Recently I’ve been 3D printing conversion parts for a pair of Valkyries I’m hoping to bring to a tournament soon. I really like the aesthetic of twin turbines for wings instead of the static wings that come with the kit so that’s what I’ve been working on. I recently posted this conversion on my Etsy store. On top of that, an article over at 3DPrintingIndustry.com was written up about my (then) unfinished conversion.

I ran some LEDs through the ducts in the wings and wired them inside of the plane. This is my first conversion with electronics involved and it was all very straightforward.

V1 Freshly Printed Wing

V1 Painted up a wing to see the layers from the print better

V1 Dryfitting the wing to the plane

V2 Final dryfitting

Soldering up some LEDs

Lighting up the LEDs

LEDs on and installed

LEDs on and installed

LEDs on and installed in the dark

LEDs on and installed in the dark

LEDs on and installed in the dark

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