Yeah, there are even little neopixel “sticks” for cheap… Didn’t think about those. Sometimes I’m drawn to the more retro components.
Ah, a combo component… Build a little retro enclosure for the neopixels that make them look like the old-school segment components. 
Okay guys (that’s non gender specific in my world") after getting you going you did great at writing me some writing prompts.
The blackout is very much in a “proof of concept phase, but just where it’s at is much better.
Every spaceship needs a 3-degree-of-freedom and a 6-degree-of-freedom controller.
No one actually said “Velcro“ but you inspired. With a bunch of Velcro panels, anytime I decide something would be better here, I can just move it.
Finally, a PyBadge as an enunciator/HUD; the NeoPixels here are amber for the severity of the warning. Lots more programming to do on this one! Should I make a faceplate for this, or is it okay like this?
Dress (tidy/secure) your cables and straighten/line things up so that they look more intentional placed and less ad hoc. (source, I work on space TV shows)
That is a never-ending battle! You are right, though; cables in nice bundles look purposeful.
The backlit frosted acrylic panels make great fake panels (way easier than having to run some display). That’s what Star Trek Next Generation did (those were all color prints on acrylic backlit) but that needs a UV printer, but the airline style panels I make (which are more the Apollo vintage or Battlestar Galactica/Aliens vibe) have the huge advantage that all you need is some clear/diffusing acrylic, black/stealth gray spray paint and some LED strips. The artwork can look like any indicator/switch panel (if you want to get REALLY fancy, you can easily make fake Kory buttons for warning lights, with clear read/orange/green acrylic engrave the warning text, then using a black wax pen or acrylic paint, fill in the letters. Works remarkably well, now just have the Arduino turn the LED behind it on/off randomly. That is what most movie spaceships do. Basically that method just needs your glowforge and a quick trip to Michaels. BTW one great thing about the panels is a lot of the lines, etc can be scored rather than engraved (wow does that save time!)
