Library - "Scenery - Lights" Magazine Articles

Category Description: Articles about street lamps, spot lights, interior lights, etc.

Animation

Model Railroader 2000-01 pg. 145     Scale: HO     Author: Lionel Strang

Building a flickering light simulating a campfire.

Building a Lamppost

Model Railroader 2000-01 pg. 141     Scale: HO     Author: Lionel Strang

A lamppost design that can take a beating.

Building a Streetlight

N-Scale 2005-10/11 pg. 28     Scale: N     Author: Tim Anderson

The article describes how to build a replicate of the platform light appearing at the City of Vancouver train station in Washington. Scale diagrams, parts list, and construction photos are included in the article.

Building an LED Streetlight Part 2

N-Scale 2005-11/12 pg. 52     Scale: N     Author: Tim Anderson

In this installment the author completes the construction of the street lamp, installs the LED, and paints the unit. Full details are given on how to work with the extremely small LED.

Modeling a Campfire

Railroad Model Craftsman 2009-01 pg. 65     Scale:      Author: Sheldon Levy

A recycled fiber optic Christmas wreath (the kind with rotating lights) was used to make a campfire.

Searchlight Signals

Model Railroader 1983-01 pg. 111     Scale: (none)     Author: C.R. Yungkurth

Prototype photos, scale drawings, model construction, and explanation of functionality of one, two, and three-light signals.

Signal Buyer's Guide

Model Railroader 2003-05 pg. 64     Scale: (none)     Author: Andy Sperandeo, Cody Grivno

Detection, logic, and signals. How signals work in the prototype and how to translate that into the model world. Lists manufacturers that make products for signals and signal drivers.