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This is the 5.5 week of the Jupiter 2. After ten days of an unscheduled break for a minor medical issue I am finally able to get back to the bench! The ".5" (half week) notation is because I have only had a couple of days of work on it. I started with installing the deck LED's. I am using the acrylic gel medium to hold them in place. For the freezing tubes the instructions tell you to glue the wires down with the LED bent upwards. I did not like how they just hang there so I used some thin styrene sheets and mounted the LED's to them then attached to the bottom side of the deck. With the LED's mounted I then checked out the sound card. The sound out of the speaker is a little muffled and since the saucer will be sealed I decided to make a speaker grill. Instead of drilling holes like I have seen on other builds I decided to cut slits on the cargo doors. The doors have ribs already so I just sawed them open. Once cleaned and repainted they will be very hard to see but allow the sound to project out.

Next I purchased a small dual relay board. These relays will be controlled by the remote control board to turn on the light kit and turn on the sound card from the remote. I mounted the speaker by using two styrene square rods then mounted the relay board in front of it. I then removed the batter board from the sound card and ran the power to a mono jack. The battery pack was then mounted to a mono plug. This will allow the battery pack top remain out of the ship and allow batteries to be changed in the future. I plan on making a battery box to look like a storage container that may have been used aboard the ship. Next I need to sort out which LED's go to which walls and then mount the LED boards to the bottom. I can then start installing the previously completed interior pieces.

You can see more photos and details from the start in my build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-35-jupiter-2-lost-in-space/

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<blockquote data-quote="DavidsScaleModels" data-source="post: 216448" data-attributes="member: 20569">This is the 5.5 week of the Jupiter 2. After ten days of an unscheduled break for a minor medical issue I am finally able to get back to the bench! The &quot;.5&quot; (half week) notation is because I have only had a couple of days of work on it. I started with installing the deck LED&#039;s. I am using the acrylic gel medium to hold them in place. For the freezing tubes the instructions tell you to glue the wires down with the LED bent upwards. I did not like how they just hang there so I used some thin styrene sheets and mounted the LED&#039;s to them then attached to the bottom side of the deck. With the LED&#039;s mounted I then checked out the sound card. The sound out of the speaker is a little muffled and since the saucer will be sealed I decided to make a speaker grill. Instead of drilling holes like I have seen on other builds I decided to cut slits on the cargo doors. The doors have ribs already so I just sawed them open. Once cleaned and repainted they will be very hard to see but allow the sound to project out.Next I purchased a small dual relay board. These relays will be controlled by the remote control board to turn on the light kit and turn on the sound card from the remote. I mounted the speaker by using two styrene square rods then mounted the relay board in front of it. I then removed the batter board from the sound card and ran the power to a mono jack. The battery pack was then mounted to a mono plug. This will allow the battery pack top remain out of the ship and allow batteries to be changed in the future. I plan on making a battery box to look like a storage container that may have been used aboard the ship. Next I need to sort out which LED&#039;s go to which walls and then mount the LED boards to the bottom. I can then start installing the previously completed interior pieces.You can see more photos and details from the start in my build log at: <a href="https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-35-jupiter-2-lost-in-space/" target="_blank">https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-35-jupiter-2-lost-in-space/</a>[ATTACH=full]98499[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]98500[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]98501[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]98502[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]98503[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]98504[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DavidsScaleModels, post: 216448, member: 20569"] This is the 5.5 week of the Jupiter 2. After ten days of an unscheduled break for a minor medical issue I am finally able to get back to the bench! The ".5" (half week) notation is because I have only had a couple of days of work on it. I started with installing the deck LED's. I am using the acrylic gel medium to hold them in place. For the freezing tubes the instructions tell you to glue the wires down with the LED bent upwards. I did not like how they just hang there so I used some thin styrene sheets and mounted the LED's to them then attached to the bottom side of the deck. With the LED's mounted I then checked out the sound card. The sound out of the speaker is a little muffled and since the saucer will be sealed I decided to make a speaker grill. Instead of drilling holes like I have seen on other builds I decided to cut slits on the cargo doors. The doors have ribs already so I just sawed them open. Once cleaned and repainted they will be very hard to see but allow the sound to project out. Next I purchased a small dual relay board. These relays will be controlled by the remote control board to turn on the light kit and turn on the sound card from the remote. I mounted the speaker by using two styrene square rods then mounted the relay board in front of it. I then removed the batter board from the sound card and ran the power to a mono jack. The battery pack was then mounted to a mono plug. This will allow the battery pack top remain out of the ship and allow batteries to be changed in the future. I plan on making a battery box to look like a storage container that may have been used aboard the ship. Next I need to sort out which LED's go to which walls and then mount the LED boards to the bottom. I can then start installing the previously completed interior pieces. You can see more photos and details from the start in my build log at: [URL]https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-35-jupiter-2-lost-in-space/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]98499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98502[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]98504[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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