Lighted 1/24 BSG Raptor HELMETS?

[FLUKE]

I remember ...somewhere...some crazy dudes discusssing ways to light up the pilots helmets on the BSG 1/24 raptor but because of the several alien abductions, High School, marriage and two children....I have no idea what modeling site I saw it.

I have placed searches at HobbyTalk, Here and StarShip Modeler with no results.

Help?

If one were to go that far ( what...who me? :angel) I figure the best and easiest way would be surface mount led's.

ooops I gave away my next project.

 

[REL]

Matt did that with the 1/24 pilot helmets on the Viper he built.

http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=31579

 

[Max Zephyr]

Why yes I did lol. It's fairly easy on the Viper pilots, I jut hollowed out the backside of the head and drilled a vertical hole through the back. After it was all in I just sculpted a new back for the head. The wire exited out the backside of the seat.

I just painted it up like normal and then ran a #11 blade around the face to expose the light.

I'm doing the same thing with the Raptor figures but the rear figure took some doing as he sits on a stool rather then flight seat.

Viper

And the Raptor figures

 

[FLUKE]

Very well done! Thank you. I really like how you did that.

I can not wait to get my kit and start.

 

[Max Zephyr]

No problem. I also had to route out a huge area of the floor of the Raptor for all the wires and circuit to mount. I found a great replacement for the double diamond plate floor through Plastruct item number PS-151. That is if you have to do the same thing.

 

[FLUKE]

So that was your work.

Question please. Are the screens in the kit backlit panels or regular decals?

 

[Max Zephyr]

No, I think the one your thinking of was posted by Jestefarean.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=14235

Mine isn't done yet.

 

[FLUKE]

I'm pretty sure that it was your kit....unless there is one or two other persons who dremeled out the floor for a circuit board?

What about those screens...Decals or Backlit?..huh huh :$

Oregon!?....You will need to make a trip up here on the 13th of October for our annual Sci-Fi / Fantasy model contest. You can meet Coby, Chris Doll, Charles Adams and a few other talanted guys and I know that you have some cool work you can enter.

 

[moffeaton]

I did the other one - combo of LEDs and EL sheet. In fact, I have Helo pointing to where I signed my name, LOL!

 

[Max Zephyr]

Oregon!?....You will need to make a trip up here on the 13th of October for our annual Sci-Fi / Fantasy model contest. You can meet Coby, Chris Doll, Charles Adams and a few other talanted guys and I know that you have some cool work you can enter.

LOL I spoke with Charles about getting up there for that. I'd love to if the schedule is clear for me by then. It's only about a 4hr drive from me so we'll see.


Jason that build ROCKS sir!!!

 

[moffeaton]

Thanks! My personal one wil blow that one outta the water

 

[FLUKE]

Water?....do raptors have aquatic talants we have not seen? wacko

 

[moffeaton]

It's an expression. sick

 

[mslz22]

I've set up a mold to cast the heads/helmets in the same translucent resin as the other clear parts, once i get caught up with the current orders i can run a few off for anyone who is interested in one. Not sure if it will make lighting any easier, but my thought was that you could stick a LED in the helmet, paint the head, then scrape away the part you want to shine thru.
mike

 

[FLUKE]

Count me in...that sounds cool to me.

 

[S. Holmes]

I missed most of this thread Max....
Mind if I ask what may be a stupid question?

Did you start with clear cast pilot heads? Or are they the standard opaque resin figures?

If they are the non-clear resin..... how does the light transmit thru the helmet?

G.

 

[FLUKE]

Sent my payment in today! man I can't wait!

Mr. Holms....In this case ..I'm sure that Mike means to cast some helmets ( which are seperate parts ) and some heads in CLEAR resin like how some of the kits walls and cockpit parts are casted...and not in the standard resin.

I believe that this process would make it easier to light up the interior of the helmets.

 

[Max Zephyr]

I missed most of this thread Max....
Mind if I ask what may be a stupid question?

Did you start with clear cast pilot heads? Or are they the standard opaque resin figures?

If they are the non-clear resin..... how does the light transmit thru the helmet?

G.

The Viper pilot was cast in white resin so it actually acted like a diffuser for the LED but still showed through blue. After the figure was painted up I just removed a thin line of the paint around the face with a #11 blade.

The Raptor figures are tan resin so I had to make a thin slice around the face into the hollowed out head so it wouldn't discolor the LED.