09-18-2024, 06:54 AM
Starting work on the lighting.
I added the styrene tubing for the lights. I found that 3/16 tubing worked best. I drilled a 3/16 hole part way into the bass and finished off with a #11 so the tube would bottom out without falling all the way through. I did this with the four in the main building, two in the office and one for the car shed.
The tubing was painted black and installed in the main building and office. These were all friction fits but I ran out of styrene and had to use brass tubing for the one in the car shed. That was a bt loose so I glued it. You can also see the pre-wired led in the tube.
I'm planning on fashioning some light 'shades' out of some styrene angle. I don't want the light to shine upwards that much in case there are some gaps between the removable roof and walls. I'll prbably glue the angle to the wall with some CA and use a dab of white glue to attach the led to the angle, just in case I have to change them out in the future.
As for the office, I found these flickering LEDs so I'm planning on having one regular LED and one of these in the office to simulate either some lighting going bad or an oil lamp.
I added the styrene tubing for the lights. I found that 3/16 tubing worked best. I drilled a 3/16 hole part way into the bass and finished off with a #11 so the tube would bottom out without falling all the way through. I did this with the four in the main building, two in the office and one for the car shed.
The tubing was painted black and installed in the main building and office. These were all friction fits but I ran out of styrene and had to use brass tubing for the one in the car shed. That was a bt loose so I glued it. You can also see the pre-wired led in the tube.
I'm planning on fashioning some light 'shades' out of some styrene angle. I don't want the light to shine upwards that much in case there are some gaps between the removable roof and walls. I'll prbably glue the angle to the wall with some CA and use a dab of white glue to attach the led to the angle, just in case I have to change them out in the future.
As for the office, I found these flickering LEDs so I'm planning on having one regular LED and one of these in the office to simulate either some lighting going bad or an oil lamp.