Thanks Deano. It is a great way to add ambiance to your layout and not really very expensive. The experiment for me was to see what colours worked best and how the camera interpretted them. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
@@wanndanneisenbahn Hi Erich and Willie. Apparently RGBW is the way to go for more natural lighting colours. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated.👍 Have a great weekend.
@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Thanls James and Dylan Happy New Year. I have a substitute controller for the lights so the colours shown were the limit of what I can achieve. There are probably only 3 useful colours unfortunately. I'll try to source another controller to experiment with. Thanks for watching and commenting. Always appreciated. 👍
Hiya, Mon! That was a very cool video, and the effects were quite interesting. I loved how you changed the conditions to get all effects. The first set with external lights, red gave a fantastic feeling of night, and the blue gave a great sense of pre-sunrise morning to my eyes. The same was true when you had the layout lights on but no external. The greens, yellows, and purples were harder to place as natural lighting, but, of course, we are interpreting this through a camera lens. The pulse was just cool. Quite an experiment and makes me want to do this in our basement, but I am not sure how Joyce would react. lol
Thanks Anthony. It was certainly an interesting experiment to find the colours I prefer using. The camera changes some.of the colours compared to being here in person. The external lighting made a difference too so the idea was to walk the viewer through each range. The Light Blue looked to me like a moonlit night, as pointed out by a friend. I think that White and Light Blue might get used the most. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
@@goarmysleepinthemud. Thanks so much. Glad you liked it. The colour experiment really was interesting, although most of the colours don't give a realistic environment look. Maybe only 3 will be used regularly. Thanks for watching and commemting. Much appreciated. 👍
A very interesting experiment Mon. There were certainly some very useful lighting effects. As I struggle to get a good daylight effect I found the plain yellow to be what I'm looking for but others would be very useful too.
Thanks David. Indeed it was useful to see the different colours and how the cameras i use for filming interprets them. Many of the colours are not useful, but there are a couple that will get used regularly moving forward. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
@@LowriseEagle thanks for that. I'll have to see if I can incorporate that some how. 👍 A bit hard when its a lighting strip suspended above the layout, but there is probably a way. 🤔 Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
Thanks Clive. Indeed, finding out how the cameras I use interprets the different colours was part of the test. With your undetstanding of electronics, installing these would be pretty straight forward one would think? Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
A most interesting video - thanks for sharing. I've worked a lot with RGB LED systems over the years and - TBH - have really come to dislike them (sorry) for anything other than effects lighting. To begin with: their colour rendition is appalling - the individual LEDs emit light on such a narrow band of the visible spectrum that, even when combined to produce 'white', they really mess with the colours of the objects they're lighting and produce a completely unrealistic effect. That said: the sparing and judicious application of RGB effects lighting within the layout, to create features such as commercial signage or maybe a fairground could really make a layout 'pop'. If you *really* want to experiment with colour mixing LEDs for general layout lighting, then at least consider RGB*W* products which incorporate white LEDs, bearing in mind that Cool White will give a better daylight effect than Warm White. Please also note that the 'wrong' type of green, when combined with red, will produce muddy-looking yellows and ambers; also that it is the green LEDs which have the shortest lifespan, so ambers will suffer in the long term. This can be mitigated by using RGBA (or RGBAW) products, which incorporate amber LEDs, although such products are less common and harder to find. For a more realistic effect, which simulates the way natural light changes as the day passes (warmer in the morning and evening, cooler in the middle of the day), try experimenting with 'tunable white' LED lights, which combine both Warm and Cool White LEDs that can (with the appropriate controller) be mixed and cross-faded. Be sure to get LEDs with a high Colour Rendition Index (CRI) of at least 90 and put them behind a frosted or opal diffuser, in order to get the most realistic effects. To simulate indoor lighting with LEDs: bear in mind that most commercial premises and workplaces are lit with a colour temperature of 4000K (Kelvin), which could also be used for street lighting. Homes are generally lit with 3000K sources, or 2700K if you want to create a cosy feeling. I hope that helps - happy modelling 😀
@@wowbaggertheinfinitelyprol6262 Thank you so much for this helpful insight into the use of LED's. This information is genuinely appreciated. As you can see, this is all an experiment for me and, although the colours may be incorrect, I am excited by the possibility of adding mood and ambiance to the layouts. Showing the different colours produced by these cheap RGB LED's is nothing more than an experiment to see what light is produced and how the camera interprets it. The Light Blue to me is a good starting point for a Moonlit feel, especially with the contrast of the building and street lighting I've installed thus far. I'll reread your advice many times to try to understand the depth of your message. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. Truely appreciated. Mon
@@TimsBitsnPieces Hi Tim. Yes, part of the experiment was to see how the camera interpretted the colours. Other colours came out as washed out too. I'll need to play with the camera settings to see if I can adjust this. Thanks for watching and commenting. Much appreciated 👍
Hello Mons
Happy New Year
I've been thinking of doing that exact same thing on my Marklin layout.
Looks really good 👍
Thanks Deano.
It is a great way to add ambiance to your layout and not really very expensive.
The experiment for me was to see what colours worked best and how the camera interpretted them.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
I've been loooking at lighting. I was debating between the white and RGB pancake lights for my basement. You just convinced me to go with the RGB.
@@wanndanneisenbahn Hi Erich and Willie.
Apparently RGBW is the way to go for more natural lighting colours.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated.👍
Have a great weekend.
