WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics

barney five · 07-10-2008, 04:46 AM

finally been able to start building my Cooper Star Destroyer. i´ve never used fiber optics before.
starting with the bridge and drilled 110 tiny holes. i used a 0,75mm drill bit and 0,50mm fibers:

some test lighting:

doesnt look like 110, and looks a little bit undefined as for now, but i think thats mainly because the fibers are not trimmed down yet.

Right now working on the lower hull and preparing the side trenches for fibers.

Joerg

Sumatra · 07-10-2008, 04:51 AM

I think it's looking great. I'm really jealous of the people who have picked this kit up. I really want one, but it's just out of my price range.

I can't wait to see more. Take lots of pictures.

vaderdarth · 07-10-2008, 07:24 AM

Lookin fantastic..........I actually drilled the vast majority of my holes for FO last night!!! I purchased the FO in the form of a lamp at Wal-Mart ($15)......got two of them actually. Bought a tiny bit from Hobby Town.......got several thinking I'd be breaking them right and left.........but one did the trick.

I stuck the fibers in just to test the lighting using my mini maglite........and I sat staring at my little experiment for over an hour.........it just looks so cool. I haven't glued the fibers yet as I want to get rid of light leaks first. I did about 80% of the holes needed in about 3 hours last night. Kept the dremel on the lowest setting and it never got overly hot nor did it seem to melt the plastic so much.

It's true that it doesn't look right in photos when the fibers aren't clipped. Once they are however, it will bring a tear to your eye.........so freaking beautiful!!!

Can't wait to see more Barney.

Dave

PS if you don't mind my asking, how do you plan to rig the fibers up to LED's??? Do you use metal tubing or plastic tubing etc??? I've only dealt with FO once before with an Ertl Star Destroyer and it had everything in the kit........???

barney five · 07-11-2008, 10:19 AM

made some more progress !

firstly i´ve worked out a solution to power the model up without having a cable sticking out the model somewhere.

all rigged up! i used heat shrinkink tube to attach the LED´s to the Fibers.

powered up

main hangar test lighting !

Joerg

vaderdarth · 07-11-2008, 10:27 AM

Extremely sweet!!!

Dave

GF · 07-11-2008, 12:41 PM

This will look awesome!!!

GFollano

feek61 · 07-11-2008, 12:41 PM

Frickin' awsome. Great work!!!

Will

micdavis · 07-11-2008, 01:35 PM

So you are using single strands of 50mm FO?

I have some samples on hand of the different sizes they sell.

Looks bigger than that in the pics, even the unlit ones.

Is this a decpetion of the photos?

Walter · 07-11-2008, 01:44 PM

Awesome... cant wait to see this thing all wrapped up... looks great.

-Bryan

Less than Super Ostrich · 07-11-2008, 02:49 PM

Did I see a glue gun there? Are you using that to glue your strands in? Doesn't it melt the fiber optic strands?

kitjunky · 07-11-2008, 03:03 PM

NIIIICCCEEEE!!! I'm working on mine right now without lights. Your project really makes me appreciate what a good lighting job can do!

JohnLogan · 07-11-2008, 09:33 PM

WHOA!!

COOL!!!

neosporing · 07-13-2008, 02:41 AM

holy frijoles

thats hanger bay looks frakking incredible!

mandalore697 · 07-13-2008, 10:54 AM

Wow! That is amazing!

What glue are you using to fix the fibres in place?

Can you PM some details on the kit? I would love to get hold of one!

Thanks

Dan

KnightAsylum · 07-13-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mandalore697

...an you PM some details on the kit? I would love to get hold of one!...

You can get the kits from Randy - new website up and running

http://randycoopermodels.com/

Bigturc · 07-14-2008, 10:20 AM

!!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!! I already loved that Tie hangar .. but now!!!
Amazing work!!!

mandalore697 · 07-14-2008, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KnightAsylum

You can get the kits from Randy - new website up and running

http://randycoopermodels.com/

Excellent! Thanks!

