Re: Enterprise NX-01 Refit

Thanks guys!   ;D

Progress over New Years...

We ended up spending New Year's Eve and half New Year's Day with my mother-in-law so finding modeling time was tough but I got one warp engine done and the second is wired and just needs the other half of the nacelle attached...

For the blue nacelle trench lights I used these little lighthouse style LEDs. I had to trim off the barrel and press them into the trench in the cover that replaces the clear part in the outer nacelle halves for the refit version of the NX:

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IMG_6204 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Three LEDs fit in the trench wired in series (negative leg to positive leg). I spaced them so they sit behind the three cavities where the reactor control loops legs are inserted so they didn't sit directly behind the clear blue panels and create hot spots:

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IMG_6207 by trekriffic, on Flickr

The three trench LED's were wired in series to a round bussard LED. I calculated needing a 1 ohm resistor for the circuit but didn't have one so just went without it and it lit up fine:

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IMG_6203 by trekriffic, on Flickr

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IMG_6202 by trekriffic, on Flickr

I glued the other half of the nacelle in place afer backing the blue tinted clear panels with diffusion material and got a nice, even blue glow from the white LED's:

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IMG_6210 by trekriffic, on Flickr

On another note, I just love this little mini-spatula tool my dentist gave me. It's great for applying and smoothing AVES sculpting putty:

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IMG_6190 by trekriffic, on Flickr

Comments WELCOME!!!