Real Scooby Eaglemoss BTTF DeLorean

[Real Scooby]

Agree with the superior effect the EL wire has over the original stock (?) lighting setup , but wondering if you’re experiencing the slight whining noise associated with this type of lighting ( as I did until I changed from battery powered to adapter ! ) , or is it negligible ?

Ged

Yeah, there is a whinning sound, but I can life with that, as I don't plan to have it on for hours or so.
I am not a pro with anything electric, so I might be totally wrong, but to me it seems this comes directly from the indicator LED. Might give it a try and see if I can deactivate that

 

[gedmac66]

I’m far from knowledgeable with anything electric or electronic Scooby !
IIRC, the whine noise/sound is emitted due to the way the light itself is produced. Something to do with the wiring or gases that’s in the EL’s makeup !?
I could be wrong, but I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the LED indicators...,
If you find out what’s causing it though , and more importantly how to stop it , then please share that info .

 

[3Dsf]

EL wire itself doesn't make any sound. Electroluminescent material, however, only glows when a high-frequency AC current is driven through it. It won’t light when hooked up directly to a DC battery.

And it’s the DC to AC inverters inside the little black driver boxes that cause the noise. There are ways of boosting the frequency higher so that the inverter doesn't emit sounds we can hear, but they're more costly. The cheaper inverters that normally ship with EL wire kits don't do that.

 

[Real Scooby]

EL wire itself doesn't make any sound. Electroluminescent material, however, glows when a high-frequency AC current is driven through it. It's the DC to AC inverter inside the little black driver boxes that cause the noise. There are ways of boosting the frequency higher so that the inverter doesn't emit sounds we can hear, but they're more costly. The cheaper inverters don't do that.

Ah ok, thanks for info. Now that explains why it wouldn't work to simply hook the light string directly to the wires of the original EM LEDs. That was the first thing I tried when I cut off the first string

 

[3Dsf]

Here’s some lighting info I’ve written up:

Lighting models I: Non LED lighting - Millennium Falcon Notes

 

[Real Scooby]

Great Scott !! At last, new issues/parts start to come in and without any more holdbacks here we go

#101 / 130

mesh - metal
everything else - plastic
deco wires

#102 / 130

everything plastic
deco wires

#103 / 130

mesh - metal
everything else - plastic
( no deco wires here, the one already installed way back earlier is used here )

And that it for the first 2019 update

Parts count so far : 1793
custom parts : 57

 

[gedmac66]

This beautiful beast is stunning to look at . Really good photos too !
So, not long now to complete with..., 27(?) more issues to go right ?
That parts count info you’ve been sharing is certainly high already !
Have you decided on what type of finish she’ll eventually have - still aways off I know - but I’m sure it’s in the back of your mind mate. Will she be pretty much pristine , or somewhat weathered up ?

Ged

 

[MangyDog]

Something i should have mentioned before. There is one issue with EL stuff... It wares out... I dont know how long its going to last... but I cant deny it looks great...

 

[Real Scooby]

Have you decided on what type of finish she’ll eventually have - still aways off I know - but I’m sure it’s in the back of your mind mate. Will she be pretty much pristine , or somewhat weathered up ?

Well, I plan to display her in first seen configuration as I like the original configuration the most.
As I already weathered her up everywhere else, I might add some minor black wash to the stainless parts too. I am pretty sure Doc didn't build the timemachine into a factorynew car
Also was thinking about who to add a layer of icing maybe
Aaaaaand, in case I can find a nice 1:8 sitting sculpture of Einstein, I might belt him into the driver seat

 

[Real Scooby]

Something i should have mentioned before. There is one issue with EL stuff... It wares out... I dont know how long its going to last... but I cant deny it looks great...

Thanks for the info. As it will not by lighted 24/7 I am sure it will be fine for some time. And for worst case, I am still able to easy replace it

 

[MangyDog]

Oh that's cool. As long as its easily replaceable and not something permanent.

