There are various types of models. There are some made of plastic, some made of metal. This one in particular is paper. It took a lot of patients, a steady hand and Precision Craft Glue (I didn’t even know that was a thing). When it was done, it was obvious that this delicate model could not hold up any kind of light, any wires would look out of place, but inserting a light tag in the base was the perfect touch. I wouldn’t want batteries any where near this model.