Painting head lights

Awasoda

Member since
July 2003
From: USA

Painting head lights

Posted by Awasoda on Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:07 PM

How do you paint head lights for tanks. I know the instructions say white but that jsut seems odd. What do you guys do?

IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:27 PM

If the kit does not come with clear headlights, which most don't, I just cut out a piece of aluminum foil the size of the lens, glue it on perfectly flat with CA glue, then a drop or two or clear gloss to act as a lens. Does the trick for me.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:28 PM

Try this - it might be better

http://www.tankfive.net/pagine%20inglesi/tips&tricks/home_made_lens.htm

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:33 PM

Wow, thanks for the link yellowjasper. That's a wicked idea. Takes much more work tho, but the results look amazing. I'd imagine this to be much much easier if worked for a larger scale than the author.

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:20 PM

I'm too lazy to do that, I buy an MV Products lense for special projects. On stuff for just sitting around I just paint them silver.

Steve

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shermanfreak

Member since
January 2003

Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:04 PM

I paint them with a metallic paint, usually a gunmetal colour. After weathering, there isn't much clean lens to see anyways.

Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert

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Awasoda

Member since
July 2003
From: USA

Posted by Awasoda on Friday, March 12, 2004 1:20 PM

Thanks a lot guys. Like always your help is invaluble.

IF you can't beat them then they are not tied down properly

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 1:41 PM

I'm no expert by any means, but people like to use future to simulate glass cockpit lenses, so why not do the same with the headlight? I have something that requires a red lens, and I plan to paint it red and then add the drop of future

I also have this Finescale tip guide and one of the answers for replacement headlight lenses was a drop of clear appoxy.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 2:11 PM

yellowjasper: Thanks for the link, now I know what to do with all the empty Girl Scout cookie trays! Big Smile [:D]

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, March 12, 2004 2:22 PM

WOW!!! I'm tempted to try it......

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 6:48 PM

I try to drill out a hole using my pin vise. Once I feel the hole is sufficiently deep enough I then paint it with some aluminum or silver of some sort. Then I fill in the hole with 'clear' 5-minute epoxy. When the epoxy dries it will simulate a headlight lense.

Glenn