Ken's Moebius TOS Raider

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

Now that I've finished my Salzo Galactica and my Randy Cooper Star Destroyer, time for a quick and easy project:

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

First, I modified the cockpit louvers

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and voila:

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

Next, I modified the cockpit shroud to accept amber lighting and to more closely resemble the studio model I wish to represent:

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

Modifications for engine lighting:

I created a light box surround the exhaust port. I cut some card and scored it:

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cut a hole for the battery box:

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

Filling some dimples in the plastic:

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Mini red solo cups will hold five 5mm blue flicker LEDs each. I lined them with foil:

mslz22 · Mar 25, 2016

Had i known that they would have done that with the louvers on the cockpit, I would have taken those strips off before sending them a sample. . I did not expect them to back fill those in. One other little funny thing to look for is that there is a little vent on the leo decking between the back engine louvers, it's a casting vent that i failed to clean off on the sample i sent them.

Are you not putting the leo parts on the side of the cockpit deck? Or just filling those holes for light leak?

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

I'm not using the leo parts on the sides of the cockpit deck. They are only in 1 reference photo I have and I like the clean look on the reference photos I see without them.

Tordoc · Mar 25, 2016

Here you can see how I'm lighting with the cups in place and light blocked with tape and black paint:

Here it is lit. As you can see, I didn't use the clear plastic part. I like being able to see down into the exhausts:

GF · Mar 25, 2016

I built this awesome kit stock out of box last year, the easiest kit I ever put togheter, this thing is huge! I didn't use the crappy green decals, I purchased stencils online and airbrushed them on, I highly recommend painting the logos instead of the decals.