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I've been wondering a for a while if 3mm warm white LED's were available at a reasonable price, because about 4 years ago all I could find was the cool blue/white. I bought 100 of them, and while it was a good deal they just don't look good as headlights, and tinting them makes them look sickly.
I did a search and found this seller had the best deals that included the dropping resistors:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/buynow360/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160437958511
Be sure to specify the 470 ohm resistors for 12 volts, because there's a 100 ohm option. He also has them pre-wired, for those who want less soldering:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160545469653
They took about 11 days to arrive from China, and they are much better than the blue white. They're not as warm as an incandescent bulb, but close enough. 
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Posted - May 20 2012 : 8:55:11 PM
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100 bulbs for $7? That sounds like an excellent deal. You could light a whole city with that!  I'll have to look in to these when I start detailing my buildings. Thanks for posting 
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Posted - May 20 2012 : 9:01:12 PM
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It is a good deal, Cheez. You can get 100 of them for a lot less from other sellers, but you'd have to supply your own resistors.
Here are the flat-top ones I posted to Ron's snowplow thread, which could be used as lenses.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180752816807
These auction links will expire of course, so keep searching eBay, and let us know if new or better deals pop up.
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Edited by - NickelPlate759 on May 20 2012 9:02:11 PM
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Posted - May 20 2012 : 10:13:41 PM
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I measured the headlight hole on an Athearn F7 and it's about 4mm. Those flat-tops would be nearly perfect
Just looking at those auctions gives me all sorts of ideas!
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Posted - May 21 2012 : 12:40:01 AM
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warm white is actually perfect for HO stuff My friend would take every single lighted accesory I has & use warm white in them The warm white would look good inside a plastic steet light
BUT I gotta have a running layout or he won't do it 
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Posted - May 21 2012 : 06:22:08 AM
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Nelson,
I have seen these on Ebay quite a bit and sadly my handicap is I don't have a paypal account and therefore won't allow me to get the 2MM sizes in multicolor I need for my signal building for my layout so.....Till I get a paypal account anyway...)
But these look like you have a good deal on the warm white lights for steamers I presume?
I think the bright white ones look "OK" for a diesel but are a bit to "blue" but aren't to to bad for a diesel otherwise......
~John
Many have tried to, and failed, ya just can't repair stupid... 
Do NOT try to Idiot-Proof anything!!!! God, will simply create a better......IDIOT!
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Posted - May 21 2012 : 08:03:29 AM
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John,
The warm white are fine for diesels, too, as I found the blue-white to look funny even in them. There are no doubt variations in different productions, so some may have a bluer cast than others. I was looking at the 2mm's, and they have at least a 3mm package with a 2mm lens extension.
I may by a bunch of tiny surface mount LED's to illuminate the keypad on a multi-band radio, and they may come in handy for certain applications. Harder to work with, of course.
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