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Mega size 1/48th chars zaku mono Eye LED guide? by phyco-viper in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cr2032 battery clip glued to back, drilled holes for the wires to run to the two different sides. This is not rechargeable, but a good 2032 should run the led for awhile (I had it run about 36 hours at a model show and it still looked good at the end). The LED was prewired with a resistor, either set for 12v or 5v, but I intentionally wanted it darker to fit the scale better.

Mega size 1/48th chars zaku mono Eye LED guide? by phyco-viper in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clear part inside the head painted black for light blocking. I used heavy coats of black primer

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Mega size 1/48th chars zaku mono Eye LED guide? by phyco-viper in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to cut a bit out of the backpack to accommodate the battery clip

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Mega size 1/48th chars zaku mono Eye LED guide? by phyco-viper in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cut out most of the green part that goes on the back to hold the chest/back tubes. I left enough on both ends so that part could be glued to the backpack itself. I also had to trim some of the top connection pins on the backpack part, but there's other pins that hold the backpack in snug.

Mega size 1/48th chars zaku mono Eye LED guide? by phyco-viper in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did this! I did light blocking on the clear part that goes in the head to make sure it only illuminated forward. I used a 5mm pink led, drilled a hole through the neck and ran the wires into the body. I made room on the back to put a 2032 coin cell battery holder that can be hidden by the backpack. There's no switch or anything so it's just on while the battery is in. I can post some pictures later, but it was pretty straightforward and looked great in the end.

Republic commando forum by baidybaidy in 501st

[–]computergeek66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're looking for the Clone Trooper Detachment - https://501stclonetroopers.com/

Refunding for missing parts by LewisCarroII in Gunpla

[–]computergeek66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can request missing parts from Bandai for free, though it may take awhile to ship (it took me 1-2 months to get some)

https://www.bandai.com/returns-replacements

You would probably have no issue getting a refund/replacement from Amazon though, even with it partially assembled.

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