There are a lot of 'Getting started with Raspberry Pi Pico' of tutorials online, just do a search. They all start with making a Pico control LEDs.
Pico's cost about £6, still cheap by 'computer' standards and all you need is the free Thonny editor to get started.
This is an adaption of an old Python programme I created a few years ago.
I changed it to use the Picozero Python package. The LED library in the package makes using LEDs with Pi Picos easier. The LED is connected to GPIO pin 15 on the Pico microcontroller.
As it stands (I will be adding to it) it flickers the LED. The data has timing parameters and LED brightness.
Amazing levels of research in this video tracking down the locations where the house was built for The Ladykillers film!
Includes model railway replica.
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I'm 'researching' the use of lighting in this kit and also putting it into a diorama.
The smallest LEDs to use are probably surface mount, just 2mm in size, but can I solder something that small?
Will probably combine them with a Pi microcontroller.
Looking at the instructions to see where the LEDs could be installed.
Dredge boat diorama.
Based on the basic boat from Dredge.
I don't know much about the game really, I've only played the first few days.
I was also a good boy and returned to port before dark. But I get the impression that something like this could happen.
Perhaps not quite a #Mermay depending on how you see mermaids, but it is a water-based creature at least. And still technically May. That's the closest I'm likely to get.
Been painting the kit and plastic packaging bash moon lander.
A bit more painting, then I'll have a look through my decal spares (never throw away unused decals!) and then some moon/space weathering.
Follow up video showing the testing of the weapons.
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Great video about the fire weapons onboard the Mary Rose.
Includes a visit to the museum.
Dr H