I'm slowly easing into customizing my gunpla and I can't believe how easy the led stuff actually is. It's a little intimidating as someone who's never done anything like this, but how hard could it be? plus you use my boy for it in this video so obviously i gotta. Thanks for the insanely easy tutorial, it makes me more confident to try!
Thanks for showing this, look super accessible to newbie! Also super appreciate you adding the link and talked about alternatives too!! Excited to add light to my gunplas
I highly recommend using CR2302 batteries for this purpose, the battery holders are 10 bucks, but you get about 5 or so. And since CR2302 batts come in 3.7v already so you can just wire em straight to it. Not to mention the batts can be removed and replaced and aren't a potential hazard like LiPo's. Been doing it to most of my kits!
for external and larger projects, sure, but they are quite a bit larger than the batteries that I'm using here. I would say fitting a CR2032 into an HG with a battery holder is going to be pretty difficult. Not having to use a resistor is nice though.
@@comradegunpla I bet there's ones for the smaller batteries, might make it a bit better. I'd just hate to have a battery that may need a bit more finagling to replace, but most HG's I've had (rx78 origin for example) don't have enough space to begin with to fit a battery inside, usually I resort to having a small wire sticking out
My jaw dropped when you said 500 subs. The quality of your videos is so nice and so consistent!! Just came across your channel recently. Love your vids man
Sure, but they are l ike at least 5x the cost of the material... And I'm talking Amazon prices, so the material costs are already jacked way up. Whereas a soldering iron is about $15. And as long as you are old enough to use a knife, I highly doubt you'll ever get hurt with an iron. But yeah, I agree, if you really don't want to get a soldering iron and just wanna start somewhere, the Mr. Hobby kit is good
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I'll be using a similar method to install an LED for my HG Gelgoog. But I'm opting for the CR1220 coin battery for its small size and 3V rating, so there's no need for resistors. And I want to make things even simpler by just twisting the wires for connection instead of soldering. Any thoughts on my plan? Will appreciate your expert input
Coin battery is a better choice except you won't be able to charge it, the 5v battery used here is purely for charging. For connections, you honestly have to solder. You don't want the wires to come loose inside the model after you put everything back. Twisting wires rarely hold contact unless there's something holding them together. The good thing is soldering is honestly super easy and a cheap soldering iron is only like about 10 bucks, so it's not a big issue.
Soldering is really out of the question for my setting. So if twisting wires will not be enough, maybe add a little bit of hot glue or tape to hold the wire in place? @@comradegunpla
I honestly wouldn't add LEDs to a clear kit since the lights will bleed throughout the entire kit, so unless you want the whole thing to light up, I'd still go with a regular kit with certain clear parts.
According to the data sheet it seems like it’ll still run under the maximum current even without a resistor, but I’m not gonna recommend that exactly and be responsible if you end up with a burnt bulb, lol
Here: 1. Plug in the soldering iron to heat it up to like 350 F, 2. Use the soldering iron to melt solder onto the parts to combine them, 3. Unplug the soldering iron
Why the hell are you so underated? One of the most helpful gunplatubers thus far.
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Thank you for showing this to all gunpla modelers like me. This has given me some ideas.
I'm slowly easing into customizing my gunpla and I can't believe how easy the led stuff actually is. It's a little intimidating as someone who's never done anything like this, but how hard could it be? plus you use my boy for it in this video so obviously i gotta. Thanks for the insanely easy tutorial, it makes me more confident to try!
Thanks for showing this, look super accessible to newbie! Also super appreciate you adding the link and talked about alternatives too!! Excited to add light to my gunplas
With that quality you should at least have 100k. You earned a new sub keep it up bro🙏🏻
Wow, this is all great information! I'll definitely need to look into this stuff on my next model builds.
I highly recommend using CR2302 batteries for this purpose, the battery holders are 10 bucks, but you get about 5 or so. And since CR2302 batts come in 3.7v already so you can just wire em straight to it. Not to mention the batts can be removed and replaced and aren't a potential hazard like LiPo's. Been doing it to most of my kits!
for external and larger projects, sure, but they are quite a bit larger than the batteries that I'm using here. I would say fitting a CR2032 into an HG with a battery holder is going to be pretty difficult. Not having to use a resistor is nice though.
