Light inside sculpt?

[unbounddreams]

Any ideas or recommendations for this. Possibly LED light? how would you make the switch etc and what type of LED? If done in a cast do you place it inside before casting etc.? Just thinking of future projects with glowing eyes, jewels, or other purposes.

Thanks,
-Jon

[rxj71]

Well, LEDs last a long, long time - much longer than light bulbs and use very little current so you can power them on batteries. Haven't worked with electronics in 10 years so I can't help you more than that...

[Twoguns-Crowley]

I have a kit that I had put together and has lights put in. The main part that lightes up was cast in clear resin, I bought a light setup here: http://www.voodoofx.com/
Very helpful and quick
As far as I have seen things must be clear cast or drilled in spots to let the light out and the inside cored out to accept lights and wiring. Hope that helps some.

[unbounddreams]

Much thanks guys. Really is something I will research and probably attempt in the next few months. I get pretty eager to learn new things.

-Jon

[Jabberwocky]

Here is the LED Tutorial from LSDiodes. It shows several methods of wiring up LEDs, the wiring is pretty simple I've used them on a few projects. They are also a good place to get small quantities at decent prices.

http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.p...654f5965f1fd12

[CyborgChicken]

another fun thing to do is use a lava lamp effect to simulate explosions or energy fields.