Year and half long Galactica build

[Philly]

Very nice, I'm about to start mine. What size drill bit did you use for the windows and how did you trim the excess fibre optic?

Thanks, Phil

 

[Darph Bobo]

Actually The drill and the fibers were from the old AMT fiber optic kit they used to include with their Star Destroyer, Enterprise D and DS9 models. You can still find them on ebay readily enough, but you'd probably be better off going to a merchant like the Fiber Optic Store and buying a combo to get you started
Fiber Optic Combos

If you prefer getting the AMT F.O. add on kit, this is what you'd be looking for:

 

[Philly]

I have all the lighting and filament but need to order a drill bit, might have to dig out the micrometer

 

[NormanF]

A lot of your build pictures are gone. I really wanted to see more of the stand.

 

[Darph Bobo]

I didn't really take many pictures of the base, I instead shot video (bit of a tutorial) on how to build a display base featuring the Galactica's base

part1: Display bases part 1 - YouTube

Part2: Display bases part 2 - YouTube

Part3: display bases part 3 - YouTube

As for the Galactica itself, here is my fb album:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150522195431791.369919.693461790&type=3

 

[Southern OR]

Actually The drill and the fibers were from the old AMT fiber optic kit they used to include with their Star Destroyer, Enterprise D and DS9 models. You can still find them on ebay readily enough, but you'd probably be better off going to a merchant like the Fiber Optic Store and buying a combo to get you started
Fiber Optic Combos

If you prefer getting the AMT F.O. add on kit, this is what you'd be looking for:

Thanks for that. I got 3mm LEDs that are just to big for nav lights on a 670 scale ship.

Also, love the Galactica.

 

[Jodo]

That is crazy perfect awesome.

 

[Darph Bobo]

Thanks for that. I got 3mm LEDs that are just to big for nav lights on a 670 scale ship.

Also, love the Galactica.

what you can do with the LED is drill a pilot hole into the center of it and glue a F.O. strand into the hole. Or, you can put the LED into a drill chuck and grind away the diameter so you have a small tip that will look more in scale. I've used both techniques in the past with success.

Here is a fast and dirty sketch I did over at Scifi Model Action,

 

[RobI]

That is a work of art. I love the battle damage. It could double as a studio model.

 

[Darph Bobo]

Aw shucks, thanks Rob!

 

[metal wood]

getting this rig myself (once the tax $$$ shows up) going to be stealing some ideas from you, not really stealing more like an attempt at replicating certain aspects of your boat; ok yeah stealing...

 

[crackerjazz]

Awesome job !!! the electrical, too!

 

[yuumi2891103]

The base fit perfectly for your great model. Kudos!!

katsu

 

[RobI]

Credit where credit is due!

Aw shucks, thanks Rob!

 

[Darph Bobo]

getting this rig myself (once the tax $$$ shows up) going to be stealing some ideas from you, not really stealing more like an attempt at replicating certain aspects of your boat; ok yeah stealing...

Hehe, feel free to steal, that's why I took pics! :thumbsup

Yep, all those taxpayer dollars to train me as a Naval Electrician have paid off!

 

[metal wood]

Hehe, feel free to steal, that's why I took pics! :thumbsup

Yep, all those taxpayer dollars to train me as a Naval Electrician have paid off!

navy eh... well no ones perfect i guess. Semper Fi

 

[trnswrp10]

Now that's a model!! Mad skills there good sir. Love all the details. I really like the landing bay details. Yours are way cooler than the pe parts you can get. Way to go.