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As I just mentioned in response to another post, I used miniature Christmas Tree lights for my buildings back in my high school days. I might not use them again now, since I can afford other lighting methods, but if all you want is an interior glow, they are super-easy to use. The only drawback is that, since they are wired in series, one blown bulb can bring the whole strand down. This means you'll need access to be able to change them as well as to inspect them and find the culprit. The other drawback is the regular 6-inch spacing between bulbs; in order to place them where your buildings are, you'll need to cut the wires and splice in extra length. <br /> <br />You'll need to use up all of the bulbs in a given strand to ensure that you don't overload them with too much juice; it is okay to use more than the original number (say 40 bulbs spliced into a 35-bulb strand) but they will glow a bit dim when you do. Just drill a hole under your building, pop the bulb up through it, hold it in place somehow (maybe using wood glue to plug the hole after it is pushed through, or perhaps a heavy-duty staple), and plug the completed strand directly into a regular 110-volt AC outlet or extension cord. Take care to ensure that the places where you've spliced wires together are completely wrapped up with electrical tape or otherwise insulated, and be sure your staples (if you use them) do not pierce the insulation, and don't mistakenly wire in a short circuit (test things as you go with a ammeter/voltmeter gizmo to find shorts before anything is ever plugged in). <br /> <br />If you're squeamish about doing so much wiring on a circuit that will plugged right into a socket, just reflect that any lighting you do is going to require much the same sort of thing, and you'll have to deal with the same issues. The higher risk of wiring for a 110 volt circuit is reason for greater care in doing the work, and if you're like me it means that you'll be less likely to make stupid mistakes. Incidentally, because the bulbs are wired in series, the actual voltage between any pair of bulbs is rather small, just a few volts, so this mitigates the real risk somewhat (it is also why our pet bunny could chew through cord after cord of these lights without dying!).
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