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The RPF is still probably your best shot on getting things accurate. There are blueprints out there but a lot of the details are wrong. I think the Star Wars 'Chronicles' book has some good references, there was also a hardback book about Imperial vehicles but I need to check to see if the ATAT is c...

It could work but unless you chose a special colored Glow paint they would have a weird green tint.

You could try some fluorescent paint and set a UV light nearby- they would definitely light up then.

Amazon has a fair selection of Beam Compasses which are not too expensive- They also have a beam-type circle cutter which may work for 1:1000 saucers- https://www.amazon.com/OLFA-9911-Compass-Circle-Cutter/dp/B000BK7NWC/ref=sr_1_100?keywords=compass+drawing&qid=1561473398&s=gateway&sr=8-...

Also there could have been limitations of sfx to show a targeting grid on a tiny hand held display.
They really struggled to show a larger tricorder screen

Love it!
Going to print that out for work- several people shop there every twenty minutes ..

Needle files! https://www.harborfreight.com/12-piece-needle-file-set-468.html If those are the same needle files I saw at Harbor Freight brfore they sre garbage - stripes of metal with grit glued on which comes off quickly. Needle files will do the job for you, but invest in some Xacto versions- th...

I had gotten for Christmas from my wife a special edition Sonic Screwdriver- it was mute right out of the box and had swollen LR44 batteries in it. according to the equivalency charts 357's are a match. The unit never did work so we returned it to Amazon and got a replacement. When those LR44s swell...

I keep three boxes- large, real small and things that are just plain neat looking for a destiny.

My glue of preference is Flex-i-file's Plast-i-weld. MEC based so it doesn't melt your brain like MEK. For non styrene based you've got 2 options, Cyanoacrylte (Super glue) or 2 part epoxy. CA makes for a strong bond provided there's a smooth surface and it's not a low energy plastic like PETE, PTF...

Just found this thread and have had a great time going through process steps- you have done an excellent job recreating the 33 inch Enterprise (learned a lot about it as well when reading).

I explored EL wire when I had a commission to create some display UFOs for a children's project. I was going to give the shapes some TRON-like glowing line patterns and an auto parts store had EL wire for interior tricks. The main problem was that it did not put out enough light to appear glowing wi...

Thanks for the Link!

Great product- just need to dust off an old project to use it with...

Every major company usually has a special email address you can forward the phishing spam to- I sent one this morning pretending to be from Amazon. There are many tells to help determine if a message is legit or not. I use GMail and if I hover the mouse over the sender it will show the originating a...

Thanks for the advice! I had to get it ordered last night so the winner is: Paasche VL-3W https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BR0OXU/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1TOOKMP3ZPROJ&colid=3W3PAOUUFMKNS&psc=0 I went for a name brand for parts/service and this unit supports both gravity and siphon feeds. The Te...

I am going to get an airbrush to help celebrate my sixtieth birthday soon. I will be using it mostly for custom color spraying, don't have deep pockets so something simple and reliable with double action..

I see advantages to either gravity or siphon feeds, what are your opinions?

"Shadow Banning" might be useful in a couple of instances, but the Spammers are pretty obvious as to what they are doing from the get go- no real need to petri dish posts.
Thus far what mechanisms in place seem to be working- it has been a while since something slipped past the shields

widget wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:59 pm How do you connect the leads of the led to the foil? Conductive glue? What kind is best? Or a drop of solder and pray that you don't burn through the foil?

I just went low tech and wrapped the foil around the LED leads then used some heat shrink tubing to insulate.

Back in my teens my dad had an old car with a faulty heated rear screen. Some of the wire on the screen had either corroded away or been scraped off. He went to Maplin Electronics (UK) and purchased a bottle of conductive metallic paint and had a small stencil which come with it. Painted it on the ...

Interesting approach- I like it!

Your efforts are deeply appreciated!

Just wondering- this sort of problem was very rare on the original site software- have the SpamBots upped their game or could it be an vulnerability in the new site setup?

Problem is you block one name, the Mods nuke the posts and the Bot creates a new account and the cycle starts over/ This one Bot I think has used at least five names so far. Once the current posts are nuked and the membership deleted, any kill-view is obsolete and there is a new name to start watchi...

The only way to stop such active spamming is correspondingly active Moderation. It might help if members don't click on threads that are obviously spam nor the links within Latest offender already has views on those threads http://starshipmodeler.net/talk/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17885...

southwestforests wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:44 pm Maybe I'm imagining things which aren't likely, but how long until they go from spam to data theft?

I think the only danger is if you actually click on one of the spammers links

Only problem with the automated screening system mentioned above is that Spammers have already worked out ways around these countermeasures. A couple of forums I visit get hit first with new member posts containing gibberish or nonsensical posts so many times until they meet the required number of p...

I have an older car which has been parked for over a year with engine problems. THe constant sun caused the windshield rear view mirror shoe to come off the glass. I have tried gluing it on twice now with the super special stuff they sell at the auto parts store made specifically for this. Next time...

Gorilla Glue may work but be wary- it is water activated and expands a bit when cured

Some of the ones we used were R-G-B all lit at the same time. These were professional units designed as a substitute for neon and fluorescent lighting in signs.

Mouser Electronics- MOUSER.COM They are a hard core electronic supplier- their catalog is larger than a phone book and they stock high quality, high performance parts. They might be more expensive that some places, but then again they are aimed towards the professional engineer, not the casual hobb...

I have tried several and while it is a nice concept it has too many negatives- mostly a fairly high resistance. Using either bell wire or copper foil will work much better IMO...

I am mostly having difficulty with the new site setup- the colors are hard for me to see well and the navigation not as easy for me as with the original site.
(I have been told there will be an option to allow people adjust the color theme eventually)