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Greenleaf Lighthouse - lantern room


otterine

The lantern room straight out of the box was great, but I did make a number of modifications to it. Since this is a solid room (no open back) and I planned to have a lighted Fresnel lens inside, I needed the room to be removable and therefore solid. I will do a full blog post on this in case people building the lighthouse kit would like to do something similar. Basically, I added siding and a lot of trim to the lantern room itself.

I had bought two Fresnel lens models in preparation for Jasper Inlet Light, a future build that is still on the distant horizon. Unfortunately, these were both too large for the kit lantern room. Instead, I've used the smaller Christmas ornament (one of a set of four), also by Harbour Lights. These are a little on the small side but more workable than the larger models. These are no longer made but you can find them on eBay from time to time.

I used the Cir-Kit lighthouse beacon, which had to be wired separately from the rest of the lights. It comes with its own control box and transformer. The only thing I didn't like was that there's no on/off switch; you have to climb under the table or reach behind things to unplug the transformer. You could put it on a cord with a switch, but an on/off switch seemed an odd thing to be missing. Otherwise, it's an awesome product...really gives the illusion of a rotating beacon.

The base, railing and lantern mechanism are fixed to the tower, and the lantern room and roof lifts off. The laser cut tabs allow this to work well. I cut a floor door to allow access from the upper tower room. I made another scratch built ladder that matches the one in the lower tower.

I reinforced the railing with small dowels since there wasn't much surface area to glue them side to side. I painted these black and you can't even tell there is anything there.

I left the acetate out of the lantern room for now. I like being able to see the Fresnel lens without light reflecting on the window surface. The lantern roof has a small knob finial as a finishing touch. Love it! :D

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