LEDs look great in Diecast and RC cars, trucks, police vehicles, tractor trailers, and more!
Model cars are a classic staple of the hobby world. Gaining popularity in the 1950s, they allow for some of the most fun building experiences with excellent results — something only enhanced by a miniature LED light. With our LED lights for model cars, we're bringing a new degree of realism and ingenuity to these models, allowing for further fun and exciting ways to get your model cars to the next level. At Evan Designs, our customers have achieved incredible results using interior and exterior miniature LED lights for model cars and have shown there's no limit to what you can do. Check out our gallery full of pictures and videos sent by our customers to see the endless possibilities you can achieve with LED lights for model cars.
Mikes 1/18 Mad Max Road Warrior police fleet using Evan Designs LEDs
Oldsmobile Muscle Machine
1/18 scale diecast Muscle Machine 1956 Oldsmobile 88 modified with working lights from Evan Design, tire lettering, and custom exhaust pipes.
Lights for police cars
I would like to thank you for my recent orders. My projects turned out perfect. Attached are pictures of my projects and all Lights in the pictures were purchased from evan designs.
Camaro police vehicle
Mikes 1/24 Police Camaro
Police vehicle model
"14-3mm LED Lights from Evans Designs! Great looking lights from a Great Company. Thank you for making my project come to life!!!"
Pickup with a horse trailer
Custom Lighted 50 Chevy pickup & horse trailer
Wooden vintage car
Old Wood roadster salvaged from an antique shop and restored with upgrades. 2 warm LEDs for retro style headlights. 6 red LEDs for exhaust and 2 red Led's for tail lights. All run off of one 9 volt battery.
At the gas station
The poor lighting of this accessory has bugged me for quite a while. Now I can move on to other projects...one of which is the MTH Mel's Diner currently on the Edgerton Fall layout.
Standard police car
Huge thanks to Shelly at Evan Designs for putting together the custom Wig-Wag circuit that makes this car possible. You really need to talk with her if you have a custom-designed idea for your lighting project...she is a true wizard!
VW Samba with a camper
Terminally cute! A nice addition to somebody's layout...it was gone within about 15-minutes of the debut at a recent train show!
Tractor with a trailer
Many hours of work and a bunch of drilling and gluing to make this happen!
Packard fire truck
This one was snapped up pretty quickly from our vendor table at a train show not long after it was first displayed.
Chevy sanitation truck
An extremely rare diecast. This was sold at the first train show at which it was displayed!
Small school bus
Been wanting to do one of these for quite a while. Proving very popular.
Bulldozer
Pleased with the way this turned out. It has since been sold.
Ice cream truck
I have since added Arttista figures of an ice cream vendor leaning out the side window to hand a cone to a small girl standing beside the truck.
Holland Combine on corn field
New Holland Combine model working in the corn field. Headlights 1.8mm cool white, Fast Flash orange markers, tail lights solid red. Thanks to Brad Underwood for this GREAT video.
Knight Rider model
Here is my KINGHT 4000 FROM THE 1990 TV MOVIE KNIGHT RIDER 2000 THIS CAR IS THE RED UPGRADED VERSION OF K.I.T.T.
Truck on the grass
This Is My Peterbilt Semi With 9 3mm Evan Design Lights. The Button Is In The Fuel Tank And The Batteries Are In The Sleeper Cab. It Was Tricky Finding Places For Little Wires To Go.
Magnificent Corvette
A bit larger than the 1/43rd scale diecasts I mostly do for O-gauge model rail layouts, this display model in 1/18th scale was done for my brother-in-law who is a Corvette finatic. He even owns a full-size, all-original 1962 Vette!
Back of the Ford's vintage car
This is my 1/24 1937 ford pickup. It's my first lighted model and actually turned out rather well.
You can see the battery in the back. It's powered by 2 9v batteries
Ford vintage car
This is my 1/24 1937 ford pickup. It's my first lighted model and actually turned out rather well.
You can see the battery in the back. It's powered by 2 9v batteries
Service vans
Picked up these two relatively rare trucks at a train show last April. Paid just $20.00 for the pair! Seldom see them for sale.
Aerial ladder fire truck
Done for a client to his specifications, although I did add two small flashers atop the windshield in addition to the 3-mm "bubblegum machine" light there.
Truck with a vactor
I seldom do self-contained vehicles but this one lent itself to that just fine. The rear tank hides the 9-volt needed to operate all the LEDs.
Lionelville bus
Another bus lighting project.
Ambulance in front of the fire department
The vehicles are a part of my O scale train layout that takes up nearly half of my living room (I use the family room like a living room). I'll do my best in the days to come to take some more photos of some of the items I've illuminated with your LEDs and send them out to you.
John Kepshire
Police sirens
Dear Evan Designs,
i've bought your police siren.
I've made a video that you can see here.
I am the manufacturer of the car and the video and i'm not a professional, only a passionate.
If you wish, you can put video on my web site. I would be very happy
Green pickup truck
56 chevy stepside with working head lights and doom light
Impala SS
Pushing the envelope on the era of most model railroad layouts but the diecast is so neat it just cried out for my attention!
Pumper Model with LEDs
GMC ambulance
Unusual subject matter...a fairly rare diecast owned by a client. Pretty straight-forward lighting project, though.
Buick Skylark
Extra pleased with the results on this project for a client.
"I have attached some pics of my Revell Cityliner bus that uses 8 of your cool-white 1.8mm LEDs and pre-wired switch and battery connector. The lights work great and really put out great illumination. They were really easy to install. I just super-glued the LEDs to the light bezels. I have the battery and switch connection located in a side cargo bay. I would certainly recommend these to any hobbyist that wants to enhance their model." Rich Warren, Rockford, IL
Ford Torino
1/25 scale plastic model, 70' Ford Torino with marker and tail lights
LaFrance fire truck
Been meaning to do one of these trucks for some time. Finally picked this one up at a very reasonable price from a friend in the model train world.
Mercury oldtimer
The "cool" guys had these things when I was in high school (shortly after rocks were discovered!).
Commercial van
Seems I got into "van mode" recently. Don't see a lot of them offered at reasonable prices but I found a few. Here's the first one.
News station van
The fall layout at historic Edgerton Model Railroad Room in Rochester features a train wreck scene, a recreation of an incident about a decade ago in this area. So I built this news van to add to the scene that already features a police car and fire truck with flashing LED lights
Yellow fire truck
Ford C fire truck with LEDs
Cars in front of a diner
1950 Diner made with Luaun plywood, bass and balsa wood. Windows are single pane glass. Contains three booths and a long lunch counter. Have just added your led's and now need to light up the roof sign and interior, Doors open and close.
Red Cadillac Eldorado
Since making the video, I've discovered this diecast is actually 1/48th scale..a perfect match for O-gauge!
Gas tanker
Lucky to pick up this relatively rare older diecast in near mint condition. Those outstanding Evan Designs Nano LEDs fit perfectly in the headlights once the lenses were pried out. Wires go through the holes in which the headlights are mounted. Lenses were reattached with white glue so as not to etch the plastic with other cement.
Elegant pink Buick
This one took a bit of time since the headlights and tail lights were simply molded plastic with no lenses originally. I probably should have cut down the seat before putting the driver in there but I kinda like the illusion that his hat is almost surely going to blow away!
Dark green pickup truck
Hoping to add even more interest to the lighted vehicles by including some sort of load in the open bed of the 1/43rd scale pickup trucks. It is surprising what you can do with stuff that is just lying about!
