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Thats what is so cool about LED's, not only are they dramatic, they take a lot of thought to every part of the process. We'll all learn together. Thanks Terry
Senormodeler, That Falcon is looking great. Amazed at all the detail in the kit.
Jibber, I will post pics of the wiring. However, this is my first time trying to light up anything, most likely I'll end up crahing and burning. Then I could make a cool dio. I will say this, I'm surprised at all the "engineering" that goes into the planning stages of wiring. That's where I've been spending most of my time.
Gamera, Thanks. Things are progressing slowly.
Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger
Gee, those look great guys!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Señor theres a lot of detail in that kit and the lasers look cool.
That Valkyrie will be awesome with lighting, I hope you show how you wire it. I for one am a newbie with lighting, I'll take all the info I can get.
Did some work on the quad lasers, the seats and then primed a bunch of odds and ends.
All good ideas, I've been thinking of lighting the interior of a large tank with an interior that is complete with open hatches, but most of these lights are pretty bright.
jibber I'm starting to like these LED's, it's a real dramatic effect. I've been experimenting with them for a bit and I think its one of those things that can be overdone, so one needs to choose wisely…Wayne thanks.
I'm starting to like these LED's, it's a real dramatic effect. I've been experimenting with them for a bit and I think its one of those things that can be overdone, so one needs to choose wisely…Wayne thanks.
i have a bunch of 1/24 fire trucks so i am hoping the 2 kits give me enough confidence and experience to light them. they are german trucks so i need to find a european siren i can tie into the kit. also thinking of lighting the big wheel bucket excavator which could definitely overdone. could put a couple or red ones inside a tank to get that glow through the vision blocks.
Никто не Забыт (No one is Forgotten)Ничто не Забыто (Nothing is Forgotten)
jibberThanks for a very cool GB, Terry.
you're welcome. if you take a night picture later, i'll change the roster pic. i have not been as active as planned and right now this month is quite busy with november and december finishing this year GBs. i do have the VOODOOFX light sets and will set aside a work station to start on one of my T2s next moth. read the lighting kit instructions but don't think i will understand it all until i lay out the lights and the kit and study them. Thanks to all who have commented and kept this going.
Senor, thats a big project and it's looking great, its going to make a nice build.
Wayne if your going to pick a photo of the cruiser for the front page, I think the last photo with the red lighting is the best. I wished I could have taken a shot in the dark but I'm not that good with a camera. Thanks for a very cool GB, Terry.
I finally had an ounce of time to do some work on the falcon. I put all the pieces (bigger pieces this time) on the lower hull in the back.
That's all I have for you today, unfortunately.
One of my favorite movies, a top ten. The music was done with a very basic synthesizer and the effects were amazing. This was the first appearance of Robby the Robot who really became a cult legend. Fantastic story line too.
There was just no way of installing those led's, the electronics came with a 9 volt holder that took up a lot of space and the motor didn't help. I'll save them for another project. Thanks..
Looks awesome Terry! Too bad you didn't have enough room for lights on the ramp, but she looks fine as is.
Now I'm going to have to pull out my DVD and watch it again!
I haven't commented on the SW GB since I don't have anything to enter but I might just have to follow along though!
I think its 1/72
1/72 me thinks?
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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM
what scale would that Y Wing be Jib?
71 thanks...
Rob I think I've decided on the Y Wing Fighter by Fine Molds, looks like a scrappy little guy. Wouldn't mind messing him up a bit.
jibber Thanks Rob I'm looking forward to seeing all the other builds. I've been building Armor for so long the Sci Fi stuff really interests me. Thanks again, I really enjoyed this.
Thanks Rob I'm looking forward to seeing all the other builds. I've been building Armor for so long the Sci Fi stuff really interests me. Thanks again, I really enjoyed this.
Jibber that is one cool looking saucer!
Nice build!
Wow, Terry..that is a wicked cool looking ship!! Well done and congrats!!
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Wayne I'm going to call my C-57D Cruiser completed. I love the simple, clean and beautiful lines on this kit and the rotating lights are a real bonus. Due to lack of space I couldn't fit in the other led's that were meant to light the down ramps. I highly recommend this kit, it was a lot of fun and looks great on the shelf. Terry
X-Wing = happiness!! Looks great!!
That's very cool Terry, she's gonna be awesome all lighted up!
FnH: Those lasers look better than I figured they'd look, nice work!
Looking good Jibber!
Here are the laser cannons for the X-wing. They required quite a bit of sanding and some reshaping. The quality of this kit is very poor but manageable The molds didn't quite line up and there were major mold line that needed t be dealt with:
Here's a closer look at the pilot:
I need to paint the rebel symbol or make a decal of it and put it on the helmet.
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Thanks guys, I'm working on the electronics. The kit provided a rotating wheel with a series of orange/red oscillating lights, those are up and running and looks very cool. I want to add 3 more white led's to place in the saucer center aimed down each ramp (they're spring loaded BTW) to light them up, but with all the electronics in the kit I'm not so sure I'm going to find room. A nine volt battery is required and takes up a lot of space. Either way I'll have this as a completed build tomorrow. This is a very cool kit and a lot of fun to work on.
One thing I forgot to mention and I'm sorry I didn't take any photos, but the saucer halves have rims around them thats to be painted a darker grey. Between these sections theres an indentation that I covered in wide painters tape and used a ball point pen to make a groove and peeled away the excess tape and sprayed it with Tamiya German Grey. I think you can see the section I'm talking about on the top saucer.
Terry
Jibber,
your C-57 is looking nice!
I have that kit in my stash so I'm very interested in your build.
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