Trains.com

Interior Lighting

1302 views
3 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • 21,669 posts
Posted by Overmod on Monday, October 11, 2021 12:27 PM

This is too funny.  I'd been following along with this in the MR forum, as I recall in the 'layout and layout building' subforum.  Perhaps one of their mods tried to get it to the 'prototype' subforum and fumbled their fingers?

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • 7,500 posts
Posted by 7j43k on Sunday, October 10, 2021 2:25 PM

The arc furnace building I used to spend time around was not brightly lit.  There were some high-bay mercury vapor lights, so when the furnace was shut down, at night the place had a distinctly bluish color.

Sounds like you're on the right track.

 

 

Ed

  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: US
  • 25,292 posts
Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, October 10, 2021 2:00 PM

Question would be better answered in the Model Railroading forum.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

  • Member since
    June 2020
  • 133 posts
Interior Lighting
Posted by Bayway Terminal on Sunday, October 10, 2021 12:13 PM

Just finished kit bashing a Walthers HO Electric Arc Furnace building, but with the roof on the interior is very dark, notwitstanding I left cut-outs in the side and rear walls for viewing purposes. The furnace interior is lit up at the lid opening & tap-out hole with 4 blue & orange flikering Leds / in order to represent the arcing & scrap metal melting process. I am attempting to install several Woodland Scenics cool white-stick on Leds in roof joist to add more light, but i am not optistic this will do the job as i find these lights have limited effect when used in high ceiling buildings. 

Can anyone recommend a better option for brighter overhead interior lighting, maybe battery operated lights in the removable roof?  Bayway Terminal      

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

Newsletter Sign-Up

By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy