As explained earlier, I have changed the wiring implementation. In the orginial build of the Main Entrance, the wiring all came up the back in a conduit like structure, as shown here.
But that was problematic and I could never keep it looking straight. So I came up through the towers in the front as shown here.
There are two levels for the LEDs. The first illuminates the area on either side next to the hanger bays. This includes the area around the internal power generators and the hanger observation area. The second level is the conference room and the briefing room. The briefing room also powers the upper observation deck.
This shows the wire routing for the first level. I used five tan 1 x 2 modified plates with pin hole to route and conceal the wire in an area where it could be seen. Placing these next to each other creates a conduit structure for the wire. This runs on both sides very near the spheres for the internal power generator, as you can also see in the above picture.
This shows the three LEDs that are used on each side. Two illuminate the internal area for the internal power generator and the single LED will illuminate the observation area.
This shows the lighting arrangement for the conference room. The interconnect is complete, there is just no power connection.
This shows the power connection. You note that the wire is passing through two 1 x 1 Technic bricks as guides. the Light Bluish Gray 1 x 2 modified plates with pin holes serve as guides for the wire also.
These two pictures show the power wire coming from the front tower where a 1 x 1 Technic brick is guiding the wire. It then goes through a 1 x 2 modified plate with pin hole and finally through another 1 x 1 Technic brick. These bricks with holes in them, keep the wire snug up against the wall and the ceiling. You can probably see them if you look really hard, but it will take some body contortion in the normal display setup.
On the other side of the main entrance, the first level is identical. The second level where the briefing room is slightly different. Since this side had to power the observation deck also, routing is a little different. The main power wire goes to a small 1 x 2 LED PCB that is used to distribute power. One goes back to the LEDs for the briefing room. And one uses the standard 2 pin connector to power the observation deck. See the red arrow in the picture above. These LEDs will eventually be the RBGW type, so that I can switch the briefing room from RED to WHITE.
The power for the observation deck passes through the wall using three 1 x 1 round plates. Then it enters a conduit structure composed of 1 x 2 modified plates with pi hole (on the top). Then it passes into the observation deck through a hole in the Technic beam that is supporting the roof and tower structure.
After that the wiring remains the same. The observation deck is illuminated in BLUE, because I think it adds some contrast to everything else. The small connector for the tower is the same.
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