Make: Volume 90

PROJECTS: Oce Status Monsters / Build a PC

220

5VDC USB

+R G B

RGB LED

L

aser

DPDT

Switch

GND

2. Add more light

Add a DPDT switch and a second LED (or use an

RGB one) and you can flip between two colors. I

also added a tiny laser (Figure

C

) that blasts the

ceiling for even better visibility.

For a teammate who’s a Sacramento Kings fan,

I soldered red and blue LEDs together, creating a

royal purple. Visit batmosphere.com/statusbots

to see all these circuits.

3. The boring part

Drilling holes in vinyl action figures is tricky

because the material stretches. But with patience,

a reamer, and an X-Acto knife for enlarging the

holes, you can fit the lights ...