I wanted some steam gauges for my backhead. I found some good pix on the internet and made them different sizes. Put shiny/clear tape over them, then cut out the sizes that would fit and glued them to the backhead.
Great idea! I think I did something similar when I made the gauges for my whimsical battery powered "D-cell" locomotive. I copied the gauge faces used with the Trackside Details Gauge set.
Dave,
I've drawn them out like that also. Used brass eylets/grommets for the gauge housing, it works fine also. A guy on the G1MRA forum had the drawings, I decided to look for pictures. Found one page that had a lot of them, I chose the clearest ones.
Thanks LEs,
Here's a shot of the backhead with a few on. The super glue messed up the printing a little, so tape on the back also may be a good idea. They do look pretty 3-D here, I thought, may not convey too well in this pix.
For the brass rims of gauges I use brass portholes made for model boats,Billings etc,lots of different sizes available and you get a fair few for around £2
Bunny
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