I happen to be in CVS today and found a toy spinning rabbit left over from Easter. When you press the button it the lights come on and start to spin. Thought it might make a good addition of my layout if I took it apart and built it into my Oriental Saloon. Turns out it makes a nice night light effect for the layout. It was simple to take apart and wire in a toggle switch which I have on my fun board. Only cost $1.50 on sale. Here's a brief video of the effect.
It pays to shop around after the holidays.
Tombstone Southwest RR
That really worked well. I love repurposing 'found objects' like your bunny from around the house and in discount bins into something neat for the layout.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
That light-up rabbit is awesome!!!
With my kids getting older, unidentified bins of "kids toys" have been showing up in my office lately. I have found many layout additions from their discarded childhood items ... and to me, anything that lights up is a bonus! Their loss is my layouts gain!
One thing about trains: It doesn't matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on.
Same here , Brad.
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