I read about something new, and I wondered what some of your opinions might be on it.
The writer of the article drills holes in his layout underneath structures that he would like to light. Then he lights the underside of his entire layout. Supposedly, the light shines through the holes and lights the structures. He varies the intensitiy by using various size holes, or numerous holes under particular structures. This is something new to me, but it sounds like it might be a good idea. Have any of you ever tried it before?
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Posted by BentnoseWillie (Member # 987) on :
I've heard of this being done, except the technique I had seen involved running fiber optics up into each building from a central light source under the benchwork. This allowed a much brighter lamp to be used to light the structures, and made replacing the lamp a snap.
I can see the benefits of lighting my structures with one lamp under each town or industry, instead of dozens inside trhe structures, so I think this will be my approach.
Posted by Kennedy Model Trains (Member # 808) on :
For a layout I recently built, I ran all the lights off of a single 15" fluorescent bulb, with so many fiber optic cables it looked like a telecommunications center! It worked great, though, and I was able to have functioning street lamps, utility lights, and even a string of lanterns on a party boat. Anything is possible with fiber optics.