Do any of our houses actually have porch/door lights?Such a simple little thing really. Drill a #60 light pipe through the outer wall by the door and glue a warm white led to it, heat shrinking them together.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
One tiny LED...
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
No porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway--the house of ill repute. I was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
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Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
SpaceMouseI was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
The Can-Can...
SpaceMouseNo porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway--
But I trust you used red LEDs, not warm white.
SpaceMouse I was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
I was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
I added a 1.7mm incandescent/lamp shade porch light to a company house similar to the one in MB's photo above. I centered mine over the door rather than the porch though. Either way - simple but effective.
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
DigitalGriffinWell first you have to add birds and bees to your layout and I'll explain it.
I ordered a bunch of stuff for doing lighting from Ngineering a while back and can't wait to take a crack at it. Their website also has "how to's" on it.
After looking at what can be done I got a few of everthing, fingers crossed.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
This is Model Railroading.The correct QUESTION to ask does not to start with "Here's one no one thought of making...", because someone, or rather many people, have indeed thought and implemented it, but rather ask "Has it been offered it for sale yet?".Remember, even the US Patent office acknowledges this by allowing patents for improvements to existing products...
A gooseneck door entrance light. Stainless steel tube/lampshade, the Pico light chip, is about a third in size to a 1.7 Led. Will handle up to 17volts with a 1K resistor. But not cheap..... the size of the hole for the light is a #74 drill bit,for HO scale.
https://lights4models.com/product-category/90-deg-industrial-lights/
Take Care!
Frank
Looks good Mel.......It does sorta look like someone had a runny nose though!...LOL
SpaceMouse No porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway--the whorehouse. I was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
No porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway--the whorehouse. I was really wondering what the little Rockettes were doing in there.
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Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Overmod SpaceMouse No porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway-- But I trust you used red LEDs, not warm white.
SpaceMouse No porch lights yet in Rock Ridge, I did start adding lights to the interior of the structures though. Well one anyway--
Not if it's Roxanne, she don't have to put on her red light.
rrinkerNot if it's Roxanne, she don't have to put on her red light.
LOL
I like porchlights. Mr. B., those bee keepers are sweet.
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Well you guys did surprise me. (And excellent work btw)
However, I was thinking more along these lines with a light pipe. How often do you do you see houses from the 1950's up without a DOOR porch light?
Mel,
You are quite possibly right about locale specifics.
Those type designs here in the Midwest aren't really considered porch lights. I have one on the side of My front door. With concrete landing and steps, with cast iron railings on both sides. Steps lead to a walkway that goes to My driveway. My house is a cape cod, built in 1954.
As far as the fixture, I don't recall seeing anything available like that, for models, but if You can scratch build one, I would highly recommend picking up some Pico light chips instead of the light bar, They are extremely tiny and will fit about anywhere and produce a 360 degree light just like a incandesant does.
In the two pic's, the light sitting to the left of the truck is a Nano chip. The Pico chip is less than half that size:
Good Luck!
I put a red light next to the door of Val's Place, across the tracks from Farley, Colorado, on my old Colorado Western. Drilled a hole in the building front and inserted a red GOW (that's Grain-Of-Wheat to you youngsters under 60). Does that count? HeHeHe!
Deano