USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 10 – Assembly
So finally all the soldering and wiring is done – yeah ! And now I have to figure out how to put all the pieces together as with all the wiring everything sort of has to come together at the…
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X-Wing with LED engine lights – Part 3
When working on this small model I really had a hard time seeing all those details. I went ahead and ordered this nice gadget that comes with two magnifications, a light and an extra magnifying glass. Magnifying headset with LED…
X-Wing with LED engine lights – Part 2
So today I removed all the masking and with some minor manual small corrections with a white brush I finished the wings and the engines. Preparing the LED housings Then I went ahead and filed away the pins and part…
X-Wing with LED engine lights – Part 1
I found a very interesting video on youtube by a great guy in the UK (love his accent) that shows in very intricate detail how to install 3mm LEDs in the engines. I had a blast watching his videos and…
USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 9 – LED lighting kit part 2
Preparing the circular plate and attaching the LEDs Soldered nacelle assembly Once that was done all the individual LEDs have to be connected to the bussard circuit board. This is done using a flat cable that is also provided as…
USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 8 – Saucer LED test
So yesterday I continued to work on the internal lighting of the USS Enterprise. We did almost finish all the wiring and soldering for the rotating nacelle lights, which was a beeeeeeotch to complete. Many thanks to my friend Claus…
USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 7 – LED lighting kit part 1
When ordering the deluxe LED lighting kit the vendor (Gary) told me that soldering and electronics know-how would be required or at least very helpful. As I have a friend who is well versed in electronics I decided that I’d…
Battlestar Galactica Viper MK II
In summer 2017 I was going through chemo therapy and spent a lot of time at home. To kill the time I started building plastic model kits again. I first started off with two military aircraft models, then continued to…
USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 6 – Airbrush troubles
Every once in a while my airbrush would act up and at the beginning I had no idea how to fix it. The most common problems are: Fixing the annoying bubbling After some googling I realized that there should be…
USS Enterprise Model Build – Part 5 – Small bits and pieces…
Apart from the main hull parts and all the windows I focused on the other small bits during the last couple of days. Some of those included: Nacelle covers I sanded the outer nacelle covers on the inside and then…