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Thank you everyone for the nice comments, helps keep us motivated to keep the project going full steam ahead!

IMG_4786%20by%20Dan%20Glasure,%20on%20Flickr"]http://IMG_4786 by Dan Glasure, on Flickr[/url] Here is an updated photo of the city lighted so far, gradually expanding the lighting! A few more photos added to the Flickr page as well: https://www.flickr.com/gp/136566273@N03/i35d29

VERY Nice!

This is really well done!

Very Well Done!

The nice thing about the BrickStuff product if you are not familiar with it, is it is designed in such a way where you really do not have to do any modifications to the LEGO. The wires are very thin, and very durable so that you can simply 'squish' them under bricks. The light poles are drilled out though, and in a few cases I drilled through a baseplate because I did not have easy access to fishing the wires through another way. However I have not had to modify a single piece on any of the buldings, the hardest part is 1. hiding the wires so you do not see them. 2. making the levels of the modulars so they are still accesible without having a bunch of wire showing. Also our entire layout is designed with 'play' in mind. My boys like to access all the buildings and play games in them. (Well my oldest boy now does not do much of that). I understand the concerns about Non-LEGO, and we are somewhat purist. NO clone bricks, and I do have some custom stickers or pad printed accessories. The lighting though seemed highly impractical with what LEGO has to offer. I think it adds so much both during the daylight time, and the nighttime scenes that I am happy we chose to proceed. It does have its dangers. It is taking quite a lot more supplies than I originally thought. And its a slippery slope, because once you start, its tough not to complete the whole layout. And furthermore there is a lot of time involved. Its not plug and play by any means. Lots of 'reengineering' involved. But so far its been a fun project. Thanks for all the nice words, and if anyone has questions about doing this I am happy to help in any way I can.

Thanks! And testing.... IMG_4300 by Dan Glasure, on Flickr Sorry, Thats still a little big, though within the guidlines. Thanks for your help, I'll be a pro at this eventually!

Thanks to everyone for the kind words!

Hope this works, Just set up a Flicker Account: Here is our Layout: https://www.flickr.com/gp/136566273@N03/61J1nd More photos to be added soon, as we are working on lighting and cleaning up everything now. And some of our Collection: https://www.flickr.com/gp/136566273@N03/79Giah

Here are a few photos with the room lights on. Its amazing how much they help show of the interiors even during normal use. However the downside is it makes you feel like EVERY interior needs to be done! I Guess I have exceeded my disk space for attachments. Sorry, new to this forum. Should I link to the photos? Dan

Hello All, I am a new member, though I have been reading the forum for a while. I thought I'd share a few pics of our City Layout which I am adding lighting from BrickStuff. We are located in Florida, in the USA. This is a section of our city that has the lighting mostly done, probably about 20% of the overall city. Hope you like it.

Very Nice, the water in the middle is a nice addition. Having a Market would be a great addition as well. Keep up the good work!