I modified the lighting in the Cada C66006W Steamed Bun Shop

Hey brick fans!

Today I'm reviewing the lighting modifications I made to the Cada Steamed Bun shop.  Here's my initial review of it in case you haven't seen it before: https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2022/06/cada-c66006-steamed-bun-shop-set-review.html.

Cada provides what are known as fairy lights to light up it's modular buildings.  In the pic above you can see that it is one long LED light string, connected to a USB plug with a blue button on it.  By pressing on the blue button, you can activate different modes to change the blinking or flashing of the lights.

In the case of the Cada Steamed bun shop, it utilized the same type of lighting to light up the interior, but what I wanted was to light up the exterior as well.  I wanted to light up the two lamps over the signage, add some lighting over the vending machine as well as the streetlamp.  That's something the fairy lights could not do.

Before tackling the lighting issue I made some further changes to the overall structure of the steamed bun shop: https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2023/02/modifications-to-my-cada-japanese.html.   After I was happy with those changes, I then set about collecting all of the lighting elements I needed to replace the fairy lights.

In preparation for the new lighting install, I moved the street lamp from the rear of the building to the front.  In this way, I could run the new wiring to the front of the shop.

The lighting elements I used are as follows:

3 warm white led dot lights, one for the street lamp and two for the overhead lighting for the signage.

3 warm white led light strips, one to be placed over the vending machine and one on each interior floor of the shop.  I used a 6 port hub and a new USB plug which I placed inside the building.

All of the above elements can be sourced from Lightailing.com or Aliexpress.  Get 10% off your purchase at Lightailing.com if you use my discount code itsnotlego at checkout.

Each of the exterior lighting wires feed back inside the building.

The streetlamp wire comes inside and is connected to the upper floor led light strip. A connecting wire from the upper floor light strip runs down the wall and connects to the hub.  The vending machine led light strip connects to the first floor led light strip which is wired into the hub.  The overhead sign dot lights take up two more ports on the hub and the USB plug uses another one, leaving one free port.

Yes it looks kind of messy, I probably could have used some adhesive tape to attach the hub to a wall or ceiling.

Here is the back wall reattached to the shop. 

Alright, that's a quick look at the lighting changes I made to the Cada Steamed bun shop.  Please let me know what you think!

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Thanks for looking, bye!

This is not the new Lumibricks Skatepark 19011!

 

Hey brick fans!

Here are some pics of my Skatepark MOC which takes it's inspiration from the new Lumibricks Skatepark set 19011!  I've repurposed and incorporated parts from two Lumibricks Street Fusion sets: the Chili dog stand and the Grafitti bus stop.

I think the overall size might be the same as the Lumibricks Skatepark.  Mine sits on one and a half baseplates (48x32 studs) which has been raised up on a MILS plate.

I have seven studs at the front allocated to the sidewalk, so I can place a lot of street detailing there.

I have a big box of spare fixtures from which I grabbed a bench which I should have dusted off before picture taking.  The signpost is from the Lumibricks Chili Dog set.  The KFC sign is a fridge magnet that is attached to the fence using double sided tape.

The hotdog guy is telling skater girl to keep her distance.

Delores arrives at the skatepark but realizes she forgot her helmet.  Will they still let her skate?

A vending machine and ad for Bob's burgers are on the other side of the skatepark entrance.

The Lumibricks Chili Dog stand now occupies the corner of the skatepark.

Take the stairs up, grab a chili dog , help yourself to the condiments and skate down the ramp. Or if you're really good, skate down the stairs with chili dog in hand!  This section uses wall and window parts from the Lumibricks Grafitti bus stop.

Here's another window from the Grafitti bus stop.

The main feature wall is also from the Lumibricks Grafitti bus stop.

The half pipe and other orange ramps are from a clone of the  Lego skatepark 60364 set. I forget where the other set of tan coloured ramps is from.  Take the steps and then climb the ladder to take advantage of the great views of the entire skatepark from the lookout.

More skate pieces have been borrowed from the Lego Skatepark clone set.

I have managed to retain and reuse some of the lighting from the Lumibricks Chili Dog stand.

The small battery box in the upper corner controls the bright led lights mounted on the walls.

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MILS plate tutorial for the Lumibricks Barber Shop 19012

The Lumibricks Barber Shop is a three storey modular building.  The building is designed so that a large part of the building structure can be opened up for display.  The front and side of the building are fixed and the rest of the building is attached to hinge bricks to allow the opening to be achieved.

I typically construct all of my modular buildings using MILS baseplates.  It's basically an extra baseplate that is added between the original baseplate and the building structure.  For me it gives the entire building structural rigidity and prevents the baseplate from warping.

Oh in case you missed it, here's my review of the Lumibricks Barber shop!  https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2026/03/lumibricks-street-fusion-barber-shop.html

And bonus pictures: https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2026/03/lumibricks-street-fusion-barber-shop_14.html

Here's a Lego compatible baseplate that I got from Dollar Tree, along with some random 2x2 and 2x4 blocks.

To make a MILS plate for the Lumibricks Barber Shop, we will raise up the fixed portion of the building and sidewalk.  Note the placement of my 2x2 and 2x4 blocks.

I then follow the building instructions to construct the sidewalk and the foundation for the fixed part of the Barber Shop.

For the part of the building that swivels away, I need to provide a smooth surface for it to rest on.  I first arrange one row of plates onto the baseplate as shown above.  Then add another row of plates in the exact same layout.  That's all of the black plates in the picture.

Next I add some smooth tiles, I've used some 6x6 tiles, but you can use whatever you have on hand.

Proceed with the Barber Shop instructions to attach the lower hinge bricks and finish constructing the foundation for the swing away part of the structure.

Here is the hinged part fully open.

You've now successfully placed the Lumibricks Barber Shop onto a MILs plate.

Proceed with the construction and enjoy your Lumibricks Barber Shop!

Thanks for looking, bye!

The Barber shop is now available on the Lumibricks website.

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