Just wanted to say a big "Thank You" again for putting your Shoulder Beacon shell on-line.
I hope to start painting it tomorrow (and dipping the "antenna"), but without that head-start, I would definitely not even tried to do what I've done so far.
Attached is a short-ish video of a quick test run I did on the electronics I plan to put in mine.
Besides the usual suspects (arduino variant, NeoPixel ring), it also contains an XBee for wireless communication (with a 5 button remote I wired up), a soundboard, an amp, and a speaker (and it should all even fit into the case when I'm done).
Thanks again, I'm more of a software than hardware person, and definitely not going for accuracy, but more for something "mostly right-ish" and fun to wear on my backpack around DragonCon (or to the office when NYComicCon happens and I want to "blend in" at the subway stop outside Javits center)
Now if only I could decide whether I want to drill a hole in the center of the center cap before I paint it and stick the speaker against it (speaker fits perfectly inside the space left by the NeoPixel Ring).
Might try to post another vid once I get it less "naked" assuming I don't completely botch the case.
P.S. I know I'm going W-A-Y overboard for a cosplay outfit (especially since I'm not bothering much with the rest).
I like to think of it more as my equivalent of trying to build a Ship in a Bottle.
Edit: P.P.S yeah ... the big thing in the middle is the battery. Originally it was going to be running off a LiPo in the case, but the sound board doesn't seem to power right from that, and I ran out of bug fixing time, so battery pack in the backpack it is.