HOScaledWill
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One day, I would like to purchase a Bachmann crossing gate set like this one
But that's not all, I would also like to light these up, the signals and even the gate arms!
I plan to insert LEDs into the crossbuck signals through the holes in the back (I figured that's what the holes were for, to insert lights through) and might use ModelModz LEDs like I did with the signal in this post Lighting Up a Bachmann Crossing Gate Signal | ModelRailroadForums.com only I'm debating if I should use the red LEDs or the white LEDs since the signals come with red lenses (I used red LEDs in the signal in the other post but that was only because those LEDs were originally intended for my crossing gate arms.)
Now to figure out what LEDs to use on the Bachmann gate arms. What I would do is cut off the fake gate lights, or shave or trim them off and carefully without accidentally breaking the rest of the arm (these are made of plastic!) Then mount the LEDs on the arms.
This was something I would like to actually see and I hoped other model railroaders would do that and these things in the following artwork I did
See https://www.deviantart.com/willm3lu...perating-Crossing-Gates-and-Signals-587579878 for picture description.
But unfortunately nobody seemed to be interested in doing so! And if there are any who did this, there aren't any photos of such or there are but they're difficult to find! So I'm planning to try to do this myself (You know what they say: "If you want something done, you have to do it yourself.)
I would like to try to do this in a few months or so, maybe next year, circumstances permitting, and hopefully show it and be an example for other model railroaders!
Sound interesting?
But that's not all, I would also like to light these up, the signals and even the gate arms!
I plan to insert LEDs into the crossbuck signals through the holes in the back (I figured that's what the holes were for, to insert lights through) and might use ModelModz LEDs like I did with the signal in this post Lighting Up a Bachmann Crossing Gate Signal | ModelRailroadForums.com only I'm debating if I should use the red LEDs or the white LEDs since the signals come with red lenses (I used red LEDs in the signal in the other post but that was only because those LEDs were originally intended for my crossing gate arms.)
Now to figure out what LEDs to use on the Bachmann gate arms. What I would do is cut off the fake gate lights, or shave or trim them off and carefully without accidentally breaking the rest of the arm (these are made of plastic!) Then mount the LEDs on the arms.
This was something I would like to actually see and I hoped other model railroaders would do that and these things in the following artwork I did
See https://www.deviantart.com/willm3lu...perating-Crossing-Gates-and-Signals-587579878 for picture description.
But unfortunately nobody seemed to be interested in doing so! And if there are any who did this, there aren't any photos of such or there are but they're difficult to find! So I'm planning to try to do this myself (You know what they say: "If you want something done, you have to do it yourself.)
I would like to try to do this in a few months or so, maybe next year, circumstances permitting, and hopefully show it and be an example for other model railroaders!
Sound interesting?