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Sometimes I like to cobble together parts from things laying around. Maybe I'll be able to piece together a complete item, or make a new/different item. In this case, I had a 262 signal part and the bottom part of a 155 signal. Putting them together came out pretty well. After all these years, it came to mind when I'm looking at the bell on top and thinking "too bad it's for a signal that doesn't have a bell" and then looking at the base of the ringing signal and recalling the top sign part doesn't have a bell....and just like the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercials, it seemed like a perfect match. It's 8" tall, which of course is 32 scale feet. But I'm a toy train guy and those things don't bother me much. Anyway, this was easy to do and it works and maybe tomorrow I'll shoot and post video of it.

 

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I think visually it's an improvement over the original 155  configuration, and not just because of the simulated bell atop the accessory.

I always felt the crossbucks originally shared from the 140 banjo signal looked significantly  undersized for the 155;  the 262 crossbucks you utilized are much better proportioned to the entire accessory.

Mr. Korling makes a good point about the 140 crossbuck used on the ringing signal. I've felt the same way and came up with a temporary solution that is easily reversible. The 140 sign part slips out of the 155 tube. Fashion a similar sized post out of plastic or metal for the top that can be inserted into the signal post. Here's the crossbuck to use:

 

 

Anyone remember where that's from? It's an MPC/Lionel part for the early 2310 mechanical gate accessory. It's about the only thing worthwhile in the box. It's white molded plastic with raised lettering painted black. The lettering looks like it was copied/inspired directly from the 154 plastic crossbuck. You can find these mechanical gates kicking around for $5 or less. Be aware that the later gates (#2309 I believe) came with a blank crossbuck part and a railroad crossing sticker. Those could work but this part with the raised lettering looks much better, and looks great with a Lionel crossing signal, 154 or 155.

 

Anyway, here's a few video shots of that ringing signal I modified.

 

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