Dapol N Gauge Light Bar Review

Hello and welcome back to another video from Chelmswood Junction.
In this video we will be taking a look at reviewing amd fitting a Dapol N gauge light bar for a mk3 coach.
I hope you all enjoy the video please as always feel free to like, comment, share and subscribe.
Until the next video take care of yourselfs protect your loved ones but above all happy modeling.
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[piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi Peter, these lights are great, yes perhaps a tad bright, but that doesn’t bother me. A whole train looks fantastic in the dark.

Having said all that the light bars are so easy to make and you can make your own shorter ones which fit the 142s also. Just takes some 12v LED strip, bridge rectifier, wire and socket, for around quarter to half the price.

[onnomulder]

Another great 'how to' Peter!! Thanks again for sharing!!! Cheers Onno.

[TheHeritageLine]

Hi Peter. nice review on the Dapol light bar, it really makes the layout come to a new level once you start adding coach lighting, the only downside is that it is more noticeable that the coaches are empty. Cheap figures from china can soon sort that out! 😁 (don't use superglue to fit figures as it may fog up your glazing). Another option that may be worth looking at is the N-gauge coach lighting from Tramfabriek, yes you will need to solder the plug on for the light bar, but it also gives you the option to add a capacitor to stop light flicker and you can also shorten the light bar if needed. I bought mine from evil-bay 😁. All the best Tony.

[ellaclarke]

Hope we can put these in our new trains on the new layout😊

[rogerclark]

I now make my own using 12 v lighting strips cut to fit in dapol mark 3 then using a resistor to tone down and.with a plug from eBay. Saved me 80 pounds on my mark 3’s.

[ModelTrainOutsider]

Nice demo and review, Peter. Yes, I must admit, they may be a bit too bright. In HO/OO scale, it is not an issue, you can just add a resistor to lessen it, in N... not as easy. As you said, there is a positive way to look at it, but it would be nice if companies really worked harder on these and got it that little bit more correct.

[Aquariummadness]

Hi Peter
Another great video with a good little review but I'm sure you said o gauge at the beginning of the brochure instead of oo gauge.

[LewisLocos]

Nice video. I have been considering getting some for my mk3s. I will have to add people in so they don’t look too bare. Is the cable noticeable? It looks longer than it needs to be and looks like you’ll be able to see it snaking through the coach. I will be trying them out regaurdless. Thank you very much 👍

[deancross]

hi peter
that is a very nice and easy fit why cant they all be that easy.
peter

[PaulSmith-plfo]

Hi Peter. Nice review. I can't remember off the top of my head whether your N gauge layout is DC (probably) of DCC; so is it necessary to buy a different version for DCC? If you have older coaches that don't have a built in socket, what do you do then - another version? Sorry to bust your chops, but quite some time ago in an earlier video I kidded you about the writing on your sweatshirt being back-to-front; I see the problem still persists!

[markmaw]

So much easier than I though. Do they all come with the internal connector mate?

Also do your coaches derail or uncouple from each other? Mine do on 2nd radius peco curves