I've recently decided to temporarily suspend work on my layout before I got too far along in order to fix up the mostly unfinished basement space where the layout is located - patch & paint the drywall and install a suspended ceiling (2x2 grid).  At this point I'm trying to decide on the type of lighting to use.  Initially, I was thinking of using drop-in fluorescent fixtures with twin daylight T8 U-bulbs (6 fixtures), like so:

A bit of discussion started on Jim McNab's blog about his layout lighting regarding UV fading from fluorescent lighting.  Rather than hijack his blog, I thought I'd start a new topic regarding this.

I'm using fluorescent strips to light my under construction layout.  I haven't reached the scenery stage yet and don't even have many cars or locos on the layout, so I haven't worried about this issue.  However it is something that I'm concerned about.

It has been a rough year. Very little model railroading. I had a bad bicycle accident earlier in June that broke several bones. And with my medical and my wife’s medical expenses I have had very little to spend on model railroading. And not being able to work on my kits or my railroad as I recovered has been frustrating.

I had wanted to buy George Sellios’ kit, the Jamestown Water Stop. And I wanted Bar Mills new kit, the Popovich Pipes and Fittings. But I could not afford either one.