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In this photo of our N scale loading dock, we've used Gallery Glass® for two
different applications. At the base of the roof support column we have 3
reflectors standing in front of the concrete support base. We used our N7028
reflectors glued to a piece of .012" stainless wire and dabbed in tiny
amounts of Amber (#16020) and Ruby Red (#16015).
Mounted on the rear brick wall, you'll see a typical watt-hour (electrical) meter box. The glass housing for the reading dials was made by gluing a small printed image on top of a larger aluminum reflector which was ten built up to a dome shape by applying 3-4 drops of Crystal Clear (#16001).
This is a photo of an early wall light creation using a piece of painted .010"
fiber optic as the lamp conduit with a shade and wall escutcheon glued to the
fiber (the light source is an LED on the other side of the wall lighting the
other end of the fiber). Here, we repeatedly dipped the end of the fiber in a
mixture of Amber and Crystal clear to form the shape of a light globe and
produce the color of an incandescent bulb. The light output was not very bright
and we have subsequently abandoned the use of fiber optic strands for anything
except direct-end viewing due to their huge light output loss.
© 2008 Ngineering
At right, is an N scale (Atlas) plastic telephone pole that we added a
streetlight to. The crossbars on these poles have small plastic "bumps" that
represent the insulators for telephone and electrical wires. We painted the
bumps with silver paint and after they dried, we dipped them in Turquoise
(#16036) Gallery Glass®. As you can see, the clear turquoise allows the
silver to "shine" through and gives the appearance of aged glass insulators.
Finally, we noted that this product comes in many different colors. However,
it is very easy to mix the different colors together to get the exact shade
needed for a particular application. Also the intensity of the color can be
"thinned" by adding Crystal Clear to the mix. This allows for near limitless
possibilities. Also, they have a Snow White (#16002) that is like liquid
white styrene. It is opaque but will allow light to shine through. If you
want a lens but want the light source dispersed, add some Snow White. When
dry, this product can be over-painted with acrylic paint. Another example use is creating lenses for semaphores. Using a toothpick, this material's thickness (and surface tension) will allow the creation of "windows" like the Micro Scale product. Amber (#16020), Ruby Red (#16015) and Kelly Green (#16008) are perfect lens colors for this application. |