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Post by chillatbmth on Jul 5, 2015 12:00:06 GMT
I have got a 100W daylight bulb in a table lamp -- but it does not give me enough light to paint by. After speaking with perfectsix he says he spent £40 on a surgical inspection lamp. Me thought what a good idea but my googlefoo just found lights for SAD people or Ideal for gynaecological examinations or its well over a £70 max budget. I don't want a magnify -- it is already hard enough getting the tip of the paint brush in contact with the model. I also want it to be free standing. So can you help a 'want to be painting my stuff' gamer with suggestions [including costs] for a good set up. Links and images welcome
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Post by madphil101 on Jul 5, 2015 16:28:03 GMT
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Post by simonkretz on Jul 5, 2015 16:32:44 GMT
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Post by madphil101 on Jul 5, 2015 16:33:58 GMT
Found it www.optimalowvision.co.uk/product.cfm?prod=3666&dept=367Was a different supplier but still My basis for this was 1 it had huge lumens 2 it is adjustable (anglepoise) 3 it has a light "volume" to make it brighter dimmer (goes up to 11 lol) 4 it was led and whilst fluorescent "reds" after 6 months led Colorado remains constant until colour ceases completely 5 led is lower heat and therefor you aren't drying the paint as you paint. Downsides It comes with a g clamp which the lamp slots into so it needs a decent firm table. The transformer lead is only about 1 metre If you have it to bright you get glare off the models! Want me to bring mine tomorrow to see? Basically it makes things brighter
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Post by madphil101 on Jul 5, 2015 16:37:47 GMT
Lol! Where's the overkill? My one of those did great for years but I bumped my lamp and it started to hum so I figured it was time to replace before I set fire to my painting corner..
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Post by simonkretz on Jul 5, 2015 16:39:53 GMT
the risk of fire is something I work with on a daily basis ... spreading the love back home is something of a joy...
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Post by chillatbmth on Jul 5, 2015 17:01:43 GMT
Thanks guys
Phil - would love to see the beast
'11' on a potometer is a joy to behold
How is the same lamp £20 more on Amazon - no need to put answers on a post card
My light bulb from Maplin - just does not cut it
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Post by perfectsix on Jul 25, 2015 10:33:13 GMT
I use a sad therapy lamp around 4 £40 on eBay gives pure daylight and true colour for paints, but they can cause you at first to sleep Less but the bulb burns in they are less potent ,
Richard
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Post by chillatbmth on Aug 2, 2015 15:09:57 GMT
done the deed and brought the big LED monster
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Post by comstar on Aug 2, 2015 15:55:01 GMT
done the deed and brought the big LED monster Where from sir?
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Post by chillatbmth on Aug 2, 2015 16:03:53 GMT
I went here -> www.optimalowvision.co.uk/product.cfm?prod=3666&dept=367 - just shy of hundred notes after paying the dreaded VAT per Phil's recommendation I'm busy gearing up for a winter of painting 15mm FoG stuff and maybe making a start on Fire and Sword as well. I should be getting the 4th bedroom as my study / painting room starting October. MDF bases are on order, so are some more paint brushes, just maybe those figures I have had for over 30 years now (longer than i've been married) will finally see the table top and I won't have to keep borrowing forces off Steve D
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Post by comstar on Aug 2, 2015 16:16:24 GMT
Yeah I know the 30 years bit Well let's hope its a good purchase Oh and fire and sword....
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Post by chillatbmth on Aug 4, 2015 12:01:31 GMT
The beast is here
but it is so light at the moment so I have not needed it whilst slapping some paint on Martians (maybe it would have been a good idea to have washed em first, and primed em and even shaved off some of the mould lines? But there meant to be TOY soldiers and I had fun)
More fun than painting sand-text which I still got to do to the front of the 1:1 scale house for aVBCW
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Post by chillatbmth on Apr 23, 2016 19:55:33 GMT
Moving on the best part of a year.
Just had 8 daylight LED spot lights put into the kitchen -- gosh those babies don't half pump out some light.
No more sitting in the shed -- just need to shove away those Jumbo jets and stop them landing in my back garden rather than Hurn airport
That "cough" twenty quid "cough cough" lamp is no match for them
* cough = what I told Smaug when asked how much cough cough
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