Fancy another beer: lighting success…

This isn’t a finished commission, yet yesterday, when I successfully wired up the lighting I was so excited I shared the results with my good friend Chris, whom was so excited I felt I just had to share the results here…  

 

This is ‘Fancy A(nother) Beer’ but realised not in HO or O, but N. Yes, N scale, on a Mosslanda shelf. 

The scene is mixed between inside and outside, as if you take a look at that original design (link above) then you’ll be able to watch a video of the full size 3040 squeezing through the brewery to reach the yard beyond. This was going to be a challenge in any scale but N perhaps more so? Or perhaps not?

I have used my usual LED lighting tape for both - but wired a 1k resistor in the section for inside, dropping the brightness of these right down, giving the feel of ceiling mounted lighting - but also, meaning that despite room lighting, you get the effect where the outside throws light into the inside. Peering into this scene I’m so excited to get some colour on things, the feel will change substantially once the Road surface is painted, but still, this model shows once again the opportunity for both real personality and real modelling in the smaller scale. Until next time, more soon…

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