Lima???!!! well, why not?

Looking really good there, Keith.

I keep thinking I should do the lighting on my Hornby/Lima hybrid class 73s. I did fit LEDs to one end only of my hybrid class 59 (Lima body, Hornby chassis). That was successful but with all the insulation I put on the LED legs, it is a bit messy/ugly. I intend redoing that just to tidy the installation up a bit.

 

It.s a job to find any thin slevving or small dia heat shrink . Any ideas anyone?.

 

I meant thin sleeving! sorry but it,s a bit early.

 

For thin heat sink or sleeving try Maplin's. They seem to go into all these sort of project fittings. Google them on line and go through there catalogue. There is a lot of it and other nice goodies for railway use if you think outside the box.

 

Thanks Bittern, I did try them ,But their heat shrink was a bit big .
maybe it was just what the branch had in at that time .
Radio spares used to stock some , just a palaver getting there . I should try them online i suppose .
Thanks again. Let you know how i get on. http://www.click

 

I bought quite a length of 1.5mm and 2mm dia. sleeving from eBay at a very reasonable cost. It does the job, although, unfortunately, the only colours available were a very bright red and an even brighter yellow! A dab of paint tones them down where they will show.

I cannot remember who the seller was off-hand, but a search on eBay should yield a few reputable sellers.

 

If you have an active quarry near you then a visit after blasting might produce loads of thin plastic tubing that is left after firing. It has an internal diameter of about 2 - 2.5mm