[Taylor622]

LEDs are wonderful for most applications but I prefer the old incandescent bulbs for my Lionel 153 signals, 025 bumpers, and switch machines. Colored bulbs are harder to come by and I have been searching for glass paint. I found a winner. Marabu GlasART makes a red and a green that look like the old transparent colored bulbs. Attached is a photo of an old K-Line switch machine with newly painted incandescent bulbs. The green is lighted.

 

[Norton]

Nice find. I am with you preferring incandescents over LEDs particularly for Post War. These lights are the magic of Post War.

Pete

 

[Dieseler]

Those look really nice .

 

[T-Man]

Great information. Thanks for sharing. :appl:

 

[Ron M]

Looking at the color selection which colors did you use Picture look great

Ron

 

[sjm9911]

I always liked the incondesents for the trains, i used nail polish, but it wares off eventually and isnt uniform because of the diffrent kinds of nail polish on the bulbs. Good find. I didnt know they made paint for glass.

 

[Taylor622]

The colors are Dark Green and Vermillion. There is also Yellow I'm going to try for a Marx three color signal. I wiped the bulbs with acetone then dipped them into the paint with a handle of cellophane tape around the base.