Knightrider lights for model cars

This simple circuit drives 6 LEDs in 'Knightrider scanner mode'. Power consumption depends mainly on the type of LEDs used if you use a 7555 (555 CMOS version). Circuit diagram

Note that VDD and GND for the ICs are not shown in the circuit drawing. Pin-outs: (7)555 1 GND 2 TRIGGER 3 OUTPUT 4 RESET 5 CONTROL VOLTAGE 6 THRESHOLD 7 DISCHARGE 8 VDD 4017 1 Q5 2 Q1 3 Q0 4 Q2 5 Q6 6 Q7 7 Q3 8 GND 9 Q8 10 Q4 11 Q9 12 CO 13 NOT ENABLE 14 CLK 15 RESET 16 VDD