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Fitting a L E D into a Green Goddess Fire Engine No 415.
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- Here is a bonus video which was planned for next week which has been brought forward. fitting a LED into a fire fire engine is something that i have always wanted to do. Enjoy.
Just like the phone box, the hut could use a person inside that you can plainly see through the large window. The opening scene highlights the marvelous track work you have created. Great modeling.
Good morning Mathew. now that is a great idea. putting somebody inside the platelayers hut. many thanks again for commenting. have a great weekend Tony.
Your opening shot, looks just like a real railway, brilliant, animation such as your Green or Red Goddess makes such a difference ,well done
Good morning Colin. you must read Arthurs reply to Keith's question about the green goddess being red. but she does look great with her new flashing blue light. cheer's my friend for commenting. Tony.
I'm so glad i found 'Tony North Eastern'. I look forward to your shows and enjoy them. whatever aspect of the work it is. Thanks.
Thank you Kevin. I am glad that you have become a long term viewer now. and i do appreciate all the input and and advice that you have given over the years. thanks again my friend. Tony.
Another mini project that makes a difference.
Thank you for commenting. your right it sure does. cheer's for now Tony.
It’s all in the details, absolutely brilliant. So many different scenes and stories to be told.
Very true. that is what model railways is all about. creating scenes that bring the layout to life. thanks again. Tony.
Good work Tony, I see Chief Inspector Morse is about to do a U turn and follow the Fire Truck and Ambulance. Cheers Peter.
Hi Peter. the inspector seems to get everywhere, thank you for commenting. cheer's for now Tony,
What a great upgrade and scene stealer that turned out to be. Such a nice-looking engine there. Very clever work with Fiona and the phone booth, too.
Good evening Anthony. its something that i have always wanted to do to the fire engine is to fit it with a flashing LED. but i was not sure how it would work out. but i think i have got there. may thanks again for commenting. cheer's for now Tony.
Dear Tony, great little projects! Cool to see the telephone box (wo)manned. Either she must be calling a friend, or she called in the emergency! Regarding the time frame you’re modeling, and the flashy trousers Fiona is wearing, I gather she’s like one of those girls from the time that we later saw in television series. She might be the reason Hercule is at Tyne Dock.
On the ‘Green Goddess’ fire truck, when you showed the inside of the body, it’s obvious that the entire window section is a one piece mould from clear plastic. Couldn’t see if the indent to the beacon is an intricate part of the clear plastic construction. Can only imagine that the outside blue beacon sits over a clear plastic rod, which is part of the entire window section. That will make it hard to prevent any kind of light bleed. Even when you would cover the outside corners of the indent, the inside corner around the protruding rod cannot be reached and will produce light bleed.
Humbly think it would be rather difficult to prevent any further bleeding through, where you would have to physically separate the clear part with the indent and rod, from the rest of the window section. That also might compromise the structure of the fire truck. For the results of the flashing effect it wouldn’t even matter that much, you might still see a bit of reflection of the blue light on the window.
Love the scene, can’t wait for the story of the emergency to unfold in one of your next episodes! The obvious fire might be too much. I would opt for the cat in the tree and the cat’s housemate mrs. Suthender having fainted from worry.
Cheers to you Vince
Good morning Vince. i agree with your comment. i think i would had to remove the glass and then cut a bigger hole in the glass where the beacon is and then glue and paint in and around that area black. and then place the led into that area. that may have worked. but yes i am finding the railway more interesting at the moment as i am not stuck on just one project. many little projects are more fun to do. thanks again for commenting. cheerio for now Tony.
Great video Tony. That fire engine looks great with the blue light. Fiona has probably taken up residence in the phone box. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
I think so too Roy. Fiona is always on the phone. natta natta lol. take care Tony.
Fiona brings back some memories, memories of being able to wander the street and not listen to some obnoxious Oik having a loud conversation with someone on a mobile phone!. Beautiful work there though Tony, especially on the (not so) Green Goddess 😊Oh BTW I love the 'Sound Wagon'. I was half expecting a Monty Python sequence of having it tied to the rear of the GG flying through the Town! 😆 Thank you as always for sharing!
Hello Marv. i do like reading your comments, so say it how it is. and i get to learn something every time. thank you all the best Tony.
It's all about the little stuff. Brilliant! 😊
Hi Tony, another great video. I too like these little jobs that bring so much satisfaction when successfull and so therapeutic. I was going to suggest the the black tack idea for the fire engine but I see I was beaten to it. I love Fiona in the telephone box. It's a pity you can't see the result of your work very well. But you could take advantage of the opening door and keep it open while a friend stands talking to Fiona. If I remember correctly it wasn't easy to get 2 persons in a box. Keep up the good work and keep 'em coming.
