MASTERscene LAMPS

First deliveries are now here!

At long last….

An accurate working 4mm scale station lamp

(created by DCCconcepts based on original drawings. Available in undercoat and several regional station colour schemes including GWR, SR, LMS/Midland and BR)

We’ve wanted to do this for a long time: Create a finely scaled 4mm scale station lamp with adjustable lamp brightness and in a style that would be appropriate for many, many UK stations.

Well at last it has arrived and it has ended up as far more than we originally conceived… We are proud of it and have no hesitation in saying that it is without doubt the best small scale lamp ever made available to the modeller.

There is more than one type available too: When we looked closely at the many works drawings we had, we realised that one lamp wouldn’t ever be enough, so we’ve created TWO of them…

Both the classic gas lamp, and its companion Oil fired Yard lamp, so your station, loco service areas and yard scenes can now be truly complete.

We also noticed that height varied a lot….

For example, while Oil lamps used the same basic post they were often needed much higher for use in yards, and gas lamps alongside footbridges and stairways were set higher to aid passengers ascending or descending.

So we made an extension, just like the prototype. Of course, the real thing used one standard base which was “buried” to different levels… not really a practical way to do it on a model, so for our lamps, to make it easy for you, we created two of them, a medium and long “base extension” and BOTH are supplied with every lamp you buy at no added cost.

We also thought a lot about the wide historical time-span these lamps have lived & worked through… even now, many are still in use everywhere!

So… aware that modelers are as likely to model any period between the start of the 20th century and today, we added a final touch we hope you will like…

Just by turning a small potentiometer you are able to vary them from a the realistic softer glow of an oil lamp to the brighter light of a gas light or modern electrically powered lamp… but you can NEVER burn them out, because we have limited voltage output to a safe level no matter what power supply you choose!

We’ve made the choice of how to provide the power easy too - in fact you can pretty well power them with any old 9~15 volt power supply you have lying around, ...from a wall wart type supply to an old DC train set controller.

EVERY pack of lamps has have its own individual light level control PCB, and that PCB is happy to accept AC, DC or DCC…. So you don’t have to worry about it!

OIL LAMPS.

These have a slightly larger lamp head and the characteristic short straight-sided “Chimney” above the lamp top.

Each pack of OIL lamps contains the following:

Text Box: * 3 accurately scaled working lamps * 3 Short extension bases * 3 Long extension bases * 1 power & illumination controller Basic instructions are printed on the reverse side of the backing card, and more detailed use & installation instructions are available here (Click on the link below)

Detailed Application and Installation guide

Please click here to receive a full 4 page instruction and installation guide

Text Box: LMS / MR OIL LAMPS Text Box: SR/BR OIL LAMPS Text Box: GWR OIL LAMPS Text Box: Undercoated OIL LAMPS

A note about colour: We went to considerable trouble to make sure we made the right choices for these lamps, and we ensured that colour remained true to our specification by sending all paint used to our manufacturers rather than relying on any form of colour interpretation.

The paint colours that we used for our lamps were carefully cross checked against all known references and are as correct as it is possible to be - they are in fact perfectly matched to Precision colours which used for many restorations across the UK.

However there is little that is absolute about colour choices: We are aware that even within the colours chosen, local paint tinting varied, weathering had its impact and of course always, some station and sub areas painted their metalwork differently - for example, whilst MR/LMS used a Crimson paint on lamps, many country stations wore the early MR Green for many years, with some in fact never changing at all!

LNER Modellers - We didn’t ignore you but there really was no usable system wide reference that we could find, with a green that quickly faded to a soft turquoise, a brown and of course, a blue ….all appearing in several references.

We will be happy to produce an LNER specific version if we can ever sort this out to our satisfaction, however in the meantime, we hope you will either adopt our BR Green or perhaps choose to paint your won using out “undercoat only” model.

GAS LAMPS.

These have a finer look to the lamp head. The classic lamp as shown in the prototype images of Ribblehead station below

Each pack of GAS lamps contains the following:

Detailed Application and Installation guide

Please click here to receive a full 4 page instruction and installation guide

Text Box: LMS / MR GAS LAMPS Text Box: SR/BR GAS LAMPS Text Box: GWR GAS LAMPS Text Box: Undercoated GAS LAMPS

LIGHT CONTROL PCBs.

One Light controller is included in every lamp pack, however they are a very useful device which can also control multiple LEDs so we have also made them available in packs of two.

About the Lamp Control PCB

The PCB itself is a high quality fibreglass PCB which can be secured wherever it is wanted either with a little double sided foam tape or via the 3x 3mm holes pre-drilled in each corner.

· The input is clearly marked and you can use AC, DC or DCC as long as it is between 9 and 20 volts

· The control circuit is surprisingly sophisticated, using a small processor to control the output of the bulbs in the lamps, or if not used for our lamps, it can also be used to control LEDS (a resistor is needed for LEDs. We suggest 640 ohms—further adjustment can be via the control potentiometer)

· Adjustment is via a 20 turn unbreakable potentiometer. Being 20 turns from zero to full brightness, it is possible to make perfect adjustment, and as it has no “limit” stops, it is almost unbreakable, so can be used without the potential for damage that exists with a low cost standard potentiometer.

· Lamps or LEDs should be connected in parallel. Each lamp board will in fact safely handle 6 of our lamps OR up to 24 white LEDs (Presuming minimum resistance for the LEDs).

· Wiring connections are all very clearly marked, so it will be easy for even a novice.

This image clearly shows all details.