Refinery Lighting

[ericsp]

Has anyone installed lights in the process towers of the Walther's refinery? If so, how difficult was it?

[der5997]

Not in the HO version I had. Now I'm in N, I might but don't plan on having the refinery. However, if I were to have a shot at it, I'd use a mix of fiber optics and micro-mini 1.5 volt bulbs. I'd light the fiber optics with blue-white LEDs I think, and maybe run the fibers as part of the refinery pipework, painting them silver or white, and leaving them unpainted or hide them where they leave the pipe system to go to where a light would be. Also, I'd run fibers inside the reaction towers up to the platforms. A set of miniature drills #60-#80 for instance will make this project a whole lot easier. The bulbs would be for foreground parts of the model.

[darth9x9]

It will be some effort but a night time shot of your refinery will make it all worth it. I made a chemical refinery using Plastruct's refinery and severl Kirbi tanks many years ago while stationed at Ft Sill, OK. Lighting everything was worth it. Check the Walthers catalog as there are severl dozen types of lights that you can use.

[Anonymous]

Try using mini LEDS provided by www.ngineering.com While geared to the N scale, the ideas provided are good anywhere in any scale.