mercs32118
Simon "Papa Smurf" Mercs in the Studio
- Joined
- May 6, 2011
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- 165
Hey SMA folks! A warm greeting from myself, and all the Smurfs! The Enterprise E project currently on the Workbench, has pretty much snagged every waking moment for now, but not forever.
I really like this forum, and there is a lot of excellent talent here. I am constantly being asked for lighting tips, from visitors to my website, so many, I can't answer them all. Well........ I thought it would be nice, to have a place where I can post many of these methods, to add simple lighting to your model. I hope some of you will join me for that.
I'm going to start some simple "lessons" for you guys, some easy, and effective methods of lighting that will really accent your projects. We'll start with some basic stuff, 3 Volt systems that don't require resistors. Simple switch configurations. Some of you probably know a lot already, so this is more for builders that are interested, but don't exactly know how to begin. I always find that lighting in a model really makes it have an extra "Ooomph!"
Even in Military, or Aircraft, those little lighted extras really add to the entire display.
As we get more familiar with these basic concepts, we'll go into fiber optics, LED variety sequencing, "Matrix" effects, and so on........
Perhaps, even, do I dare say it?.......LASERS! Muhahahaha............... 8)
These updates will be done with safety in mind, especially if were dealing with household current systems, (120 V), you gotta be cool with this stuff. But most will be affordable, so 3 to 9 volt systems will cover most of everything I can share.
If your interested in these little lessons, please let me know with a quick post here, Thanks.
Scott has been a great friend to the Kit Factory, I thought I'd do something nice on his website.
Take care all, and have a great weekend! ;D
I really like this forum, and there is a lot of excellent talent here. I am constantly being asked for lighting tips, from visitors to my website, so many, I can't answer them all. Well........ I thought it would be nice, to have a place where I can post many of these methods, to add simple lighting to your model. I hope some of you will join me for that.
I'm going to start some simple "lessons" for you guys, some easy, and effective methods of lighting that will really accent your projects. We'll start with some basic stuff, 3 Volt systems that don't require resistors. Simple switch configurations. Some of you probably know a lot already, so this is more for builders that are interested, but don't exactly know how to begin. I always find that lighting in a model really makes it have an extra "Ooomph!"
Even in Military, or Aircraft, those little lighted extras really add to the entire display.
As we get more familiar with these basic concepts, we'll go into fiber optics, LED variety sequencing, "Matrix" effects, and so on........
Perhaps, even, do I dare say it?.......LASERS! Muhahahaha............... 8)
These updates will be done with safety in mind, especially if were dealing with household current systems, (120 V), you gotta be cool with this stuff. But most will be affordable, so 3 to 9 volt systems will cover most of everything I can share.
If your interested in these little lessons, please let me know with a quick post here, Thanks.
Scott has been a great friend to the Kit Factory, I thought I'd do something nice on his website.
Take care all, and have a great weekend! ;D