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Old 14 February 2006, 07:17 AM   #839 (permalink)
JohnReid
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Sorry about the quality of the above pic.I think I forgot to put on my glasses or maybe I was just hung
This pic shows just how simple it is to lite up this type of diorama.The 2 Xmas 5W bulbs are at the center of the roof and the other cords run to individual picture lites at the side wall where I wanted to depict the rising sun.This arrangement will be simplified as I just wanted to see how it looked before cutting and splicing the wires.The outside of the sheathing boards were painted black to stop light from shining through the thin boards.Those unpainted panels are removable panels used for picture taking purposes.Although it is hard to see the side panel has aluminium foil panels glued to the side to deflect the light onto the white painted shadow box container.(in this case an old TV cabinet) to be cont.....
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