#LED Cosplay Eyes

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cobalt basalt
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Hey I know people use these kinds of bendable led films, but is there something similar, that can display text or symbols? like a basic led matrix display that is see through? I am struggling to find them online, I want to make a Daft Punk Helmet with one big visor that can display text and emojis

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gilded imp
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A popular option for DIY projects like these is an adafruit rgb Matrix HAT for raspberry pi, together with rgb led matrix panels. Could also just use individually addressable led strips in a grid, but would probably be harder to wire and program than the premades.

thick comet
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I found a guy who made something similar. In the Tutorial he showed how to install them, but not really how to programm them. The matrix however can't display different colors. I don't know if this would work for your helmet. The rgb Matrix HAT is, as far as I can say, not really easy to use for the whole Display because it's not transparent
https://youtu.be/xBOrmM351pg?feature=shared

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"Wrench" LED Display Install v2.5 - Watchdogs 2

How to install the LED Chemion Glasses into your favorite mask.
UPDATED TUTORIAL: https://goo.gl/nbthds

The display in my mask was most definitely inspired by the character Wrench from watchdogs 2, but I didn't mean to replicate full on, I still think that this tutorial is relevant, and anyone trying to make a wrench mask style display and add...

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