viperlord wrote:
At TRU we sell a thing called a "Flash Pop" which is basically a sucker with an led inside it. Costs a couple bucks and when broken open is fun to mess with.
Another candy item is called "Fireflys" and is little gummy candies shaped like bugs with a pair of tweezers that light up when squeezed, making it look as though the fireflys are lighting up. I've seen these as cheap as 2 for $1 when on sale.
I've used both of these for projects. The flash pops are little better because they had an on/off button. The tweezers were pressure sensitive. Another candy item is called "Fireflys" and is little gummy candies shaped like bugs with a pair of tweezers that light up when squeezed, making it look as though the fireflys are lighting up. I've seen these as cheap as 2 for $1 when on sale.
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And if you're really desperate you can always go to Radio Shack and get red, green, or blue leds. But they cost quite a bit more.
Radio shack has multiple colors and multiple sizes. They have some power sources, and a ton of switches. In fact just yesterday I picked up an assorting bag of led bulbs of different sizes and colors for $1.50.If you're just starting out with a light up endeavor it is way, way, way easier to start with something that already has the feature you want (ie blinking/not blinking, color, brightness, turn on/off or push button) and try to incorporate it into what you are working on then scratch building it.
Once you get the knack for what you want you start seeing things differently. Kind of like when you really started customizing you started looking at those sandwich swords differently. You start looking forward to halloween and christmas for entirely different reasons than most people.
You'll also start finding ways to splice and rewire things. Oh and you'll pick up a soddering iron.The biggest issues you will face are 1) finding a nice compact power source 2) even if you have a power source, it may not meet the requirements of the LED or bulb you want to use and 3) fitting all of that crap inside of a figure without losing any of the articulation. Having a big backpack is an easy fix for #3. Never passing up a junk toy with a light up feature is how I handle #1. #2 I'm still working on which is why I picked up the assorted LEDs.
