Trackside/Roadside portable floodlights

You could try the Life-Like #1628 spotlights. They show up at shows and Ebay somewhat regularly, add a brass tube to raise their height.

Jerry

Here is one you could try.

http://www.gaugemaster.com/ite...ails.asp?code=VN5143

Jerry, Mike, thanks for the suggestions. The Viessmann 5143 Portable Floodlights with Trailer (LED) unfortunately is HO scale, but it gives me the perfect model.  

Doesn't anyone make a 1:48 scale spotlight model for military modelers?

When I looked at the ad it said HO/OO

Ed,   How about these I acquired from Lemax ? ?   Jesse    TCA  12-68275

Boy, those look similar to the spots on my intermodal crane. I've been thinking LEDs open that up to replacing with working spots. These may fill that bill as well. Thanks. I'll get a pair and see. 

Jesse, I looked on the Lemax website but couldn't find them. By the way, are they O scale?

This is what I had in mind, or something similar.  Mike provided the link. Unfortunately it's HO. 

If you want to be handy, you could start with a Berkshire Valley air compressor trailer and build from there.

Gene Anstine

Thanks for the tip. It looks promising. I also located these at model tech.

 I'm still hoping to  find one  complete but I'm thinking I  need to get creative with the lights as I'm likely to have to build this myself.

Ed,    Yes, they are O scale in size and very effective.   I picked these up at a local Dollar Store a few years back, now wish I would have gotten more.  Many hobby and craft stores handle Lemax products, perhaps to find one on line, or however, may be the way to locate them.

Jesse

thanks. I did try to find them on line with no luck, but I'll keep looking. The tip on the Dollar Store I will follow-up on as well. I'm thinking if I can't find anything suitable,  I'll hunt for something at York in October...

Ed,   Also, as the year progresses, stores will be coming out with their Christmas displays and "villages" merchandise.  That is a great time to look for this stuff.  Perhaps if you have a "year round" Christmas store nearby, or, as we have in OKC, a "North Pole" store that begins with Christmas related sales next month.  They always have a large room with Dept. 56 and Lemax products set up in a great village/town scene with animation.... all for sale on the racks.  This is where I pick up a lot of my scenic materials, trees, etc. to use.  Perhaps that would be a good location... when the season is right.

Jesse     TCA  12-68275

Jesse, I'll be on the lookout.  As a matter of fact, we're heading to a B&B today for a few nights stay in Oxford, MD. Nearby city of St. Micheals has a year-round Christmas shop.  We don't go in anymore as we have more Christmas 'stuff'  than Santa Claus, but this time I will.

Ed

Hi ED,

I found what your looking for, took me a couple of days. Its a bit of a price so hang on! LOL

http://www.quarrydiecastmodels...d-light-tower-detail

Here is another site Ed.

http://www.constructionscalemo...custom-models-gcm008

Here you go Ed, Built this today. You can see more pictures on What did you do on your layout today.

mike g. posted:

Hi ED,

I found what your looking for, took me a couple of days. Its a bit of a price so hang on! LOL

http://www.quarrydiecastmodels...d-light-tower-detail

Holy smokes!  I'll let my guys work by candle light   But thanks for looking. 

Mike, your build is exactly what I had in mind.  It looks to me you used a set of Yard lights, but what did you use for the generator?  Very cool item.