roflmaoist
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- Apr 15, 2012
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Hello everyone!
I'm new here at the SMA forums and I've just gotten back into model making after quite a long hiatus (about 10 years!). I've just started a new build - Moebius' BSG Viper Mk. II and have decided that i'd really like to light it up. I've been to the local pound store (I'm in the UK) and bought a couple of really cheap gadgets with LEDs along with wires and a switch.
My question is: How should I get power into this thing? I've trawled the internet and found very little about how to actually get power into kits like this. I can't decide if I should fit everything inside the viper itself (but then what happens when the batteries run out??) or whether to somehow have the power fed into the viper from a power source in the base.
My main concern about having the batteries inside the fuselage is that at some point the batteries will die and then it'll be a nightmare to replace them.
The problem with having the power source in the base is that I don't want the viper to be permanently fixed/wired to a stand.
Could I use rechargeable batteries in the viper??
Does anyone have any suggestions for a total lighting No0b?
Thanks guys. I'll post some images of the viper as it progresses...
Roflmaoist
I'm new here at the SMA forums and I've just gotten back into model making after quite a long hiatus (about 10 years!). I've just started a new build - Moebius' BSG Viper Mk. II and have decided that i'd really like to light it up. I've been to the local pound store (I'm in the UK) and bought a couple of really cheap gadgets with LEDs along with wires and a switch.
My question is: How should I get power into this thing? I've trawled the internet and found very little about how to actually get power into kits like this. I can't decide if I should fit everything inside the viper itself (but then what happens when the batteries run out??) or whether to somehow have the power fed into the viper from a power source in the base.
My main concern about having the batteries inside the fuselage is that at some point the batteries will die and then it'll be a nightmare to replace them.
The problem with having the power source in the base is that I don't want the viper to be permanently fixed/wired to a stand.
Could I use rechargeable batteries in the viper??
Does anyone have any suggestions for a total lighting No0b?
Thanks guys. I'll post some images of the viper as it progresses...
Roflmaoist