N&W Roanoke Shops sign -- Status Report

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On Miller Engineering’s website they show many of their signs as both HO an O scales, I guess because the prototype dimension isn’t set.  
If they made the N&W sign scaled up larger to true O-scale size, the  Hcost would likely be proportionately greater. 
Bill D FG V
N&W Steam Only

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> On May 27, 2021, at 8:28 AM, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> I’d be interested in an O scale sign. I’ll ask some of my fellow O Scalers if they’d be interested as well.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Joseph Congemi
> 
>> On May 26, 2021, at 20:34, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Roger
>> 
>> Bill is working on it, and as soon as he has a few more answers we will post it.
>> 
>> Best
>> Ken Miller
>> 
>>>> On May 26, 2021, at 6:31 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know what Miller's cost/charges for a 500 run of steam signs would be? Maybe one or more of us could do it?
>>> 
>>> Roger Huber
>>> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 12:14:13 PM CDT, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As followers of this blog know, I volunteered to explore potential supply options for a N&W Roanoke Shops HO-scale sign that might be sold through the N&W Historical Society commissary.  This is a status report:  some good news and some less good news.  
>>> 
>>> Miller Engineering confirmed that they will be reissuing the “diesel-era” style N&W Roanoke Shops sign this summer!  That’s the good news.  I requested a wholesale price (and min. order size) on the reissued diesel-era sign in case the Society might have an interest (perhaps via a pre-order process).
>>> 
>>> Bad news:  Miller Engineering has no plans to issue the steam-era sign unless someone wants to commission a run of at least 500.   I requested a price, but anticipate the minimum order size would be prohibitive.  
>>> 
>>> I have been in touch with an HO-scale modeler who can make an unlighted steam-era N&W Roanoke Shops sign for us.  Might be an interesting option.  Lettering would be in red.  Superstructure in black.  I am waiting on a call back on pricing for a multi-sign run.  Original set up would be about $100.  After that, price is based on the cost of materials plus 20%.  
>>> 
>>> If anyone knows of a potential source for obtaining the support structure in photo-etched metal, please let me know as the red plastic sign itself could be attached to the metal superstructure and that would probably be more realistic.  
>>> 
>>> Bill D
>>> N&W Steam Only
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