The home builds are amazing here. Modding or not.Im sure youll find some thing to spot things on that size propetyy. Welcome.
Sounds like a nice little place you've got there - You'll find lots of help here for anything you want to build.
I used to live in the Gulf Country about 120km NNW of Cloncurry.
Up there in the mid '60s the best lights around were carbide lights. Things have improved a bit since then.
Welcome!
Sounds like you need a couple of decent lights.
You will really appreciate them in your environment!
Cheers
Anton
It's nice to meet you, wedgetail!
hahaha Welcome and greeting from Italy!
If you want to resurrection your old Maglite, you can start with some easy-to-do drop in from Terralux. I’ve bought one, and now my old Maglite is from another planet :bigsmile:
Welcome to the forum widgetail. You're in a dream situation for a flashlight enthusiast. I'm only on 14 acres. It's still pitch black at night here, but area lighting is steadily moving it way towards my property. That saddens me partially due to this hobby, but mostly because I love seeing the glorious night sky. I imagine you can see the Milky Way clear as day out there.
Do you have a metal lathe? You said "turn" a couple times.
Welcome wedgetail, looks like you’re in perfect environment to have many flashlights. May be some other members here will envy you 
Welcome to BLF!
Welcome
Good day and be very welcome!!
Great to have another Aussie on board. Enjoy, and keep an eye out for Vinh lights. Something for you to look at after enjoying some stock lights.
Thanks again guys, great feeling here. Vinh’s lights look pretty awesome, they must be one powerful unit!
Nice, Stayed on some stations north of Julia Creek a while back, not quite your way but fantastic country.
Well that’s mankind advancing on the wild… Happening everywhere. Yeah we can see the milky way pretty clearly when it’s about, I try not to take things like that for granted. I agree an unpolluted sky is a treasure, but it’s no coincidence we’re out here 
Well I’ve got a 6’ bed lathe at work (40m from the house), and someone gave me a much smaller lathe which I’m yet to commission at home. So yep I’m only limited by my imagination (and that of the forum’s!)
Advice: stay away from this (^) dude. He’s one sick bastard! 0:) Oh, and keep him away from the sheep, too…
Sorry Texas. I'm not a Kiwi. Sick yes. Wanna pay my medical bills. Bastard, according to my adult children yes. Ask me and I'll tell you I'm a tough bastard.
Wedgetail, if your into things that go bang texaspyro is your man.
Please keep us updated on your machine work. Theres a thread somewhere about what your doing in the machine shop. Here it is.
Welcome to BLF, wedgetail! :party:
wedgetail ; Hello and Welcome to the BLF ! 
Thanks agin guys.
I find a few people get aussies and kiwis mixed up in the whole sheep love topic. Bloke I used to know in the UK was always cracking sheep jokes at me and I had to keep pointing out I wasn’t a kiwi
You I’ll keep you updated, however after having a look at that thread I’m embarrassed to show my work - the bar is set very very high! Not sure I’m quite up to some of it…
Alls good on the machining side. We can all appreciate the efforts put in. I started by buying a AA host first and put a driver and led in it to build my first light to give me an idea on the basics on how a light worked and what went into it. I gave it to my mum. After that it just snowballs.