The curved tops of translucent pushpins can be cut to look like wingtip lights for 1/32 and 1/48 scale aircraft.

When my 1/32 scale F-14 Tomcat did not include translucent plastic for the lights, I quartered the pushpin tops and, with a little fine tuning, had realistic lights — and even a taillight. After sanding down the bottom of a purple pin, I also had an aircraft sensor light.

Tip submitted by:
Michael Spehar
North Ogden, Utah