Spooky Lighting Effects for Gruesome Gulch - GGRR Part 10 

Spooky, indeed, Dave!😮🥺

Spooky

I think people underestimate the value of good layout lighting and this video is a good example of how much impact it can have. For power distribution, I like the "16 Amp 2x12 Position Terminal Block Distribution Module". It makes wiring very simple. Great decision to put the RGB on the background and different lighting on the front of the layout. I was really glad to see you add these on the end.

JUST Love'n it !

Looking Great Dave

Nice spooky job Dave

It's looking Great Dave.

LOOKS COOL DAVE !!.

Nice work looking forward to seeing the train's running

The amount of time you put in building, painting, filming, and editing your video. And just how good it is simply doesn’t mach the sub and view count. Im also very creative and if you arent at a million subs then I dont want to get my channel going.

Hi David Now I can see what you meant about the undertakers building watching you. The lighting effects look really good. Can't wait to see the finished (if these things ever are) layout Hope you have time to do a video on building the mine before time runs out. regards John

Great look. Very simple but so effective. I presume you will also be installing some sounds to enhance the atmosphere.

Looking GOOD Dave!!!

That looks spootacler. 👻👻 Well done can't wait to see the finally. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

Can't wait to see it all finished up! I'm so excited. Also, you can get corner connections for those lights so you don't have to try to bend them 😊 my RGB LED lights came with some.

Thanks for the double window on the video. I need the visual so I can replicate the same set up on my layout. As usual, great stuff Dave!

Love the lights, led lights provide for reliability and low cost. Excellent setup you have.

Some excellent lighting effects there Dave; pretty simple install too. Have you considered smoke effects on this layout? Adding smoke units to the locos, as well as the terrain, would fit in well with the spooky atmosphere. The ambient sounds are pretty cool too; will they maybe get on your nerves after a while though? Do different sounds come from different speakers, hidden around the layout, or is it just all-around sound?

Dave, I love your work! Not sure how you feel about the lighting hot spots in the corners. I’ve had some luck with layering window screen (or other mesh) over the LEDs as a diffuser.

Great video on lighting ,super effects, what is the name of the music or music title super graet

Very cool lighting project Dave. Spooktecular indeed. One question though, as you started the Gruesome Gulch, you mentioned the layout should also be suitable for travel. However, this fixed strip to the studio wall sort of implies you would need a separate system for display on location. Unless you won’t bring the backdrop, of course. Anyhow, love the effects, definitely will look into these kind of strip lights. Must confess here until now I was kind of suspicious on these systems, mainly because where they are on display, they tend to be shown in a much less appetizing way. Must say the impact of the slow light fades really adds to the impression of GG. Even though the effect still seems a little purplish, at least on my humble screen. Cheerio!! Curious for the next episode!

Interesting thing. Staples and electric cords. Yes, be afraid. Very afraid. But... There is a type of staple that could be used in those cases where one is stapling into wood or wood trim. Cable staples are the cable guy's friend. they are literally a "U" just like the character instead of square. A special stapler is used for them. THe tool has a U shaped stop on the business end that holds and guards the cable suffering the abuse. I've wrangled probably a couple of miles of CAT5e Network cable with one. They make quick work of any cable management. The staples slip out of sheet rock immediately. Your run has to be over denser stuff. Yes, I ruined a favorite indoor-outdoor thermometer with one of the U staples. Right through the sensor wire. if you invest in the tool and the fasteners, it can be a solution for the brave of heart.

Dave, was the Undertaker's building supposed to look like a face?

Dave, I asked a couple of questions in your build of the Southwestern Trading Post building, not realizing that this post was made by you,11 months ago! Anyway, I'm wondering what the difference is between the thin MDF you refer to and Laser board and where do I find these products?

Do you have the overhead blue and red lights on a fader/mixer setup too?

Does anyone wonder how much electricity we use and hopefully not wasting? Wish some would do a study on how much usage and are we as modelers wasting a lot of energy. I see so many power supplies on layouts. I wish there was one power supply and that's it.