Rats · 07-14-2008, 10:11 PM

Woo hoo, looks awesome! I love the lit models

I need to get off my bum and break apart my "fantasia lamp" to put its fibres to better use.

That's going to look so amazing when all painted up and trimmmed.

jplynch · 07-17-2008, 12:00 AM

I LOVE IT! I have one of Randy's kits that I haven't started yet. I really want to light it, so see this in progress is really great! Keep it up, give us details!

barney five · 07-17-2008, 09:25 AM

some more progress.

have assembled the upper hull and the buildings and drilled all holes for fiber optic.
the buildings alone have nearly 700 holes for the fibers. all in all i think i will have more than 1200 holes when finished.
someone has asked about the glue. i'm using whiteglue for the fibers.

and here a small comparison between coopers masterpiece and the old Ertl Star Destroyer.

SIZE DOES MATTER !!!

Joerg

vaderdarth · 07-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Wow, it's really coming along nicely. Looking forward to more updates.

Dave

prop-fighter · 07-17-2008, 04:00 PM

hello Barney,

Can you say me where you bought the optical fiber ?

Michel

barney five · 07-18-2008, 02:56 AM

i bought the fiber from a seller off german feebay.

today played around with airbrush colors to find a decent white/grey mix that finally satisfies me.

and here a small test fitting of the whole upper star destroyer, just for fun :-)

Joerg

GATORBAIT9696 · 07-18-2008, 05:50 AM

looking good, can't wait to see it complete

neosporing · 07-18-2008, 11:52 PM

holy frijoles!!

and suddenly the buildings are all together perfectly....

yeah, i'm stuck on the building fitting...

any pics of how you got all of the buildings to line up perfectly together and then perfectly on the upper hull?

07-10-2008, 04:46 AM	#1
barney five Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 71	WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics finally been able to start building my Cooper Star Destroyer. i´ve never used fiber optics before. starting with the bridge and drilled 110 tiny holes. i used a 0,75mm drill bit and 0,50mm fibers: some test lighting: doesnt look like 110, and looks a little bit undefined as for now, but i think thats mainly because the fibers are not trimmed down yet. Right now working on the lower hull and preparing the side trenches for fibers. Joerg Last edited by barney five; 07-11-2008 at 10:13 AM.

07-10-2008, 04:51 AM	#2
Sumatra Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington, MN Posts: 3,562	Re: Cooper SD Avenger with Fiber Optics I think it's looking great. I'm really jealous of the people who have picked this kit up. I really want one, but it's just out of my price range. I can't wait to see more. Take lots of pictures.

07-10-2008, 07:24 AM	#3
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,601	Re: Cooper SD Avenger with Fiber Optics Lookin fantastic..........I actually drilled the vast majority of my holes for FO last night!!! I purchased the FO in the form of a lamp at Wal-Mart ($15)......got two of them actually. Bought a tiny bit from Hobby Town.......got several thinking I'd be breaking them right and left.........but one did the trick. I stuck the fibers in just to test the lighting using my mini maglite........and I sat staring at my little experiment for over an hour.........it just looks so cool. I haven't glued the fibers yet as I want to get rid of light leaks first. I did about 80% of the holes needed in about 3 hours last night. Kept the dremel on the lowest setting and it never got overly hot nor did it seem to melt the plastic so much. It's true that it doesn't look right in photos when the fibers aren't clipped. Once they are however, it will bring a tear to your eye.........so freaking beautiful!!! Can't wait to see more Barney. Dave PS if you don't mind my asking, how do you plan to rig the fibers up to LED's??? Do you use metal tubing or plastic tubing etc??? I've only dealt with FO once before with an Ertl Star Destroyer and it had everything in the kit........??? Last edited by vaderdarth; 07-10-2008 at 07:31 AM.

