Hello folks,

I'm quiet occupied with moving in a new flat. One good thing about is, that I will get a complete new hobby room

By now I have most of the furiture complete but lack proper lightning. I will have a ceiling lamp as well as an extra desk lamp. But until now I don't now what kind of bulbs to choose at which rated power.

Which lights do you use for let's say figure painting and armor modelling?

Just stumbled acorss some stuff lately about fluorescent bulbs. IIRC they suggested looking for a 'temp' rating of 5,000K to mimic sunlight at noon. I don't know if that will avoid the green tint that fluorescent bulbs are famous for or not.

I use a couple of under counter mount halogen puck lights above my model space. Seems to work OK.

This is probably the article that Mark is referring to: http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/forums/92874&page=1
It has a pretty good writeup on cheaper but reliable lighting alternatives.

There was another one discussing OttLite's recently, but i can't seem to find it.
If I do, I will link it as well.

I got a cheap desk lamp and a daylight bulb, and am very happy with it. I also got an overhead fluorescent task light, and am not as happy with that. I skimped and bought a cheap one, and the flicker is driving me nuts.

Jamie

Get the "daylight" type bulbs.... the come in Reg Incandescent, Flourescent and the new CFL's.............

Can't beat the daylight bulbs with a stick.
I paint at 2 AM when I'm off and the room is just as good as during the day with the blinds open. In fact better.

I'll echo the other folks here--"daylight" or "full-spectrum" bulbs in standard lamps are the way to go. I got two desk lamps from Ikea and put two high-power compact fluorescent bulbs in them, and what a difference they make! All pretty cheap, and energy-efficient on top of that.

Have to agree with daylight. I got a small daylight buld for my desk lamp, plus regular ones above my desk. On the other side of my room, I have florescent daylights in a fixture. The good think is they not only come in the different types of bulb, but in different shapes. My florescent daylights are circular tubes.

hunched over trying to center the pupil on a 25mm figure by candle light....

Proper lighting for a hobby room is as much as you can get. The more lighting, and the better your lighting is, the more easily you will be able to see clearly, and paint better. Flurescent is best because it doesn't cast any sort of tint to the paints. They also make it easier to spot problem areas in a finish not percievable in standard bulb light.

thx for all replies. i will take them into account when i'm going to choose my new lamps.

greetz