Rob, that came out looking really cool indeed!
Your figure modification into Frank wolff is excellent as well.
Wonderful work all around!

Greg

Rob, what an interesting project!
Thanks so much for showing us how you went about building it.
I can't wait to see how it came out looking when finished!

Greg

Tom, your "Goodyear" sign and method of placing it all worked out perfectly!

Dave, Tom purchased the lighting kit that goes with the Horwood's kit, from "Ngineering"
It also includes the lighting for the Goodyear sign.
Tom, I hope you don't mind me posting how my sign came out looking, and showing Dave how your lights will look on your sign when you get yours built and installed.



Greg

Simply wonderful modeling, and beautifully sceniced as well!
I know it's big but you should really try and take this outside to photograph it in natural light if you can.
This entire scene would look even better!

Greg

Thanks! Jim.
I'm happy to read that you learned some things!

Greg

Hi Tom, thanks for your positive feedback!
When I built my Horwood's it was the very first time I had ever used LED lighting.
I have since continued lighting my structures using lighting products from Ngineering ever since.

Greg

Tom, with your care and attention to details, it all seems to be coming together extremely well!

Greg

Bob, well this turned out really cool!
Thanks for taking the time to show us your steps.

Greg

Quote from: Jerry on June 02, 2026, 09:25:29 AMGreg glad you posted this over here,

Jerry

Thanks! Jerry.
I just thought that it might be helpful to some.

Greg

Quote from: Philip on June 01, 2026, 09:55:59 PMI made a few O scale ones with K & S stock and some 3dp shades I printed. Was wanting the radial wave shade but couldn't figure out how to draw it up. The other shortcoming was the paint wouldn't stick to brass? Any pointers on painting brass? I installed 2 on the saloon I built last years with the goose neck and trim ring. Your totally correct about fishing the wire on an already bend tube. It just doesn't work. They are fun to build.

Philip, your O scale gooseneck looks wonderful!
As for painting brass, perhaps using gravoxide/blackener on the brass first would give you a better tooth for the paint to stick to.

Greg

Quote from: Philip on June 01, 2026, 07:17:08 PMGreat Tutorial Greg!
   

Thanks very much! Philip.

Greg

Quote from: ReadingBob on June 01, 2026, 02:00:49 PMFun! I've made my fair share of these but I'm still happy to follow along and see how you do it. Not for the feint of heart. 

Hi Bob, sorry I missed your post in between my posts.
Glad to read that your also a maker of goosenecks!
Please if you have any tips that I did not cover, by all means share them with us here.

Greg

Thanks! Bernd.
Like I mentioned at the begining, all of the supplies & tools used in this tutorial were purchased from Ngineering.

Greg

Thanks Mike & Jeff!

Jeff, the pin vise & bending jig do not crush the stainless tubing at all.

Greg

So now we bend this tube around the second pin so that the end of the tube is pointing down.
We also add in a third pin now to help hold the tube in this shape.



Now we bend the rmaining tube back up straight against the third pin.
This will now give us the gooseneck shape we are after.



You can now remove the third pin from the jig and take out the gooseneck shape.



Now all we have to do is make drill a hole into the shade & escutcheon used on this gooseneck light fixture.
I paint the underside of all of my shades white before I drill the holes into them.
I also add a piece of tape around my finger to aid me in holding these tiny things while I drill the hole into them.
I use a #77 drill bit for both holes in the shade & escutcheon.





Before I slide these onto the gooseneck I use a spare piece of .018 tubing to reem out the holes in both the shade & escutcheon.
This makes them so much easier to slide right on the gooseneck light.
I place the shade on first and add a speck of CA on the flare and then slide the shade down onto the flared end of the light.
I let the shade dry a bit before I pull the LED tight into the shade.
I then add on the escutcheon.
Giving me a gooseneck light to use where I choose.
You can paint the top of the shade any colour you like, but mostly they were green.
Same for the neck you can paint them rust or just leave them silver whatever you like.
So that's how you make a HO scale LED gooseneck light.



Greg