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Lighting the Palace Cinema Marquee
One of the lighting tricks I've been asked about is how did I light my Marquee. After a show in the early spring I unpacked the PC and the Marquee was in pieces.…
- Jim Pirzykmoderator
- Power User
- Jim_Pirzyk
- 4 yrs ago
- 15 replies
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- Camiel Van Deelen3 mths ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Flickering???
I just installed my Disney castle lights and the two torch lights and a few spotlights flicker ..... is this normal or is something loose? thanks.
- Lee Ann Brown
- Lee_Ann_Brown
- 4 mths ago
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- Customer Tips and Tricks
BRANCH09XS Disney castle missing
- Lee Ann Brown
- Lee_Ann_Brown
- 5 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator5 mths ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Cable wire without the ends
I'm a little new to the lighting of Lego and i saw that you had the 50 ft of wire with the open ends for using for our own connecting cable. My question,…
- Rick rivera
- Rick_rivera
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator6 mths ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Can I plug lights directly into the Single-Function LEC?
I'm building the atomic bomb from Goldfinger and I'd like to have the LEC double as the bomb. I'm going to mount it on a 1x2 plate on the left side an on two transparent 1x1 round plates on the…
- Brad
- Building Goldfinger scenes and Birmingham, AL landmarks
- brickingham
- 11 mths ago
- 8 replies
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator11 mths ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
How to separate lighting control for one set.
I'm going to modify my Lego Land Rover and add a KC Rack and some lights on a Deer Guard, but I want the normal lights for the Land Rover to come on separate from the KC Lights.…
- Rick rivera
- Rick_rivera
- 11 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator11 mths ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Install Lighting During Build or After?
Looking for advice on installing a light kit - curious if you would recommend installing/integrating the light kit into the Lego model as the model was being assembled,…
- Kevin Childress
- Kevin_Childress
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
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- Paul Georgemoderator1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Connections between train cars
I'm working on a customized version of the Holiday Train set and want to add some lights. Is there a good approach for connecting lights in serial down the length of the train?…
- seejay
- seejay
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Sound Module Button
Has anyone done anything to make the sound module button more...LEGO-y?
- Brad
- Building Goldfinger scenes and Birmingham, AL landmarks
- brickingham
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
- 36
- Brad1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Power for billboard
Hi there. What is the best solution for power without batteries for the billboards? Thank you!!
- Brandy Estoos
- Brandy_Estoos
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
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- John Gerlachmoderator1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Billboard volume???
Hi, I’m sure this is an easy fix that I am missing, but how do you get rid of the music on the metro liner billboard? I wasn’t aware it played music when you turned it on and can’t figure out how to…
- Brandy Estoos
- Brandy_Estoos
- 1 yr ago
- 1 reply
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
how to connect AA Battery to basic traffic light ?
Hello, I've bought the "Basic Brick-Built Traffic Light", and I'm wonder how to connect it with AA battery without the starter kit, is this possible ? please see attached,…
- Ayoob Nabwani
- Ayoob_Nabwani
- 1 yr ago
- 3 replies
- 26
- Rob Klingbergmoderator1 yr ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Wish List Bucket
Hello, My name is Rick, I'm from Texas. I am new to lighting up my Lego sets and I have to say that I didn't know that your sets can become so much more, lol.…
- Rick rivera
- Rick_rivera
- 2 yrs ago
- 11 replies
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- Rick rivera2 yrs ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Couple questions about Pico lights...
I am looking at doing a project that requires what I counted as 18 Pico Cool white lights. Correct me if I am wrong on what I need but I was thinking...…
- Shane Limbach
- Shane_Limbach
- 4 yrs ago
- 14 replies
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator4 yrs ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
LEGO Light Bricks
Hi folks :) Just thought I share a tip on the LEGO light Bricks. Don't throw them away when the bulb goes, or (as in my case) you break the wire and not handy soldering.…
- Zarina J
- Zarina_J
- 4 yrs ago
- 1 reply
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- Rob Klingbergmoderator4 yrs ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks
Scale lighting in brickfilms
I'm a firm believer in scale lighting for brick films, for instance street lights, or headlights on a car. It adds another level of realism (at least as realistic as a LEGO scene gets) and scale.…
- Tommy Williamson
- nerd-in-chief
- Tommy_Williamson
- 4 yrs ago
- 2 replies
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- Tommy Williamson4 yrs ago
- Customer Tips and Tricks

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