Added a Bargain Light Effect To My Tombstone Southwest RR

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I happen to be in CVS today and found a toy spinning rabbit left over from Easter. When you press the button it the lights come on and start to spin. Thought it might make a good addition of my layout if I took it apart and built it into my Oriental Saloon. Turns out it makes a nice night light effect for the layout. It was simple to take apart and wire in a toggle switch which I have on my fun board. Only cost $1.50 on sale. Here’s a brief video of the effect.

It pays to shop around after the holidays.

Tombstone Southwest RR

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That really worked well. I love repurposing ‘found objects’ like your bunny from around the house and in discount bins into something neat for the layout.

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That light-up rabbit is awesome!!! [;)]

With my kids getting older, unidentified bins of “kids toys” have been showing up in my office lately. I have found many layout additions from their discarded childhood items … and to me, anything that lights up is a bonus! Their loss is my layouts gain! [tup]

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Same here , Brad.