Outdoor Building Lighting - Need some ideas

[Buckeye Riveter]

I have about four buildings for our layout and I am looking for some lighting ideas that can handle the weather in Ohio. What are your suggestions for wiring and lighting? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Hi Buckeye,

I recently bought 4 solar lights in a gardening shop sale and I intend stripping these down for their panels and LED. I could leave the assembly fairly intact and just lengthen the cable for the LED. Lots of options with these solar lamps.
Cheers,
Kim
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[Anonymous]

go to a lowes or home depot and get the low voltage light kit ben

[Anonymous]

Fiber Optic I want to dabble in cause it only uses one light source. Here is some links.
http://www.oakridgehobbies.com/g_scale/g_90a.html
Get a idea of how a guy did his car....
http://www.briansmodelcars.com/tutorials/tutorial.asp?TutorialID=31&CurPage=1

http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/

http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/
Just all different ideas.
I have had many problems with light out put with solar at peoples homes being a landscaper they want something better.
Matt might have ran into this problem at his job sites I don't know but I did notice that the solar has gone up in priceand I thought that was strage.

Kim has a good idea but notice he said a "sale" I would by all means buy them at "sales" if you do not think you can tackle fiber optic which is quite simple.

[Anonymous]

I think I would make my own light cord, use low voltage wire and splice in X-mas tree light bulb holders, for one there extremely cheap during the season and not alot of heat put off by the bulbs.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by carpenter matt

I think I would make my own light cord, use low voltage wire and splice in X-mas tree light bulb holders, for one there extremely cheap during the season and not alot of heat put off by the bulbs.

Zap (then you see smoke) [:D]

[Anonymous]

The cheapest, simplest, quickest way to achieve a very mellow yellowy coloured light in your buidings is the use a candle. My wife has got a lot of our buildings, temples and such lit just this way. You just go around and light them just before your visitors arrive or just before you start a drinking session and it makes everyone very mellow.

This of course has and added and random by product. What about if you have had too much to drink when you place the candles and you have a fire and one of your buidings catches fire and you have to send around a minature fire brigade in a G scale fire waggon and the fun never ends.


Regards Ian

[Anonymous]

Low voltage lights do work very well. I have them in a building as well as a double portal tunnel. They hold up well and look great. Put them on a timer and your dispay look good even when you are not running.

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