...add real lighting?

[fastbackfiero]

Whats up everyone!

I've not posted in a long time... very busy with life and all that junk!

My 89 batmobile kit was lost for at least a year until I found it while cleaning out my model storage space the other day!

I started to open all the vents and louvers and since theres no real engine detail to speak of, I wanted to make it as neat as possible.

I have never messed with led lights before and I was wondering if someone could give me a run down on how to do it, where to get the gear, ect.

Thanks in advance for the help, im going to try and post some pictures in the "on the workbench" section later.

P.S. anyone know when the tumbler kit by Moebius will be released?

Later kids,

Mike.

[JamesW]

I can't tell you anything about how to run them or anything else, but you can get the LED's . I've been kickin around the idea of using some as well.

http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/bl-214f.html

[Dr. Cranky]

Mike, I just got a great lighting kit from this outfit, check it out.

http://www.modelersbrand.com/

[fastbackfiero]

Thanks for the supply web sites guys!

Id like to have it in a case with an external power switch so i can light it up when desired.

Anyone know how to hook them up and all those kinds of details?!

Thanks.

[fastbackfiero]

BUMP for any more advice/help?

[Kaleb]

Hooking them up is the easy part, first you have to find the negative side which should be the short side. If it doesn't come on just flip the led around. Make sure you have a resistor coming from the battery or on each led. So a simple diagram would be like

Led positive side to the "on" side of the switch

positive pole on the battery to the "off" side of the switch

The led negative to the negative pole on the battery.

You don't have to use very much juice to run these things at all. I'm going to be using a few LEDs on four 1.5 volt cell battery's. Or total of 6 volts. If this doesn't help I can make a picture diagram to help.

[fastbackfiero]

Hooking them up is the easy part, first you have to find the negative side which should be the short side. If it doesn't come on just flip the led around. Make sure you have a resistor coming from the battery or on each led. So a simple diagram would be like

Led positive side to the "on" side of the switch

positive pole on the battery to the "off" side of the switch

The led negative to the negative pole on the battery.

You don't have to use very much juice to run these things at all. I'm going to be using a few LEDs on four 1.5 volt cell battery's. Or total of 6 volts. If this doesn't help I can make a picture diagram to help.

Thanks! I found a while ago some "upgrade kits" on sale at toysrus for a fastlane R/C generic truck. They are to turn the generic style into either a hummer or a ford pickup. I bought them simply because the tires and wheels were awsome and they were only like two bucks! The point of that is, they were also wired with leds. The headlights and tailights were attatched to the body and run to a very tiny circuit board and then to a small plug that i assume you'd just plug into the chassis of the original truck. I removed these and all the wires. I just need to know if i can use them and how i would do that?

[Kaleb]

Do you have a picture of them? Before I say yes I would like to see before I stick my foot in my mouth lol.

[fastbackfiero]

AWWW MAN!!!

I havent figured out how to post pics!

I can get them from my phone to my computer but thats it!

I even tried to change my profile picture but it kept rejecting it.

Sorry man.

[wisdonm]

These two links will tell you almost everything you will need to know.

http://www.modelcars...rt&fromsearch=1

http://www.briansmod...d/571692/page/1