So finally the time has come to start wiring the lights and placing the first buildings! First comes the station building. The first test with the lighting showed up a couple of problems I half expected... the light makes the walls glow ever so slightly, plus light comes out from underneath the buildings. Also, the bulb could be seen from through windows, which wasn't great. So, I made a cardboard mask for the inside of the buildings, cutting out the holes for the windows and door lights. I then covered those holes over with masking tape. This diffuses the light through the windows, and hides the unpainted insides and bulb from sight. Finally, I created a skirt for the bottom of the buildings, on the insides, out of black insulation tape. This seals the building against the platform.
The other mod I made to the building was to move the supporting poles in a bit, as they where on the edge of the platform. A nail has been placed in the platform to hold the poles in place.
And here are the results!
More tomorrow...!
Neat stuff Simon! Ahh yes, the complications of lighting! Good that you found some relatively simple solutions for it though (masking tape and electrical tape are two of my friends in this area as well!), nothing I find more distracting than 'translucent' walls! The photos look really great!
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