Warren Branch

[Alister_G]

Just now, chuffinghell said:

I thought about what you said regarding lighting having to be at a level that could be reached plus @MAP66 suggestion of a lamp light made me think that the light would be thrown out and upward 

 

Yep, it looks spot on mate.

 

Al.

[Nick C]

8 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

Thanks Al

I’d not considered that, I just assumed they would have had gas in the mid thirties

 

Medstead and Four Marks, on what is now the Mid-Hants, didn't get electricity at all until the 1960s, and never had gas - the whole station was oil lit before that. 

[chuffinghell]

I’ve given @MAP66’s suggestion more thought as I think I was unfair to dismiss it so quickly.

 

as a test I’ve drilled a hole through a spare crate, cross drilled a tail lamp and threaded the micro LED through

 

I know it’s rough but I’m just testing the idea

 

 

 

It will be interesting to see the effect inside the building once it’s gone dark

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

I’ve tried to further refine it by using a lamp from the Hornby loco detail pack and a painted crate

 

 

Unlike the other lamp the Hornby lamp is white plastic so when you fire up the LED it lights up the whole thing, obviously not desirable in a headlamp but ideal for my purposes

 

 

And fighting my OCD something different in the other corner

 

I suppose I’d better paint up the other barrels 

 

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by chuffinghell

[Graham T]

I think those look a lot better than the previous options

[lezz01]

Chris if you paint the lamp black and then white and scrape all the paint off the lens the light will only show through the lens.

Regards Lez. 

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, lezz01 said:

Chris if you paint the lamp black and then white and scrape all the paint off the lens the light will only show through the lens.

Regards Lez. 

Hi Lez,

 

I Agree but I want it to illuminate the building so it does exactly what I need it to do. The ‘lamp’ is merely to disguise the LED and wiring in the highly unlikely event the building is photographed from the ‘unseen’ side thus

 

 

 

If that makes any sense?

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

Many thanks to @MAP66 for the idea 

 

Its been bugging me how to hide the led and wires

 

And thanks to @Alister_G for help regarding the positioning and continued support 

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

Well it seems to work quite nicely

 

 

The ‘lamp’ also helps to diffuse the light, so an added bonus

 

 

[Rowsley17D]

All looks very convincing, Chris.

[Jon Harbour]

That is spectacular Chris. Incredible work.

[MAP66]

16 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

Well it seems to work quite nicely

Glad it all worked out Chris, the lighting effect looks bang on 

[chuffinghell]

Been busy with other things this weekend, one of which was clearing up the cr@p hole that is the layout room.

 

Despite all efforts to have a place for everything putting everything back in its place is still something I need to get the hang of 

 

One thing I have been playing around with is setting the scene, deciding on what’s going where

 

 

 

 

 

 

[lezz01]

It's really nice Chris. What ground cover are you going with, sets or ash?

Regards Lez.

[Julia]

 

Strange question, but: which direction is North? And what time of year is it? 

 

The reason I ask, is you have milk churns out in the open. If they are full, they want to be kept in the shade, and should really be going as direct as possible to the dairy before the milk can spoil, not hanging around at the goods shed for any length of time. 

 

J

[Mick Bonwick]

They must be empty. They're still in undercoat, so not yet ready for service.

[Graham T]

Wouldn't they perhaps be at the platform anyway, ready for attachment to the next passenger train?

[chuffinghell]

9 minutes ago, Graham T said:

Wouldn't they perhaps be at the platform anyway, ready for attachment to the next passenger train?

Probably, I’m happy for others to suggest where stuff should be going because I’m just winging it at the moment

[Andrew P]

Hi Chris, I agree with Julia and Graham T above, the Milk would probably go via a Passenger Train, in the Brake Van and kept in the shade, probably even if empty. Just my thoughts.

 

On the other hand, that Goods Shed is looking superb.

 

I was picturing it with charred roof timbers as if a Fire had occurred a day or two ago leaving the opportunity to see the wonderful work inside more closely.

[chuffinghell]

6 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

Hi Chris, I agree with Julia and Graham T above, the Milk would probably go via a Passenger Train, in the Brake Van and kept in the shade, probably even if empty. Just my thoughts.

This is what happens when you haven’t got a clue what You’re doing  I can put them on a porters trolley on the platform maybe although there isn’t really anywhere in the shade on the platform so I might just have to leave it

 

7 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

On the other hand, that Goods Shed is looking superb.

 

Thanks Andy, making it up as I go along as usual hence the odd mistake, incorrectness and/or inconsistency

 

9 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

I was picturing it with charred roof timbers as if a Fire had occurred a day or two ago leaving the opportunity to see the wonderful work inside more closely.

 

Fortunately you can still see quite a lot though the skylights 

[chuffinghell]

3 hours ago, lezz01 said:

It's really nice Chris. What ground cover are you going with, sets or ash?

Regards Lez.

Thanks Lez

 

I will more than likely go for an ash ground cover but it’s not been decided yet

[chuffinghell]

On 25/04/2021 at 17:49, Andrew P said:

....the Milk would probably go via a Passenger Train, in the Brake Van and kept in the shade...

I don’t think I have to worry too much about them being in the shade....

 

 

....but I’ve only got 12 

[chuffinghell]

I’ve knocked together a Coopercraft trolley, (I’ve got a couple of packs so if I’ve done it wrong I’ve got a few more to go at)

 

 

 

 

I’m wondering if the wheels should be red instead of black?

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by chuffinghell

[Mick Bonwick]

3 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

I’m wondering if the wheels should be red instead of black?

 

 

Just pretend they're dirty!

[chuffinghell]

9 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

Just pretend they're dirty!

 I’m only asking because I found this.....

 

 

....so wondered if the above is period correct or if it had just been done to smarten them up for display purposes

 

Better to ask now than being told they’re wrong after I’ve painted them all