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- Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:10 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: very oily resin kit
- Replies: 27
- Views: 52866
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:25 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Lighting 1/48 TIE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4752
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:30 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Lighting 1/48 TIE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4752
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:22 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Light Blocking Colors
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5127
On my cricket phaser the whole emitter (black section) is clear red resin. It has a 3,000mcd 5mm LED in it. It needed serious light blocking! I used Duplicolor grey primer followed by Krylon flat black. Check out the video. It worked pretty good. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v606/directorcass/?...
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:34 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Lighting 1/48 TIE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4752
If you want to power 2 or 3 LEDs you can use two button cell batteries. Try some LR1130's. They are thinner than the common 357's that come in most electronic gadgets and still put out 1.5v each. If you can't fit a holder in there for them you could use aluminum tape to secure the leads to the batte...
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:04 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Rattle Can Primers as good as Tamiya?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11016
Dupli-color makes a white, 2 grays, black and brown/red primers. I keep all on hand and the filler primer too. The light gray is the closest to Tamiya. Most auto parts stores and big box stores have them. I just picked up the Dupli Color grey primer for my Cricket Phaser as I was going to use autom...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:08 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Wire Glue?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6196
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:28 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Decal Problem w/ 1/1000 Polar Lights TOS Enterprise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10218
- Sat Mar 05, 2011 8:24 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: how do you remove a led from a circut board w/o killing it?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4566
It can be done. Do you have a picture of the board? Just make sure you take the batteries out first. Clip the leads, leaving a bit of a stub you can grab with tweezers or needle nose pliers. Then heat the solder at the board where the lead passes thru it. Holding the stub with pliers it should come ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:24 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Looking for small 6v lithium battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4772
O.K. this is what I just finished working on. It's the Cricket phaser from ST-TNG. The board can handle 6v to 9v. The problem is that it seems to drain small coin batteries. I can only fit three of the common 357 type batteries in there for 4.5v. I had some cheapo chinese LR44's (390's) that are thi...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:10 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Looking for small 6v lithium battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4772
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:28 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Looking for small 6v lithium battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4772
Looking for small 6v lithium battery
I am working on a project and need a small 6v lithium battery. It needs to fit in a space the size of 3 button cell batteries. An 'N' size battery is just a bit too big. The more Mah the better. I could also do a rechargeable lithium battery as well since I think they are pretty flat. I have searche...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:24 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Formation and strobe light installation
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10034
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Fiber Optics Cables
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6470
Double post Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I have not used that supplier before. I get all my FO from the Fiber Optic Store. They have great prices and monthly specials. Plus you get a free sample pack with each order.
http://thefiberopticstore.com/
I usually buy a spool of single strand.
I have not used that supplier before. I get all my FO from the Fiber Optic Store. They have great prices and monthly specials. Plus you get a free sample pack with each order.
http://thefiberopticstore.com/
I usually buy a spool of single strand.
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:37 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: spotlighting pl refit enterprise 1/350
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7354
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: adhesives for working with photoetched parts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5316
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:02 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Battery source and lighting configuration
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5134
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:58 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: A plug for Miniatronics
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30706
Well a lot have been swooning over those mini plugs. At $12 for wired plugs sounds like a great deal. But of course there are other options if you can do it yourself, check these out. Compare prices.
http://www.radicalrc.com/shop/?shop=1&cat=56
http://www.radicalrc.com/shop/?shop=1&cat=56
- Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:18 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Raytheon painting question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1929
From reading the threads on this effect all I have seen it used on are Enterprise kits. That means a white top coat. That means white paint over the untouched plastic underneath with some decals on top. The more you add over the unpainted underside the less of the effect you will have. I'm not sure ...
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:55 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Help finding Fibre optics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6722
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:47 am
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Help finding Fibre optics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6722
This is where I buy all my fiber optics. Great shipping time and you get a free sample pack with every order.
http://thefiberopticstore.com/
http://thefiberopticstore.com/
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:01 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Mk2 Viper Disaster: Errant Spray Paint
- Replies: 4
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- Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:12 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gluing tiny strips and parts without excessive residue
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13296
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:05 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: blue painters tape question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8944
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:06 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Cheapest Wash
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8852
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:54 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How to simulate blast marks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15839
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:39 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How to simulate blast marks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15839
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:23 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Simulating chalk markings?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3862
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:45 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Lighting the NX refit, *help needed*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9964
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:14 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Lighting the NX refit, *help needed*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9964
Well, you need to know the basics of your LEDs first, what the foward voltage is, etc. If your using white LEDs 3v will be fine to power them. The colred LEDs will need a slightly lower voltage requiring resistors. What type depends on what your power source will be. If you do a 3v power supply you ...