Make a Working Miniature Trouble Light in 1:18 Scale for a Model Car Garage

Cover the LED Wires with Shrink Wrap Tubing to Make a Miniature Garage Trouble L

An LED with a reflector and shrink wrapped wiring forms the basis for a miniature working 1:18 scale model trouble light.

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When you have the correct scale and fit for your aluminum reflector, pull the electrical shrink wrap tubing up over your wires as far as they will go. This will form the extension cord. Now pull a ½ inch long wider piece of black tubing up over the extension cord piece to the base of the LED, covering the wider resistors in the wire below the LED base. Tuck the base of your light reflector into the top of the black shrink tubing. Trim the tubing if necessary, and use a hair dryer or heat gun, to shrink the tubing from where it joins the LED down to the end of the tubing.

• Introduction to Making a Scale Trouble Light for a Model Car Garage
• Materials List for A Miniature Trouble Light for A Scale Garage
• Shape the Miniature Trouble Light Reflector From Aluminum
• Cover the LED Wires with Shrink Wrap Tubing to Make a Miniature Garage Trouble L
• Make the Safety Cover and Hook for a Model Garage Trouble Light
• Attach the Wires to the Battery to Finish the Miniature Trouble Light