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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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What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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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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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chris Cooper Hi Chris, thanks for your post! We're thinking of extending our pre-order period through mid-May-- in part because it has been so well received,…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Bernardo Sampaio Hi, actually the costs may increase after the pre-order period ends. That's the incentive of getting your order in early-- to take advantage of the pre-order pricing.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Bernardo Sampaio Hi, thanks for your post. You can place a pre-order now on our website by clicking here. We expect to begin shipping orders in about a month. Thanks again for your interest!
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Re: Cables for high powered leds
Thanks for asking your question! The thinner cables are perfectly fine to use as extensions. Do you have the two high-power LEDs connected using one "Y" adapter (BRANCH04 board),…
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Re: Rapunzel lanterns
@Michael Thomas Great, if you do set that up, we'd love to see photos!
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Thomas Imber Probably not until later in the summer-- we're going to fulfill all our pre-orders and direct orders first, and there are already more of those than we planned.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Alyx thanks for your question! Yes, I think it would be possible to put an additional warm white Pico LED behind the glass cover. I'll have to look into that.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Jay Hamilton Hi Jay, thanks for your question. YES absolutely these kits will come with printed, illustrated instructions.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
OK everyone, I know I've been saying for a long time that we'd be opening pre-orders. Well, after wrestling with our website design program all last night and this morning,…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@David Ord We're going to post a link here in a minute or two that will allow you to place a pre-order. Please note however that we don't expect to begin shipping kits until mid-May,…
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Re: Rapunzel lanterns
@Michael Thomas very cool, thanks for the photo! That definitely helps. I was thinking if you made the lanterns out of LEGO bricks somehow, maybe they could be attached to these clear elements:…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
Hello everyone! Order invitations are rolling out, and later today we will have a special dedicated page on our website where insiders on this forum post can place their pre-orders.…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Eric chan I'll definitely look into possibilities for the upper portion to see if there's any way to add more light.
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Re: Rapunzel lanterns
Hi Michael, thanks for posting on the forum. How many flying lanterns were you thinking? And do you have a photo of your setup you could post? I assume you don't want the lanterns to actually be…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Rampianne Thanks for your feedback and ideas, and for the great photo of the "real thing"! RE: whether it would be possible to add more spotlights to light the top better, I can have another look,…
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