Mark M Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 ok, as some of you know i bought the re-release big hurricane the other week for newark air museum, on a bit of a whim, but i have a plan, this is to be a practice piece for a secret multi-engined electrified and motorised plane, anyway despite having several other models on the go i couldnt wait to 'test' all the electrical components thanks for all those who helped with the electrics in my other thread i have a very long way to go yet and am experimenting a bit but the first pics are out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_gn Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) What I did with my A380 model was use fibreoptic cable in the wings. You can get it in loads of diameters, it's very flexible and you can heat and bend it around complex shapes. You can even 'blob' the end with a flame and it looks just like a small bulb. Since the light is 'channelled' and directional, you don't get problems with it shining through thin plastic as you do with high intensity LED's. You then only need to route one (fibreoptic) cable to each light position, and you don't need as much room. All you do at the other end is drill the end of the appropriate colour LED to form a socket, and cyano the cable into the end. You can even glue multiple fibres into one LED to save even more space. Then, you can group all the light sources together in the fuselage (makes it possible to change the LED if one packs up assuming you have an access hatch for the battery). You can also get flashing LED's which look great on a model to represent anti-collision beacons. Just some ideas for future use Edited November 10, 2009 by dr_gn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 What I did with my A380 model was use fibreoptic cable in the wings. You can get it in loads of diameters, it's very flexible and you can heat and bend it around complex shapes. You can even 'blob' the end with a flame and it looks just like a small bulb. Since the light is 'channelled' and directional, you don't get problems with it shining through thin plastic as you do with high intensity LED's.You then only need to route one (fibreoptic) cable to each light position, and you don't need as much room. All you do at the other end is drill the end of the appropriate colour LED to form a socket, and cyano the cable into the end. You can even glue multiple fibres into one LED to save even more space. Then, you can group all the light sources together in the fuselage (makes it possible to change the LED if one packs up assuming you have an access hatch for the battery). You can also get flashing LED's which look great on a model to represent anti-collision beacons. Just some ideas for future use They sound good, where do yo get them from please? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxhound Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_gn Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 They sound good, where do yo get them from please?Tony http://www.starceiling.co.uk/optical-fibre.html Very quick delivery too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 http://www.starceiling.co.uk/optical-fibre.htmlVery quick delivery too. Excellent, thank you. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 What I did with my A380 model was use fibreoptic cable in the wings. You can get it in loads of diameters, it's very flexible and you can heat and bend it around complex shapes. You can even 'blob' the end with a flame and it looks just like a small bulb. Since the light is 'channelled' and directional, you don't get problems with it shining through thin plastic as you do with high intensity LED's.You then only need to route one (fibreoptic) cable to each light position, and you don't need as much room. All you do at the other end is drill the end of the appropriate colour LED to form a socket, and cyano the cable into the end. You can even glue multiple fibres into one LED to save even more space. Then, you can group all the light sources together in the fuselage (makes it possible to change the LED if one packs up assuming you have an access hatch for the battery). You can also get flashing LED's which look great on a model to represent anti-collision beacons. Just some ideas for future use thanks for that i will bre that in mind for the future, luckily the plastic is thick and green so there is no shine through (especially now ive filled the gaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_gn Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 thanks for that i will bre that in mind for the future, luckily the plastic is thick and green so there is no shine through (especially now ive filled the gaps! No probs. A couple of people PM'd me asking for pics of the '380, so rather than hijack your thread, I started a new topic here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39366 Cheers, Dr_GN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlpainter Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 hi you should try what my sisters boyfriend has done he has the main gear retracting on 24th scale it looks the nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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