in this issue we are moving up in size to a 1/24th scale Victorian doll’s house. This particular house, although a very nice-looking doll’s house, is made with 3/16” and 1/16” Luan (tropical hardwood plywood product) and corrugated cardboard. Because of the thickness of the plywood and the density we are unable to use grommets for any of our connections. We are limited to using flat tape-wire and round wire. We also will be soldering all of our connections.
The second issue is that this house has already been partially finished so we will have a problem running electric up any of the wall-papered walls or across the ceilings. In some ways we are limited but we should still be able to install ceiling lighting, indirect lighting, and a few outlets.
The procedure we will follow is the same for any display you may be wiring. I am approaching this quite differently than most are accustomed to and it goes back to what I have said in the last two articles. Every doll’s house and every display is different. There is no one way to wire every project.
One needs to look at a number of issues and know what is available to use in different situations. In our last issue we were adding lighting to very small items so we used small SMD LEDs with a small button battery. We only had to choose what small power source we would use and what size LEDs we would choose. Now we have a number of options to look at. Here are some things we need to consider before we start.
What is the display made of? How is it constructed? As I have already mentioned because of the wood in our 1/24th scale Victorian, we will not be able to use grommets. The walls are too thin.