Good evening Dave, i do enjoy these small jobs. but bigger projects are around the corner.
I dont think Fiona would not like us eves dropping on her conversations. lol. but yes i do see you point. Lol.
take care my friend. cheer's for now Tony.
Hello Tony, I have had to take a long break from my layout but I'm back again and able to enjoy it again. Another great video, you make everything look so easy 🤗
That is great news. you can never stay away from layouts for to long. there are always there in the background waiting and hoping to be run again. cheer's for now Tony.
Very effective, Tony, it's little scenes like these that make a layout. Incidently the siting of the new signal box is ideal as it allows the signalman to control the junction to the steam shed as well as the trailing crossover that most locos leaving the shed will have to negotiate - this is a potential touble spot which the man in the box can keep his eye on.
Once again, thanks for sharing your layout.
All the best, Ken.
Good evening Ken. I agree with your comment. but i have now placed the signal box on the opposite of the track, which the signalman will have an even better view. take care my friend. and thank you for commenting. Tony.
Well done, Tony. I loved the figure in the phone box. Perhaps I will follow your lead on that. cheers, Rob
Good evening Rob. if you the right figure. anything is possible. take care Tony.
Awesome detail.
As you say, the little things make all the difference.
Great work.
The plastic for the fire engine windows will always transfer some of the led light, but who will actually notice?
Remember the 4' rule!
I bought my fire engine from Kytes Lights with 4 LED's installed.
Happy Modelling.
Mon
Good morning my friend. its something that i have always wanted to have a go at. i guess i am still a youngster at heart wanting to get things to work. thanks for commenting. cheer's Tony.
Hi Tony I think the platelayers hut would have Hi Viz gear and tools, maybe some mess items. The Green Goddess mod was great for more realism. Love the Fiona making her phone call. As you say its all in the details. Thanks for the bonus video Tony.
Good morning Steve. your very welcome. as you have i have been busy over the past week and a half. Hi Viz in the 1950s. i am not sure about that one. i think Hi Viz came later. fire engine is something that i have always wanted to do is fit the LED. thanks again my friend. cheer's Tony.
well there was me waiting for Saturday and you sneaked another video in on Sunday
Nice to watch the little details good one Tony
Glad you enjoyed it James. i have had a busy week on the layout. lots happening at the moment. enjoy the rest of your day. cheer's Tony.
Nice work, Tony fitting the LED into the fire engine. I daren't let my grandson watch this video he might get silly ideas and want me to do it 😂. I did try putting a small LED inside a phone box once, but it made the whole thing glow. Maybe if was painted black and then repainted red it would help, 🤔 maybe one day I'll have another go......cheers James
Good morning James. I have not done that yet. fit an LED to a telephone box. i think i will add that idea to my bucket list. many thanks again for commenting. cheer's Tony.
@TONYNORTHEASTERN well hopefully if you get round to doing it, you will be able to show me how it's done 🙂👍
Nice one Tony, I didn’t realise the Hornby sound truck would have the fire engine bells sounds in it, takes me back a bit. But then long gone have the calls from the rag and bone men and the knife sharpeners we used to get up and down our streets. Have you thought about lighting the telephone box? Oh -6 deg C you beat us, hope you coped alright. We were +6 (T shirt weather) then after a brief spell at -40 deg C it’s now hovering around zero and flooded with snow melt in the garden - so far warmer this year (should be -20 to -30). Colder and snow due mid week…. All the best Stephen
Hello again Stephen. i think i have my comments mixed up. its pretty warm over here at the moment 9-11 degree Celsius but it is going to get colder. the snow keeps on missing us here in the south east. take care my friend. Tony & Laura.
Awesome job Tony!!!! Well done mate!! Cheers Onno.
Hello again. Onno. thank you very much. cheer's Tony.
Fascinating and very fiddly Tony. But the detail really makes the scene. I hope Fiona gets connected! I can't remember if it was button " B" or "A" we had to press to continue a call.
All the best. Peter
Good morning Peter. Its funny Fiona must be connected as she has not left the Telephone box in two days. god only knows what she is up to in there. Lol. I think it was B for hold, A for connection. i could be wrong. the old telephone where a mechanic marvel when dialling a number. the dont make them like that anymore. cheer's for now Tony. .
@TONYNORTHEASTERN I think I've queued outside a box with a Fiona in quite a few times Tony.
We didn't have dialling phones in phone boxes near my childhood home ( Bracknell) . You had to put 4d in and wait for a reedy voice to say " number please." I think button "B" gave you the 4d back if there was no answer.
Talking like that makes me think of the " 4 Old Men" sketch in " Monty Python"!!!!
