Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

Nice looking walls and nice looking trees in the background!

Thanks for the kind words - I'm currently working on another batch of the pine trees. The layout needs 100's of them.

[S&S RR]

I returned from my cabin with a box full of pine trees today.  Obviously, the fish were not biting. It has been raining so much here that the river looks like a flowing mud slide.  I don't think the fish can see three inches the water is so dark.  I enjoy getting up their even if the fishing is bad and I can always enjoy my model railroading hobby wherever I am.  Tomorrow it's back to painting casting for the Brambell's build -between 1:1 jobs.

[S&S RR]

My 1:1 gazebo roof project and my "job that replenishes the supply of EXPO bucks" has  kept me busy and out of the layout room the last couple days.  I'm making a few casting pours so I have castings to work with on my next rain delay. 

[S&S RR]

I found a way to multitask some layout work with my cedar shingle roof on my 1:1 gazebo - I 'm cutting the blanks for pine tree armatures at the same time I cut the bevel in the shingles for the ridge cap. The rain delays are dragging this roofing job out way to long.

[S&S RR]

I'm still working on the outside house repairs - so the layout is not getting any attention again this week.  It looks like I have a couple more weeks of outside work to do before I can get back to the layout.  The good news is that the weather is finally cooperating, so I can make good progress on the 1:1 work.

[ACL1504]

John,

1:1 has kept me slowed down as well. The good news is that nothing is lost by me not being in the man cave.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

1:1 has kept me slowed down as well. The good news is that nothing is lost by me not being in the man cave.

Tom

It is amazing how 1:1 projects can pile up.  I need a couple more weeks of working on the house and then it will be back to the layout. I spend lots of time while I'm working on the house thinking about my next moves on the layout.

[S&S RR]

I have been working on F&SM pictures during the rain delays in my 1:1 projects - it is amazing how many ideas that project has generated for my layout. Can't wait to get back to working on the layout.  I hope to be back at it next week.

[S&S RR]

Today is cleanup day from all the 1:1 projects. The new cedar roof on the gazebo resulted in 100's of pine tree armatures.  I hope to spend many hours in the gazebo yet this summer making pine trees for the layout. I'm very happy it is time to get back to building the layout.

[S&S RR]

I spent the day swapping out the remaining fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs with LED's. I really like the lighting from the LED's. I learned a hard lesson with the ceiling fluorescent bulbs in the area behind the trestle.  Changing bulbs was a pain in more ways than one.  I can tell you that if the LED's ever burn out up there I will replace the lighting in that area with more LED spots from the valence. 


So I completed my list of outside projects and layout room improvement projects so now it's back to laying track and building structures and scenery. Tomorrow, I plan on finishing the scenery behind the trestle and completing the land forms needed on the back side of Mt. Aiden. I will post some pictures when I have something to show.

[deemery]

What color temp LEDs did you get?


dave

[S&S RR]

What color temp LEDs did you get?


dave

Hi Dave


I tried a few different bulbs but I liked the way 4000 - 5000 bulbs looked for the in ceiling lights.   To my eye they looked the most like natural sun light. For the valiance lights I used two different bulbs - a day light bulb (manufactures designation) that is at 5000, and I also used some 2700 soft light bulbs for spots.


I would be interested in anyone else experience with this.

[S&S RR]

When I get the section completed behind the trestle I will take some photographs and we can compare to the previous pictures with fluorescent celling lights and incandesce valance bulbs.

[deemery]

What color temp LEDs did you get?


dave

Hi Dave


I tried a few different bulbs but I liked the way 4000 - 5000 bulbs looked for the in ceiling lights.   To my eye they looked the most like natural sun light. For the valiance lights I used two different bulbs - a day light bulb (manufactures designation) that is at 5000, and I also used some 2700 soft light bulbs for spots.


I would be interested in anyone else experience with this.

My older fluorescents were a combo of Chroma 60 and regular bulbs.  My replacement LEDs are all 4000.  I -think- there's a little less blue blush to the lighting.  More importantly, I'm happy with the 4000k look.  I still have one place with fluorescents, a pair of 2' tubes.  I probably should replace those, but there are MANY more important things to do, like work on the roundhouse underneath them :-) :-)


dave

[S&S RR]

What color temp LEDs did you get?


dave

Hi Dave


I tried a few different bulbs but I liked the way 4000 - 5000 bulbs looked for the in ceiling lights.   To my eye they looked the most like natural sun light. For the valiance lights I used two different bulbs - a day light bulb (manufactures designation) that is at 5000, and I also used some 2700 soft light bulbs for spots.


I would be interested in anyone else experience with this.

My older fluorescents were a combo of Chroma 60 and regular bulbs.  My replacement LEDs are all 4000.  I -think- there's a little less blue blush to the lighting.  More importantly, I'm happy with the 4000k look.  I still have one place with fluorescents, a pair of 2' tubes.  I probably should replace those, but there are MANY more important things to do, like work on the roundhouse underneath them :-) :-)


dave

Thanks for the input Dave


Looks like we are finding the same thing.  The softer light does appear blue.  I know how expensive it is to replace the bulbs with the LED's but don't wait until you have scenery and structures under the fixtures.  I have had a back ache for two days from replacing the bulbs over the trestle.  I actually decided to stop after replacing two of the four bulbs and just removed the florescent bulbs.