Building a studio scale pod car

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #201

darth_myeek said:

It's taken me 29 years to fully appreciate the pod car.

Beautiful work Michael, your pod car is exciting. :thumbsup

-DM

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I never felt this way honestly about the pod carthumbsup, but I know what your saying because I have heard more than a few people say the same thing!!

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #202

I really wanted to paint something today to se how it
would jump off the white.

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Aug 31, 2009

• #203

I got my super bright white LED's in today, I had some acrylic
tube laying around so I decided to simulate a cold cathode tube!:lol

I took the acrylic and cut it at 66mm, then I sanded the inside and out side to give it that florescent look.The 5mm LED's fit perfect and snug on each end, to kill the hot spot, I wrapped each end of the tube with that heavy foil tape you use for duct work.

 

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IEDBOUNTYHUNTER

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #204

That looks great with the LEDs. Looks like the real thing.

Your almost finished with this one.


Al

 

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porteador

New Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #205

Beautiful work Michael, looking fwrd to see it finished

 

MsngPcs

Active Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #206

porteador said:

Beautiful work Michael, looking fwrd to see it finished

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I second that! :thumbsup

 

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Guy Cowen

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #207

Michael, your going to have to get this thing painted mate, every time I see a new post I jump straight here to see how it looks, and it does look very impressive.

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #208

Thanks guys!:thumbsup

Well one set of lights down one to go!
Should have the lightning finished tomorrow.

I took some 3mm styrene and cut the profile of the tube out of
it. Next I pinned it in on the back side so it could sit secure in
the bulkhead that's inside the cover.I used two one on each end
just to make sure they fit level and secure.
It's a tight fit I had to drill holes for the leads coming off the
LED's and for the pins coming out of the supports. Because I didn't
want to risk shorting the LED's out from the leads touching I used
some "liqued Tape" I got from Micro Mark. You can use a brush and paint right on dries quick to a rubberized coating, plus it insulates the wiring and leads coming off the LED's.

I decided to run the LED's on 3v as they are rated for this, so
no need for resistors.Two LEd's per 3v so if I can get at least 4 to 5 hrs running time out of them I will be fine with this.The light is for effect,
and the longest I will run them is for shows, since the batteries will be easy to replace during a show I am not worried. Everything will be at the bottom of the base so it's just a matter of lifting the cover and changing them out.

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REL

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #209

That looks like a solid neon tube, you can't even tell that's LED's in there.

 

GF

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #210

3d-builder said:

thumbsup At this point I am not going to take a ship that is not that complicated to paint and make it complicated!!thumbsup

Thanks Guys,
Michael

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Actually it's not that simple of a paint job, studio model is painted with lightly different orange tones and not duplicated on both pods, very hard to see with the little refference available, but many panels have a different tone of sheen to them and little marking on the pods.

GFollano

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 1, 2009

• #211

GF said:

Actually it's not that simple of a paint job, studio model is painted with lightly different orange tones and not duplicated on both pods, very hard to see with the little refference available, but many panels have a different tone of sheen to them and little marking on the pods.

GFollano

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Masking off the panels and painting them different tones is simple, but like you said seeing the different tones is the hard part!!:angry:thumbsdown
Looking at the chronicles book is not the best reference for sure, would you have any better pics of this?

Thanks,
Michael

 

GF

Sr Member

• Sep 2, 2009

• #212

There's a few nice photos in the Sculpting a galaxy book.

GFollano

 

TIPPETT

New Member

• Sep 2, 2009

• #213

Hey!!! Since I like these lights

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #214

Thanks guys all lighting is done with minus hooking up the switch!!!:thumbsup
I call the first one "the glow"!:lol

 

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IEDBOUNTYHUNTER

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #215

Looking great Michael. That acrylic tube really matches the look of the original.


Al

 

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Guy Cowen

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #216

Michael, I think if there was a nobel prize for scratch building you'd have one on your mantle mate, the lights are just inspirational, pure genius.

 

imaginager

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #217

Very cool, Michael. What are those?

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #218

IED BOUNTY HUNT said:

Looking great Michael. That acrylic tube really matches the look of the original.


Al

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Thanks Al it was cheap and it worked so cool with me!!!:lol

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #219

Guy Cowen said:

Michael, I think if there was a nobel prize for scratch building you'd have one on your mantle mate, the lights are just inspirational, pure genius.

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I would love to come to Manchester and learn to paint!!
I am not genius though I saw a build on the RI and I can't remember his
name I copied him!!:lol Was it Tippet, not sure but to the guy who built and lit the pod-car...thanks for showing the way!!:lol

 

3d-builder

Sr Member

• Sep 5, 2009

• #220

imaginager said:

Very cool, Michael. What are those?

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Alen it's just clear acrylic tube sanded inside and outside, with
an LED on either end of each.