Practice Lighting - KB SSD Executor Engines

OTnROTSfan · Sep 7, 2008

Ok, so last night I'm trying to get my project tables cleared off so I can start on my DS2 port and RC Star Destroyer projects. Since I plan on fully lighting both projects I was on the hunt for something to practice my lighting skills again... so then my Korbanth Executor was staring at me in the corner.

I had bought it on evilbay and it was in really bad shape. I still can't identify the brown paste that the guy used to glue it together with. :wackoAnd the blue, well, that will be repainted soon... VERY soon... (it came to me that way - maybe he thought paint holds like glue if you put enough on...) :cool

With a little disassembly and grinding off of the um, brown paste, absolutely little design (as you'll see the wire mess underneath)... eight hours later, the engines are glowing nicely on a 9v battery, with a nice plug-in connector.

Not doing any fiber on this SD (about to start my RC one), but it was a cool lighting mini-project. Essentially they are wired-pairs across from each other, so if any go out, they go out in pairs, like they were just turned off. Once I paint it up, I'll polish up the engine insides and they should glow pure. The red-orange glow is definitely cool:

Watson · Sep 8, 2008

I am digging that allot. Very nice :thumbsup

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tk1608 · Sep 9, 2008

Looks awesome with all the engines lit...makes such a big difference once models have lights.

Cool !

Phil

OTnROTSfan · Sep 19, 2008

Ground off all of the old "brown cement" (gorilla glue?) joints, ground all connectors flat, and realigned the hull...

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/OTnROTSfan/KB SSD Executor/FixingKBExecutor08.jpg

Got the power connector imbedded in the sidewall...

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/OTnROTSfan/KB SSD Executor/LightingKBExecutorEngines14.jpg

...and FINALLY got most of that nasty thick blue paint off that the original owner put on it. Also fixed 13 sidewall/outer trench areas. Looks like I might be able to save some of the scribing on the hull, yet.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t94/OTnROTSfan/KB SSD Executor/FixingKBExecutor16.jpg

She's looking much nicer. I had my worries at first... It's always pleasing to fix up an almost lost cause... :cool

Shadowknight · Sep 19, 2008

Looking good.

OTnROTSfan · Oct 1, 2008

Finally got her repainted... she's looks a LOT better...

Before:

The way she came to me from the original owner... brok'n and feelin' mightly blue... :sick

After:

So there WAS scribing on that hull...

Under

Another 1

Another 2

Got to figure out a base... then on to my RC SD... woohoo! :cool

Practice Lighting - KB SSD Executor Engines

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