Following the old thread on road lights mods.
So anyone going to post a couple of pictures of the road lights filed down with the covers fitted?
Really like to see your handiwork.
Filing down the road lights
Filing down the road lights
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Re: Filing down the road lights
I use a hole punch that I borrow from the wife. She got it for her jewelry hobby and doesn't mind to share. I punch the discs out of sheet copper, then cut the slit in them with a thin cut off wheel. A bit of clean up with a jewelers file and Bob's your Uncle!
I glue them on with a craft style white glue that dries flexible, kind of like RTV.
Bill
I glue them on with a craft style white glue that dries flexible, kind of like RTV.
Bill
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Re: Filing down the road lights
Outstanding job captain midnight, on the lights and the paint job
Two thumbs up
Two thumbs up
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Re: Filing down the road lights
Oh-oh-oh and where’d you find the Afrika Korps insignia
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Re: Filing down the road lights
Good afternoon,
I use the Schumo, Tamiya or the more widely available MATO black light covers for German armor. It is nice to know that companies like Torro\Taigen are now putting the covers on their higher end versions after years of HL style Bug Eye leds. For American armor, the Tamiya headlight rings and clear lenses work incredibly well for headlights and spots.
regards,
Painless
P.S. A few W.I.P. pics: ( click to enlarge )
I use the Schumo, Tamiya or the more widely available MATO black light covers for German armor. It is nice to know that companies like Torro\Taigen are now putting the covers on their higher end versions after years of HL style Bug Eye leds. For American armor, the Tamiya headlight rings and clear lenses work incredibly well for headlights and spots.
regards,
Painless
P.S. A few W.I.P. pics: ( click to enlarge )
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- Painted headlight and electrical cable
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- Completed headlights with Tamiya ring and lens and blackout cover.
- Completed headlights with Tamiya ring and lens and blackout cover..JPG (81.09 KiB) Viewed 2327 times
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- Ever useful picture wire
- Ever useful picture wire.JPG (81.29 KiB) Viewed 2328 times
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- A careful start filing down the HL leds to make room for the Tamiya lens and ring. Tamiya also provides black out light lens on the 'E' sprue to further dress up the lights.
- A careful start filing down the HL leds to make room for the Tamiya lens and ring. Tamiya also provides black out light lens on the 'E' sprue to further dress up the lights..JPG (80.52 KiB) Viewed 2328 times
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Re: Filing down the road lights
Hopefully I’ll be able to find something here in the states will check the local hobby shops.might see if something in 1/24 will work.
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Re: Filing down the road lights
Those came with the decal set I picked up for the Pz III. I also got a set of these...Ragnar wrote:Oh-oh-oh and where’d you find the Afrika Korps insignia
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Peddinghaus-1- ... SwNSxVMopb
There's 24 of the palm tree markings on the sheet. Dragon hobbies is located in the states and ship pretty fast. Just keep in mind that the Peddinghaus decals are printed on one continuous sheet. You'll have to trim them close to the printing to avoid an excess of carrier film.
Bill
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