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Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:09 pm

Here is my next project folks - A 4-way Marbelite cluster from McDougall and Ferry E. in Detroit. The signals are second-generation flattops with alumnum reflectors an no.77 sawtooths. The cluster has all ball-cross hardware with 16 INTACT finials.

For reference regarding "generations" of Marb flattops, see Jay's wonderful documentation here: http://forums.signaltraffic.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5891

The reflector frames are resonably clean and sockets are in excellent shape. The original color of these signals was black. They were painted olive green and then eventually yellow. I only ended up with 7 good glass lenses (actually good for a Detroit signal). I will be ordering new visors from Steve and having everything blasted and powdercoated safety yellow.

Here are a few pictures - disassembly started today:

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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby jab8356 on Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:23 pm

Safety yellow or Corvette yellow? :blink:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:37 pm

Safety. It has to match the other cluster.
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Postby vaughn on Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:10 pm

Very nice. I like the finials :yes:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby 64ragtop on Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:37 pm

That hardware looks so cool! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I'm sure that cluster is HUGE! I wish I had the room for something of that scale.:rob: I would love to have one of these though. :drool:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby SirMarbelot on Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:45 am

That's awesome. I think adjustable 4-ways look every bit as good as their fixed face counterparts. Case in point: this one.
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby jab8356 on Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:09 pm

JVC8230 wrote:Safety. It has to match the other cluster.


So redo the other cluster! :tease:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby EPAC-EPIC-MARC on Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:49 pm

Awesome Joe! I love the old Detroit clusters! :drool: :drool:

What happened to the Eaglelux being next! :Wink2:
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:33 pm

EPAC-EPIC-MARC wrote:Awesome Joe! I love the old Detroit clusters! :drool: :drool:

What happened to the Eaglelux being next! :Wink2:


I will be giving it a "facelift" next year, but only back to the point where it looked when it was up in the air.
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Re: Detroit - McDougall Marb Resto

Postby JVC8230 on Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:38 pm

HEAT. THEN HEAT SOME MORE.....

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