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Not sure if I will light it, if it goes on the module it will most likely be lit along with the others; if not I'll probably slap some 'jewels' in it. I switched to a water based acrylic for this project; it was nice not using the gas mask for a change but I wasn't used to the paint. Meh...
In case you want your own.
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Very nice , being that it's brass , you only need 1 insulated wire to the top , the structure itself can be the other wire . If it were me , I would look into modified loco head lights for a source of mountable light fixtures .
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Nice clean build, BD!
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Deserves
to be illiuminated even for a daytime scene. Its just that good...
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Yeah, I saw it yesterday in person, definitely top notch.
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Thanks fellas.
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That tower is sweet. Nice job. Definitely put in some lighting. Maybe some surface mount LED's.
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I have to concur, BD- that tower's just too nice
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to light it. It'll be a bit of a pain in the a$$, but worth it.
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...very nice work BD, very nice !
and yes, it calls out loud for illumination...
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Hmmmm. Etched brass... what a luxury. I have to build mine out of wood... :-[
Harumph.
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Curious to know... what will you be using for lights? I'm thinking those super bright LED's...
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I'm researching surface mount leds now. I tried Richmond Controls but the site doesn't have any pictures so I don't know what I'm looking at. It's a slow process as I've never done anything like this before--not sure if I'm looking in the right places...
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Very cool.
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Beautiful job, BD, but due to the long skinny nature of most yards, there are usually more than one at a facility. The next one should turn out as well.
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BD,
Nice work. I've been eying that very kit at Kleins the last couple visits. If you're a modern era modeler, perhaps you're considering swapping out those round light frames for square, vapor lamp-type. If so, check out
http://www.ngineering.com/lightng.htm
. Actually several of the lamps on that site will fit within round housings and could be used with the existing frames.
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