WEST ORTON

[Steve M]

Thanks for the suggestion Brian - it made fitting the remaining lights a lot easier.
Ten out of twelve worked first time so I had to remove the other two. One worked ok on the test bench so that will go back in tomorrow.
The other needed a replacement SMD LED - it took longer to find where I had stashed my spares than it did to fit!
Hopefully I will get it completed tomorrow.

[twalton1145]

Hi Steve,
Superb job as always!! Which lamps did you use in the end? And where did you get them?

Ted

[Steve M]

Hi Ted, thanks for the comments. I found them here:

https://www.layouts4u.net

From what I have seen they are probably the last place that has any stock!

[Steve M]

I refitted the two lamps but the one that works on the bench refuses to work on the layout. I’ve redone the wiring but I suspect the fine wire to the SMD has a break inside the lamp post itself. I’m consigning that one to the bin.
Also fitted a couple of LED filaments inside the buildings.

2022-05-16_12-35-51 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

I will hopefully be able to fit a couple of wall mounted lamps to the building once I have found them online.

[Bandit Mick]

Great looking lamps and nicely painted too. When you find some wall mounted ones I’d be interested to know your source. The ones I recently bought are huuuge!!!

[Steve M]

Great looking lamps and nicely painted too. When you find some wall mounted ones I’d be interested to know your source. The ones I recently bought are huuuge!!!

The scale of lamp heads always seems a bit ‘off’ Even the tops of these platform lamps appear to be a scale 6’ - but if made to scale they look too small.
I found some wall lamps on the same link I posted for Ted the other day. The gas version is slightly smaller than the oil lamps.

[twalton1145]

Hi Ted, thanks for the comments. I found them here:

https://www.layouts4u.net

From what I have seen they are probably the last place that has any stock!

Thanks Steve.

[Steve M]

Aesthetically, there was something not quite right about platform 4 - too short and narrow as a result of being the inside platform on the curve.
I’ve put fencing along the edge of the platform and moved the lights to that side to turn it into a runaround loop. Visually it closes in the station area and now just needs some enamel advertising signs..........and some more fencing to finish off the other end - ran out halfway through.

2022-05-22_01-45-21 by Steve Mumford, on Flickr

[Mr Bones]

Really enhances the platform and station area. Look good.

[Walkingthedog]

It looks right Steve.