Model Locomotive Headlight
If you’re into scratchbuilding you soon begin to realise that there are lots of everyday things around you that can be used as the basis for parts. Even the humble Bic biro has its uses and here is how one guy in Italy turns the caps into headlights for his locos.
In just four simple steps he’s got himself the cheapest headlight you could find. You’ll find those four steps here.
Update: If you’re wondering about what sort of adhesive to use for this project Mauro used a two-part epoxy.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Wow, that’s amazing – so simple, and so effective too. Cheers for the link Stuart, that’s really clever
Trent
March 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Trent it’s amazing what you can use to build various bits and pieces for just about any sort of model. A lot of years ago now Barry Dean – a well-known modeller in Orange – and I each scratchbuilt a NSWGR 11 class steam loco in HO.
I wondered what we were going to use for the boiler but Barry had the problem solved even before we started the project. He had two brass tube-shaped containers that had once been used to hold the grease that the Army supplied for soldiers to clean their Lee-Enfield 303 rifles.
They were the perfect diameter for the boiler plus boiler-band and there was enough thickness in the sides of the tube to allow us to turn the boiler down to the right diameter between the boiler-bands.
Stuart
March 14th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Hmmmm I really should get back to modelling again.
Miss the good old modellers nights, although more gunzel chat than actual modeling was ever done.
Great idea, I love these types of tips
Brad