1/1000 Olympic Carrier(s)

[Grendels]

Very nice.

 

[nicholassagan]

thanks guys....a smallish update: sanded the top to get it more smooth and added the topside antennas. I put some primer on it before I left this morning so possible a tiny update tonight or tomorrow…

 

[Grendels]

Getting those seams worked out well!

 

[RedDragon62]

What are you using to connect your fiber optics to the light source. It looks like some sort of clip. I am new to this so please bear with me if the question seems obvious to most. Also, where can I find the "power" tabs you use to connect your wires to?

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[nicholassagan]

to connect the fibers to the LEDs i cut short lengths of 5mm diameter styrene tubing and threaded as many fibers as would fit. then when it was packed full, i shot some hot glue into it, filling it so it would grab all the fibers. then while the glue was still hot-ish, i stuck the 5mm LED into the opposite end of the tube, compressing the glue and adhering everything. since the tube was clear i silver coated the outside to contain as much light as possible. it actually made a good difference in the luminosity at the ends of the fibers.

and by "tabs" do you mean the plugs? they are just mini-stereo jacks and you can find them at radio shack or online (i think i got mine through jameco).

alternatively, evans designs is where i get my LEDs and wiring these days. they are really good about connecting circuits and everything so all you have to do is insert the circuit.... http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/

 

[Quaralane]

These guys are coming right along.
Nice work on those seams

 

[nicholassagan]

Finished the base!! It was a little tricky planning the angle and finding the proper diameter tubes for the plugs. I even had to grind down the threading to get them to fit. Both craft will look pretty nice on the base though.

I also started masking but realized it would be easier to do the dark coat on the bottom then mask. I used a ton of Micro Mask on the sides and it will be a nice clean-edged white shell. The engine/fin areas will be a little trickier to mask.

I noticed that the ZOIC renders all have these little static vane things sticking off the back edges of the fins. So I’ll have to add those. No biggie because I have some leftover PE from my F-16 build… I also began the process of lighting the 2nd carrier and it looks like it has the same seam issues….so fun times ahead….

 

[Dark Kyp]

Looking great!

 

[Grendels]

Nice

lighting looks good

 

[Quaralane]

Lighting definitely looks good.

Looks like the paint on ship 1 is off to a good start.
And you've gotten practice for those seams

 

[nicholassagan]

i decided to add some extra detail a la decals...

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[Quaralane]

--blinks--
Yoiks.
But it beats scribing them at that scale

 

[nicholassagan]

Finally got some progress done on Carrier #2! It was just a matter of threading all the fibers and joining the halves…for the most part. This one went together much more easily with fewer gaps. Also, this time I opted to use my friend Aves to fill the gaps. It’ll sand much more smoothly, too….

 

[java]

I don't think you have enough lighting ,i hate filling seams but coming together nicely!.

 

[Quaralane]

The Aves seems to have worked out nicely here

 

[nicholassagan]

Big update on the Carriers. All the detailing on #2 was wrapped up, including adding the rear fins. Less was needed because the seam on the bottom joined more cleanly.

It of course got it’s coat of primer, too.

The tails for both of them received their static discharge vanes.

The masking on #1 was removed and peeled some of the black off with it. It’s really a happy accident because the black was way too dark and didn’t match the references.

So I came back in with some Testors Gunship Gray and it looks TONS better.

The rear “grill” area was painted with black on #1 and gunmetal on #2. Before going to far along I did some drybrushing and detailing with chrome on #1. This step still needs to be repeated on #2. I did get the white and gunship gray on though.

A healthy coat of future was also applied to #1 in preparation for decals. Once those are on I’ll do some washes and heavy weathering…

 

[Dark Kyp]

Nice update!

Can't wait to see them ended! 8)

 

[JohnSimmons]

Wow man these look awesome! Sorry I havnt checked in :-\

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely looking sharp

 

[Jaitea]

Love the lighting, & cool display Nich

J