07-11-2008, 10:19 AM	#4
barney five Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 71	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics made some more progress ! firstly i´ve worked out a solution to power the model up without having a cable sticking out the model somewhere. all rigged up! i used heat shrinkink tube to attach the LED´s to the Fibers. powered up main hangar test lighting ! Joerg

07-11-2008, 10:27 AM	#5
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,601	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Extremely sweet!!! Dave

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07-11-2008, 12:41 PM	#6
GF Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,003	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics This will look awesome!!! GFollano

07-11-2008, 12:41 PM	#7
feek61 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 746	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Frickin' awsome. Great work!!! Will

07-11-2008, 01:35 PM	#8
micdavis Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 8,130	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics So you are using single strands of 50mm FO? I have some samples on hand of the different sizes they sell. Looks bigger than that in the pics, even the unlit ones. Is this a decpetion of the photos?

07-11-2008, 01:44 PM	#9
Walter RPF Staff Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,526	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Awesome... cant wait to see this thing all wrapped up... looks great. -Bryan

07-11-2008, 02:49 PM	#10
Less than Super Ostrich Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 271	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Did I see a glue gun there? Are you using that to glue your strands in? Doesn't it melt the fiber optic strands?

07-11-2008, 03:03 PM	#11
kitjunky Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 93	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics NIIIICCCEEEE!!! I'm working on mine right now without lights. Your project really makes me appreciate what a good lighting job can do!

07-11-2008, 09:33 PM	#12
JohnLogan Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 54	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics WHOA!! COOL!!!

07-13-2008, 02:41 AM	#13
neosporing Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: midwest (wish it was Negril Jamaica) Posts: 699	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics holy frijoles thats hanger bay looks frakking incredible!

07-13-2008, 10:54 AM	#14
mandalore697 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Wow! That is amazing! What glue are you using to fix the fibres in place? Can you PM some details on the kit? I would love to get hold of one! Thanks Dan

07-14-2008, 10:20 AM	#16
Bigturc Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 474	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics !!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!! I already loved that Tie hangar .. but now!!! Amazing work!!!

07-14-2008, 10:11 PM	#18
Rats Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 132	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Woo hoo, looks awesome! I love the lit models I need to get off my bum and break apart my "fantasia lamp" to put its fibres to better use. That's going to look so amazing when all painted up and trimmmed.

07-17-2008, 12:00 AM	#19
jplynch Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ Posts: 22	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics I LOVE IT! I have one of Randy's kits that I haven't started yet. I really want to light it, so see this in progress is really great! Keep it up, give us details!

07-17-2008, 09:25 AM	#20
barney five Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 71	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics some more progress. have assembled the upper hull and the buildings and drilled all holes for fiber optic. the buildings alone have nearly 700 holes for the fibers. all in all i think i will have more than 1200 holes when finished. someone has asked about the glue. i'm using whiteglue for the fibers. and here a small comparison between coopers masterpiece and the old Ertl Star Destroyer. SIZE DOES MATTER !!! Joerg

07-17-2008, 03:50 PM	#21
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,601	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics Wow, it's really coming along nicely. Looking forward to more updates. Dave

07-17-2008, 04:00 PM	#22
prop-fighter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 206	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics hello Barney, Can you say me where you bought the optical fiber ? Michel

07-18-2008, 02:56 AM	#23
barney five Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 71	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics i bought the fiber from a seller off german feebay. today played around with airbrush colors to find a decent white/grey mix that finally satisfies me. and here a small test fitting of the whole upper star destroyer, just for fun :-) Joerg

07-18-2008, 05:50 AM	#24
GATORBAIT9696 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Okinawa Posts: 321	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics looking good, can't wait to see it complete

07-18-2008, 11:52 PM	#25
neosporing Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: midwest (wish it was Negril Jamaica) Posts: 699	Re: WIP Cooper Star Destroyer with Fiber Optics holy frijoles!! and suddenly the buildings are all together perfectly.... yeah, i'm stuck on the building fitting... any pics of how you got all of the buildings to line up perfectly together and then perfectly on the upper hull?

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