Quote from: deemery on March 30, 2026, 06:03:23 PMMasking tape for roofing paper, and Campbell paper shingles!   Roofing approaches I remember from the 1960s, that still look good....

dave

So true, Dave.

Cheers, Mark.

Quote from: elwoodblues on March 31, 2026, 10:14:50 AMGood morning Curt, Mike, Larry, Rick, Dave, ACLTom, Jerry, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.

 No modeling last night.  Not sure what tonight will bring, do I work on the building, finish rearranging the furniture in the crew lounge so I can set up my N scale modules?  Decisions, decisions....

I think what you should do is sit back and have a scotch or two.  Than make that decision!! 

Jerry

Good morning Curt, Mike, Larry, Rick, Dave, ACLTom, Jerry, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, I remember when our dog decided that chewing on a hearing aid would be fun.  It ended up being a very expensive chew. 

Mike, have fun dressing the little people.

Larry, have fun getting ready for Easter.

Rick, good to hear you finally have a date for the procedure.

Dave, I thought those photos looked familiar, I've done some railfanning there in the past.

Tom, good luck bowling.

Jerry, take it easy with the yard work.

Karl, have fun at the bench.

Weather here is overcast with the current temperature of 3c (37f) with rain in the forecast for the next three days.   At least it will get rid of the rest of the white stuff.  No modeling last night.  Not sure what tonight will bring, do I work on the building, finish rearranging the furniture in the crew lounge so I can set up my N scale modules?  Decisions, decisions....

Have a great day everyone.

Dave,

Found my pictures I took back when I built these signals.

Pictures shows a test set up. The little white rectangle is the LEDs I worked with.



This shows how I stacked a red, yellow and green to form a three colored search light. I had to file down the size to make them all fit in diameter of the prototype glass lens size.



The back of a search light signal with the LEDs encased in a clear resin.



Pictures I took today with a better camera and in color. Note the realistic weathering dust. 



Here you can see the green and red. Apparently the yellow doesn't work any more. Note the green LED up near the top and the red near the bottom.



A much better picture of the back side showing the encased LEDs and wiring.



It would probably be easier to build one of these signals today with the much smaller LEDs. Those black and white pictures were taken with a Konica 35mm camera with black and white film for a proposed article back then. It never went any further than the pictures.

Bernd

 

Nice plan.  Looking forward to the updates.

Jerry

Thanks Dave & Philip for the links for LP.

That is true Marty.  Maybe I can send some of them down to TN. for you to work on! 

Philip that would be a good figure for Dave.  His barn will need painting someday!!

Jerry

Morning all,

Sunny now and 71 after hail and thunderstorms last night.  

I have a haircut this morning, then we're heading up to Wisconsin to see the grandchildren for a few days.  I think they have snow in the forecast this week.  

Jeff

Morning everyone

Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Don't let them take to much of that blood.

Mike seeing it's so warm they maybe they will want to go naked today!! 

Larry I'm sure the little lady will like the help!

Rick that's great news.
Nice picture this morning.

Morning Dave.  I'll be back to see the pictures when they appear!

Tom you probably needed a break from the lawn anyway.

Weather in South Jersey is 67.  Later on 80.
I guess some yard work will be on the agenda today.
Managed to get in an hour yesterday at the bench.
Hopefully some more later on tonight.

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry