How do you shed light on your empire?

[Anonymous]

How are you lighting up your RR? To me after reading and looking at several Model Railroading magazines from various publishers. Articles in MR seem to stand out. Not only because of the scenery but also due to how people shed light on their subject.
Is this an a part of the hobby we take too lightly?

[dave9999]

Lighting is just as important as scenery. How are you going to make you scenery look good if you cant see
what it looks like. Plus It makes life a whole lot easier if you can see what you're doing. IMO overhead florescent lights work for what I need. Dave

[ClinchValleySD40]

Lighting makes the scenery. And I could not imagine operating without good lighting.

[Anonymous]

Lighting really is crucial, especially since we are generally trying to recreate a world that is bathed in sunlight. Lighting also effects the colors over the entire layout. It can be problematic to get good lighting and not create a giant heating affect in a room too. Many lower wattage bulbs work well or florescents (although the flicker of some florescents bug me after a while).

Warren

[vsmith]

Lighting is crucial to a good layout. It can make or break it.

My layout is inside a garage and under a storage loft so lighting for me is crucial. I have the standard fluorescent shop lights that light up the garage well but there was a big shadow under the storage loft. I am installing fluorescent "light sticks" underneath the storage loft, these are concealled by the support beams so the lights are invisable but they have a big effect on the layout .

[Anonymous]

Via Thomas Edison
2 100 watt incadesent bulbs
however soon to be switched over to 8 foot overhead shop lights

Regards
Larry

[IRONROOSTER]

If we're talking enough light to adequately see what you're doing then it's pretty important, but I plan to get the track down and get some trains running before I worry about valences and other advanced effects. Currently I have a 100w bulb and a shop light fixture which works pretty well, but is not the final solution.
Enjoy
Paul

[tomwatkins]

Godd lighting is essential. The older you get, the more essential it becomes. I use flourescent fixtures with Ottlite tubes. They give a really good simulation of daylight and they last nearly forever.
Tom Watkins

[Anonymous]

What lighting combination would simulate a cloudy day? A way to make the switch from cloudy to sunny? Hmmm......

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by IRONROOSTER

If we're talking enough light to adequately see what you're doing then it's pretty important, but I plan to get the track down and get some trains running before I worry about valences and other advanced effects. Currently I have a 100w bulb and a shop light fixture which works pretty well, but is not the final solution.
Enjoy
Paul

That was my thinking except that now that I have the ceiling finished and the track laid, valences are out of the question. I'm working on other solutions but all to little all too late. I think I lost my hobbiest status and am into the anal spectrum. As long as I'm miserably happy, why complain!!

[Anonymous]

three track lights one 40 two 60 watt bulbs

[CP5415]

Right now I either use mother nature's best, or a couple of 60 watt bulbs.
In my current location, lighting is rather difficult to deal with, but on my next layout it will be thought about in a different manner.

Gordon

[AggroJones]

I have two 300 watt halogen lamps and one 100 watt incandecant bulb lamp to light my room.

[Anonymous]

The old tried and true standard 60 watt bulb works for me at the moment. I also have an old torchiere lamp that I came really close to trashing before I realized that it could serve some purpose in my train room. When the ceiling light isn't needed while I work on the layout, I flick on the floor lamp and turn up the lighting til I reach the desired brightness. I usually do this when I'm ready just to sit back and watch the trains run. In the future, when I've more room, flourescent lighting would be ideal I think (in the basement).