38" SUPER STAR DESTROYER 'Executor'

[rgjacket]

38" SUPER STAR DESTROYER 'Executor'

im about to build the above mentioned model and wondered if anyone has tried using Cold Cathode 12" Tubes to light the inside of this or any other model, then use fiber optics to direct the light out?

will this work? as im rubbish at electrics and wiring.
any help would be great please.

also having alot of problems finding the right size drill bits to use for the .25mm fiber optics.
ive tried e bay but not had much luck there. are there any firms that sell them normaly?

 

[tek2graphics]

Would this work?
Metric Drill Bits - .25 MM | Metric Drill Bits - Metric Drills

38" SUPER STAR DESTROYER 'Executor'

...also having alot of problems finding the right size drill bits to use for the .25mm fiber optics.
ive tried e bay but not had much luck there. are there any firms that sell them normaly?

 

[ewokus]

Dremel makes fine sized Drill Bits - check with your local Hobby Store...

 

[rgjacket]

thanks ill look into both

 

[Jediguy]

you could also try your hobby stores for a pin vise and put them in by hand

 

[rgjacket]

got the pin vices and drill bits on order now.
has anyone got any idea about the Cold Cathode 12" Tube to light the inside and run the fiber optics from this?

 

[jme3]

has anyone got any idea about the Cold Cathode 12" Tube to light the inside and run the fiber optics from this?

Is that anything like the neon used in the original...?

 

[rgjacket]

i think so but that was alot bigger

 

[jme3]

i think so but that was alot bigger

Since you're (potentially) using a light source of that size and nature, would fiber optics even be necessary? Couldn't you just use the light itself to shine through the window holes?

I have this same ship and can't decide whether to light it or not...:confused

 

[rgjacket]

i wasnt sure if the holes would be far to small for the light to go evenly throughout the model i just thought the fiber optics would direct the light better.

 

[jme3]

i wasnt sure if the holes would be far to small for the light to go evenly throughout the model i just thought the fiber optics would direct the light better.

You could always test it first, before hitching up miles of fiberoptics...

 

[rgjacket]

good point