Next job, fix them in.

 




 




 

 

 

Hello Phil,

Wow! This is great I love that pic of the pannier tank and the horses with the station in the background. Really inspired stuff beautifully photographed.

Regards - Jim

I love the backs to the houses, and the missing drain pipe…Superb


REgards…Alan

Peter, the light on the outside front of Bear's Mill is a simple LED with 3mm washer, the brackets are in fact the LED leads bent appropriately, I don't have a suitable view though…

Doug

[user=1769]JimRead[/user] wrote:

Hello Phil,

Wow! This is great I love that pic of the pannier tank and the horses with the station in the background. Really inspired stuff beautifully photographed.

Regards - Jim

[user=1515]Sapperjethro[/user] wrote:

I love the backs to the houses, and the missing drain pipe…Superb


REgards…Alan

Thanks Jim, glad you like!

 

Thanks Alan,

The gardens are going in now, partitioning walls are done, the outsde toilets next….I remember walking down the garden in all weathers to get to it :shock:

 

Phil

Great stuff Phil,That row of houses turned out a treat.
Good luck with the gardens and thunder box.
Cheers,
Derek.

They have come out very nicely Phil. The window frames particularly. Can I suggest, and it depends on the exposure settings in the photo of course, that the interior lighting is a bit bright?

Cheers

Marty

Thanks Derek.

Thanks Marty, it is bright but was just lit up to see the effect, when the lights are in the chain they will be a lot dimmer, I know there are resistors to cut down wattage for some of the brighter bulbs but I've not gone into the values, unless someone here knows?

Phil

My Dad's an Electrician… maybe I could ask him for you?

The house look great Phil. :thumbs I'm looking foward to seeing them planted.

Cheers, Gary.

 

Hello Phil,

If the lights are LED's and the voltage is about 15 the 'normal' resistor would be about 820 Ohms so anything higher than that say 1.2k to 2.4k will make them dimmer.

If they are tungsten lamps then a little one transistor plus variable potentiometer plus one or two resistors circuit will reduce the voltage, in fact it would double as a simple controller as well. It might be possible to do the same as with the LED's but you would need some larger resistors to absorb the current without burning out.

Regards - Jim

The bulbs are either grain of wheat or rice can't remember.:roll:

 

Phil

Rice or wheat…:hmm  Are you sure they're not quinoa…??

Cheers, Gary.

I do like a nice milky rice pudding though ;-)

Hello Phil,

There's a good explanation here for GoW bulbs: Best way to wire grain of wheat lighting? - Model Railroader Magazine - Model Railroading, Model Trains, Reviews, Track Plans, and Forums

If you decide to go ahead with the separate DC variable power supply option I can send you a suitable and very simple circuit that can be wired point to point.

Regards - Jim

Thanks Jim, the bulbs are wired in parallel, all the layout is wired for lights from seperate transformers and sections, but there is a variation of bulbs fitted over 25 years or so, so at some time I need to look into brightness of sections and individual bulbs :shock:

 

Phil

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I can only say one word…Superb…

REgards…Alan

Phil, that is an example of superb modelling, attention to detail is brilliant!

Lovely building and scenic finish Phil.
The household on the left with the flowers and paving must be disgusted by the neighbours lack of gardening interest.All those weed seeds blowing in on them.He He.
Cheers,
Derek.