I got the column lanterns finished today and ready for installation. I made some spacers to center the brass tubing in the middle of the hollow shaft in the column and keeps the tube directly under the transparent globe on top. It tested it with the lights off and it does glow, but not brightly. The very bright actual LED will be buried below the base plate surface and will not be seen. As I said yesterday, if I build any spot lights to highlight the tank, they will probably wash out the column lights. Something to think about. In the room they even seemed less bright than the camera image.
I completed the gate posts by adding the gates in an open position. I will add some small hinge details tomorrow. I have to decide whether I'm going to put the CL2 driver directly on these LEDs or use my LED circuit connector. It depends on what kind of leads will be running below the layout from these lights. I have on circuit board built in anticipation of this lighting.
The LEDs are held into the brass tubes using Bondic. Bondic works as long as the UV light can get to it. It does not work in a blind joint. In this image you can see one of the two centering spacers that hold the tube into the column.
I got a few more sections of fencing in place. I found the thin (and fragile) fence vertical posts to be more trouble than they're worth and cut them off. By leaving them off I was able to correctly position the columns so the fence sections were nice and straight.
At the oblique corner I had to add another wood splint to provide some reinforcement and gluing surface.
Won't be long until the park is complete and I can work on the tank that will go in it. I painted the Sherman sign and the Heritage Arch. Tomorrow I highlight the text on the signage.
My park bench print was a complete failure and will require a redesign before attempting it again. And the light pole base print was also a complete failure leading me to believe I need to make an Teflon film change. It's been a while since I changed it and it's getting a bit ragged.