"Simple and effective display case lighting" Topic

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Arteis02	30 Dec 2020 2:15 a.m. PST
My main model display case is situated in our hallway, where it doesn't get much natural light. So I have always had my eye out for a way of lighting the display to better show off my models! The display case itself is an old piece of furniture with no fitting for lights. In addition, there is no wall socket nearby so any wired-in lighting would be complicated and require the expensive services of an electrician. So I was really pleased when this week I spotted a range of Nouveau LED Strip Lights at my local Mitre 10 store (a New Zealand big-box hardware store – you'll probably find similar products in overseas stores). I snapped up three of them to see if they would do the trick. Photos of the results are here on my blog: link Here are a couple of sample pics from the above blog:
Durban Gamer	30 Dec 2020 3:21 a.m. PST
Very clever and a great tip!
Editor in Chief Bill	30 Dec 2020 5:25 a.m. PST
I've got to try that, my display cabinets are Asian and very dark…
NOLA Chris	30 Dec 2020 9:17 a.m. PST
Looks great! I've got dark wooden barrister shelves, so the extra light will help tons
Extra Crispy	30 Dec 2020 9:31 a.m. PST
All my figures live in cardboard boxes….
Murphy	30 Dec 2020 11:15 a.m. PST
Wow…very nice! I'm hoping to get a couple of display cases in the future, (since I am returning the ones to IKEA as a result of the glass exploding in my wife's hands)…
Syrinx0	30 Dec 2020 7:21 p.m. PST
A really nice looking case.
Oberlindes Sol LIC	30 Dec 2020 7:47 p.m. PST
Clever! They look great.

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