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  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Kings Mountain, NC
Question for those in the know
Posted by modelbuilder on Saturday, January 15, 2011 11:13 AM

Is there a site out there on the web or does anyone have a tidbit to share on how to cross reference MV lenses? I am taking a break from armor just for a bit and am building some sci fi kits. I want to replace a few items with MV lenses. I know the size of the kit part but cant find out how to get that size in MV lenses. Thanks in advance

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Central Wisconsin
Posted by Spamicus on Saturday, January 15, 2011 11:54 AM

The short answer is I don't know. Some of the MV packages have lists of uses in various scales on them and some don't. I tend to use L116 (2.9mm dia) for Sherman headlights, L128 (3.3mm dia) for modern US headlights and L132 (3.26mm dia) for IR headlights on US vehicles. Of course those are all 1/35 scale. L199 (5.08mm dia) is used for 7 inch headlights on 1/35 scale trucks etc. Some others in my stash are L180 (4.57mm dia), L218 (5.6mm dia). I hope this bit of rambling has been some sort of help.

Steve

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