Woodland Scenics Street and Stop Lights

[rclanger]

http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/Item/D248/page/4

Nice castings but have question about finishing.  Referring to the picture on the web site, what do you think was used to paint the lamp glass areas.  In the picture it looks like opaque glass.

Maybe someone who has used this product would like to share some photos and what colors they used... 

[doctorwayne]

I just used some grey paint that looked suitable to me.  Some of these lights could have had white glass, but I thought that the grey looked more appropriate for an industrial area - often, the glass was ribbed on the inside of the globe, helping to diffuse the light.  Unlit, it often appears grey.

 

Wayne

 

 

[rrinker]

Fir the colors in the stoplight, maybe those 'stained glass' colors from the craft store would work. Same sort of thing mentioned for changing the color of bright white LEDs.

                                   --Randy

[rclanger]

Thanks all!

[Allegheny2-6-6-6]

Bob

just remember on the traffic lights you only need one color the other two that are not lit can be black

[Seamonster]

rrinker

Fir the colors in the stoplight, maybe those 'stained glass' colors from the craft store would work. Same sort of thing mentioned for changing the color of bright white LEDs.

                                   --Randy

I've used both stained glass paint and paint for touching up scratches on Christmas lights.  I found that the Christmas light paint covers better than the stained glass paint.  The latter seemed a bit watery.  The Christmas light paint is hard to find, probably because those lights are going towards LEDs now, but Michael's may still carry it.  That's where I got both kinds originally.