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Adding Drama to Your City Layout With Light Learn how to add light to your model railroad city layout that never sleeps. From "Workin' On the Railroad" episode DWRR-212L

Host Chris Chianelli in joined in the Workin' On the Railroad workshop by guest Kent Johnson, who shares great ideas for model railroad layout lighting features, including a demonstration on how to add lights to a loading dock building.

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	Chris Chianelli, right, and guest Kent Johnson demonstrate how to add drama to your layout with exterior and interior lighting.
	Lights also add realism to any layout!
	Grain of Wheat lights are perfect for adding ambient exterior lighting to your layout.

Adding Light to a Model Railroad Building

Materials:

miniature lights
drill
masking tape
wire ties

Note: Some model building kits come with the lighting already installed.

1. Adding lights to a building is simply a twist of a couple of wires.

2. Once the wires are connected, cover the wires with wire nuts.

3. Place light in the building in the desired position.

4. Use a piece of masking tape to hold the light into place.

5. Locate on your building where you want to place the lights.

6. Drill a hole into the building where you want to place them.

7. Place wires through the drilled out holes.

8. Put light bulbs into place.

9. Twist the two black wires together and the two red ones.

10. Tape the wires to the building to hold into place.

RESOURCES :

Magazines and Books on Railroading
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Website: www.modelrailroaderbooks.com

Trains and Accessories (All Scales)
Bachmann Industries, Inc.
Website: www.bachmanntrains.com

Scenery Accessories and Portals in N to G
Chooch Enterprises, Inc.
Website: www.choochenterprises.com

Building Kits in N, HO, O
Bar Mills Scale Model Works
Website: www.barmillsmodels.com

Small Tools and Accessories
Micro-Mark
Website: www.micromark.com

Model Railroad Products (All Scales)
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
Website: www.walthers.com

Model Railroader magazine
Website: www.kalmbach.com

Lionel Trains in O and G
Website: www.lionel.com

National Model Railroad Association
Website: www.mnra.org

O Scale Trains and Accessories
MTH Electric Trains
Website: www.mthtrains.com

Paper Creek Model Works
Website: www.papercreek.com

Buildings and Details for N and HO
Website: www.jlinnovative.com

GUESTS :

Kent Johnson
Associate Editor, Classic Toy Trains magazine
Kalmbach Publishing
21027 Crossroads Circle
Waukesha WI 53187