Its been a while since my last post, our yearly family vacation took some chuck of the time but I have found it difficult to focus in completing a couple of projects on the layout.
Lighting
The key thing that has been mostly completed is the street lights on the layout. I purchased some LEDs from Ebay and was able to glue them to the telegraph poles. I use a mixture of Two Dollar Shop satay sticks and Atlas Telegraph poles to build them.
To turn the lights on I installed a switch on the control panel next to the point switches.
I was really happy to be able to complete this, that I showed my kids. Now everytime they come into the train room they like to turn the lights off and then switch the layout lights on.
After I had complete the street lights, I noticed that there were other lighting I needed to add to the layout and also vary some of the lighting so the brightness is not all the same. I hope to do this soon once I learn how I can change the brightness.
Lighting
The key thing that has been mostly completed is the street lights on the layout. I purchased some LEDs from Ebay and was able to glue them to the telegraph poles. I use a mixture of Two Dollar Shop satay sticks and Atlas Telegraph poles to build them.
To turn the lights on I installed a switch on the control panel next to the point switches.
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| Trafalgar street at dusk. Ready for the evening peak hour |
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| Another shot with the station in the background |
After I had complete the street lights, I noticed that there were other lighting I needed to add to the layout and also vary some of the lighting so the brightness is not all the same. I hope to do this soon once I learn how I can change the brightness.
The lights look very cool :) Looks just like Petersham or Summer Hill, or one of those suburbs. Very nostalgic!
ReplyDeleteYep Based on Petersham. But reduced the number of tracks so it can fit into the space
DeleteLooks great. Are these Weico models?
ReplyDeleteBuses and Trams are all Weico models. Now no longer in production
DeleteFWIW, the 2nd Series underfloor buses (single deckers with double destination boxes) were not introduced until circa 1959, so they do not overlap with trams at Petersham.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill for the info and aware of the inaccuracy. However, I do love old buses it brings back memories of my childhood.
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