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Very nice weathering!

Yeah, he needs to slow down that servo to make it look cooler. But not clear if the servo would fit underneath.

You need to display those with a Starsha figure.

Thanks. I appreciate it. Her figure is very challenging, but I'll do my best.

In which I finished the Nautilus and accessories. Happy new year!

Found this. Someone used a servo to motorize the wings in 1/48 with remote control.

Those are so cool! Wherever did you get the idea?

There are entire tutorials for X-Base LED lighting with the Hasegawa SDF-1. http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/504661/ http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/497632/ http://hobby.dengeki.com/reviews/497376/

Beautiful paint finish on the YF-19... But reminds me why I don't do valks! Give us some more pics.

Awesome. I want a transformation video.

Definitely. It's a beautiful little toy. But you have to accept that it's HMR 1/100 quality, not DX or Yamato quality. You just cant get that level of perfection in 1/100. We wont have a good 1/60 from Bandai or Arcadia for at least a few years, so it's the best we got till then. Plus the fact that Bandai re-engineered an entirely new joint system using modern materials makes it even more exciting.

Thanks Urashiman. You've gone beyond the call of duty! 1. I have to say that your "Not Gate" is hilarious. I am studying that and see how it goes. 2. The logic circuit is beyond me. Unfortunately I am just a nube. 3. I have one of those SMD switches. But the tactile click is too strong and needs a side lever too.

Cool. I would be really interested in what you have in mind. From what I have seen, the SMD side switches you mentioned are also Normally Open, so that doesn't improve my situation. But if you have seen any Normally Closed SMD side switches, that would solve the whole issue. My Specs are: The DC motor is 3v-6v. The power source is a 4.5v LiPo battery. The limit switches are Normally Open.

That would be awesome! Needs to stop with my little switches when they close and give a pulse.

Thanks. But I have been trying to program it with Arduino for over a year, and haven't been able to crack it. The basics are easy, but I can't make it stop and reverse at a limit using this motor driver. I need an easy sketch I can copy and use, but haven't found a good answer on Arduino boards.

I'm pinning the final video at the top. WIP follows. I've been working on this for a while on the Workbench, and since it has passed a reasonable stage, I thought I would give it its own thread. This is also a call out for help to finalize, because I need to find really small limit switches that are Normally Closed (Edit: This has been solved with an Arduino sketch and instructions attached further down). I found small limit switches based on a similar project by DorobouHige, but they turned out to be Normally Open, which does not work in my wiring diagram for reversing a DC motor with limit switches. This is what the limit switches I have look like (9x5.5x2mm ). I believe they may be available in Japanese electronics stores with Normally Closed options. Larger "micro" switches wont fit in the Valk. Any help solving this would be greatly appreciated.

Did you customize the canopy to open close? And I really doubted it would work, but here it is.

Yes it is loud! But not as noisy in real life. Probably because it's low speed. Some more progress with test parts. Hopefully with the real parts and silicone oil it will be smoother.

Transformed mine for the first time. Love the joints! They didn't cut corners on this one.

Great creative work as always.