fwiw

this is my retail resource for Bowser antenna parts

http://www.toytrainheaven.com/.sc/ms/dd/N%20Bowser%20Cars--N-5%20Caboose/58098716/Bowser%20TOP%20N%20N5%20CAB%20ANTENNA%20SUPPORT%20KIT%2C%20LIST%20PRICE%20%246.5

not sure of their stock amount, but listed on website as if they are available

sincerely
Gary