How to make a street-light style torch

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I need to light up my streets so the citizens of my castle can get around at night. I'd like to do something like this:

From https://www.pixtastock.com/illustration/58823117:

(I guess in some places they call this a 'sconce')

I looked around on Bricklink and the closest I found was this lantern below. But it looks like it only attaches to a hand, so I can't put it on the wall. Any suggestions?

Lantern use so called 3.18 mm "bar" connection, which is used by multiple of other parts than minifigure hands too. You could position it upward as well. — Alex, May 15 '20 at 04:58

Craig · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-14T22:42:25.603

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Tree Palm Top was used as lanterns in old pirate sets, for example 6285

edited May 14 '20 at 22:42

answered May 14 '20 at 22:27

Craig

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Yea, that works. Thanks. The instructions can be found at https://lego.brickinstructions.com/pdfdrop/6285_1.pdf step 25 – Monte Gardner May 14 '20 at 22:49
you can even put a flame piecein the middle - if you use the short one, prop it up with a few round 1x1s – htmlcoderexe May 16 '20 at 13:32

Robert Columbia · Answer 2 · 2020-05-15T12:49:02.177

1989's Eldorado Fortress from the Pirates universe had torches made from part 3959 with a single transparent stud on the "top", with the entire assembly pushed into an Erling brick.

You can get a similar effect by clipping a lightsaber hilt piece to the wall or putting it onto a post. Just add a suitable flame piece (or simple stud) coming out of one end. For a recent handheld version of this (could be easily adapted to a stationary lamp), see Ninjago set 70671, Lloyd's Journey.

How to make a street-light style torch

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