Post by americanelm on Dec 22, 2015 15:00:19 GMT
If you want to get the effect of a lighted tripod without the hassle of bulbs and batteries, you can use model railroad headlights for your tripods.
I use M.V. Products. You can get them a lot of places, including hobbylinc.com.
There is a bewildering number of sizes, but #216 Red is my standard go-to size.
www.hobbylinc.com/m-v-products-221-red-1-headlight-set-miscellaneous-train-parts-216
All you have to do is drill/dremel out the center eye, paint the tripod, then glue on the eye. I use modelers canopy glue. Instant "lighting".
Here are two examples of headlights applied:
And here is a pre-headlight picture, with resin heads drilled.
I use M.V. Products. You can get them a lot of places, including hobbylinc.com.
There is a bewildering number of sizes, but #216 Red is my standard go-to size.
www.hobbylinc.com/m-v-products-221-red-1-headlight-set-miscellaneous-train-parts-216
All you have to do is drill/dremel out the center eye, paint the tripod, then glue on the eye. I use modelers canopy glue. Instant "lighting".
Here are two examples of headlights applied:
And here is a pre-headlight picture, with resin heads drilled.
