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Rob Klingberg
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Tinkerer turned tech sales guy turned Chief Enthusiast. Started Brickstuff in 2011. Always amazed by the creativity of our customer community around the world!
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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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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Roger that! Happy to help in any way we can.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chuckle Bear Reggie Hi Tina, thanks for your post! It would be easy to add pumpkins (one or up to many more-- probably up to 25 if you wanted!) to the existing castle setup.…
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Officially we don't, but let me know if you'd like different lengths on that 10-pack of cool white LEDs you ordered today-- I can find time this week to whip them up.
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Hi Shane, this is the main reason we created 4-port and 9-port breakout adapters for Pico LEDs. Using these, you can put the high-capacity adapter close to where you need to…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Thomas Imber Hi Thomas, I received your e-mail through the website and will reply from there shortly. No problem to cancel your order.
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Re: Rapunzel lanterns
@Michael Thomas Hi Michael, you can use the effect controller included with the Disney Castle to flicker the LEDs in the lanterns, though you'll need some extra adapters and extension cables to hook…
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Re: Lighting for Harry Potter Series 1 set
Hi Amber, thank you for your post! We haven't lit any of the HP sets ourselves, but in general, our Starter Kits will address 95% of lighting needs in any standard LEGO model.…
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Hi Shane, the Pico connectors are meant to connect over short distances, to a connecting adapter board that converts the plug from a micro plug into a standard plug,…
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
@Shane Limbach Hi Shane, it is possible to fit the Pico LEDs between studs under a 1x2 or larger tile, but on a 1x1, there really isn't any space. One possible alternative (if you have the room in…
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Re: Couple questions about Pico lights...
Hi Shane, thanks for your question! Your lineup above looks correct with one possible suggestion-- the DIY cables have bare wire ends on one end (and plugs on the other end).…
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