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The LED strip will be attached to the vertical face of a section of right angle plastic channel installed atop a section of 3 mm square tubing glued along the centerline of the lower nacelle half.  A strip of adhesive backed aluminum foil can be seen stuck down to the horizontal face of the channel below where the LED strip will be located:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 104 by Steve J, on Flickr


Light test of green starboard nacelle formation light:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 105 by Steve J, on Flickr


Blue LED strip light test after gluing into nacelle:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 106 by Steve J, on Flickr


Light test using LED strip without diffusion:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 107 by Steve J, on Flickr


I used thin styrofoam packing sheet folded over on itself  six layers thick to eliminate any hot spots:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 108 by Steve J, on Flickr


Port nacelle red formation light tested:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 110 by Steve J, on Flickr


I used a tiny pre-wired SMD LED (about the size of a flea) inside a piece of styrene tubing into which a short length of fiber optic strand was inserted. The strand takes a 90 degree turn before exiting the hull thru a small hole I had drilled previously.  I bent the fiber over the tip of my soldering iron before it got too hot:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 111 by Steve J, on Flickr


Port nacelle lower red formation light. Lit by a fiber optic strand:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 112 by Steve J, on Flickr


Clear bussard inserts are glued in place after some modification. AVES Apoxy Sculpt was used to fill in any small gaps:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 113 by Steve J, on Flickr


Upper nacelle half after installation of the clear bussard parts. The inside surface was sanded with 600 grit paper to help diffuse the red light from the LEDs which will be installed in the lower half:


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USS Voyager WIP Img - 114 by Steve J, on Flickr


That's all for now. Please forgive the massive photo blast; as you can see, I had some catching up to do with my posts.


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