Recent content by Raven Morpheus

Hi there I'm going to attempt to light up the engines of a Bandai 1/72 X-Wing that I have, however I'm not quite getting my head around how to do it. I want to use 0402 SMD LED as they and their wires are nice and small so don't require much in the way of holes. However, I've used the same...

Hey all I have a Games Workshop Imperial Knight model. I'd like to light the head so it's "eyes" light up. Basically like a pair of headlights would. However I'm a little stumped on how to achieve that. I've seen people stick LEDs into the head, but this seems rather crude and requires that...

Hey there Just came across these, I've been looking for Death Star Trench tiles to go with a pair of Bandai 1/72 Star Wars models, they look fantastic.Bandai supply 3" tiles with the X-Wing, TIE, Y-Wing etc, so I'm a little confused - are the Bandai tiles in fact too small?

Hey all I have a 1/43 AMT X-Wing which has 4 LEDs in it, one for each engine. It was powered by one 3V CR2032 battery and had an on/off switch (which I had installed under R2D2 and used him as the button). The battery was still working even after a few months, but I hadn't really had the LEDs...

OK, I don't seem to be able to find any references for those in flight. I don't recall seeing them in the films either in the space sequences (but then I suppose one could argue that about the ambient light I want in the cockpit and gun turret wells). Obviously I can include them if I can find...

Hey all I'm considering starting on my Bandai 1/144 Millennium Falcon (instead of my 1/1000 Enterprise Refit, the Falcon seems an easier prospect), but I don't want to start it until I have a lighting kit made up. I would buy one but I feel it would be cheaper doing it myself and just buying...

Hey all Just thought I'd share my completed 1/43 AMT X-Wing with you guys. I've read so much on these forums re. Star Wars models and some people did advise me on a couple of things a while back. R2 D2 is the button to turn on the engine glow. R2 is actually a resin R2 D2 in 1/43 made for...

Thanks. Problem is it's the 1/1000 kit so space is at a premium, especially in the neck. Which is why I thought fibre optic strands might be a good idea. I'm going to try it with 0805 SMD's though. I just came across Trekworks build of the 1/1000 USS Reliant and Enterprise Refit for a...

Hey all I know we have some excellent modellers on here, many of whom light their models and I would seek your advice if I may. I have a custom lighting kit for the Polar Lights 1/1000 NCC-1701 Refit, it has LED's for the deflector dish, the warp flux chiller grilles, the impulse crystal, the...

Ah thanks, I think it was his 350th build I watched. Will have a look at his channel.

Ah thanks, that's excellent! Kind of answered myself about the inboard grilles only lighting up as I just checked the instructions and parts trees and can see the clear grilles only go on the inboard side. Any recommended paint colour (Tamiya or Model Master) for the dark purple - the...

Hi all I am about to start building a 1/1000 NCC-1701 Refit by Polar Lights. I have a lighting kit for it so that I can light up at least the deflector dish, impulse crystal and chiller grilles. However the chiller grilles are confusing me... I originally planned to just paint the clear...

Hey all Just a quick search for help... I have, among many other kits in progress, a 1/350th AMT Klingon Bird of Prey. Thing is it's a bit big (something like 14" long by the same or bigger wide), and I don't have the gigantic 1/350th Enterprise to go with it (nor will I ever have), and as...

Hey all I'm working on a 1/43 AMT/ERTL/MPC X-Wing model kit (the flight display version, no pilot, terrible cockpit etc.), it's at the stage where I just have to add a few parts, and try to attempt some weathering (all decals have been added, the engines are lit (didn't bother lighting the...

Thanks guys. Yes I do mean the ERT/AMT/MPC 1/51 kit. I'll bear the info in mind but I've hit a financial roadblock so will have to put this idea on hold.