I have only been into this hobby for about a year and even though I have seen the experiments (online) with neopixels, personally, my enthusiasm is really stuck on string blades. Using COB LEDs is interesting, but, I am still resisting any move away from string blades. What is very interesting is the LED controller. The standard in string blades is six segments, but I would really like to try out more. I use several strings with 3mm LEDs and I have never seen any wires behind the foam. I guess that the LED controller that you use could drive 14 segments of a string blade, or is there a “but” or “however” that I have not considered? (Maybe 14 segments would mean too many wires, but let’s say 10-12...).