It's quite seldom I'm doubting if my modelling adds or detracts to my little layout, but with my newly installed wooden poles with lamps I'm not quite sure how to rate the result. Last week I finally got some time at the modelling table and I had two lamps installed on prepared poles with 3D printed isolators. The lamps were wired and painted in no time. The wiring is only temporary but everything works fine.
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| Snapshot of the two lamps at the lorry loading ramp. |
My problem is the annoying shadows the poles cast on the backscene. The poles are placed no more than 7 cm from the backscene. My modules are only 40 cm deep so everything is quite close to the backscene! The shadows are cast almost no matter angle light is projected onto the layout: my usual room lights makes the poles cast shadows, light coming in throug the room's window the same and even when I blind the window and turn of the room's lights - the lamps on the poles cast shadows when I turn them on. And to think I own quite a collection of old LP's with the 'Shadows'! Now I don't like them...
Can some of the knowledagble reader of this blog spare a second for some good advice on how to mitigate the shadows? Am I going to ad some lighting above the layout to blend everything together or do I have to accept defeat and pull up the poles?
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| Mushroom cloud shaped shadow cast by the lamp mounted on the pole at the ramp. |
For the daylight mode, you can put some lights directly in front of the back scene, that should "wash" the unwanted shadows away. For the night time, you can either dim the lights in the lamps, or maybe choose an LED with a smaller light spread angle, so you can focus the beam of light more towards the front of the layout.
ReplyDeleteThat is some very constructive feedback. Thanks a lot. I'm having plans of rearranging the backscene to avoid the 'wrinkles' in the backdrop. It's caused by it actually only being an intermediate solution, that has been accepted as 'almost good enough' and not rearranged yet. A proper light solution topresent the little layout is also needed. Will remember your feedback.
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