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I 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:

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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:

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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:

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 275 by Steve J, on Flickr

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 276 by Steve J, on Flickr

She just fits! These type 9 shuttles look like triceratops IMO:

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 277 by Steve J, on Flickr

Shuttle bay and main door wall glued in place.
Lights look pretty cool:

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 278 by Steve J, on Flickr

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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:

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 280 by Steve J, on Flickr

Light test after installation of forward red photon torpedo LED's:

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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:

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USS Voyager WIP Img - 274 by Steve J, on Flickr

Next time...

More wiring and some cool light tests.

<blockquote data-quote="trekriffic" data-source="post: 220854" data-attributes="member: 11008">I am in a groove. Although I&#039;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:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oSUNb5" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104468[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oSUNb5" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 273</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrAnd a short video...Test of always on strip and lighthouse LED lights in the lower saucer. Flasher wiring also done:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU8hUq" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104469[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU8hUq" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Vid - 007</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrBouncing 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 floorbelow 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 intoanother tube attached to a 2mm white lighthouse style LED. Fibers from the starboard side wall also feed into this LED:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJK2" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104470[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJK2" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 275</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fq6" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104471[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fq6" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 276</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrShe just fits! These type 9 shuttles look like triceratops IMO:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJJL" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104472[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJJL" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 277</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrShuttle bay and main door wall glued in place.Lights look pretty cool:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUaAGQ" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104473[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUaAGQ" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 278</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on Flickr<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fr3" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104474[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fr3" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 279</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrSecondary hull wiring complete. Leads from power jack and flasher wiring ready for connection to lower saucer half:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUcdWk" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104475[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUcdWk" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 280</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrLight test after installation of forward red photon torpedo LED&#039;s:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fqm" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104476[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fqm" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 281</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrI 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 &quot;creative&quot; setting to take this very dimmed down shot:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJLp" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]104477[/ATTACH]</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJLp" target="_blank">USS Voyager WIP Img - 274</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/" target="_blank">Steve J</a>, on FlickrNext time...More wiring and some cool light tests.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trekriffic, post: 220854, member: 11008"] I 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: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oSUNb5'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53084667392_165cd8ede3_b.jpg"]104468[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 273[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr And a short video... Test of always on strip and lighthouse LED lights in the lower saucer. Flasher wiring also done: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oU8hUq'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53098421880_0149427230_k.jpg"]104469[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Vid - 007[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], 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: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJK2'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53099094135_0777bc7f4e_b.jpg"]104470[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 275[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fq6'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53098692721_8f9f17273b_b.jpg"]104471[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 276[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr She just fits! These type 9 shuttles look like triceratops IMO: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJJL'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53099094120_0cb7d89676_b.jpg"]104472[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 277[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr Shuttle bay and main door wall glued in place. Lights look pretty cool: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oUaAGQ'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53098871984_c3300aed98_b.jpg"]104473[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 278[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fr3'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53098692776_5983ea4f31_b.jpg"]104474[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 279[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr Secondary hull wiring complete. Leads from power jack and flasher wiring ready for connection to lower saucer half: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oUcdWk'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53099188983_f409ca34fe_b.jpg"]104475[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 280[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr Light test after installation of forward red photon torpedo LED's: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oU9Fqm'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53098692736_4b33939949_b.jpg"]104476[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 281[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], 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: [URL='https://flic.kr/p/2oUbJLp'][ATTACH type="full" alt="53099094215_bac36374cc_b.jpg"]104477[/ATTACH] USS Voyager WIP Img - 274[/URL] by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/29607470@N08/']Steve J[/URL], on Flickr Next time... More wiring and some cool light tests. [/QUOTE]

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