hi Super, with the police lights, there is an on-off switch on the battery holder. it was just easier that way. Also, they are 3V LEDs and that train is one of those ones w/o an engine. even if it had an engine, I would have been forced to use a 3.7V Li-on battery. Or I could have spliced in a switch and found a place for a switch... just couldn't be bothered.
Thanks for the 'paint it black' inside idea. I thought of that once but never followed through. sounds like that works well.
regarding the lighted coaches, my first try I tried to use one power source and then connectors from coach to coach. with my two kids, they tend to not be gentile. So, I decided it would just be easier to just put a switch on each coach (and there isn't a wire going from coach to coach).
For the windows on the building, I just used a type of duct tape and stuck it on there. for the coaches, i glued the plastic pvc in place.
Kevin
Thanks for the 'paint it black' inside idea. I thought of that once but never followed through. sounds like that works well.
regarding the lighted coaches, my first try I tried to use one power source and then connectors from coach to coach. with my two kids, they tend to not be gentile. So, I decided it would just be easier to just put a switch on each coach (and there isn't a wire going from coach to coach).
For the windows on the building, I just used a type of duct tape and stuck it on there. for the coaches, i glued the plastic pvc in place.
Kevin
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