In this update we see more illumination being added to New Junction. Gauge master street lamps are the order of the day, which prove a very satisfying update to the layout.
Had a train at the weekend blowing its soddin horn at 1am till at least 2:30am, workmen must have been doing something as the triangle of lights was going back n forth....thought it was twonks in a field messing around at first but twas a train!..... your train doing the rounds in the background with the triangle setup reminded me...looking good bobo
Lights look superb, really gives the night shots an ambient look, lampposts might be a bit more than 20 mill apart though 😄thanks for sharing mate keep up the great work cheers Dazza
Nice layout. With regard to the truck height and the lamp post. I would guess that bad truck would be around 13 to 14 ft high. the tallest double deck trailer I've pulled stood at 16'3". Any bridge under 16"6' would be marked up with a warning sign so I expect street lamps would have to be the same height if they overhang the road as yours do due to there being no footpath along the road side. good idea about painting the signal box to cut light bleed. alternatively could the lint be dimmed as it does look to throw a lot more light than the street lamps. I'm sure it coukd be done though I too are not so keen on fiddling with electrics.
I really advise to buy lights for your layout not that hard work but very effective keep up the good work new junction love the class 800 test livery keep well from H
on height the minimum for new build is 16'6'' for road use, The signal box would only have a small desk lamp for the record book or dim interior lighting, good update, though
Funny I've just added the exact same lights on Tuesday.. As a matter of interest what level did you set yours to, my looked bit to dim on the low resistor - Cheers Garry
Hello modelers, I just brought the Gaugemaster GM801 incandescent bulb street lights to make my first diorama but I don't know anything about wiring. They recommend using their WM2 power supply which has a 9 volts DC output; does that mean it's safe for me to simply hook the lights up to a 9V battery? Do I need to add any resistors to the circuit?
Yeah not 20 mm but 20 cm or 200 mm but it's hard to get stuff right 100% of the time when you are videoing. A nice job as always. Oh Richard if you see this, I'm just catching up on a few of your old videos :)
Whatever color they are, they are awesome. My brother is now making his own from scratch trying to implement a multi-color LED (one red, one bright yellow) so that he can simulate the old sodium-nitrate lights that started out red and turned more bright yellow/orange when heated up.
Just in the process of buying these lights for the Tileford station so very happy to see that you have used them!
Realism at its best! Love street lights on a layout, great job! Looks superb!
Mark 'BhigDaddyMark' Ferguson thanks Mark!
Looking good, you have a nice level of lighting there. Joe
Dudley Central cheers, it does look good
Had a train at the weekend blowing its soddin horn at 1am till at least 2:30am, workmen must have been doing something as the triangle of lights was going back n forth....thought it was twonks in a field messing around at first but twas a train!..... your train doing the rounds in the background with the triangle setup reminded me...looking good bobo
Very nice I love it nice layout 😍
Nice video, the street lights look fantastic in place on the layout. I think I will definitely add some lighting on my layout too.
Arn Arnach well worth it :-)
Hi, Lights are really effective gives the layout something extra and a nice level of lighting.
chris lemon thanks
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Your welcome
I love the lights they remind me of the American electric 113
They do look good lights and relatively easy to fit ..Dave
David Howarth thanks Dave, a very nice touch
Lights look superb, really gives the night shots an ambient look, lampposts might be a bit more than 20 mill apart though 😄thanks for sharing mate keep up the great work cheers Dazza
Darrell Deltic I'll try to keep it coming, thanks pal!
Looks great.
Nice layout.
With regard to the truck height and the lamp post. I would guess that bad truck would be around 13 to 14 ft high. the tallest double deck trailer I've pulled stood at 16'3". Any bridge under 16"6' would be marked up with a warning sign so I expect street lamps would have to be the same height if they overhang the road as yours do due to there being no footpath along the road side.
good idea about painting the signal box to cut light bleed. alternatively could the lint be dimmed as it does look to throw a lot more light than the street lamps. I'm sure it coukd be done though I too are not so keen on fiddling with electrics.
How about fitting power reducers to one of the wires per lampost.
When have you ever seen train lines looking that clean..
Looking good :) ... cheers ... steve
crazyvec thanks Steve
I really advise to buy lights for your layout not that hard work but very effective keep up the good work new junction love the class 800 test livery keep well from H
Mr Bean. What have you done to that wall???
Life safer showing that PCB Board where which wheres go i am guessing the long wires are + and short ones are - Great Video Thank You :)
Very nicely done. The Mini drivers should be able to see where they are going now and not try and go through the wall...Simon
Simon -Liverton Central let's hope so hehe
on height the minimum for new build is 16'6'' for road use, The signal box would only have a small desk lamp for the record book or dim interior lighting, good update, though
vince halls thanks for the info :-)
Funny I've just added the exact same lights on Tuesday.. As a matter of interest what level did you set yours to, my looked bit to dim on the low resistor - Cheers Garry
cheekytek Great minds think alike! ;-) I set mine to the highest brightness.
Do you need a switch for each lamp post?
Hello modelers, I just brought the Gaugemaster GM801 incandescent bulb street lights to make my first diorama but I don't know anything about wiring.
They recommend using their WM2 power supply which has a 9 volts DC output; does that mean it's safe for me to simply hook the lights up to a 9V battery? Do I need to add any resistors to the circuit?
Yeah not 20 mm but 20 cm or 200 mm but it's hard to get stuff right 100% of the time when you are videoing.
A nice job as always.
Oh Richard if you see this, I'm just catching up on a few of your old videos :)
Hopefully you enjoy them Gerry lol
Are these the gaugemaster lights, do they come with the chip too?
Tovil Station Model Railway yes to both. :-)
What wire do you use to connect the LED chip to your dc supply?
I think there good
Nice update. May I ask what make (Herpa/Wiking) the Merc softtop is please. Is it HO scale?
Tase good question! I'm not sure to be honest, I found it second hand unboxed.
the update looks great :) love your layout, let's swap mines not done ;).
GW RailFan haha but building is the fun bit! :-D
Hi who makes the adjusters for the brightness of the street lights and were can I buy them thanks jack.
Jack Brown hiya, they came with the lights so Gauge master. :-)
By the way I love your vids and my mum loves your Beautiful cocker spaniel LOL
Great stuff Harry, I love Lulu too 🐶😆
I have got streetlights on my layout too but they are orange streetlights
Whatever color they are, they are awesome. My brother is now making his own from scratch trying to implement a multi-color LED (one red, one bright yellow) so that he can simulate the old sodium-nitrate lights that started out red and turned more bright yellow/orange when heated up.
How do you connect the wire to the chip? Do you solder them? Thanks
thetrainspotter7 yep a small drop of solder
where do get the lights and how do you wire them to on the dcc or dc contolor
Brian Stewart Stewart hiya, the lights are Guagemaster and literally join on to a positive/ negative loop from the accessory port in your controller
22mm ?
x10 :D
TNT lorries are no higher than any other lorry you know
Depends on tyre air pressure lol