Some new buildings for Beaver Creek

[tramcar trev]

Oh boy that is just brilliant, so detailed and so, so, well so realistic...
Only one thing, sign says "best timber in Colorado" should that not be "lumber"

 

[yb281]

Love the sawmill Mike. I really fancy incorporating one into my railway, but I'm soooo pushed for space now.

 

[beavercreek]

Oh boy that is just brilliant, so detailed and so, so, well so realistic...
Only one thing, sign says "best timber in Colorado" should that not be "lumber"

Hi Trev
You say lumber I say Timber..let's call the whole thing off....
Well you are right in one way and also a bit wrong in another. It does depend on the size of the timber/lumber being produced here is Wiki's definition

"In the http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom < Link To U.K. and http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia < Link To Australia, "timber" is a term also used for sawn wood products (that is, boards), whereas generally in the http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States < Link To United States and http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada < Link To Canada, the product of timber cut into boards is referred to as lumber. In the United States and Canada sawn wood products of five inches http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameter < Link To diameter or greater (4½? nominal size) are sometimes called "timbers".

Now this saw mill is producing both types so........ TIMBER!!!!!!! [size=14pt]or possibly LUM[size=18pt]B[size=16pt]E[size=14pt]R!!![/size][/size][/size][/size][style="line-height: 32px;"]

 

[Zerogee]

Oh boy that is just brilliant, so detailed and so, so, well so realistic...
Only one thing, sign says "best timber in Colorado" should that not be "lumber"

Hi Trev
You say lumber I say Timber..let's call the whole thing off....
Well you are right in one way and also a bit wrong in another. It does depend on the size of the timber/lumber being produced here is Wiki's definition

"In the http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom < Link To U.K. and http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia < Link To Australia, "timber" is a term also used for sawn wood products (that is, boards), whereas generally in the http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States < Link To United States and http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada < Link To Canada, the product of timber cut into boards is referred to as lumber. In the United States and Canada sawn wood products of five inches http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameter < Link To diameter or greater (4½? nominal size) are sometimes called "timbers".

Now this saw mill is producing both types so........ TIMBER!!!!!!! [size=14pt]or possibly LUM[size=18pt]B[size=16pt]E[size=14pt]R!!![/size][/size][/size][/size][style="line-height: 32px;"]

Trouble in the Lumber Region.... at least I think that's what the Doc said.....

Jon.

 

[trammayo]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Mel
I know what you mean about space. As I said above, I am sort of reaching saturation but there are areas that have already been designated that need complete development or redevelopment. After that there is no more space. 'Tis funny when we are creating 'small worlds' how they still need acreage bigger than we can provide!

Mick, the warm white leds are definitely a lot better than the pure/cool white ones when being used as a replacement for tungsten bulbs but they still seem more like a flourescent tube light to me but I have still used them as lights outside some of the buildings. For inside older buildings tungsten it is!

 

[Richie]

Love the details on your saw mill Mike

 

[tramcar trev]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

Yep, I have tried tinting some with translucent nail polish and it seems to work quite well.

 

[beavercreek]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

Yep, I have tried tinting some with translucent nail polish and it seems to work quite well.

I will try that on some of my warm white leds......just have to have a look in my make-up bag.... :bleh:

 

[Zerogee]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

You can get strips of YELLOW LEDs here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320937909009?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648 < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...ksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
They look much better as old-time lighting than the warm white type. I'm going to be using the warm whites in modern coaches, and the yellows in the older stock.

Jon.

 

[beavercreek]

Hi Jon
The warm white leds that I have inside and outside the buildings are the bulb type that replace the Piko 19v 5,5 screw bulbs. I rough up the exterior so that they cast a wider beam and they do look good especially outside warehouses, factories etc.
BUT inside buildings that would have had tungsten light and for lights that will be on show (like the saw mill) the warm white led bulbs are good but still a little 'stark' for my liking so I have used good old tungsten bulbs there. But Trev's (tramcartrev) idea of coating them in nail varnish is an idea I will try. I do not have some in my make-up bag but will have a search through Lorraine's!

