Quaralane
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- May 22, 2009
- Messages
- 11,263
This is looking really good. And, as someone who has removed the Aeroshuttle from this kit before, I agree with not doing it
Thank you very much!Wow, this is impressive with all the lighting. You are doing great with it.
Thanks! I just had to replace the awful kit provided bay and the shuttles really add to the realism.Most impressive work on the bay and the shuttles
Yes. Thank god for my visor.Oh my goodness that is tiny. Absolutely fantastic.
I am in a groove. Although I’ve run out of paint so hull painting is stalled.Awesome all around!
Fantastic work. PanthermanI am in a groove. Although I]ve run out of paint so hull painting is stalled.
Moving inexorably to completion...
Fantail, nacelles, and secondary hull masked and primed with Krylon Colormaxx grey primer:
View attachment 104468
USS Voyager WIP Img - 273 by Steve J, on Flickr
And a short video...
Test of always on strip and lighthouse LED lights in the lower saucer. Flasher wiring also done:
View attachment 104469
USS Voyager WIP Vid - 007 by Steve J, on Flickr
Bouncing over to the shuttle bay...
The two 30 AWG kynar alcove LED wires are passed thru a tubular conduit that crosses above a type 8 shuttle on the alcove floor
below to exit out the back wall and be soldered to the always on circuit wiring.
5 fibers from the shuttle bay port side entrance wall also had to be fed thru the same tight tube to then feed into
another tube attached to a 2mm white lighthouse style LED. Fibers from the starboard side wall also feed into this LED:
View attachment 104470
USS Voyager WIP Img - 275 by Steve J, on Flickr
View attachment 104471
USS Voyager WIP Img - 276 by Steve J, on Flickr
She just fits! These type 9 shuttles look like triceratops IMO:
View attachment 104472
USS Voyager WIP Img - 277 by Steve J, on Flickr
Shuttle bay and main door wall glued in place.
Lights look pretty cool:
View attachment 104473
USS Voyager WIP Img - 278 by Steve J, on Flickr
View attachment 104474
USS Voyager WIP Img - 279 by Steve J, on Flickr
Secondary hull wiring complete. Leads from power jack and flasher wiring ready for connection to lower saucer half:
View attachment 104475
USS Voyager WIP Img - 280 by Steve J, on Flickr
Light test after installation of forward red photon torpedo LED's:
View attachment 104476
USS Voyager WIP Img - 281 by Steve J, on Flickr
I made notes in pencil for wiring on the white reflecting primer before soldering.
I went with the darkest setting I could find on my old Canon DSLR "creative" setting to take this very dimmed down shot:
View attachment 104477
USS Voyager WIP Img - 274 by Steve J, on Flickr
Next time...
More wiring and some cool light tests.