 

[PHArchivist]

So cool... So much fun!

 

[Real Scooby]

Hit the mail jackpot today when I came home from work

* got three new issues from France
* recived the mirrored display base from Eaglemoss UK
* recived a cover mod for the gullwing interrior from Mr. Bill Green
* recived Decal Set III mod from Mr. Mike Lane


lets start with the issues

#104 / 130

Flux box parts - plastic
optic fibres

#105 / 130

same as #104

#106 / 130

I was sooooo excited to finaly finish of my modded EL wire flux bands, that I completly forgot to take a shot of the parts of this issue

Flux box parts - plastic
wires with LED´s

I still need to cover the supply EL with some black tape, or I simply paint them black but after all, it was well worth to fiddley job

Will do the mods tommorrow

Parts count so far : 1820
custom parts : 57

 

[Real Scooby]

As promised, here we are again, doing the mods

Part #1 Door-Headliners by Mr. Bill Green from the FB-Moding Group

These are vacuum-formed parts from very thin polystyreene sheet and are meant to cover those ugly srewholes. These are simply mounted by doublesided tapes and are primed to almost match the other door covers. Thanks for the extra "Save the Clock Tower" sheet too

Part #2

Decal Set III by Mr. Mike Lane from the FB-Moding Group

As with all of his previous Mods, Mike once again and supplies an AWESOME job. Carefully researched labels give this model the extra

marking on the "missiles"

Different labesls inside the motor compartment...

... and the trunk...

... and inside the driver door

this little piece on the inside of the windshield

and last, black inlays for the rear-bumper holes

There would be two more sticker meant for further details on the inside, but at this stage, imposible to fit without taking the car apart again.
Also, this decal set includes two frames meant to be placed around the headlight. But again, I have absolutly NO indention to take everything apart again..... yet


Now lets boost up the custom parts counter

Parts count so far : 1820
custom parts : 81

 

[Real Scooby]

Update time again. Unfortunatly only one issue this time as I am pretty close to the current UK release status and or my french alternate source. Guess one issue every other week will be the new pace til finish now

Anyway, here we go



#107 / 130

Frames - plastic
Meshes - metal

looking good ... now active the fluxbands

looking great ... Mrs, could you please turn of the room lights for a second ?

AWESOME !! <3

I also covered and hid the supply section of the EL wire, previously visible at the bottom. Can you spot them ?

Parts count so far : 1861
custom parts : 81

 

[RKS]

How many sets does this kit consist of and consequently what is the total cost of this car when final?
I saw the second issue at the kiosk yesterday and it's tempting but not when it's going to be 15 issues and Euro 200.-

 

[Real Scooby]

As you can see above, I am currently at issue #107 of 130
You are obviously new to partwork collections right ?

 

[MML]

Absolutely brilliant work so far. I just spent the last couple of nights repainting and clear coating a lot of parts like the dashboard etc. (I obviously didn't have to, I'm just fussy! :-D )

If you do end up removing the front to fit the black headlight surrounds, you should spray the thin metal grille under the bumper - it's supposed to be black!

 

[Real Scooby]

Absolutely brilliant work so far. I just spent the last couple of nights repainting and clear coating a lot of parts like the dashboard etc. (I obviously didn't have to, I'm just fussy! :-D )

If you do end up removing the front to fit the black headlight surrounds, you should spray the thin metal grille under the bumper - it's supposed to be black!

Thx mate

As mentiined above, as tempting those headlight surroundings are, I wont take apart it again. I might try to paint it with a superthin brush though.
Thanks about the bumper grill, I just figured that myself and will paint it for sure when I add more weathering to a few bottom areas I forgot earluer

 

[Real Scooby]

Another week, another new issue


#108 / 130

same materials as #107 ( as you wouldn´t have guessed )

lets check how it lights up all toghether now

Mesa loves it



Parts count so far : 1902
custom parts : 81