Menards Lumber yard issue

I believe you can use some amber translusent paint to dull the lights.

This works well. 

Go to the OGR free videos and at the bottom of the page Rich Melvin did a video on the subject. 

https://ogaugerr.com/video/

Thanks Bossman 284, Chitown Steve and Chris. 

I'll check that out.

Does anyone know how high the heat tolerance is with the Tamiya X-26? Is it suitable for incandescent bulbs, or only LEDs?

I don’t really know it might depend on the voltage going to the bulbs. At a lower voltage you might be able to get away with it.   

@breezinup  Tom, not a very scientific experiment, but quick.  I dipped this #57 bulb in Tamiya X26(brush didn’t cover well) and lit with a “full throttle” CW80 at just over 15vac.  Because I dipped after shaking the bottle, there are bubbles on bulb that look like mold growth or something, but shows no effect from the heat.

I think they are using 5v LEDs in their buildings.   Most LEDs will light at 3.3 volts or even lower.  You might try lowering the voltage, or putting a diode in the power lead to the building.   Not sure about any animation lighting effects, I guess that would be an experiment, or the animation might receive full voltage to the building.

Most paint will flake off eventually from glass. Glass should really have etch or etching paint applied so the paint can grab a non-smooth surface.  A clear (translucent paint) over top a frosted (or sanded) clear (paint or glass) will be unfrosted after. The final finish of gloss/flat is decided by the topcoat.

Cleaning the glass real well will help adhesion, and usually baking the paint with heat before full cure helps too. (power it while soft, but after any heavy flashoff of carrier which may be flamable)

   I've used testors enamel translucents with good results too. 

Ive painted lots of bulbs and no paint caught fire, even if it discolored and flaked off fast . Still, wet paint and dry paint "flame on" differently, be careful.

I tried the Tamiya x-26, it works great.