Bumblebolt in the Denver, Colorado system (Now with photos)

[Oldiesmann]

Great shots! Interesting how the rotator box thingy doesn't appear to be painted at all.

That building looks really cool as well 8)

[SirenTech Ind.]

Wow great pics! The stripes look to be in good condition too!

[BadgerSiren]

[quote="Jim Z"][/quote]

Why don't you have a seat. Right over there.

[holler]

Wow, that paint on the horn is in AMAZING shape.

[Mantis]

Wow, that paint on the horn is in AMAZING shape.

Denver has a very dry climate so these things last forever. I've also found that the 2001DCs and even the Thunderbolt 1003s from the '80s are consistently rustier than the Cold War sirens.

[EL1998P71]

Wow, that paint on the horn is in AMAZING shape.

Denver has a very dry climate so these things last forever. I've also found that the 2001DCs and even the Thunderbolt 1003s from the '80s are consistently rustier than the Cold War sirens.

Lead paint may be the reason.

[Jim Z]

Wow, that paint on the horn is in AMAZING shape.

Denver has a very dry climate so these things last forever. I've also found that the 2001DCs and even the Thunderbolt 1003s from the '80s are consistently rustier than the Cold War sirens.

Lead paint may be the reason.

nah. "lead paint" is all about the pigment. lead compounds make nice yellow and orange pigments for paints, just like other toxic crap like chrome yellow (hexavalent chromium) and cadmium. paint has three major components; the pigment, the carrier, and the solvent. the carrier is what drives adhesion to the object being painted.

[EL1998P71]

nah. "lead paint" is all about the pigment. lead compounds make nice yellow and orange pigments for paints, just like other toxic crap like chrome yellow (hexavalent chromium) and cadmium. paint has three major components; the pigment, the carrier, and the solvent. the carrier is what drives adhesion to the object being painted.

All the nice paint on my 1952 T-bolt that lasted and was bright on the horn tested positive for lead. I'm no paint engineer, but it sure seems like that type of paint lasted longer than what they repainted it with.

[Tyler]

I know I know this topic is old...but I just looked at pictures and in street view (latest september 2015) and the siren is sadly gone. Its kind of what I would have figured after being in the air since 1952.

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I wonder what they did with it? Hopefully something good like up on display at a museum but then again probably not.

[Tyler]

I know I know this topic is old...but I just looked at pictures and in street view (latest september 2015) and the siren is sadly gone. Its kind of what I would have figured after being in the air since 1952.

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I wonder what they did with it? Hopefully something good like up on display at a museum but then again probably not.

Wait I just looked at the image on bing and the siren is still there. Image says 2015 but nothing else, so now i'm a bit confused.

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