Starship Modeler Discussion Forums

I think I'm going back to models after a couple of figures for my next project but it's not going to be a kit. I'm going to do a scratch built / kit bashed version of Ralph McQuarrie's original design for the Star Wars Y-Wing. I found some pictures on line and decided to do it starting with a couple...

The War Machine kit comes with white plastic parts for the eyes chest and hands. My question is can I use these parts with the LED's or do I need to replace them with something less opaque.

I'm getting a Moebius 1/8 scale War Machine for Christmas this year and would like to use the VooDooFX Iron Hero lighting kit on it. My problem is that I have never used resistors or circuit boards before. Are the instructions in these lighting kits easy to follow or am I going to run into problems?...

A while back I had a calculator that was powered by a solar panel and I was wondering if any one has ever powered the lights in a model with solar panels. I'm planning too build a ship that will have a couple of panels and was thinking that since they will be there anyway I could make them functional.

I have the Polar Lights 1/350 scale NX-01 and I want too light it, my plan is to battle damage it like in the Zindi episodes my question is there any way that you can make an LED flash with an irregular pattern? I want to make the red dome on the damaged warp engine flash like it is failing. http://...