Just modded the Death Star to light it up and make it look more interactive along with the spinning. I dremeled out the lines in the Death Star's laser crater and then I installed 3 new 555 lamps under the Death Star. These are wired to GI so the Death Star's laser is always glowing. I tried wiring to the two existing sockets, but didn't like the look when it wasn't lit up during gameplay.

To smooth out the green light from the LEDs I installed, I cut a round piece of green, transluscent plastic from a lid on a can of turtle wax. The I taped this green "lens" on the inside of the Death Star to cover the laser crater and it diffuses the LED light pretty evenly.

I ordered Chad's ROM and will have that soon and can't wait to play games on it. Only reason I didn't start my tear down shop job yet is because I wanted to play games on the original code and appreciate the difference.

Here's video of it in action.

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Once you get past the fact you're cutting lines into a hard to find part, you're golden. Very easy.

Already have version 2.0 planned out. This is what I originally visioned, and will look even better with what I've already done.

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