The bell on my 4-8-2 Light seems to have gone missing. Parts says they are sold out. Will they be getting more in? Os ther a substitute?
Y'all really shoulda superglued it on. I will when i get another one.
Frank
Dear Frank,
Call parts from time to time. Your best bet is getting the bell from an unserviceable unit.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Detail Associates sells bells in various sizes. You could buy a package, paint one and glue it on. I did that when one of mine lost its bell.
You can also find steam locomotive shells at shows. At almost every show that I attend, someone has a steam shell for sale. Some vendors want quite a bit for some of them, but the older B-mann Standard Line shells often go for five dollars, or so. It is rare that I am willing to pay more than five dollars for any shell, B-mann or other. I do some bashing, thus I have found that these old shells are excellent sources for steam parts.