Small progress today on the pilot car. I was able to remove the "cabin", but I had to break the light guide. This is okay because it was in the way of the red head lights anyway ...
Red/white head lights - option #1
The first option is to build the light module myself and wire the LEDs to the ESU light strip, as I alluded in my previous post. Looking at the light module from Miniature Passion, it might be an idea to solder the 4 LEDs on a bread board circuit. I would have to follow those dimensions:
Red/white head lights - option #2
Another option came when I realized that Jouef released new sets of RIB/RIO passenger cars. They are HJ4012, HJ4039, HJ4150, HJ4152, and HJ4154. When looking on YouTube, I found this video and it seems that the pilot car switches from white to red head lights:
From 2:05 to 2:26, you can see the lights switching. I then searched for the manual, and found that spare parts #6 is the lighting module. I found two websites for those modules:
- https://www.detailstrains.com/pi%C3%A8ces-d%C3%A9tach%C3%A9es-neuves/hornby-jouef/voitures/ - HJ4039/06 - Platine d'éclairage
- https://www.lendonsmodelshop.co.uk/?button=moreinfo&qty=19656&moreinfo=Lighting%20Pack%20(HJ4039/6).html - Lighting Pack (HJ4039/6)