@@comradegunpla I bet there's ones for the smaller batteries, might make it a bit better. I'd just hate to have a battery that may need a bit more finagling to replace, but most HG's I've had (rx78 origin for example) don't have enough space to begin with to fit a battery inside, usually I resort to having a small wire sticking out
My jaw dropped when you said 500 subs. The quality of your videos is so nice and so consistent!! Just came across your channel recently. Love your vids man
I mean, I’ve only just started this channel a couple of months ago so I’m actually pretty happy with what I got so far lol. More stuff coming soon!
Mr Hobby LED kits work great for those who don't have a soldering kit handy
Sure, but they are l ike at least 5x the cost of the material... And I'm talking Amazon prices, so the material costs are already jacked way up. Whereas a soldering iron is about $15. And as long as you are old enough to use a knife, I highly doubt you'll ever get hurt with an iron.
But yeah, I agree, if you really don't want to get a soldering iron and just wanna start somewhere, the Mr. Hobby kit is good
Very cool. Excellent tutorial. I need to see to find all the components over here in Italy.
hey! just found the channel and I'm loving it, thanks for sharing
That's a great method, thanks for sharing!
this is rly interesting way to turn on the led with that magnetic switch.
Useful guide. Thanks!
That was extremely helpful thank you.
Sick dude! Subscribed!
Wow can every build have an open cavity like a gok? Sheeesh thats qhick and clean lol
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I'll be using a similar method to install an LED for my HG Gelgoog. But I'm opting for the CR1220 coin battery for its small size and 3V rating, so there's no need for resistors. And I want to make things even simpler by just twisting the wires for connection instead of soldering. Any thoughts on my plan? Will appreciate your expert input
Coin battery is a better choice except you won't be able to charge it, the 5v battery used here is purely for charging. For connections, you honestly have to solder. You don't want the wires to come loose inside the model after you put everything back. Twisting wires rarely hold contact unless there's something holding them together.
The good thing is soldering is honestly super easy and a cheap soldering iron is only like about 10 bucks, so it's not a big issue.
Soldering is really out of the question for my setting. So if twisting wires will not be enough, maybe add a little bit of hot glue or tape to hold the wire in place?
@@comradegunpla
This is soo good, where is my gundam kit 😂
One day lmao
Should i learn this or painting first?
depends on what you want, you can totally do LEDs without painting
Nice, I'm surprised u didn't put led on the palm
What would be the process to add an extra led? Would you need an extra power source? I’ve never done leds
You can use one power source. Just make sure it’s the same type of LED and wire them in parallel.
so where did you put the battery? inside the torso? and how do you charge it, take it out everytime?
Yep to both
I've been thinking about buying a pale rider space type clear color. How would I add LEDs throughout the whole body?
I honestly wouldn't add LEDs to a clear kit since the lights will bleed throughout the entire kit, so unless you want the whole thing to light up, I'd still go with a regular kit with certain clear parts.
You should try hg dom or zaku I
These fella need some love
Those definitely fall into the "old kits that show age" category lol. Require a lot of proportion work.
would it be possible for you to link that sdark video i cant seem to find it
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how long does the battery last?
And what happens when it dies?
Not sure how long it lasts, but this battery is rechargeable. You can find a lipo battery charger pretty easily.
What kind of charger do you use to recharge the battery?
Look up 3.7v Lipo battery chargers, you'll find a few different ones that are all less than $10
@@comradegunpla thank you very much for the information and the video.
Do you need a resistor?
According to the data sheet it seems like it’ll still run under the maximum current even without a resistor, but I’m not gonna recommend that exactly and be responsible if you end up with a burnt bulb, lol
Are all z goks hollow?
quick hide a gundam in there
What model z gok? I want one lol
this should help with algo
Wow eye opening man , nice work👍
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15 minutes? It will take me much longer than that to learn how to use solder.
Here: 1. Plug in the soldering iron to heat it up to like 350 F, 2. Use the soldering iron to melt solder onto the parts to combine them, 3. Unplug the soldering iron