Has anyone used Dwarvin fiber optics? They advertise 0 scale items. Looks intriguing but my electrical experience is limited.
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Very expensive for what you get. Some good ideas, but some of them are lacking when you see them in person. Most of the lighting isn't nearly as bright as an actual LED. I recommend you see them in person before spending your money.
They had a booth at one of the recent York's and it is neat equipment. I received the same promotion. It motivated me to check what can be bought on Amazon. It is not perfectly packaged but you can get a load of this type of stuff cheap. And after all it is under the layout.
Hi Joe,
Are the LEDs you used the bright white ones shown in the sellers link? I guess if you were trying to simulate fluorescent bulbs that would work. How many fiber strands did you feed with each light? I checked the sellers "store" and I didn't see any warm white bulbs. That's what I would be interested in. Do you think you could substitute a different LED bulb for the ones in the kit?
John
I fed up to six strands, I think, from one source. Of course, the more strands there are, the less light is transmitted through each strand. Also, the longer the strand, the less light reaches the end. But that's why the kit was helpful. I was able to experiment. And clearly, we're not talking LED type brightness here. I get a pretty subdued effect from using fiber, and for other applications (like the fluorescent light tubes in my Times Square station) LED's worked better.
As to color, what I did was color the flared end of the strand with marker to simulate an incandescent tunnel light bulb. For signals, I covered the opening with colored plastic film. That's when I discovered that the light sources had a blue-ish tint to them: to get green, I actually had to use a yellow film!
You can ask the vendor if you have questions. He always was good at answering mine.
Thanks Joe. Your response is appreciated.
John