Interesting video, I'll bet you can achieve some nice lighting by mixing the colours... Cheers James 😊👍
@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY Thanls James and Dylan
Happy New Year.
I have a substitute controller for the lights so the colours shown were the limit of what I can achieve.
There are probably only 3 useful colours unfortunately.
I'll try to source another controller to experiment with.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Always appreciated. 👍
Hiya, Mon! That was a very cool video, and the effects were quite interesting. I loved how you changed the conditions to get all effects. The first set with external lights, red gave a fantastic feeling of night, and the blue gave a great sense of pre-sunrise morning to my eyes. The same was true when you had the layout lights on but no external. The greens, yellows, and purples were harder to place as natural lighting, but, of course, we are interpreting this through a camera lens. The pulse was just cool. Quite an experiment and makes me want to do this in our basement, but I am not sure how Joyce would react. lol
Thanks Anthony.
It was certainly an interesting experiment to find the colours I prefer using.
The camera changes some.of the colours compared to being here in person.
The external lighting made a difference too so the idea was to walk the viewer through each range.
The Light Blue looked to me like a moonlit night, as pointed out by a friend.
I think that White and Light Blue might get used the most.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
hallo monsville, heel mooie led verlichting op je anlage veel mooier zo al de kleuren . groetjes ian
Thanks Ian.
Glad you liked it.
It was interesting to see the different colours on the layout.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
that looks really great. Well done.
@@goarmysleepinthemud. Thanks so much.
Glad you liked it.
The colour experiment really was interesting, although most of the colours don't give a realistic environment look.
Maybe only 3 will be used regularly.
Thanks for watching and commemting.
Much appreciated. 👍
Very nice. Love the colour changes.
Thanks so much.
Deffinitely an interesting experiment.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
the different lighting is cool
@@KerleyExpress Thanls Dwight.
All a big experiment
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated. 👍
A very interesting experiment Mon. There were certainly some very useful lighting effects. As I struggle to get a good daylight effect I found the plain yellow to be what I'm looking for but others would be very useful too.
Thanks David.
Indeed it was useful to see the different colours and how the cameras i use for filming interprets them.
Many of the colours are not useful, but there are a couple that will get used regularly moving forward.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
Do a spotlight down low like a sunrise with big shadows
@@LowriseEagle thanks for that.
I'll have to see if I can incorporate that some how. 👍
A bit hard when its a lighting strip suspended above the layout, but there is probably a way. 🤔
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
Nice, Something I will expiriment with on my layout to give day night weather effects, though my older cameras don`t show colours well
Thanks Clive.
Indeed, finding out how the cameras I use interprets the different colours was part of the test.
With your undetstanding of electronics, installing these would be pretty straight forward one would think?
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
Great vlog keep up the great vlogs thanks lee
Thanks Lee.
Glad you liked it.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
Great video mon
Thanks Digger.
Happy New Year.
Worth playing with the lights to see which works best.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍
A most interesting video - thanks for sharing.
I've worked a lot with RGB LED systems over the years and - TBH - have really come to dislike them (sorry) for anything other than effects lighting. To begin with: their colour rendition is appalling - the individual LEDs emit light on such a narrow band of the visible spectrum that, even when combined to produce 'white', they really mess with the colours of the objects they're lighting and produce a completely unrealistic effect.
That said: the sparing and judicious application of RGB effects lighting within the layout, to create features such as commercial signage or maybe a fairground could really make a layout 'pop'.
If you *really* want to experiment with colour mixing LEDs for general layout lighting, then at least consider RGB*W* products which incorporate white LEDs, bearing in mind that Cool White will give a better daylight effect than Warm White. Please also note that the 'wrong' type of green, when combined with red, will produce muddy-looking yellows and ambers; also that it is the green LEDs which have the shortest lifespan, so ambers will suffer in the long term. This can be mitigated by using RGBA (or RGBAW) products, which incorporate amber LEDs, although such products are less common and harder to find.
For a more realistic effect, which simulates the way natural light changes as the day passes (warmer in the morning and evening, cooler in the middle of the day), try experimenting with 'tunable white' LED lights, which combine both Warm and Cool White LEDs that can (with the appropriate controller) be mixed and cross-faded. Be sure to get LEDs with a high Colour Rendition Index (CRI) of at least 90 and put them behind a frosted or opal diffuser, in order to get the most realistic effects.
To simulate indoor lighting with LEDs: bear in mind that most commercial premises and workplaces are lit with a colour temperature of 4000K (Kelvin), which could also be used for street lighting. Homes are generally lit with 3000K sources, or 2700K if you want to create a cosy feeling.
I hope that helps - happy modelling 😀
@@wowbaggertheinfinitelyprol6262 Thank you so much for this helpful insight into the use of LED's.
This information is genuinely appreciated.
As you can see, this is all an experiment for me and, although the colours may be incorrect, I am excited by the possibility of adding mood and ambiance to the layouts.
Showing the different colours produced by these cheap RGB LED's is nothing more than an experiment to see what light is produced and how the camera interprets it.
The Light Blue to me is a good starting point for a Moonlit feel, especially with the contrast of the building and street lighting I've installed thus far.
I'll reread your advice many times to try to understand the depth of your message.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment.
Truely appreciated.
Mon
Hi Mons... Some of those colours really saturate the camera.. Mainly the Blue and Red
@@TimsBitsnPieces Hi Tim.
Yes, part of the experiment was to see how the camera interpretted the colours.
Other colours came out as washed out too.
I'll need to play with the camera settings to see if I can adjust this.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Much appreciated 👍