Batman lights - some thoughts.

Lately when falling asleep I'm counting bats as they fly over the bed...hmm.

While making all these bats I'm thinking to make some fundamental changes on how I offer the product - for sale.

The battery version is a complicated build process and (putting aside the Chinavirus thing) those RGB LED strip lights are only available from China which is normally 3 weeks plus.

I can source the USB version locally from Kmart and a eBay supplier located in Glen Iris !!!

So...I’m thinking maybe drop the battery version and only offer USB with two options:

USB cable customer provides 5V @ 2A power source

rechargeable version using a flat Powerbank with price increase from $50 - $70 to cover the extra costs.

Batman lights - second lot (part 4)

Morning session continue on with NOAH and KOBE. First time doing the USB version so I'll need to do a set of drawings.

Cleaned up Noah with files and sandpaper ready for painting and while that's drying cut out the Kobe letters.

Batman lights - second lot (part 3)

Continued on with NOAH and KOBE.




Prepping the templates; usual thing first lay down masking tape – with overlap !
Took a while for me to work out why there was always lines across the face after the paint had dried caused by butting rather than overlapping the masking tape.

Batman lights - second lot (part 2)

As posted with Batmen lined up waiting for battery LED strip lights to arrive I have another new customer that prefers the USB version and those two light kits arrived yesterday so lets get on with this Batman pair - NOAH & KOBE.

From the first session already printer the templates.

Batman lights - first lot (part 8)

With all the doom and gloom around nice to have my own 'isolated' good day. Finished another Batman light and...had a postie visit who delivered 2 x USB RGB LED strip light kits for a waiting Batman pair (mum was OK to switch from battery to USB). All that somewhat tempered by the fact that I am still waiting for delivery of the main order for 4 x RGB LED strip light kits (battery). Oh well at least I'm still making progress - for now.

Batman lights - second lot (part 1)

Still waiting on those RGB LED lights battery from China

Meanwhile from the second round of orders one customer happy to switch from Battery to the USB version I found at Kmart...but they have sold out !!!. Found a local (truly local) eBay supplier located in Glen Iris, ordered 2 x USB RGB LED strip light kits on Monday...here today yay. Can now start this job for 2 x Batman lights

Batman lights - Refining the build process.

As mentioned rather the cutting intricate pieces of MDF to support the LED strip on edge I changes to cutting out that middle layer from one piece of MDF, using the back panel as a template.