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#1
Happy Groundhog Day!

Not sure if Hallmark has a card for that but I wouldn't bet against it.

As we know, I haven't been in these here parts in a while so I figured I would stop in and open things up for once. We have some fresh baked biscotti that Lisa made. Better get some before Greg checks in.

The truck is loaded up for Timonium. Actually, the truck has remained loaded this past week since we just came from Springfield. If anyone is in the area, I hope you stop by and say hi! We have some free leftover fresh defective Mallo Cups that we picked up in Altoona on the way to Springfield last week. We have some other - model related stuff - for sale at the show but they don't taste as good. Although some may argue that point.

TGIF!

-slim


#2
Lighting Your Model / New Microlumina Store
January 17, 2017, 10:39:30 AM
I've got a new storefront for the www.microlumina.com store. I've got more product listed but still need to add some photos. LMK what ou think.


THanks!


-slim
#3
Lighting Your Model / Light Bites # 3
August 25, 2014, 09:30:20 AM
Light Bites #3 is finally up. Get it here:

http://microlumina.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=1

-slim

#4
This topic is about lighting up the Depot Station kit available at RailroadKITS http://railroadkits.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=58

I'm going to cover just the lighting instructions here. Painting, weathering, and general assembly will be left to the modeler.

We're going to use a piece of illustration board to mount the electronic bits and pieces so the first step in lighting comes during Step 2 of the kit's instructions. This is where we add bracing to the walls. Shorten the bracing by the thickness of the illustration board. The photo below shows the illustration board sitting on top of the bracing. The top surface of the illustration board should be even or slightly lower than the top of the wall. The bracing for the end walls should not be shortened.



Cut the illustration board so that it fits inside the main portion of the building. Notch the illustration board to allow for the longer end wall braces. The photos below show the illustration board located inside the building. Don't glue the board in place yet




In the next step we'll mark the locations for the LEDs

-slim
#5
Welcome to the Lighting Board!



If you have any questions about lighting your model then this is the place. I'll try to answer any questions as best I can - Perhaps someone else may have an even better answer so feel free to chime in or pile on.

I'm currently working on some simple lighting for RailroadKits.com Depot Station.http://railroadkits.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_7&products_id=58

It'll be a fairly simple project requiring some basic soldering skills. Nothing super hard so check back soon.

-slim

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