I found this in Model Railroad Hobbyist. Very good idea!
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/15243
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Another approach to using separate leds would be using fiber optics with the end of each fiber optic strand being a point of light (rather than an individual led) and the ends of those fiber optic strands could be bundled together and lit by just one led. IMO, this would be much simpler and economical alternative to using an multiple leds.
Fiber optics is very good idea, however, in confined or very thin spaces I would think that the chance of putting too much of a bend in the fiber could cause it to break.
Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Another approach to using separate leds would be using fiber optics with the end of each fiber optic strand being a point of light (rather than an individual led) and the ends of those fiber optic strands could be bundled together and lit by just one led. IMO, this would be much simpler and economical alternative to using an multiple leds.
I saw the short article......each light is not a LED but rather just a drilled hole! You edge light the plexy with any light source and cover the plexy in foil to trap the light and then each drilled hole becomes a 'blub'. I've done the fiber optic route.....I think this may be easier and a LOT thinner......