All the best. Peter
OMG Tony two video's in two days not including the adds I nearly missed this one. Glad I didn't as for the plate layers hut two or three worker's sitting around a table drinking tea. What would be more natural. As always enjoying your videos all the best my friend. Stephen
Good morning Stephen. now that sounds like a great idea. i like that. as you can see i have been a busy lad. mind you it is two weeks worth of work on the railway. all the very best my friend. Cheer's for now. Tony
Great video Tony , keep them coming
Thanks, will do John. have a great weekend. cheer's Tony.
Nice work Tony.
Thank you! Cheers! It was a relief that i had got the light working the right way up. cheer's for now Tony
Nice work mate. Arthur
Thank you! Cheers! Arthur. same time next week. cheer's for now Tony.
Enjoyed this video, try a small piece of blacktack pushed into the corner, or put over the led completely covering it.
Hi John. now that sounds like a great idea. thank you for commenting, very much appreciated. cheer's Tony.
Hi 👋 just make a small pad of blacktack so it covers the led , then mould the edge to enclose the led
Great work as always. The big projects are always fun, but I always enjoy revisiting a scene and adding more and more details. That's why a layout is never really finished. There's always more detail you can add.
Very true. i am enjoying these little projects. i do think they are more fun. all the best Tony.
Wonderful details and use of the lights as always...A real pleasure to watch Tony!
Good morning Phil. we both do like our details. details in history & Details on a model railway. take care my friend. Tony.
See I said you should be called `Master Signal Box Tony` lol. What about to finish off your emergency vehicle to drill the headlamps out and fit white LED's. You've given me an idea of fitting someone into a phone box on my layout - thanks. So looking forward to your video's Tony, once again many thanks for sharing regards Barry.. 😄👍☎
Good morning Barry. i like the idea of the head lights, can you get LEDs that small in white. i may have to look into that for future vehicles. take my friend. Cheer's Tony.
Hi Tony. An unexpected video to entertain us all. Some great additions to the North Eastern.
Plate layers huts were generally used by Lengthmen and other members of the Permanent Way Department as a shelter when the weather turned bad or they wanted a welcome break. They would contain a stove which was fuelled by anything flammable that could be found, such as odd bits of coal, bits of sleeper, old chair keys, etc. There would usually be a table and chairs and the Lengthmen would make a pot of tea including milk and sugar, usually to the Ganger’s taste; well, he is the boss. 😆
No turntable at South Shields? There was one when I was a lad. 😉
Can I take it that you did not run a lighting bus around and underneath the layout when first built, to provide a facility to tap into whenever you needed a supply for local lighting. Looking forward to the next one. Best, Jason.
Hello again my friend. Some nice ideas for the plate layers hut. i think a couple of guys sitting outside drinking cups of tea is the idea i would go for. your right there was a turntable at shields. but as you know i just have the space for one on the layout at shields. hence why changes are under way as we speak. you have some great ideas. take care. keep safe. all the best Tony.
Good work thanks lee
Cheer's Lee. all the best Tony.
Good job , as usual but ...."Green" goddess..... should have gone to Specsavers 😁😁😁
Hi, The green goddess is a military term used for this type of fire engine. even the red ones are called green goddess. many thanks again. cheer's Tony.
great work Tony, your right, the little details make a huge difference
Good morning Paul. very true i could not have said any better myself. take care Tony.
Excellent Tony.
You may already use it but blu tack is useful for holding and sealing things
Thank you for commenting. I have blue tack, but never thought of using that for holding the LEDs in place. tanks you for the tip. have a great weekend. cheer's Tony.
LOVE IT ❤
Welcome to the comments forum. thanks for the comment. cheer's Tony.
All adding to the realism Tony!
When do you plan to tackle the large area of raised track on arches? I'm intrigued as to what you intend to do there!
I Hope to tackle that area mentioned in your comment soon. the main wall, will have some arches. many thanks again. cheer's for now Tony.
I was waiting for the fire bell and you to say, Hugh Pugh Barney McGrew Cuthbert Dibble and Grub
Cheer's Clive. it was fun to finally have a go at this. take care my friend. Tony.
Another great video Tony. Those little touches make a big difference don't they. Maybe Fiona rang the Emergency Services and the Fire Brigade and Ambulance, are going to cut Fiona out of those ghastly green pants and ferry her off, for a check up from the neck up, from the fashion police.😂 thank you for sharing. Is it friday yet ?
Good morning Micky. your comment has me stiches. well Fiona knows best Lol.
We are now in mid week and hopefully we should have another episode for Friday depending on what i get finished tonight. Thursday is normally edit night ready for Friday. that's the trouble being a working lad....take care my friend. Tony.
