Homemade headlight reflector with LED
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A reflector with light for my narrow-gauge locomotives.
The diameter of the reflector is 4 mm.
The LED is 0.5 x 1 mm!
The reflector I made out of aluminum from oven trays.
I took a nut of the right diameter and slowly pushed the aluminum with the rounded top of the hat from a ballpoint pen.
Then I rough cut the edges and filed it to shape with a needle file.
I then drilled a 0.8 mm hole in the center of the reflector.
I glued the LED to the backside of the reflector with epoxy.
The LED is a bit too white, so it'll get a drop of Tamiya transparent orange.
Then I'll take Microscale Crystal Clear and fill the reflector so it gets a lens.

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That turned out well. Applause Thumbsup Thumbsup Applause

You can also get the same effect by drilling a shallow hole in the back of an MV Products polymer lense, then cementing a suitably-sized LED in the hole. The lenses are available in a wide range of sizes and colours.

Wayne
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