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Hello, I just wired up my Reliant Ive been working on. I have 8 smaller light bulbs rated at 12 volts , and 2 larger light bulbs rated at 6.3 vo lts. I have it hooked up to a 12 volt ac adapter . The light coming from the bulbs is alright, but not bright enough. I am thinking of hooking it up to a 1...

Sometimes when I spray paint models I get fuzzy stuff all over the model. Not all the time, but what is it? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Joey

Where can I get thin sheets of styrene?

Also, I filled in my windows for my USS Reliant. What can I put over them to mask them when I paint. I want something I can just dab on the windows and peel off after I paint?

Hey all, For a long time I have been using testors plastic cement. I cant stand it. It melts the plastic, makes nasty stringys if you push out too much....I have recently started using super glue. I really like it but there has to be a down side to it. So my question is what do you all think of plas...

9 Volt Source 4 diode forward voltage 25 forward current 2 LED's R= 47 ohms It says I need a 1/4 watt resistor. I didnt see an 82 ohm in my answer via the wizard. Did I enter the numbers wrong? If it is 82, will a 78 resistor be acceptable? Also, If I use a 4.5 volt source it says I need 2 1ohms res...

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If both LED's max is 4 volts, will one more volt make a difference? I am going to wire them up very simply, just + to+ and - to -, then connect that to a female plug via wireing which connects to the 9 volt adapter.

Hey all,
I have 2, 5mm LED's, for my PL original enterprise. I was told that 3 volts is the minimum for one LED. So If I have two 5mm Leds and I have a 9 volt adapter is it enough to light them, and not enough to burn them out?
Thanks,
Joey

Hey all,
Im trying to figure out how to do battle damage. On my excelsior model I but sparkelers up to it, so it looked liked phased burns. What another way to do it with modeling supplies? How do you all do it?

Hello,
I have a AMT Enterprise A I picked up from a garage sale. Its all built, but I want to rebuild it. How do I take the paint off, and de-assemble the parts?