Sorry didnt mean to rush you. I follow a lot of you modellers and I'm always anxious to see what's next. Forgive my impatience.
No worries my friend. There is no rush.as I know there is years of work left to do on the railway. Its a never story. ending
Another good video, you'll have to create the actual 'emergency' in a later episode now . . .
Regarding the storage space, where do the trains enter/exit the scenic side on the layout?
Cheers
Hi James, the trains enter the storage yard via a tunnel mouth just below the entrance of south shields.
Yep that could be done. thanks again for commenting. Cheer's Tony.
another great video Tony.....I know it's not my layout and you place things where you want them,,,but would the landowners allow the post office to place a telephone box to obscure an advertising space, so that the poster can't be changed..... Sorry Tony
No worries, i can move the telephone box's. as long as I don't disturb Fiona. Lol. thanks again for commenting. I am glad that you have enjoyed the video. cheer's for now Tony.
But that’s a red goddess Tony😅
Yep i agree. but on the tin its says Green Goddess. i am guessing the guy who sprayed these up is coloured blind. Lol. take care Tony.
Bill Posters will have a job with that telephone box in front of his hoarding. Maybe that is why he was prosecuted? :-)
Good evening Richard. i agree with your comment, but i have moved them since this video was posted. thanks again for commenting and well spotted. cheer's for now Tony.
@@TONYNORTHEASTERN All the best Tony, another great video! Richard
Re your platelayers hut - crudely hung mismatched curtains, brought in from home, so the gaffer can't see the platelayers skiving!!!
I love this comment Dave. its the sort of thing that they would do. all the best Tony.
Many of the green goddesses saw further service after the AFS was disbanded and received blue lights. Major problem is the reflection inside the cab, could the underside of the bulb not have been blanked?
Cheer's Richard. I think you could be right. But i do think the light is bleeding through via the glass edge. thanks again my friend. cheer's Tony.
Emergency could be person stuck in lift
Could be. anything is possible. all the best my friend Tony.
So has Fiona phoned for the emergency services then?
Yep you got it. cheer's Tony.
What about a light in the telephone booth tony
Thank you for commenting. but I never thought of that one. maybe next. all the best Tony.
Great work Tony - However I dont think blue lights were around then - in those days they just used bells , lights are a recent addition 1970’s or 80’s?
I have found 1950s fire engines with blue lights.
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Although they only had a single light not light the double header lights like what we have today.
Germany were the first to have blue lights on their fire engines in 1938. blue light have been around for awhile. many thanks for commenting cheer's for now Tony
* BLUE LIGHTS ON FIRE ENGINES *
Some interesting Fact's.
I have found 1950s fire engines with blue lights.
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Although they only had a single light not light the double header lights like what we have today.
Germany were the first to have blue lights on their fire engines in 1938. blue light have been around for awhile. many thanks for commenting cheer's for now Tony
Why do you say Green Goddess Fire Engine? It is red. Unless I am colour blind.
Green goddesses
Simon Jeffery profiles the army firefighting vehicles that are called into service, along with thousands of armed forces staff, when firefighters go on strike
Simon Jeffery
Tue 12 Nov 2002 14.34 GMT
No radio, a top speed of 35mph and 1950s firefighting technology are just some of the features of the green goddess - the military fire engine that will be called into service tomorrow in the event of a Fire Brigades Union strike.
They were first put into use to battle civilian fires 25 years ago when soldiers stepped in for striking firefighters. The government has said it will send troops in again.
Up to 19,000 members of the armed forces will be drafted in to man the 840 ageing vehicles but there is concern that they will not have access to firefighting equipment such as breathing apparatus.
The green goddesses, the oldest working fire engines in the western world, were built in 1953 to provide a simple fire engine that could be used by untrained civilians in the wake of a nuclear war.
The six-strong crew inside them is surrounded by timber and plywood compared to the hardened steel cabs in modern fire engines.
There are just two seats for a driver and another crew member. The rest sit on a forward-facing wooden bench at the back of the cab.
The only ladder has a 35ft reach and is incapable of reaching any height above the second floor of a house or office.
Today's fire engines - of which there are more than 3,000 - have specialist high-rise equipment with 150ft aerial platform turntables and five ladders with a reach of 45ft.
They can also carry 500 gallons of water, far more than the 300 gallons on one of the army's machines.
The green goddesses also lack in-line foam equipment used for vehicle fires, or cutting equipment for road and train accidents, excavations, and rescuing people trapped in machines.
When they are not on standby for firefighter strikes, the Dutch-owned transport firm TNT keeps many of them in an aircraft hangar in Staffordshire.
Arthur
Wow i was not expecting this Arthur. you have really done your home-work. all the best Tony.