A gritty, haphazard tutorial to making HO scale model scenery traffic lights.
The finished product measures 6mm by 14mm and hangs over a road on a wire.
Materials: 2mm in diameter acrylic rhinestones, fine grit sand paper or nail file, tweezers, super glue, thin cardboard or matboard, black hobby paint, thin gauge jewelry wire, small paint brush, black coffee stirrer straw
Check the ‘My Miniature Monday’ tag on my blog after 3/7/16 to see a blog post with this video, typed out instructions, screenshots, and finalized miniature set images. https://jennifernicholewells.com/category/my-mini-monday/
Links/Images as promised in the video:
- Real traffic lights – “The 8-inch traffic signals are approximately 30 inches tall, 9.5 inches wide and 6 inches deep. The 12-inch signals are 42 inches tall, 13.5 inches wide and 8 inches deep. These measurements apply to the main body of the signal without visors.” – https://www.ask.com/science/dimensions-traffic-light-d4875a603c8571c1 (meaning an HO scale traffic light, in reference to the one with a 12 inch diameter, would have a (1:81) 3.75mm lights – the 8 inch light would have 2.5mm HO scale lights)
- hanging traffic light – https://s215.photobucket.com/user/s_lengvt/media/Washington%20DC%20Mar%2023%202008/Bethesda2Large.jpg.html
Post time: Apr-24-2017