One of the drawbacks of using fluorescent lighting for your layout is the loss of detail in photos taken of it. A good example of that is seen on my wood-sided express cars, built from Athearn heavyweight passenger cars.
Here's what they look like on the layout (you'll need to click on the photos in order to get a slightly larger version, which will better show the difference):





...and a couple of examples taken on the workbench, under incandescent light:






Wayne

Forklift operator opening a door

Bruce

Neat looking scene Bruce Who is the manufacture or the orange machine behind the forklift? Is it for unloading pipe or does it have pallet forks?

CNR E1OA Mogul #91 is spotted on the turntable at Beeton.She is a regular on this daily mixed-passenger run which links Leetown with the smaller towns and villages along the Niagara Peninsula.During the fruit harvest season double-headed trains hauling refrigerator cars and special fruit baggage cars laden with cherries,peaches,apples and grapes are common sights.Beeton is a thriving community and has become a large produce distribution center and the railroad is also a major source of employment for the local inhabitants.The Wilton Hotel and commercial district are well occupied with businessmen when they are in town,many who have just arrived on the daily train.

Railnet Wrote:Neat looking scene Bruce Who is the manufacture or the orange machine behind the forklift? Is it for unloading pipe or does it have pallet forks?

Stephen,

Thanks, it is a material handler with forks. The kit is from GHQ and is made of pewter. I have several of their models which are nicely cast and a pleasure to assemble. The forklift is also one of their kits.

Bruce

doctorwayne Wrote:One of the drawbacks of using fluorescent lighting for your layout is the loss of detail in photos taken of it. A good example of that is seen on my wood-sided express cars, built from Athearn heavyweight passenger cars.
Here's what they look like on the layout (you'll need to click on the photos in order to get a slightly larger version, which will better show the difference): Wayne

It took me quite some time to figure out that digital cameras "don't like fluorescent lighting". I still, occasionally, forget to turn off the fluorescents when shooting. Incandescent lighting ( or natural sunlight ) appears to be, a prerequisite for digital photography.

I set up my "photobooth" in the Kitchen for some of the model progress shots :oops: I just checked, and the overhead light has one of the new fluorescent "screw in bulbs" :oops: Now I know why I have so much trouble there

Thanks for the "heads-up"

While most digital cameras can compensate for fluorescent or incandescent lighting, the light needs to be directed onto the subject to show detail well. The "flatness" of fluorescent light makes this difficult, especially if the subject is a locomotive or structure sitting on the layout or even on your workbench. Directed lighting is better, as would be sunlight - a good excuse for building a portable diorama which could be set-up near a window or even taken outdoors.

Wayne

Pulling two empties from the warehouse

Westbound CSX empty tank train returning to the BNSF with BNSF power. New Castle, Pa (Mahoningtown) 2/7/2015[attachment=21364]
Charlie

I bought an assembled Revell barn at a flea market a couple of years ago for $3.00. I finally got around to giving it a good weathering and also constructed a silo. The silo is made from stacked empty scotch tape spools and brick paper. I've been meaning to work on this farm scene for some time.

Ralph...That's a great mini-scene - not often modeled..!

Looks good Ralph.

" The silo is made from stacked empty scotch tape spools and brick paper."



Ralph, "you be man after me own heart" ! Love it when someone sees the usefulness of what usually ends up as trash ! That silo is a perfect "mate" for that old Barn,

Thanks guys!

Saw an old BNSF Boxcar on a train in Delaware.....
I immediately thought of this thread