Our local Mal-Wart (cheesy imported crap for less - always) had these little solar garden lights for $3 each
The light part comes off the stake with a simple 1/3 turn... which led me to the idea of using them to light some of my Piko buildings.
3 of them face the morning sun, so the backside is washed with bright light all afternoon. The first step was to cut the back window 2 'boards' wider to clear the solar panel.
Then I framed the hole with Plastruct... It looks sorta like a picture window now, I hope.
I had 2 here that I could do tonight so this is what the installation looks like from the inside AND the outside. Not to awful or noticeable.
I tried to take a pic of the lit buildings, but the flash overwhelmed it. IMO the color is a bit too bluish, I'm hoping a wash of pale yellow will make it look more like incandescent lighting... I'll try it and report back.
The buildings on the other side of the square will be a bit harder to hide the light. Once I figure out how to do that I'll post it here as well
The light part comes off the stake with a simple 1/3 turn... which led me to the idea of using them to light some of my Piko buildings.
3 of them face the morning sun, so the backside is washed with bright light all afternoon. The first step was to cut the back window 2 'boards' wider to clear the solar panel.
Then I framed the hole with Plastruct... It looks sorta like a picture window now, I hope.
I had 2 here that I could do tonight so this is what the installation looks like from the inside AND the outside. Not to awful or noticeable.
I tried to take a pic of the lit buildings, but the flash overwhelmed it. IMO the color is a bit too bluish, I'm hoping a wash of pale yellow will make it look more like incandescent lighting... I'll try it and report back.
The buildings on the other side of the square will be a bit harder to hide the light. Once I figure out how to do that I'll post it here as well
