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...

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