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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
@Erik Peterson Keeping a list of people to notify has actually been very helpful-- it lets us know how many kits to make in a first batch. You're on the list,…
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8 yrs ago
What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Erik Peterson we've never taken pre-orders, in part because we usually don't know the final price of a kit until it is complete and ready for sale, and also because we want to avoid…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
First batch of chandelier candles ready for mounting! So many little wires....
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chris Cooper thanks for the kind words, Chris! This is our first developed with so much input from fans, so it's an exciting process for us as well. The final kit will definitely be better because…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Thomas Imber don't worry, that's 400 total lamps to make 50 chandeliers-- only one chandelier per light kit. 😁
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Erik Peterson thanks for the feedback. The Lazy Susan concept is interesting-- and a great way to display the castle. Question for everyone: if the Castle is set up on a revolving base,…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
Started making 50 chandeliers today-- eight tiny LEDs in each assembly. 400 total lamps, and 800 wire splices! This may take a couple of days, but the end results are amazing.
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Thomas Imber Have you been peeking into our workshop? Definitely on the list.
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Re: Brick Bank 10251
Hi Chirita, thank you for posting on our forum! One of our customers posted on the forum showing how he lit up his Brick Bank. You can see his post and photos here.…
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8 yrs ago
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chris Cooper Good question. We might be able to offer two options (one for exterior only), but the wiring for some of the exterior lights (toward the top for example) still needs to go through the…
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Re: Palace Cinema # 10232
@Jim Pirzyk Let's just say there's more than a little detail work needed for each marquee! The photo below is of the rough assembly stage-- the finished product will have cleaned-up wires and end…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
It's a great day for incredibly tiny detail wiring work! Progress continues....
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Chris Cooper Light shining through bricks is always a risk with large parts, light colors, and thin walls (like the tall tan elements used to build the castle sections).…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
Progress today on the top two sections of the Castle. This week we plan to finalize the lighting configuration and effects programming for the lighting kit, so we're getting close to done!…
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Re: Palace Cinema # 10232
Hi Tim, thanks for asking your question. Last year, we created a quick guide showing an approach for lighting the Palace Cinema-- I've attached it to this post in case others find the document…
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Re: Death Star Final Duel 75093
@Neil Goodman Perfect, I'm glad that solution might work for you. Please keep us updated!
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Re: Lighting the 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
@Mike Hamel Looks amazing Mike! Thanks for the great write-up and photos. One question: where did you place the battery box?
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Re: Death Star Final Duel 75093
Hi @Neil Goodman , thanks for posting on our forum! That set has lots of great potential for lighting. We don't have it here in our shop, but from looking at the assembly instructions,…
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8 yrs ago
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Erik Peterson Our plan is to focus a lot on the interior items in addition to having some great lights outside. The idea is to have the main castle lit by warm white lights,…
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Re: Lego Set 10254 Winter Train
@Phil Worthington Hi Phil, you're absolutely right about the space under the carousel roof. I was thinking more from the perspective of people who wanted permanent power for their setup,…
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Re: Lego Set 10254 Winter Train
@Phil Worthington Thanks for the photo, Phil! You should check out a post by @Zarina J elsewhere in this forum-- she's been working on her Winter Village for awhile, and has lit it all up!…
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Re: Lego Set 10254 Winter Train
@Phil Worthington Thanks for sharing that video-- their results look great. I saw that you also asked in the YouTube comments about how they went about lighting the train.…
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Re: LEGO Light Bricks
Great tip! Thanks for sharing. We often get questions from customers asking about how to enhance the LEGO light bricks.
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Re: Winter Scene with Lights
Thanks Zarina for sharing the video! Your village looks great. Any chance you also have some photos of each building to share as well? I'm sure others would like to see your great work close-up as…
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Re: Light up Disney Castle # 71040
@Colin Lowther Yes, this kit will be available through our Australian reseller, https://brickhq.com.au .
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