More light in BRM

 

I'm sticking with road vehicle lighting in February's issue of BRM. Last month I used LEDs, but now it's time for fibre optic cables. Once seen a a very futuristic bit of kit, they have noww been usurped in many people's eyes by micro electronics. However, they still have a place, especially if you'd like to keep the light source away from the rest of the model. After all, once you fit a fibre opitic cable, it can't break down unless you cut it!

My camera got some use at DEMU this year, when I spotted something innovative and N gauge - Ryecroft Arena. 

This micro layout really gets the feel of an inner city station sandwiched in the middle of a collection of modern, large, buildings. The tight space is perfect for multiple unit trains, and the only option (albeit a good one) if you have a collection, but no room for even a modest size layout. 

Finally, on BRM TV, I build a tea hut. 

It's the basic Wills plastic kit, which dates from a period many of our readers won't remember, but there's nothing wrong with it despite this. I take viewers through the entire build, something that takes longer than I expected, but if the format works, I can see use doing similar projects in the future.