binarysunset
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Brilliant work mate! Inspiring as always!!
Builds By Baz- Full scale Mk II Colonial Viper
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Lt Washburn
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That's impressively realistic sounding.
sandbagger
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Finally got around to updating the website.
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Engine Lighting and sound.
Wednesday, 17Aug2022 After constant tweaking and fault-finding to find every tiny rattle and tap, I got all of the turbines, drive shafts and bearings running smoothly. It was time to add the light…
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Updated wings progress.
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Wings.
12 August 2021 Canberra just went into COVID lockdown today, so I guess I’ll have some time to work on the wings. Good thing I measured the shed out right. I’ve got some vehicle dollys …
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Nav-lights fitted and powered up. Made some antennae out of shed scraps.
Welded a rigid bracket up to support the monitors from behind - bolted to the frame now.
Welded a rigid bracket up to support the monitors from behind - bolted to the frame now.
Wow, it looks more amazing every time!!
sandbagger
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Thank you so much for following along, commenting and encouraging. I do so enjoy talkng to people about creativity!
I've done a few passion project largeish builds, but this is so amazing. So jealous!!
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I think all makers should complete at least one, large scale build.
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Started fibreglassing.
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Fibreglassing the hull.
18 September 2022 I purchased a product called Botecote, which is a far safer alternative than standard, solvent-based resins. Over 300GSM fibreglass mat, (kindly donated) it has a good coverage, (…
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Scratch-build of a life-sized, MK II Colonial Viper from the 2003 reimagined series of Battlestar Galactica. The Colonial Viper is the primary space fighter used by the human protagonists in this...
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That looks fantastic!
sandbagger
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I've got one wing fully fibreglassed and am now starting on the other. I've also added a steel finishing band around the end of the nacelle, which will tighten over the wet fibreglass once it is laid over the join, to hide the transition and pull it all together.
The canopy rescue handle in the show was varied, depending on which season it was shown. The plain sticker looked cheap, the Suzuki motorcycle tank fuel cap is too recognisable and doesn't make sense, so I decided to fabricate my own out of sheet aluminium and some socket head cap screws.
The canopy rescue handle in the show was varied, depending on which season it was shown. The plain sticker looked cheap, the Suzuki motorcycle tank fuel cap is too recognisable and doesn't make sense, so I decided to fabricate my own out of sheet aluminium and some socket head cap screws.
Mozzie
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you should dust/lightly spray some orange/red fluorescent paint onto the rear blades / inside the nozzle and then have a strip of UV LEDs that fade up to make them glow red hot.
Would want it to be light enough dusting/coverage though that it isn't super visible when they aren't on though
sandbagger
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Do you have a link to this magical stuff that I can purchase and test?
Mozzie
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Not sure what the options are where you are, but looking for something like "invisible UV paint" in orange or red.
When you get the UV LED strips you have to make sure you are getting the right wavelength of UV light for the pigment, as UV LEDs have a very narrow spectrum for different uses. (for example 3D resin curing is a different wavelength than Sanitization, typical wavelengths are 365nm, 385nm, 395nm or 405nm)
A lot of sellers are just going to recommend using fluorescent UV (black lights) as they put out a wider UV spectrum that covers all bases, but if you get the right wavelength of UV LEDs for the pigment it's much more effective and bright. (plus can go around the interior of the jet nozzle.)
Whats really great about the effect is that because the light is actually created by the phosphors being energized by the UV light, it really looks like something that is glowing hot, and not just reflecting light.
EDIT: also try and get pigments that work with longer wavelengths like 405nm, as the shorter the UV wavelength the more eye strain you can get from looking at it, the shorter 365nm can really screw you up staring at it for even a few minutes exposure. 405nm is what they would use in a nightclub, which can cause eye strain after a few hours.
EDIT 2:
You can also mix colours and staging for effects, if you skip to around 7:10 on this video you can see the nozzle light, first from the red glow of the combustion chamber heating up, to then the blue/white hot rings of the re-heat (aka afterburner) spraying fuel into the nozzle. This is a good visual example of why jets don't use Afterburner very often, as it's literally pouring fuel right into the hot exhaust, but a huge Tu-22 needs the extra power to get off the ground before getting up to altitude.
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