Railroad street lights

[Anonymous]

Hello,, I need a little help.. I am going to be building some hand built street lights out of brass and I need to find a good place to buy the light socket and bulb. They need to be 12 volt. Thank you for your help.. Alan www.MrTrain.com

[Big_Boy_4005]

How about a simple "grain of wheat" or "grain of rice" bulb, no socket required. They come with long leads, and last a long time as long as you don't over power them. The also use less power than standard toy train bulbs.

[SPFan]

While there are many sources, this looks like a good time to mention www.kelvin.com
They have lots a cool stuff for the hobbiest. Sort of like a Jameco catalog on steroids.

Pete

[Dr. John]

Try this link:
http://www.scottsodds-n-ends.com/p9-magic_lamp.htm

[Chris F]

Here are a couple:

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F004%5F005%5F000&product%5Fid=272%2D1092&hp=search

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82590-C

[lionelsoni]

Richmond Controls has a new LED colored to look like an incandescent, in 3 mm and 5 mm diameters. See http://www.richmondcontrols.com/gldwhite.htm .

[Big_Boy_4005]

I just checked and All Electronics has lamps up the...... they have a whole bunch of different ones.[swg]

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=320&type=store

[jkerklo]

That Kelvin link is great. Thanks.

John Kerklo
TCA 94-38455
www.Three-Rail.com

[Roger Bielen]

I've used Walthers 12V O-gauge/scale hanging lights, the old fashioned hanging type with the green metal lampshade, bent brass rod for the support and a bamboo skewer for a pole. They worked out great for a rural type area light.

[nitroboy]

Good idea Big Boy, that would make it much easier than a bulb and socket.

Dave

[Anonymous]

Why make your own when so many are availiable;

Check out eBay for Aristo Craft street lights in either HO or O/S scale
( both scales work because you use the HO ones for areas around residential houses or in parking lots. )

Check out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3184857044&category=19146&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AIT&rd=1
OR

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3183828446&category=11648&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AIT&rd=1


The traffic signals have sep. wired RYG lights that can be seperately controlled with the traffic controller from Circutron

These lights come many styles even globes, gas lights even florescent! .
All brass construction with tiny bases;

I usually insert a brass tube up the bottom of the poles to stiffen the attachment to the layout.

However, you best bid right on eBay because I snap up all of these that I find!!!!


Alan