I have used the warm white led strips in Streamline passenger cars, in the new 'Lorraines's Diner and also outside the Movie House as they have the correct whitelight balance for those uses.
For the 'Road Kill diner the lighting would be 'low key tungsten' and would not be seen directly so I used the same warm white led strip but coloured the led covering with a brown permanent marker and this gives a nice 'tungsten' feeling.
This 'colouring' might work for the led bulbs as well but as they would be directly seen the 'brown' colouring might look a bit odd so I went with the original 19v tungsten ones.

I would like to see the yellow led strip and how it looks in your coaches and maybe try in a couple of 'old time' passenger cars as they could be a good solution as long as they are not too yellow....?

 

[tramcar trev]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

You can get strips of YELLOW LEDs here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320937909009?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648 < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...ksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
They look much better as old-time lighting than the warm white type. I'm going to be using the warm whites in modern coaches, and the yellows in the older stock.

Jon.

They are expensive I think, check out overseas sellers postage free from China like these waterproof ones. I have a 5 m roll on order I got it at Auction for $5 AU!!!!!!!
These are cheap and waterproof..... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/60-LED-4...98846?pt=AU_Lighting_Fans&hash=item45ffa136de
What will I do with 5M of WW leds? Not sure but lighting inside trams would be a good start.....

 

[Zerogee]

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I would like to see the yellow led strip and how it looks in your coaches and maybe try in a couple of 'old time' passenger cars as they could be a good solution as long as they are not too yellow....?

You've actually seen them in use, Mike, because they were used in the LGB old-time clerestory coach (the 7-window one that is just slightly longer than the starter-set ones) that I brought to John and Anne's open day a couple of months ago - I'd just got two strips of 3 yellows in there, stuck inside the clerestory roof and run off a 9volt PP3, and they give a very pleasant soft yellow glow on that voltage - just right (to me, anyhow) for old time stock.

Jon.

 

[Zerogee]

Smashing pics of the mill Mike, and the lights look great

Its interesting what you say about the warm white leds (just bought some). Mind you, they might tint better that the ordinary white leds?

You can get strips of YELLOW LEDs here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320937909009?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648 < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...ksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
They look much better as old-time lighting than the warm white type. I'm going to be using the warm whites in modern coaches, and the yellows in the older stock.

Jon.

They are expensive I think, check out overseas sellers postage free from China like these waterproof ones. I have a 5 m roll on order I got it at Auction for $5 AU!!!!!!!
These are cheap and waterproof..... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/60-LED-4...98846?pt=AU_Lighting_Fans&hash=item45ffa136de
What will I do with 5M of WW leds? Not sure but lighting inside trams would be a good start.....

Yes, the yellows are more expensive than some of the other colours, and only come in 1m lengths (from this supplier, anyway) - but although they are a Chinese company, these guys keep UK warehoused stock and you get it within a couple of days, I've used them several times and they've been great. Obviously as you are down in Oz, Trev, UK-held stock isn't much use to you!
Personally I don't like the "waterproof" strips with the silicone covering - as they're going inside coach roofs rather than anything exposed to the elements, the non-siliconed versions are much easier to use and to connect to for my purposes. With the non-waterproofed strip, you can also use the really great push-on wiring connectors that they sell:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-LED-PCB...4682?pt=UK_Light_Fittings&hash=item4aaca6d57a < Link To http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...mp;hash=item4aaca6d57a
which make wiring the LEDs up SO much easier than trying to solder leads to the tiny copper pads on the strip (at least for me, with my ham-fisted soldering!!).

Jon.

 

[beavercreek]

This shot gives a good comparison between the warm white led bulbs and a 'pure' tungsten one.

 

[beavercreek]

The movie theatre has now got an illuminated name.
I had to rebuild the four sided structure with a new one with clear plastic inside and out sandwiching the names (made with a laser printed paper sheet soaked in varnish.

The actor`s name is really Walter Pidgeon but we have an on going battle with wood pigeons so the name changed....

The lights around the main film banner actually do chase.

 

[garrymartin]

That's super , so atmospheric.

 

[steinman]

That looks great

 

[Rod Fearnley]

Mike did you use a module for the chase lights? I was thinking of using a cheap set of Christmas tree lights for the job??? Ie Wilkinsons

Very nice and realistic.

 

[supagav]

Very nice Mike! A massive thumbs up from me