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  • From: Riverton, Wyoming
SciFi Ship Lighting
Posted by Andrew Magoo on Friday, July 31, 2009 12:56 AM
I was wondering if there is anyone currfently building good interior, exterior, and navigation lighting for Star Trek Star ships?
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Posted by USS-Atlantis on Friday, July 31, 2009 8:14 AM

Three people come to mind immediately

Don at Don's Light and Magic - http://www.dlmparts.com/electronics.html

John at Madman Lighting - http://home.myfairpoint.net/johndavidcook/id7.html

Randy at Voodoo FX - http://www.voodoofx.com/fiberfx.htm

 

If one of them doesn't have what you're looking for, you might be better rigging it yourself

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  • From: Sandusky Ohio, USA
Posted by Swanny on Friday, July 31, 2009 8:56 AM

Monsters in motion has some lighting also

http://www.monstersinmotion.com

 

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Posted by batai37 on Friday, July 31, 2009 12:33 PM

Also take a look at

http://www.trekmodeler.com/services/lighting_kit_refit1/lighting_kit_refit1.htm

They have both pre-built and DIY kits, although at the moment they aren't taking any more orders for the pre-built kit because the demand has been so high.

Also take a look at the Hobbytalk forum on model lighting:

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/forumdisplay.php?f=305

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Posted by USS-Atlantis on Friday, July 31, 2009 1:50 PM

And Starship Modeler has a forum topic dedicated to lighting and electronics as well

 

http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/viewforum.php?f=58

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  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Friday, July 31, 2009 3:01 PM
If you're willing to do a little research (and a little trial and error) you can do your own lighting for a whole lot less.  I've lit up a few of my models and if I can do it anyone can...seriously.
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  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Saturday, August 1, 2009 12:09 AM

You can also find many lighting kits for many models at www.culttvman.com

 But think about it carefully- I bought a highly advanced lighting kit for the 1/350 NX-01 Starship by Polar Lights-  After looking at the huge mass of loose electronic components and reading the rather complicated and not particularly helpful instruction sheets, I sent the unopened kit back for a refund, which Mr. Iverson graciously provided.  It was way beyond my abilities, and I am a very experienced modeller and an elecrical engineer.  This thing also cost nearly $200 for maybe $50 worth of parts, and any mistakes on the modeler's part could result in a critical failure.  I'm sure if properly constructed and installed, it would make for a very impressive effect for this model, but I for one just did not feel confident about my skills being adequate.

I agree with Fly-n-hi-  do your own lighting design and keep it simple.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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Posted by batai37 on Saturday, August 1, 2009 3:31 AM
 Cadet Chuck wrote:

You can also find many lighting kits for many models at www.culttvman.com

 But think about it carefully- I bought a highly advanced lighting kit for the 1/350 NX-01 Starship by Polar Lights-  After looking at the huge mass of loose electronic components and reading the rather complicated and not particularly helpful instruction sheets, I sent the unopened kit back for a refund, which Mr. Iverson graciously provided.  It was way beyond my abilities, and I am a very experienced modeller and an elecrical engineer.  This thing also cost nearly $200 for maybe $50 worth of parts, and any mistakes on the modeler's part could result in a critical failure.  I'm sure if properly constructed and installed, it would make for a very impressive effect for this model, but I for one just did not feel confident about my skills being adequate.

I agree with Fly-n-hi-  do your own lighting design and keep it simple.

Good to know, as I've been considering whether to buy kits or just make them myself.

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  • From: Riverton, Wyoming
Posted by Andrew Magoo on Sunday, August 2, 2009 2:29 AM
Thank you one-and-all for your informartion it is greatly appreciated, Magoo
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