Agree looks good. One has to beware of the antics of the fauna. In had one radio go off frequency after a large Arachnid topped itself on top of the Nippers oscillator coil. Being rural "Mud Wasps" are a constant source of entertainment.

I have a Neighbour's Audi Garaged here & there's a warning. Some of them decided that the lower air intake was a great place to build. This has two branches, fortunately with a screen to they could not get far. It would be nice if the dealerships knew about these screens as they both looked like they had never been cleaned in the vehicles life.

Ian Robertson, I have found now that with the clear perspex and the dial pointer painted white ( as it originally was ) there was really no need to increase the lighting as it's quite bright now.

I mentioned that it was not a good idea to modify the dial lights.
Most manufactures even these days know what they are doing.
JJ

One has to be careful with dial lights, I often see them with dials that have been burnt through by them, especially early Radiola There is a proliferation of the long tubular envelope dial globes. These in some of the early sets where the globe is 90 degrees to the dial, brings the heat close to the cellulose & it burns.

These dials are actually designed for a globe with a much smaller round bulb. (as also used in the dynamo light ob my 6V Grey Fergy tractor)

The Tasma dial I did recently had a neat idea - tubular lamp with a tinplate reflector around it - about 110 degrees. No direct light or heat to the cellulose, just light reflected from the white-painted "light box" of the dial. Very effective, even lighting.

BTW, an alternative to the domed clear perspex is a "watch glass", obtainable in a pack of 5 from laboratory suppliers. You've seen these on old alarm clocks... They are used in labs over a bunsen to evaporate things... Quite cheap too.