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Lighting for LEGO #10244 Fairground Mixer
Several people have asked about a lighting kit for the amazing Fairground Mixer, so we created this topic to track the discussion. We have looked at several ways to light up the set,…
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Re: My first Brickstuff creation - UCS Millennium Falcon 10179
@Mark Thanks Mark! Again, an amazing job. I would like to use the wall-mounted photo on our website in the "ideas" section, so others can see your great work.…
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Re: My first Brickstuff creation - UCS Millennium Falcon 10179
Wow, Mark, just WOW! Amazing job with the lights, and the wall mount is breathtaking! I assume the engine lights are on the "pulse" setting? How do they look, especially in the dark? Again,…
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Re: Disney Castle Lights
@Claire Walker thanks for your order, and sorry again for the website trouble!
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Re: Disney Castle Lights
@Claire Walker Sorry about this Claire! Looks like our website said we were out of stock of the kits. I've added some more into stock, so you should be able to order now. If not, let me know.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Paul George @Crissy Chan @Rick Prescott Thank you all for your comments-- it's so great to see a real community forming here online. Thanks Paul for posting the photos showing your approach to…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Crissy Chan Hi Crissy, thanks for posting, and thank you also for your order today! To answer your question about the wiring, the kits will include full instructions showing how to mount the lights,…
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Re: Disney Castle Lights
@Claire Walker Hi Claire, thanks for your post! The mega bundle SKU will likely not be available through resellers, as it is a pre-order SKU sold direct through our site.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Gregory Hi Gregory, overall mounting the ring is fairly easy. The holes can be drilled using a hand drill-- you just need the right set of bits (you need a 6mm, 7mm, and 8mm bit).…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Rick Prescott If someone can find a powered turntable on Amazon or somewhere similar, I'm happy to order it and see if the slip ring can fit! 😀
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
Hi everyone, @Paul George got me thinking about Lazy Susans and turntables, so I ordered the same one he used from Amazon, and it arrived today. I immediately dismantled it 🙂 with the goal of…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Paul George Great photo-- I love how Emmet and friends have a castle-side view from the double-decker couch!
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Paul George Thanks Paul for the link to the Lazy Susan-- I'll pick one up. Sounds like you are working on a grand plan for the Castle grounds-- I can't wait to see it.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Paul George Hi Paul, there are several controllers, each of which is about the size of a 2x6 LEGO plate. One main controller, one controller for the outside color-changing lights,…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Gregory Yep, that would be me. :-) I'm working on those today and tomorrow. Thanks for your patience-- we are working nonstop making kits.
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Re: Disney Castle Lights
Hi Andrew, thank you for your post. You are correct-- in order to use the fiber optic lights, you'll need the color-changing light set add-on, which itself requires the exterior light kit.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chris Cooper Hi Chris, you are correct. The split-level multicolor controller depends on the color-changing light set, which itself depends on the exterior light kit.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Jay Hamilton Hi Jay, absolutely-- instructions will be included with the second controller.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Timothy Spann Thanks Tim! Website should now be updated. And I forgot to mention in response to your earlier post-- the benefit of ordering early is that you will be among the first to receive your…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Timothy Spann Thanks for your comment. I understand what you mean, and how this can look confusing. As we posted earlier today, the 2nd controller will not be included with the Mega bundles-- we…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Paul George Ah yes, we can have a chat with our Worker Elves to make sure everything is packed together. Per the comment I just posted, contact us directly via e-mail or through our website if you…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Rick Prescott Hi Rick, the Mega Bundle does not include the 2nd controller-- that wasn't an option at the time we created the product assortment. Anyone who has already placed and order and would…
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Re: Bedside lamp - which kit?
Hi Julie! Thanks for your post, and thanks @John Gerlach for your reply. That's exactly what we were going to recommend. Either a 2-pack of light strips or a 2-pack of Pico LEDs would work.…
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Hi Shane, we include self-adhesive sticky squares with many of our product variants (starter kits, Pico LED 2-packs, etc.). This is what was used to attach the controller boards to…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Garry Smith Thank you for your post! Yes, the effects you described above can be implemented with the second controller add-on kit. We have added the add-on kit to the pre-order page on our…
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