Sunshine town book nook finished but…

Need a Hand?
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Hi there!

After having spent many evening on this model after work, many times hardly when I had almost broken pieces (happily, glue exists!) and despite my clumsiness :sweat_smile:, I have finally succeeded in building the sunshine town book nook yesterday!

It is really sweet and I really enjoy the illumination.

BUT (usually a but for me!), I could’nt bend the cables properly at 90 degrees in the yellow tubing upon the stairs as indicated in the notice. At a result, when I want to turn on the lights, two lights function perfectly except the bended one which, sometimes, doesn’t want to work if I touch it or move the book nook. I must press a little on the light bulb and in a right position to make it work. And, as soon as it lights up, I stop touching it. And I haven’t dared to bend it more because I didn’t want to break it.

Has anyone else encountered the same kind of problem for this kit or another one?

Thanks in advance for your kind replies and tips :folded_hands:.

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When it wants to work …

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Or not after touched the bulb.

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I think @JDisaduck has already built it and can give you an advice or help. :blush:

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Aww, I’m sorry you’re facing this issue. I didn’t really have any problems when I built mine so I’m not sure how much I can help. The only difference I can see is that your wire is a lot shorter than mine, which might be the reason why the light is intermittent, like it’s an incomplete circuit?

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I couldn’t really make mine stay at 90 degrees either, but the wire is much longer, so I’m sure the ?pins aren’t bent. I hope that makes sense. If you can try to extend it, it might work, but I think it will be hard to adjust. Sorry I couldn’t be more useful. :pleading_face:

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Your kit looks amazing, thanks for sharing! I love how this kind of kit help us be creative about fixing problems or issues, even if it’s by the power of glue :rofl:

I haven’t built this one (yet), but I hope someone can properly help you with your wires situation.

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Yours has the shape shown in the tutorial contrary to mine. When I tried to heat the yellow tubing with my hairdryer, I couldn’t do more.

When I tried to bend, I first saw the light not working :scream:. I finally could make it work but in those conditions.

So, now, let’s not touch it otherwise I risk to destroy it!

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I haven’t built this one yet so I’m not much help to you with the lighting. However, I do like your build a lot.

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Aww that sucks! :sob:

It’s now like a phone charger on the verge of breaking lol. It has to be at the right angle to work. :weary_cat: :laughing:

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Power of glue definitely ! I remember to have spent a whole evening just to hold the roof of the tramway Sakura Densya note book with glue otherwise I would have never been able to finish it (a tips for those who never build this model :rofl:).

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Definitely

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Nice booknook. I love your photos

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Thank you very much :blush:.

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You’re welcome

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I think it looks great despite your lighting issues. Well done.

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Thanks :+1:

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My husband told me that I should have use a lighter so the yellow straw would have retracted quickly (and not my hairdryer).

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It looks wonderful regardless of the light position. Well done!

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This sunshine town book nook is very nice. But I think I would like kits that have more details.

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Yeah a lighter is much easier. But I’ve used a hairdryer before when my lighter ran out. :face_holding_back_tears: Guess these wires are fragile.

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@Nan-Si, it looks very pretty!

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Thanks :blush: