My Giant DIY Travel Wall Map

[Something Fishy]

Conceptualizing...



Visualizing!



Experimenting...



Building!



Gluing...



Combining!



Inspecting...



Rolling!



Framing...



Poking!



Progressing...



Confusing!



Organizing:



Partying!



Trimming:



Enjoying!

[Something Fishy]

If people are interested let me know and I'll post a more detailed build plan and instructions.

[Dan]

Awesome!
When do you start selling them

[tzifanya54]

Really cool, what is the criteria for getting a light, sleeping, visiting etc?

[Something Fishy]

Awesome!
When do you start selling them

For the right price, now

[Yehuda57]

*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*
*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*
*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*

Whoa! Nice map!

[Something Fishy]

Really cool, what is the criteria for getting a light, sleeping, visiting etc?

A place I've been to and actually did something. So for example I've done multiple cross-country road trips, but the only locations that get lights are places I've stopped at and enjoyed, not just driven through.

For airports, as much as I would've liked to see lights in cool places I've had layovers in (ahem, Réunion), unless I left the airport and did something I don't consider it having "been there". The exception is where the airport itself was the destination, such as TGU or the Alaska milk run.

[Joeymc]

If people are interested let me know and I'll post a more detailed build plan and instructions.

Please

[Something Fishy]

*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*
*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*
*don't make a comment about looking for the red lights*

Whoa! Nice map!

Here you go, multi color mode so my daughter can show off her travels separately;

[Yehuda57]

(ahem, Réunion)

My father went there (hashgacha) and was flabbergasted to find an active Jewish community with a daily minyan.

[AJK]

Goodness gracious.

[chff]

WOW

[HudZ]

Wow wow wow. That's incredible!

[CountValentine]

Very nice job without asking DDF for input. You know we are all experts on everything. 
Do the different size lights mean anything?

[Joe4007]

Incredible!

[mmgfarb]

This is amazing!

[Something Fishy]

Very nice job without asking DDF for input. You know we are all experts on everything. 

Ahem. You actually helped. I'll post more details in my build post, but for now

Ok here goes:

I need to build a floating frame approx 1" wide and 3" deep, with a complete frame size of about 4x6'. The frame will not be structural or weight bearing, so I'm looking for relatively cheap and light materials. It should be either white or paintable.

My first thought was MDF molding. I like that it's light and white, and from the pictures appears to have a rounded edge which is helpful. However it seems that the thickest they come in is 11/16", which is just too thin.

Any other material ideas? Max dimension range is 1-1.5" x 2.5-3".

Followed by lots of back and forths with you

Do we get to see the finished product?

Of course!

It's actually travel-related as well.

[Something Fishy]

Do the different size lights mean anything?

No. The system is set to twinkle, so in a picture some will appear larger than others.

[ushdadude]

how close to the herring museum did you get?

[Something Fishy]

how close to the herring museum did you get?

Man I should go there just to get you off my back