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This example is kind of like what you are saying, but may be able to access multiple sound files from one SD card within a sketch. Not sure it will work. The downside is that it has a crappy amplifier, which I will try to replace with a breakout amp.

Sound is clearly more complex. It will take a lot more studying. But I'm not too frustrated, considering that I learned servos and lights so quickly.

Thanks. I have actually been studying those for days now. My goal is to play .wav files from the memory inside a sketch, so for example, as LED 01 blinks, I want 01.wav file to play, and so on. - The Wave Shield is probably the best solution, but too big for what I am trying to do. I also wonder how many pins I will lose from the controller which I need for other activities. I assume the shield is what everyone will use for large projects. - I am very intrigued by the Adafruit FX Sound Board. Its small and neat. But I cant find good instructions. The step by step on Adafruit shows how to make 11 triggers which activate 11 specific sounds. This is kind of cool, but not what i want. Instead of button triggers, can these tracks be triggered with a sketch like turning an Led on? This Sound Board is also "stand alone", so I wonder how these "triggers" would work in tandem with a normal sketch on another microcontroller running the other lights and servos. Even if I wanted to push sound triggers on a diorama for example, I would want lights to go along with the sound, and I don't see any examples for doing that.

I would watch this Green Lantern movie. You need a green valk I think. And by the way, DO NOT pick a bar fight with that guy.

NZEOD, You said you will add sound to your diorama. I would like to know how you go about it. I am trying to work sound into an Arduino sketch... tough going. This is the only example I have so far.

My 2 cents after getting my first VF in this line: My CF is loads of fun to play with and display. For some reason I find it more fun to pose and more striking than the Yamarcadias. The small size is great for my crowded desktop. On the down side, I feel like the joints are built to crumble eventually. For their fragility, the HM-R VFs are not collectible for the long term. Better hold on to my 1/60s.

How did that happen?

That's REAL skill.

Try a hammer!

Would you have a pic of GN-Dou next to HMR?

Maybe some caps on the screws would clean it up a bit.

Hmm... That gives me some concern because I was just reading that the best way to thin Tamiya putty is with laquer thinner.

I have the R3 from DIY mall. its perfect. I am also looking for a way to rotate the stands on the 1/100 Factory. Not much space down there, and I dont want to raise the base. The shortest motor i can find at gizmoszone is 8-10mm. Too big.

Its a blast. Most fun I've had in years. Anyway, you got me into it in the first place! You can have an insane light show for your diorama: Rotating and firing destroids, explosions everywhere in the refinery, etc.

Lovely paint on the Regult. Is that Arii? It pops! The wave motion gun was a neopixel running the Strandtest from the library. I am learning how to program my own gun timed to the anime sound effects. Great to have a real ship modeler here. Just the man I'm looking for: I need hollow ~1/700 barrels for my Yamato to run the SMDs through. Any recommendations? I cant figure out if the bronze turrets on Ebay are hollow all the way through or not. Thx.

As i recall, the benefit of being a kid is I was not a perfectionist. You probably just buried it in Testors glue till it hung together, and then battle damaged the hell out of it!

I've got Arduino Uno doing everything I set out to do for my battleship: multiple Leds, servos and neopixels are all working together and timed without any problems in a combined sketch. For some background, I have no electronics knowledge what so ever, I have zero programming or computer skills, and I am not technically inclined in any way. I learned the difference between the black wire and the red wire a few months ago. Basically, I am the one who just calls the tech guy for everything, if you know what I mean. So if you can figure out the + and - on an LED, you can easily figure out how to use this stuff. The Uno itself is a breeze. Very stable. No computer glitches. It does everything the guides tell you it does and you don;t need any programming knowledge to run pre-made sketches and edit them to your needs. The Adafruit Trinket on the other hand is a different story. With my zero programming skills, I have faced a lot of hurdles and problems with it. Its slow, it needs to bootload, its finicky. I am not saying its for experts only, and I am not giving up, but there is a big difference on user friendliness compared to the Uno. So if your interested, go for it. The Uno will work.

One thing I can say for Bandia's VF2SS, it's got balls.

My 14-year old former self is stoked. Gonna party like its 1986.

The VF2SS is just a crazy design. Based on acrobatics required to design the hinges, it was just never meant to be a toy, . In contrast, Kawamori's designs are led by a working prototype.

Ahoy matey. My girl is the HMS Surprise.

Are my eyes deceiving me, or are those missile effects being held by the valk without support of the stand arms? I am not hot into needing the arms for support.

I didn;t know it could be done without physical touching. The future will definitely be wireless. I'm sick of having 20 USB cables and power cords at my feet.

That's crazy! I didn't know there was such a thing.