IR remote LED switch for my Millenium Falcon

[vixr]

Its been awhile since I've posted to the forum, and I have had a few PMs from people interested in the IR switch. I will put together some parts lists and price lists with explanations of what each version of the switch would involve with regard to configuration, if anyone is still interested. Please post to this thread with any and all questions and we can get an interest check underway. I am still a few posts shy of the requirement for a new member to post in the for sale forum. I think if there were enough interest, I would have the PCBs made professionally by express PCB.

 

[Dao2]

Very impressive , wish I had the ability (ie not lazy :<) to do this stuff.

 

[Scratchy]

Wow, that's impressive, I'll certainly be following along with your build up thread vixr,.... and welcome to the RPF.

 

[vixr]

Very impressive , wish I had the ability (ie not lazy :<) to do this stuff.

I have been doing this stuff for awhile now, and I've always loved scale models, now I get to do both!

 

[vixr]

Wow, that's impressive, I'll certainly be following along with your build up thread vixr,.... and welcome to the RPF.

thank you...I will be posting some pictures of the whole lighting scheme soon.

 

[vixr]

Does anyone have an idea for hiding the power connector for the charging circuit? I thought of hiding it inside one of the landing gear wells...

 

[vixr]

I have added a dozen parts to the forward area between the mandibles and I can hardly tell...hahahaha!!! this model is going to take a long time to build...

 

[vixr]

just a few more pics of my progress today...

 

[vixr]

I am loving this airbrush...I tried to paint these grilles with a tiny brush and clogged em up, the airbrush worked like a charm...

 

[vixr]

did some more work on her this evening... I am very impressed with the level of detail on the FM Falcon.

 

[vixr]

played with my airbrush a bit more tonight...Tamiya flat acrylic, deck tan and white 50/50, thinned with alcohol.

 

[skidoosnopro]

Beutiful work !!!!!

 

[vixr]

thank you... I got half of the back deck done and squirted some primer on. Wow, there are a lot of parts...

 

[DS Operative]

The biggest concern that I have when I do my own build is that the lights will be too bright. Specifically the boarding ramp well, and the position lights around the underside. Is there a way to make the brightness adjustable? Great work so far!

 

[vixr]

The biggest concern that I have when I do my own build is that the lights will be too bright. Specifically the boarding ramp well, and the position lights around the underside. Is there a way to make the brightness adjustable? Great work so far!

You can use a variable resistor (trim pot) instead of a fixed resistor for LEDs...start with a 2K ohm trimmer. That should give you plenty of adjustment... you could use a 1/2 watt trimmer and wire all the grounds together thru the trimmer for 3 or 4 LEDs. If you decide to try this, I will send you a simple schematic to use.

 

[vixr]

here is the scheme...

 

[vixr]

well, I made some pretty good progress today, got all the parts added to the area around the exhaust vents and under some primer...

 

[vixr]

Guys...there looks to me to be more "soot" coming from the small vent holes behind the 6 large exhaust vents in this picture of the 3 footer. There is actually very little soot streaking back from the large vents...does anyone have better pictures of the studio model?

 

[vixr]

I found the pictures I needed in the studio scale models forum...

 

[vixr]

hahahahaaa!!! I glued these on backward... I pulled them off and turned them around. I know you guys saw this, thanks for not slamming me.