Sound activated cloud lightning?

**clipper1801** · 04-06-2017 10:17

For those cool cloud makers out there I ran across this fun item . . .

https://www.instructables.com/id/Sou...m_medium=email

**Mike George** · 04-06-2017 12:46

Real pilots would fly away from that cloud fast.

**Flying Helmut** · 04-06-2017 13:40

Very cool!

The electrical requirements and skills are beyond me.

Thanks for posting, Clipper!

**Teaticket** · 04-06-2017 15:45

That could be a nice piece to have on the edge of the table where your scenario is time limited because of the oncoming front.

**Guntruck** · 04-07-2017 00:21

WANT!!! NOW!!!

**Doug** · 04-07-2017 00:48

Thanks for the clip, very good I like it!

**Flying Helmut** · 04-07-2017 10:36

Originally Posted by Guntruck

WANT!!! NOW!!!

Definitely what he said!

**clipper1801** · 04-07-2017 10:56

I have some geek elves looking into it, it is cool, but a bit overkill in my estimation. There are a number of ways to trigger and supply the lightning and thunder without having to resort to a program-able controller. It would also be very cool to design an overhead suspension for the clouds that would allow us to fly below, inside, and above the storms . . . thinking a multiple Zeppelin raid . . .

**Baxter** · 04-07-2017 14:52

I was thinking that with storm clouds if you fly into one the player could replace their model with a face down plane card and then after so many movements have taken place (depending on the size of the cloud) roll a 12 sided dice and re-appear in that o'clock position outside the cloud. That would cover disorientation but maybe there would be a potential destruction factor in there as well that would need to be worked out.

**BobP** · 04-07-2017 16:03

I have seen clouds with a red LED blinking light but never anything like that. Very cool.

**Davey Jones** · 04-17-2017 15:42

Originally Posted by clipper1801

I have some geek elves looking into it, it is cool, but a bit overkill in my estimation. There are a number of ways to trigger and supply the lightning and thunder without having to resort to a program-able controller. It would also be very cool to design an overhead suspension for the clouds that would allow us to fly below, inside, and above the storms . . . thinking a multiple Zeppelin raid . . .

yeah but a UC gives you much more control over the flashing pattern, input trigger, can be changed at will and nowadays can be had for less then $3.
so there isn't really a reason not to use one any more...

**flash** · 04-17-2017 22:57

that's really neat. Not strictly flying weather but would give Manfred something to fly through.

**Boney10** · 04-18-2017 14:28

Yes I can just see Tim (Flying Helmut) looking smug as some poor Tommy heads to the cloud and then the lightning activates, double A damage perchance

**Flying Helmut** · 04-18-2017 15:35

Originally Posted by Boney10

Yes I can just see Tim (Flying Helmut) looking smug as some poor Tommy heads to the cloud and then the lightning activates, double A damage perchance

Why me?

Having been hit by lightning myself, i can tell you it's no fun at all.

Oh, it happens to my opponent?
Still no fun, but it would make me smirk!