Wire Insertion
The great thing about these wired LEDs is that the wires are so thin you can put the lights where you need and still stack plates and bricks right over the wires.
Here, the LEDs are fed through the open stud round plate though the bottom.
Once the LED is where you want it, press the round plate back onto the stud below.
Then, the red translucent round plate is placed over top.
Battery Pack
Find a central location to hide the battery pack and switch -- I chose this spot under the removable escape pod.
Wiring Plan
I then roughly placed the lights in their desired location before feeding them through the model. This build has two red headlights (pink LEDs under translucent red round plates), two blue engine lights, and one green cockpit light.
Part Fitting
Add LEDs to both of the front lights on the ship as shown here, then fit the assembly back onto the ship.
Engine Lighting
With the battery in a central location, I lifted strategic plates to sneak the wiring through to the engines, then placed the plates back, being careful to route the wire between studs.
Next, let's look at creating an animated lighting display using CircuitPython and a constant current driver to control the LEDs.
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