diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14a54a2..98bbfbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,15 @@ The panels also respond to these control messages:
 * "off_multi" turns all panels in a lineup off
 * "allon_multi" turns on all LEDs of all panels in a lineup.
 
-A byte value of 0 to 7 will change colors (i.e. string.char(0 to 7) ).  You can select from red (0), orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, or magenta (7).  The left-most/"master" panel will remember the last color used, and defaults to red.
+A byte value of 0 to 30 will change colors (i.e. string.char(0 to 30) ).  Color values 0 to 11 are:
+
+Red (0), orange, yellow, lime, green, aqua, cyan, sky blue, blue, violet, magenta, or red-violet (11)
+
+Colors 12 to 23 are the same as 0 to 11, but lower brightness.
+
+Colors 23 - 30 are white, light grey, medium grey, dim grey, light blue, brown, and pink.
+
+The left-most/"master" panel will remember the last color used, and defaults to red.
 
 You can use "get" and "getstr" to read the one character from the connected panel.  These messages will not read the other panels in the lineup.
 
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 6c315cd..b12a176 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ end
 
 local marquee_cbox = {
 	type = "fixed",
-	fixed = { -16/32, -8/16, 15/32, 16/32, 8/16, 16/32 }
+	fixed = { -16/32, -8/16, -16/32, 16/32, 8/16, -15/32 }
 }
 
 -- the following functions based on the so-named ones in Jeija's digilines mod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ local display_string = function(pos, channel, string)
 		string = allon
 	end
 	local padded_string = string.sub(string..padding, 1, 64)
-	local fdir = minetest.get_node(pos).param2 % 4
+	local fdir = minetest.get_node(pos).param2 % 8
 	local pos2 = pos
 	local mastermeta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 	local lastcolor = mastermeta:get_int("lastcolor")
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ local display_string = function(pos, channel, string)
 
 		if not string.match(node.name, "led_marquee:char_") or (setchan ~= nil and setchan ~= "" and setchan ~= channel) then break end
 		local asc = string.byte(padded_string, i, i)
-		if (node.param2 % 4) == fdir and asc > 31 and asc < 130 then
-			minetest.swap_node(pos2, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..asc, param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+		if (node.param2 % 8) == fdir and asc > 31 and asc < 130 then
+			minetest.swap_node(pos2, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..asc, param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			pos2.x = pos2.x + fdir_to_right[fdir+1][1]
 			pos2.z = pos2.z + fdir_to_right[fdir+1][2]
-		elseif asc < 8 then
+		elseif asc < 31 then
 			lastcolor = asc
 			mastermeta:set_int("lastcolor", asc)
 		end
@@ -93,25 +93,25 @@ local on_digiline_receive_string = function(pos, node, channel, msg)
 	if msg and msg ~= "" and type(msg) == "string" then
 		if string.len(msg) > 1 then
 			if msg == "off" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_32", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_32", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			elseif msg == "colon" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_58", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_58", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			elseif msg == "period" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_46", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_46", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			elseif msg == "del" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_127", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_127", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			elseif msg == "allon" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_128", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_128", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			elseif msg == "cursor" then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_129", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_129", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 			else
 				display_string(pos, channel, msg)
 			end
 		else
 			local asc = string.byte(msg)
 			if asc > 31 and asc < 130 then
-				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..asc, param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
-			elseif asc < 8 then
+				minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..asc, param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
+			elseif asc < 31 then
 				lastcolor = asc
 				meta:set_int("lastcolor", asc)
 			elseif msg == "get" then -- get value as ASCII numerical value
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ local on_digiline_receive_string = function(pos, node, channel, msg)
 		end
 	elseif msg and type(msg) == "number" then
 		if msg == 0 then
-			minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_32", param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+			minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_32", param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 		elseif msg > 31 and alnum_chars[msg - 31] ~= nil then
-			minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..tostring(msg), param2 = (node.param2 % 4) + (lastcolor*32)})
+			minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "led_marquee:char_"..tostring(msg), param2 = (node.param2 % 8) + (lastcolor*8)})
 		end
 	end
 end
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ for i = 32, 129 do
 		use_texture_alpha = true,
 		groups = groups,
 		paramtype = "light",
-		paramtype2 = "colorfacedir",
+		paramtype2 = "colorwallmounted",
 		light_source = light,
 		selection_box = marquee_cbox,
 		collision_box = marquee_cbox,
diff --git a/models/LED marquee.blend b/models/LED marquee.blend
index f84a96e..bd5df4d 100644
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diff --git a/models/LED marquee.blend1 b/models/LED marquee.blend1
index 0380274..1d525d7 100644
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diff --git a/models/led_marquee.obj b/models/led_marquee.obj
index c4d6f63..ff2bcd9 100644
--- a/models/led_marquee.obj
+++ b/models/led_marquee.obj
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 # Blender v2.79 (sub 0) OBJ File: 'LED marquee.blend'
 # www.blender.org
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-v 0.500000 -0.468750 0.453125
-v 0.500000 0.468750 0.453125
-v 0.500000 0.484375 0.437500
-v 0.500000 0.500000 0.437500
-v 0.500000 0.500000 0.500000
-v 0.500000 -0.500000 0.500000
-v -0.500000 0.500000 0.500000
+v -0.453125 -0.500000 -0.468750
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+v -0.453125 0.500000 0.468750
+v -0.453125 -0.500000 0.468750
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+v -0.437500 -0.500000 -0.484375
+v -0.453125 -0.500000 -0.468750
+v -0.453125 -0.500000 0.468750
+v -0.437500 -0.500000 0.484375
+v -0.437500 -0.500000 0.500000
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-v -0.500000 0.500000 0.437500
-v -0.500000 0.484375 0.437500
-v -0.500000 0.468750 0.453125
-v -0.500000 -0.468750 0.453125
-v -0.500000 -0.484375 0.437500
-v -0.500000 -0.500000 0.437500
-v 0.500000 -0.468750 0.449125
-v -0.500000 -0.468750 0.449125
-v -0.500000 0.468750 0.449125
-v 0.500000 0.468750 0.449125
+v -0.500000 -0.500000 -0.500000
+v -0.500000 0.500000 0.500000
+v -0.500000 0.500000 -0.500000
+v -0.437500 0.500000 0.500000
+v -0.437500 0.500000 0.484375
+v -0.453125 0.500000 0.468750
+v -0.453125 0.500000 -0.468750
+v -0.437500 0.500000 -0.484375
+v -0.437500 0.500000 -0.500000
+v -0.449125 -0.500000 -0.468750
+v -0.449125 0.500000 -0.468750
+v -0.449125 0.500000 0.468750
+v -0.449125 -0.500000 0.468750
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 vt 0.681855 0.031026
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ vt 0.000000 0.000000
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-vn 1.0000 0.0000 -0.0000
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-vn 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
-vn -0.0000 0.0000 -1.0000
-vn -0.0000 -0.7071 -0.7071
-vn -0.0000 0.7071 -0.7071
+vn -1.0000 -0.0000 -0.0000
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+vn 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000
+vn 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000
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 g Cube_Cube_LEDs_Cube_Cube_LEDs_base
 s off
 f 5/1/1 6/2/1 7/3/1 8/4/1 9/5/1 10/6/1 11/7/1 12/8/1
diff --git a/textures/palette.png b/textures/palette.png
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