Lighting...

Went into the local electronics shop for assorted reasons... and got shown a few near things: that new strip-LED lighting... 3 SMD LED's per 3", sold in 3' sections, one splash-resistant, other is in a tube for submersion use. Comes pre-loaded w/ dropping resistors for 12v. When I priced it out, it'd be easier to pull these LED's than buy 'em separately! Anyone wants the maker and stock #, lemme know,. but I remember finsing an online link from MonstersInMotion hobby site.

To work on 'em, they make super-fine tips for my Weller iron, $8.50 a pop... then again, mebbe its time I bought a new iron instead of trying to keep this one alive.

Switches for Tamiya guns: Found some nice push-buttons, but I'm looking for Stock Futaba duplicates for the toggles (momentary and on/on for Ch. 5/6 and trainer) and if anyone knows a supplier (or if Futaba will sell 'em by stock #) lemme know. Also has ANYONE ever gotten the correct point for the 6ch units? I have my 4's wired ok, but its NOT the same points on a 6ch.

Saw a wonderful storage/transport case, Pelican or summat, but at $250, forget it.

I also has another look at 3mm LEDs, and they dun look too biug to fit in the Tamiya Sherman/Pershing casings. Gonna take my spare Pershing set in to compare, and try a set. How many would be interested in retrofit sets if they could be supplied as drop-ins? I'd be looking into Sherman, Pershing and probably Leopard ones, and mebbe ones for the T34 and T55 as well, and possibly the M41 when I finally get off my duff and buy it. Online eBay retailers have said thy can do it, given a prototype or design & cable lengths/plugs.

If ya have trouble with a sock Brushie, lemme know, I'll give it a shot, as I'm decent w/ a needle and thread. And lighting is always good on oversact and at dawn/dusk for SpFx shots (especially when there is groundfog, like now...)

WhiteWolf.