Lee in Texas

That's dedication to the hobby! Going by the photos I've seen, I would imagine that watch parts would be out of scale. I have done similar systems with fine metal rod and tubing, assembled with silver solder (stronger than common tin solder) or epoxy. Are you intending to link them with steerable front wheels?

Thanks for the information, fellows. I enjoy learning something new when working on a model. 3D Printing: The Adventure Continues.... Designing on the computer is a lot more accurate than cobbling together little bits of material. It turns out that my public library's printer does not have fine enough resolution to produce good scale parts. Next step -- I am checking out the printing service at the University of North Texas. They charge $2.50 per hour of their time, which I think is well worth it.

Also, I came across this information: The bumper lamps are an accessory made by Pilot-Ray; they are mechanically linked to the steering so that they swivel and point in the direction the wheels are turned. They were marketed as a safety device, lighting the path of your turn. I wouldn't mind having something like this on my car....

Gang, I'm sorry for not replying sooner. Thanks for all the suggestions; The bumper-located lights are what I was looking for. In the meantime, I had a brainstorm and contacted a friend who is helping me learn to create files for 3D printing. The public library has free printing service, and the whole experience is a lot of fun!

Hi, all...I am looking for teardrop headlamps to serve as the second pair found on many 1930 Packards -- see photo. They would be about 7.8-7.9 mm in diameter. I have found a number of emergency vehicle spotlights online, but they all are too small to look right. I'd love to hear from anyone who has seen such a thing available.

Good to meet you, Louis. I envy all you of French ancestry; the closest I come to a French connection is that in 1975-76 my wife taught French in Saint--Lazare, a small town near Quebec. (She was an English speaking American, just out of college, teaching modern French to French Canadian students. It cured her of wanting to be a teacher; she changed to library science.) You obviously know your way around a model! I particularly like the bike -- very clean.

Thanks for the warm greetings! Disabled modeler, I've driven through Palestine a couple of times. It's much greener than the area I live in. Landman, the Porsche was an accessory to the diorama, which was designed to show off a working model of a gate that can be opened and closed from horseback. So far, it's my first and only commissioned work. Maybe someday....

Greetings to all. My name is Lee, residing in Denton, TX. I have been building cars (as well as aircraft, military, space, figures, dioramas, and so on) since 1962, when at age 8 I put together an Aurora 1958 Thunderbird -- no paint and lots of glue spots, but I sure was proud of it. Now, through the miracle of the Internet, I get to pick the brains of people who know more about modeling than I do, and occasionally offer my own thoughts. Here are some photos of my work: