Le Mans number lamps

[jo_campos]

Hi!
Do you know those tiny lamps that light up the car numbers at the Le Mans 24 Hour race? Well, I collect diecast models of Le Mans in 1:43rd scale, and some of them lack those lamps. I tried to model them with Tamiya Putty, but I didn't like the result, mainly because they're so small in this scale and it becomes difficult to make them all alike for a particular car. Besides, they tend to fall off quite easily. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!

[mike@af]

Decals.

[jo_campos]

Yes, I thought of that; in fact, some model manufacturers do it with decals; but decals are flat, and I would like them to protrude a little, just like in the real cars. I also have tried to drop a little spot of thick silver paint, but this tends to spread out and spoil the whole thing. Anyway, thanks for your suggestion.

[mike@af]

A lot of the Le Man cars, especially cars like the Audi R8, the number lamps are flush with the car with indiglow behing them.

[jo_campos]

You are absolutely right about modern cars, but in the sixties until mid-eighties cars did have prominent lamps, as can be seen in these 1970 Porsche 917K pictures:


Thanks again, Mike.