Some of you may be aware of the whistle modules sold by RCS. Unfortunately, as Tony passed away early this year, all supplies have dried up.
The whistle module was a small pcb that plugged in to a receiver channel, and fed a speaker with a recorded file. They were originally produced by Mike Ridley at MRW for use on boats - his tugboat horn was particularly effective. Tony supplied him with audio files for 1, 3, 5,and 6 chime whistles; the 1 chime was an L&B loco and the others are USA types, some of which I supplied to Tony. He also was working on the Aussie C38 sound file, though I don't know if that ever happened.
Here's a short video of some tests I ran to confirm the effectiveness of the sound:
This file is an Accucraft Countess with a 1-chime module, at about 0.39 on the video:
To get to the point, MRW is still in business and Mike indicates he's willing to supply the modules, but he's not interested in export, as it is just a lot of hassle these days. I am willing to take modules and resell them in the USA, but that means exporting them! So I am looking for someone in the UK to buy a few from MRW and ship them to me in the USA. Obviously, costs will be reimbursed.
I'm not planning to make a long-term commitment to this, so I doubt we are talking about more than a couple of orders over the next year or so.
Anyone interested in helping out?
The whistle module was a small pcb that plugged in to a receiver channel, and fed a speaker with a recorded file. They were originally produced by Mike Ridley at MRW for use on boats - his tugboat horn was particularly effective. Tony supplied him with audio files for 1, 3, 5,and 6 chime whistles; the 1 chime was an L&B loco and the others are USA types, some of which I supplied to Tony. He also was working on the Aussie C38 sound file, though I don't know if that ever happened.
Here's a short video of some tests I ran to confirm the effectiveness of the sound:
To get to the point, MRW is still in business and Mike indicates he's willing to supply the modules, but he's not interested in export, as it is just a lot of hassle these days. I am willing to take modules and resell them in the USA, but that means exporting them! So I am looking for someone in the UK to buy a few from MRW and ship them to me in the USA. Obviously, costs will be reimbursed.
I'm not planning to make a long-term commitment to this, so I doubt we are talking about more than a couple of orders over the next year or so.
Anyone interested in helping out?
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