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@Jedi Delio Oh wow, there's a memory I'd completely forgotten about Buck Rogers! I had a little Corgi version of the fighter when I was a kid I'd love to get my hands on a decent model as well, if you manage to find a good supplier, let us know!

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I took a quick look at the shuttle on unboxing, while inspecting the sprue and I remember thinking that it looks way too big? I've seen a few builds where people have mounted it on a rod next to the main model, so I might have a go at that, or something similar. This is the first consideration I've given to the shuttle tbh, I'd totally forgotten about it until your post I wonder if I could also light it in some way? You've got me thinking now!

I've started lighting the saucer section using LED strips, cut to size. I've created positive and negative strips using copper tape, that I can solder additional wires to for other lights when required. Which means I can keep the wiring that travels through the neck of the model to a minimum. This also and saves on wire and helps keep things tidy. The impulse engines here still have masking tape over them. Though I quite like the yellow look

That is absolutely stunning. Fantastic work! Thank you for posting as you went along, to see a little of your process was very interesting

Those Bandai kits are great quality and easy to work with, I did the Tie-Fighter of theirs, and compared to my AMT models it was a dream. So well made. I'm going to have to get the AT-AT at some point, your's looks great, not overdone, subtle weathering and worthy of any modellers shelf Very nice work!

ohh, they're wonderful! I watched Silent Running way back and was always fascinated with the robots. I got the movie on DVD some months ago, and it holds up surprisingly well And imagine actually getting feedback from Bruce Dern himself, just incredible!

Oh, and this one too! They only cost £7.50 each. Great fun and well worth it!

So here's what I've use the lid of a tube of toothpaste for (Oral B, by the way). It fits perfectly inside and supports the led in the centre, giving a nice bright spot in the middle and a gentile fade to the edges. I was originally going to have a coloured led in there, the lid would also help with light blocking. But I've decided that It would be best if the deflector had some colour while the lighting was turned off as well, so I will be giving the outside a coat of blue. Hopefully it's look okay

Got this today, a small one for when I need a break from my 1:537 Enterprise build (in progress)

Very happy to help! @detail is everything If you need anything else please let me know

I've seen that a lot too. I'll be looking in to using brass rods to reinforce the pylons as it seems like it's a must for a solid and long lasting build. But for now I'm going to work on the electrics, partly because I have everything I need for that but mainly because my airbrush is busted :/ I'm not completely convinced that I've got the saucer section inserts properly flush and seamless, so I will likely have to do some more filling and sanding at some point. They seem to pass the fingernail test, but I bet once I get some primer on them, they'll show! Best Steve

Not sure if that's how they did it, but it sounds quite likely. I think there's a good chance that approach will give a good result, so when I get there I'll give it a go thanks

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A minor update! I've given the internal areas that will be lit a once over with a cheap white gloss to provide some reflectivity. I've got a couple of 5m reels of LED tape (5V) so I thought I'd do a quick test. I'm not sure yet how the nacelles will turn out, but what I've done is to mask of a section internally so that the light can bleed through the plastic. I'm planning to only put very thin coats of paint on the outside, on those sections. Finger crossed it'll look okay! Well, the test looks promising. Rough, but still promising! And, I've found a use good for the lid of a toothpaste tube on this model. More on that later