Garden Railway Forum

https://youtu.be/Br08TTWNR4U

It works lights very bright on the video and I need to find a different power surply for the motor that turns the spinging part .it's a old hornby train power pack I bought from a junk shop for 8 pounds and it's not that great it gets very hot .I will change this for some think more reliable. The motor is a model boat motor and should work on a min of 4.7 volts

With that light in your garden you will be safe from ships grounding near your house.

I hope so peter it looks very bright on the video needs a bit of ajusting but should be ok

Some more done on the lighthouse. Having some celitex left over from work I cut some up .ct1 it together and having some plasterers scrim in the van I waped it in it.i then gave it all a coat of pva. Iv renderd it in tile adhesive

The door is a little small for the scale but I think it looks right and after looking a pictures of light houses they had quite small doors anyway

Looking great Jim.... that must be as tall as you now.

Thank you Peter yes it's very very big .

It's renderd thank God not an easy job.

Now a few coats of pva and then paint

Nice! Are you going for a traditional striped paint job?

Cut the very top off the lighthouse as it dident look right. Looks lots better now.

Andrew I'm unsure how to paint it .after studying lots of pictures .I think I'm going to paint a small red bit at the top and then gray and white stripes

Bit shorter but looks better

Agreed Jim, that does look so much better without the slimmer top section.

Much better without the narrow bit. Looks just the ticket now, just needs the accustomed paint job. I used to know what the various banding schemes meant on light houses, but it is a long time since that was necessary information as I probably have not been sailing in 30 years.

Cheers,
Peter in Va

After looking at a lot of pictures. I went for Gray stripes in the end .well I had some gray paint in the workshop at work too so that helped decide a bit too. Now to paint the windows door wire it up .then it can go outside

The colour has transformed it Jim, I like it understated with grey as it would be a much more dominant item in strong colours. I hope your neighbours enjoy the sweeping lights passing by their windows!

That's fantastic. I look forward to seeing pictures of it in situ.

Thanks for the comments just about finished painting it tonight. I will hopefully wire it up and get it out in the garden next week

I agree with Peter, Jim. The colours are great. The way you have approached this build is a work of art, you should be very proud mate.

Very well done Jim.