The Bungalow in Foamboard

[Anglia105E]

During today the furniture and fittings for the bungalow model were moved from the downstairs workbench, and upstairs to the workbench in the loft . . .

These parts have all been assembled or scratch built and painted, ready to be placed in their respective rooms. Some parts are intended for outside locations, such as the greenhouse, deck chairs, post box (mail box), telephone box, dustbin (refuse bin) and ladder . . .

The furniture and fittings have been loosely arranged inside each room, and so far I have super glued the fridge freezer to the floor and wall in the corner of the kitchen, as well as the wash basin in the bathroom . . .

Having added some styrene support pads to the base of the chimney stack, this is now firmly glued in place on top of the roof, and it looks pretty good . . .

David

[PHPaul]

Nice job on the furnishings!  It's really coming together.

[Anglia105E]

1 hour ago, PHPaul said:

Nice job on the furnishings!  It's really coming together.

Thanks Paul . . . Six months on this build so far, and as the project goes into month seven we arrive at quite an advanced stage . . .

When the ceiling panel and the roof structure are lifted clear of the lower rooms assembly, the interior detail is visible, but of course once the roof and ceiling are lowered into position those rooms are in darkness . . . This is why I would like to rig up some lighting for each room. At the moment it is the routing of the wires, the bulbs and the batteries that needs to be given some thought . . . Mains electric lighting would be an option, but keeping the main supply cable out of view for photography later is the tricky part.

Bulbs can be inserted through holes in the ceiling panel, which is of foam board construction, and immediately above the ceiling panel is the baseboard panel of the roof structure. The roof structure is a closed space, unless I decide to open up an access panel of some kind . . . Here is a simple sketch . . .

David

[Earl Marischal]

David,

Might be worth your while looking at lighting units from the model railway hobby. There are modular systems that could possibly be adapted for your project.

https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/JustPlugLightingSystem?srsltid=AfmBOoqvhCFBGfX3HDqt1f2m4CY5Siq3IOJUVBQU3QQSaIpUo7XaVUji

steve 

[Anglia105E]

4 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

David,

Might be worth your while looking at lighting units from the model railway hobby. There are modular systems that could possibly be adapted for your project.

https://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/JustPlugLightingSystem?srsltid=AfmBOoqvhCFBGfX3HDqt1f2m4CY5Siq3IOJUVBQU3QQSaIpUo7XaVUji

steve 

Thank you for the link Steve, and I agree with you that lighting units from the model railway suppliers might be the best way to go . . . The few lighting units that I do have, are left over from previous projects and they are not entirely suitable for this 1:43 scale / O-gauge bungalow model.

David

[David G.]

What a delightful build this is shaping up to be. I really enjoy the "moving day" photos and the low angle outdoor shots look great.

I was hoping that you'd work in some type of lighting to show off all the interior detail you built. I second Steve's suggestion on model railroad suppliers as a good in-scale lighting source.

David G.

[Anglia105E]

6 hours ago, David G. said:

What a delightful build this is shaping up to be. I really enjoy the "moving day" photos and the low angle outdoor shots look great.

I was hoping that you'd work in some type of lighting to show off all the interior detail you built. I second Steve's suggestion on model railroad suppliers as a good in-scale lighting source.

David G.

Thanks David G., and those low angle photos were taken just inside the Velux window that looks out over neighbouring properties from my loft . . . They show the chimney stacks of other cottages, as a sort of comparison with my 3D printed chimney stack.

I shall have a good look at model railway type lighting kits on Ebay, and also Woodland Scenics as suggested by Steve . . .

Good luck with your Golden Hind build  !

David W.

[Anglia105E]

I have gone ahead and placed two orders on Ebay, which should be delivered during the back end of next week . . . The first order is comprised of 8 lamps that are intended for model railway use. These lamps are 3 volt and include resistors for 12V use, with a generous length of wiring. The second order is comprised of 10 battery holders with switches, that will each hold a CR2032 coin cell battery of 3V . . . These battery holders also have a generous amount of wiring included.

This arrangement of lighting should allow me to have each of the eight rooms lit individually, so switched on or off for each room. The lamps can be mounted on the underside of the foam board ceiling panel, while the wiring will be concealed on the top side of the ceiling panel, and the battery holders / switches can be  located outside the bungalow provided the length of wiring allows this . . . For ease of use, I can label each switch to indicate which room it corresponds to.

The first of the following photos shows the living room with one of my existing lighting kits set up. I think the ones that are on order should be more effective.

David

[David G.]

That looks like a good choice David. I'm looking forward to watching you work those into the model.

I know that many LED light chips offer the option to adjust the light color, temperature and intensity. Do these?

David G. 

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, David G. said:

That looks like a good choice David. I'm looking forward to watching you work those into the model.

I know that many LED light chips offer the option to adjust the light color, temperature and intensity. Do these?

David G. 

As far as I know, until they arrive, these LED lights are not adjustable . . . The CR2032 coin cell batteries last a long time, especially when these room lights will only be switched on for a short time, such as when taking photos of the interior detail. The Ebay seller was listed as being located in London, but the product is actually being shipped from Schenzhen in China . . .

David W.