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I found a great structure to model not far from where I work in eastern PA. This building, called Lenape Hall, was build in Doylestown, PA in 1874. There are many other historic buildings in this town/county (Bucks County) and if you're modeling the Pennsy, there's some good stuff to be found...

Actually...my point about the mirror wasn't really to block light leaks. What I was trying to say is that I could use a high-intensity bulb and reflect it to the signs and not melt the structure! For light leaks...I use hobby clay. It's very easy to mold into a small "roll" and jam into a...

Thanks for the comments. I've now been experimenting with what I'm calling "Neon - Phase II" :) My wife thinks I'm crazy. I think "obsessed" was the word she used. But anyway... The method I posted above obviously has one draw back. The entire window is essentially "blacked out"...

I really can tell right from left. The real-life size of the sign is in the upper RIGHT of the first photo.

Neon progress Some more progess. Sorry I didn't take photos of the color installation. It's really just a red Sharpie and light blue highlighter on plain white paper glued to the back of the window. These shots are with some pretty bad lighting conditions -- didn't have a handy small light...

Neon Sign Progress I've made some significant progress with the neon signs. And this time I have pictures! Photo 1. - I started with a sheet of printed windows on transparency paper. Printed multiple (just in case). The design was done in Photoshop at 600dpi using a neon-style font. I...

I think I actually found a way to hide the tape. Left and right of the windows, I have very little clearance, so hiding tape is difficult there. But since the structure I'm doing is a jazz lounge, I think I may cover the bottom half of the window with a cafe curtain. I think that would do...

I'm in the process of scratchbuilding (if this counts -- I like to think it does) a neon sign to hang on the inside of a window. After experimenting with a few different methods, I've found one with very realistic results...especially in N. Larger scales might not be as convincing. But I need...

I did some more experimenting with the neon signage and I've actually found a better method. It's a slightly modified version of what I posted above. I'm going to start a new thread for it in Scratching and Batchinb because I need some advice on it.

I'm also N scale and now doing some lighting. Let me know how it turns out. Right now, I'm doing a neon sign for inside of a window. I've designed a black and white sign and printed on transparency paper with my laser printer. So the white remains clear and the black becomes the light-block...

EL Sheets I haven't used the EL sheets either, but might be able to share some info. First, these are made by numerous manufacturers and while Miller offers a small kit, the sheets are usually available in sizes up to 24". If you know you're only going to use a few colors, it might be more...

I'm relatively new to model railroading and have been focusing on building structures, so I don't have a layout or track down yet. Just a general idea of what I want to do and where things will go. My question is.... in the structures I've done so far, I'd like to add lighting and have them...

Just a thought....why not make it a right hand column. Also, the fact that all the left nav links are butted up against each other with no spacing in between makes it had to read. Any easy way to fix that is to find the style in the CSS that controls those links and add margin-bottom: 5px; to...

Groove....only one place I know of that makes N scale chain link. That's Gold Metal Models. They make 2 chain link fences -- one with gates, one without. Items 160-1 and 160-2. Both versions are toped with barbed wire. They're eched brass and I've gotten items from them before and the quality...

Thanks for the comments guys. SAL Comet....A&P is a national chain...started in NYC in the late 1800s. They originally started as the "Great American Tea Co." but changed their name to "Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co." once they began using the railroads to supply goods cross-country. By...

Well...I finally finished the A&P warehouse....for now. Always more detailing once it makes it to the layout. Anyway...kitbashed a Bar Mills sign slightly for the roof signage. Wound up putting the "Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co." sign on the building itself and using only the round A&P...

More progress Done a little more work on the A&P warehouse and thought I'd post a little of the progess. Added some signage, gutters, conduits and more weathering. More to come.

I've managed to get CA glue on the painted/weathered surface of an otherwise completed structure. I tried using dullcote to help hide it, but it's still shiny. Is there a way to dull it down so it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb? It's a pretty small amount, and in an area that probably...

I'm trying to build round handing signs for over the doorways of my A&P warehouse (see http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=12926) in N scale. I have the signs themselves. The problem is....how do I construct the sign supports? What's the best material to use to get the basic shape I'm...

BTW...forgot to mention...this is N scale.