With a Club open house rapidly approaching, my first radio controlled locomotive being a switcher and my traditional late afternoon to dusk event timing, it occurred to me that the new West End yard needed a light tower:
Fortuitously (my new favorite word) I had 12v Weatherproof LED 3 light modules, Plastruct 5/8" Open Web Truss, Evergreen 1/4" Angle and Tube on hand plus power was available in the yard:
The truss and angle were a great fit:
Not scale lights but mostly hidden from above:
And certainly bright enough:
How does a tall, willowy tower withstand 50 mph (actual test) winds? A 1/8"brass rod driven several inches into the ground and in a plastic tube all the way up the tower:
Installed and ready to dazzle:
Open house and working great:
Lighting the night!
All my lights are on a ‘dusk to dawn’ photocell and have been coming on faithfully for over 6 years. I can enjoy the railroad every night whether trains are running or not. Questions?