Ott Lamps

Hello,
I had an Ott-Lite Flex Arm lamp, bought on sale at JoAnns.com for $99. Lasted 9 months after which an internal component burned out. It was still under the 1-year warranty, but not only do you have to pay for shipping to them, you also have to include a money order for them to ship it back to you. Nice...
My feeling told me to look for something else. And the feeling was right.

Here's what I got:
https://www.nleinternet.net/solux/cgi-bin/tlistore/19115.html

And here is their site with independent tests of their and other so-called true color lamps, so that any potential buyer can make up his/her own mind:

http://www.solux.net

Due to demand, I had to wait a month for mine, but boy, once it arrived, there was no looking back. A mini-sun in your modeling room.

Highly recommended.

I bought 2 Ott-Lites a few years ago. Very good purchase and worth the money.
The "true color" effect is great. I usually use them for miniature painting with 2 Ott-Lites side-by-side with the light coming down at 60deg. angles to make a "halo" of light over the subject.
With regular models I use the Otts occasionally because the lamps crowd my desk. But when I want to see the true color of what I'm painting I whip them out.

Dave

gongalef -

Been using one since I got back into modeling a few years ago. Wouldn't be without it, now. Shop around there are always sales.

Archer out.

an Ott Lamp is the best thing for model building since the invention of the airbrush...... I use a couple and they are worth every penny.. esp for painting and paint matching....

I personally use two of the full spectrum lamps from Micro-Mark. I couldn't be happier with them.