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Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:37:03 GMT
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James Brown writes:
> I haven't done any motorizing, but I have done lighting. I use the 9v
> system as opposed to L&S stuff, and it works fairly well, the only problem
> is that it's a bit dim. However, with a red cap (as comes in one of the
> service packs) they work well as 'glow' from a fireplace. I use them
> behind stoves, and underneath fires. A fireplace piled with red & orange
> trans- 1x1's looks really cool with a light behind it.
Having been a Castle-only collector, I'm really not at all familiar with any
motorized or lighting elements. Could you please explain a little more about
how you did what you describe? Where did you hide the power source? Where did
you run the wires so that they weren't visible? And so on. This sounds like a
fascinating idea!
Rick Kurtzuba
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 | | Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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| (...) It's not all that tricky, actually. I used two methods, mostly. For fireplaces, I put the light brick right into the back wall of the fireplace, and piled the fireplace high with trans-red, trans-yellow and trans-orange 1x1 round plates. Makes (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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| (...) I haven't done any motorizing, but I have done lighting. I use the 9v system as opposed to L&S stuff, and it works fairly well, the only problem is that it's a bit dim. However, with a red cap (as comes in one of the service packs) they work (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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