ELCIDious[TK] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I am in the process of getting the pistol and F11 printed. Looking to add lights and sound to both. Does anyone have details on how they did theirs? How are the lights supposed to work as in are they always lit up or do they light up with the pull of the trigger? Or do they stay on all the time and the trigger pull makes them flash? Any insight on how to do this and where to get the parts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Mine stay on all the time as long as the battery is connected. Others have a hidden switch built into their blasters. I've yet to hear of anyone who has rigged their blaster up with sound effects, or lighting effects activated by the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELCIDious[TK] Posted February 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thanks. Do you have any info on how to create the circuit of the lights? Most specifically. I know the LEDs are more specific than regular LEDs. Are there rectangle ones to use or some type of LED filament to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virimpact Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Think I might try this or a variation of this....hope this helps arduino: a cheap board for E11 blaster effects http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/19322-arduino%253A-a-cheap-board-for-E11-blaster-effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here's what I'll be running in my F-11D Blaster Electronics 3-5cm L.E.D. panels from www.elwirecraft.co.uk Panels – http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-panel-categories/el-button-2-49-3cm-diameter-for-realistic-tron-costume-fancy-dress/ Splitter wire - http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-accessories/2-to-1-splitter-for-el-tron-wire-2/ Coin cell mini inverter - https://www.adafruit.com/products/1350 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virimpact Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Here's what I'll be running in my F-11D Blaster Electronics 3-5cm L.E.D. panels from www.elwirecraft.co.uk Panels – http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-panel-categories/el-button-2-49-3cm-diameter-for-realistic-tron-costume-fancy-dress/ Splitter wire - http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-accessories/2-to-1-splitter-for-el-tron-wire-2/ mini coin cell mini inverter from www.adafruit.com Coin cell mini inverter - https://www.adafruit.com/products/1350 Nice!!! I'll be implementing Chosendragon's panel idea as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Nice!!! I'll be implementing Chosendragon's panel idea as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrestonva[TK] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thanks. Do you have any info on how to create the circuit of the lights? Most specifically. I know the LEDs are more specific than regular LEDs. Are there rectangle ones to use or some type of LED filament to use? I found a couple of light up toy Nerf guns and ripped them apart to get at the LEDs (which were already pre-soldered to their own circuit boards). The LED itself is a single lamp, but I cut up a white translucent plastic drink cup and glued appropriately-sized pieces of plastic across the vent holes in the mag well and ammo counter to act as light diffusers. From there, I serially-connected a 4xAAA battery holder (hidden in the rear barrel of the F-11D and accessible by removing the end cap) and ran the wires through the hollow barrel and to the LED circuit boards mounted in the mag well and ammo counter. As for the single light on the SE-44C, I haven't figured that part out yet. But I imagine you'll need to find a rectangular red LED of the right size, glue it in place, and mount the power source inside the pistol itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 I found a couple of light up toy Nerf guns and ripped them apart to get at the LEDs (which were already pre-soldered to their own circuit boards). HAHA I did the exact thing for the officer pistol but used the sound boards also. Don't think the sound is accurate but whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) I used the electronics from a cheap toy then added some highbright LED and jack to run to the aker amp. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32912-ep7-nerf-sidearm-upgrade/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/34197-qs-first-order-stormtrooper-build/ Sound and lights in action Edited September 28, 2016 by gmrhodes13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELCIDious[TK] Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks so much to all that have posted. This is great info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadyP[TK] Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Here's what I'll be running in my F-11D Blaster Electronics 3-5cm L.E.D. panels from www.elwirecraft.co.uk Panels – http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-panel-categories/el-button-2-49-3cm-diameter-for-realistic-tron-costume-fancy-dress/ Splitter wire - http://elwirecraft.co.uk/el-products/el-accessories/2-to-1-splitter-for-el-tron-wire-2/ Coin cell mini inverter - https://www.adafruit.com/products/1350 Do you have any photo's of this setup? Perhaps a report of how you installed it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RankAndFileTrooper Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) I used the electronics from a cheap toy then added some highbright LED and jack to run to the aker amp. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32912-ep7-nerf-sidearm-upgrade/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/34197-qs-first-order-stormtrooper-build/ Sound and lights in action I absolutely admire your Nerf conversions, you made them look like in the movie! To the question which ligths to use one idea would be the (fairly new) neopixels. They are essentially all RGB and very small in size,they come in stripes such that they are all individually programmable. Makes it easy to change color, even on the fly. Your superb blasters and costumes really deserve appropriate electronics. BTW, I also made a blaster trial using a Nerf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DReCijuCF7A Edited October 10, 2016 by RankAndFileTrooper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 Do you have any photo's of this setup? Perhaps a report of how you installed it? Not yet, sorry for the delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.