opal1970
Well-Known Member
While looking for a way to mount fiber optics, I had an idea... I am not sure if anyone has ever tried this or not but I just wanted to know. I took a single strand of 0.25mm fiber optic and coated about an inch long segment with a 3 minute Resin. Knowing what happens when CA glue is used, I was very uncertain if it would destroy the fiber optic or its lighting capabilities. Needless to say, it is now about 6 hours later and it works like a charm. I also bent the strand back and forth and did not noticed any brittleness.
Knowing that this works, I may cast pieces with the fiber optics running though the mold to hard to get to model places (i.e. though the arms that go to the landing bays. In the accurization kit they are solid pieces, so I might just mold and cast them with the fibers needed in the bays).
below is a picture of the lighting test.
DISCLAIMER: Unless this is a known fact, if you plan on doing this yourself I recommend doing your own testing first, other resins may produce other results, as well as doing this with many strands in a bundle may have adverse effects that my test with a single strand did not show.
PS. this is the LED that will be running all of the window lighting in the Galactica. The LED is a Warm White LED with a 330 ohm resister softening the power flowing though it. In the series the window lighting is almost yellow, I did not really want it THAT yellow, but I definatly did not want to use the typical star Trek bright white that almost has a touch of blue to it. so I think this is a good middle.
Knowing that this works, I may cast pieces with the fiber optics running though the mold to hard to get to model places (i.e. though the arms that go to the landing bays. In the accurization kit they are solid pieces, so I might just mold and cast them with the fibers needed in the bays).
below is a picture of the lighting test.
DISCLAIMER: Unless this is a known fact, if you plan on doing this yourself I recommend doing your own testing first, other resins may produce other results, as well as doing this with many strands in a bundle may have adverse effects that my test with a single strand did not show.
PS. this is the LED that will be running all of the window lighting in the Galactica. The LED is a Warm White LED with a 330 ohm resister softening the power flowing though it. In the series the window lighting is almost yellow, I did not really want it THAT yellow, but I definatly did not want to use the typical star Trek bright white that almost has a touch of blue to it. so I think this is a good middle.
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