Yet another studio-scale BATTLESTAR

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Sorry, I don't really know Mike. You'd need to contact them directly.

If not, it isn't really that complicated to make a sequenced lights setup. It does require some experience with electronics. If you check out the Engineer's Mini Notebook series by Forrest Mims, he talks about basic circuits that can do things like this. (His excellent book Getting Started in Electronics sparked my interest way back in high school.) For example, a 4017 Decade Counter chip advances through a series of outputs in sequence and then resets. The timing can be controlled by pulses from a 555 chip. It's a little tricky for a novice to figure out, but not nearly as advanced as, say, a microcontroller-based setup.

I'd like to explore the microntroller route myself (just haven't had time to dive into it). Anyone who wants to film one of these ships will need direct control over the timing and output of the sequenced lights. That is most practical using something like a microcontroller that can have both an automatic and manual control option.

I really like what Jim C. did with his. You make one sequenced light output using LEDs in the main body. Then route the light to both bays at the same time using fiber optics.

If you can't get anywhere with this Mike, let me know and I'll see if I can help you out.