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you guys rock,ive been thinking of using leds for a while but was worried by my lack of electrical skills(i can just about wire a plug).consider me subscribed.

Have to say there are some great LED models here

Flinty wrote:Here's a challenge - A spinning hazard light and "vehicle reversing" alert (Warning, this dreadnought is reversing... warning...)

The spinning hazard light would require a motor, the alert would need a speaker...I don't see how I'd that inside the body along with everything else

Now a speaker and integrated circuit (IC) setup to play "Flight of the Valkyries" in a Vendetta/Valk model is on my "Hope to try" list

If you do that I will go get you a picture of the beach/sound where it was filmed to photo-shop it onto.

No joke. I go there every week.

I don't play IG, I'd need a donor vehicle to do the job on it.

Lormax wrote:

Flinty wrote:Here's a challenge - A spinning hazard light and "vehicle reversing" alert (Warning, this dreadnought is reversing... warning...)

The spinning hazard light would require a motor, the alert would need a speaker...I don't see how I'd that inside the body along with everything else

Now a speaker and integrated circuit (IC) setup to play "Flight of the Valkyries" in a Vendetta/Valk model is on my "Hope to try" list

You could opt for an led that flashes? I have worked with led's in the past (never in a mini!) and there are option out there besides the standard "on/off". You can wire them up to flash or buy an led that flashes. The latter makes more sense in such a small scale. That would be a viable option imo since actually wiring a motor to spin a shield to imitate a spinning light would be insane if not impossible in this small of a scale. I think the flashing led in an amber color could be cool?

Yep, there are options out there for flashing LED's. Shouldn't be too much of a problem to get it installed either.

Where would the flasher go? I can't think of anywhere that I personally would want one, but everyone's tastes are different.

May not be a LED, but a working spot light or something like that.

Something that occured to me while I was rereading this, the speaker coule be the Thin kind you occasionaly see in some small toys and mount that in the base. It could go along with the IC chip needed for the "reverse" signal and the battery.

A place I'd put any flashers would be the back of the shoulders for the dread, if thats whats still being talked about for ideas.

Another thought is there are some of the really tiny RC cars out there, using the motor from that might be possible though you'd have to figure how to reduce the rotation speed.

I may have to get with you about that Razorback and this LED idea. It's making me think and consider a collaboration with a planned super heavy project.

Had the “urge” to put this guy up. I took a break from 40K to do some Warmachine armies. I couldn’t help myself and decided to add LED’s to the eye’s of my “jack”…. He is also fully magnetized, arms, hands and an array of weapons.
I know my photo skills suck… sorry.

Looking good. Where did you end up hiding the battery pack and such? Is there a switch?