Madhatter Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 HI everyone This is my first submission here to Britmodeller - it's my take on the Revell Venator. It took just on 15 months to make. There are about 46 LED's, some of which connect up to about 20 Ft of Fiber Optic thread I've lost count of how many hours this took, but aside from a few mistakes with the lighting, I'm really happy with it. There are still some fibers left to black out along the trenches to make it not so clustered, but they be done soon Thanks for looking! MH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Got a couple of these myself, so I can see how much extra work you've done on this one. The detail you've added really does lift it and the lighting is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Really cool, looks like a studio model. I particularly like the lighting effect around the docking bay/flight deck doors. Damon Edited January 15, 2012 by Nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam I'm Adam Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Super cool, the lighting efeects are excellent and the model looks great, really busy Cheers Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 "Impressive... Most impressive...." Seriously good job there, it does look like a studio model. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 thanks very much guys! I'm also really happy with how the docking bay doors came out - I got a bit worried there for a moment when the expensive "yellow" LED was more amber than yellow, but a white LED dipped in clear yellow yielded a much more desireable result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I'm going to add some more pics of the Venator (just because I can) It was after everything had gone together that I peeked underneath and look at what I found: No idea on how to fix it either. Grrrrr - so if you have any suggestions, I'm willing to listen Thanks MH Edited January 20, 2012 by Madhatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 OK, so it wasn't as hard to fix as I made it out to be - I was just pi**ed at myself for making the mistake- even though I have no idea on how it actually occurred. All the dry fitting went perfectly and even when it was installed - it was square....? Dunno.... Anyway, after I got over myself, I think I fixed the issue: OK, I'm going to stop now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Beautiful build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Very impressive lighting (and everything else) - where did you get the fibre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Clucking bell - that's amazing!!!! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Are there any good guides on tinternet about how to install such lighting? I'd really like to have a go but know pretty much nothing about electrics and circuits. Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 thanks guys - glad you like it OK, Fiber Optics are surprisingly easy to install - trust me, if I can do it, anyone can. Here is the link I used to help get me started a while ago - I found it to be very helpful: http://www.starshipmodeler.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=82731 I bought some drill bits specifically for use with a Dremel tool (or any other motorised tool I guess) from here: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ME:L:OC:AU:1123 Circuit work is also really simple. Red to Positive and Black to negative. Solder on a resistor to the positive leg (usually the longest of the 2) of an LED and then attach a wire to both legs and then solder them onto a circuit board - easy. Don't worry if you don't know what resistor to use - when you buy them from the electronics shop, ask them to help you choose the right one for the power supply you intend to use. Here are some links to help you understand how to solder and how to wire up some LED's etc: http://www.aaroncake.net/electronics/solder.htm http://www.instructables.com/id/LEDs-for-Beginners/ And finally, I bought the fiber optic end glow cable from Paul at http://thefiberopticstore.com/purchase/endglowcable.htm He is a very, very nice guy and delivers it to you promptly for a great price. I bought 20ft or so of cable from him for this project and it was worth every cent. The thing with FO's to remember is allow plenty of time to drill out the holes and make sure you drill exactly where you want them - so really plan ahead first and again; TAKE YOUR TIME! I can't stress that enough.... I hope this helps you. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask Thanks again for your comments everyone See you again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thanks for all the links and info - extremely useful. I have a part-built AMT Star Destroyer sitting in my office - it would be good to put fibre in it (it was not the version that came with fibre) anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thanks for all the links and info - extremely useful. I have a part-built AMT Star Destroyer sitting in my office - it would be good to put fibre in it (it was not the version that came with fibre)anthony it's definitely worth the effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 it's definitely worth the effort! Just received some cable from the Fibreoptics store on your link - very fast delivery, thanks again for posting the link. Now to get some drill bits and decide where to drill :-) anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Quijano Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The lighting is simply astounding...as well as everything else! Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Falcon Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I've got one of these part built. What colour did you use for the base coat of the hull. I've preshaded the panel lines already, though I fear I'll have scewed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 gidday mate. The base color is Gunze #332 with various panels either a lighter or darker shade from the base (just a drop of white or black/dark gray) Hope to see your build online soon - can't get enough of the Venator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple F Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 As others have said, really impressive and the lighting setup adds another dimension to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Falcon Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 gidday mate. The base color is Gunze #332 with various panels either a lighter or darker shade from the base (just a drop of white or black/dark gray)Hope to see your build online soon - can't get enough of the Venator! Mmm well that's a bit of a problem as I cant get Gunze paints locally. My model shop stocks Vallejo colours, though under pressure he's started stocking Tamiya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Builder Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 The more of this sort of model I see the more I like them. The lights add something special and as said above brings it to life. This is a really tasty build, thanks for showing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanks guys! It's nice to see this thread come up again - I thought it had run it's course already Jade - PM inbound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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