platform lighting

[daryll]

Well after a long time I am ready to build Minories  based in south London in the 50`60 , so what sort of platform lighting was there in this era , and link`s  to any manufactures that have these 

 

Cheers

 

Daryll

[Pete the Elaner]

This type was extremely common throughout the 70s & 80s. I have recently seen photos taken in the early 60s with these lamps on the station. I am not sure if they date back to the 50s.

The problem is nobody makes a decent representation of it, which is a shame because they were just about everywhere for many years. This is my recent 1st attempt at 3d printing it. Being such a close-up photo really highlights the flaws, but I will have a go at refining it in time.

[Brian]

You haven't mentioned the scale you're building in... But for OO then...

Southern Region then these were used a lot in the 1950's/1960's  Link to example

The type shown above contain fluorescent tubes and were very common in the 1970's onwards where platforms where lighting was upgraded.

[letterspider]

11 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said:

This type was extremely common throughout the 70s & 80s. I have recently seen photos taken in the early 60s with these lamps on the station. I am not sure if they date back to the 50s.

The problem is nobody makes a decent representation of it, which is a shame because they were just about everywhere for many years. This is my recent 1st attempt at 3d printing it. Being such a close-up photo really highlights the flaws, but I will have a go at refining it in time.

 

That looks good. If you print in natural colour, 3 deep outline and set infill to 10%, you should be able to insert and illuminate with a pre wired smd.

 

[Pete the Elaner]

On 10/04/2020 at 09:59, letterspider said:

 

That looks good. If you print in natural colour, 3 deep outline and set infill to 10%, you should be able to insert and illuminate with a pre wired smd.

 

I have no idea what the bold part means. Maybe it means something for 'traditional' 3d printing.

I have printed it in 405nm clear resin. The intention is to try & light it from below, but I have not tried this yet.

[letterspider]

Which printer?

[Pete the Elaner]

12 minutes ago, letterspider said:

Which printer?

Anycubic Photon.

I have not had it very long & not printed very much with it either, so there may well be some tips, tricks & settings I simply do not know about yet.

 

On 10/04/2020 at 09:39, Brian said:

 

The type shown above contain fluorescent tubes and were very common in the 1970's onwards where platforms where lighting was upgraded.

 

I always remember thinking they looked very 70s. then lasted until c1990 when 2-diameter tubular metal posts started to replace them.

I recently saw a video uploaded to youtube about the Witham to Maldon brach. Photos & still of Witham in 1963-64 has this type on the platform. I didn't realise the design was that old.

[letterspider]

Thanks.  Interested in that printer too.

[TheSignalEngineer]

2 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said:

I recently saw a video uploaded to youtube about the Witham to Maldon brach. Photos & still of Witham in 1963-64 has this type on the platform. I didn't realise the design was that old.

Coventry had them when it was rebuilt in 1962.

[gazzaday]

I've been trying to find a solution to creating a standard concrete type BR station lamp for some time. I have now managed to create one by dissecting and re-wiring a Woodland Scenics model. The new lamp shade was made from brass wire, the trim of a plastic takeaway carton with Fox transfer lettering applied.