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This is a short vid of my Fine Molds 1/72 Tie Interceptor . I put a 1.5mm red LED behind the pilots' seat and painted the raised detail with a Molotov 1mm Liquid Chrome paint pen . To represent the Twin Ion Engines I used a 5mm flickering red LED attached to two 0.75mm fibre optics all hidden in the extra base . I sprayed the lower base chrome and sealed it with Tamiya gloss coat . The original base is covered in Chrome Bare Metal foil with the placard painted chrome . I used the FM decals for the base . I mixed the colour of the Tie with Tamiya blue and gray till I thought it looked right . The tube for the wiring and fibre optics is a Kilometrico pen painted metallic black and coated with Tamiya gloss . This is the first time I have attempted to light up a kit and I think it went well . I went through 3 cockpits before I settled on the final look ( thank goodness I had spares ) . I originally had the red interior LED in front of the pilot but it just wouldn't fit ( I had to cut his feet off ) . I apologize for the low quality vid as it was recorded on my phone .
https://youtu.be/mw9qxE8GJkg
Thanks
This is a short vid of my Fine Molds 1/72 Tie Interceptor . I put a 1.5mm red LED behind the pilots' seat and painted the raised detail with a Molotov 1mm Liquid Chrome paint pen . To represent the Twin Ion Engines I used a 5mm flickering red LED attached to two 0.75mm fibre optics all hidden in the extra base . I sprayed the lower base chrome and sealed it with Tamiya gloss coat . The original base is covered in Chrome Bare Metal foil with the placard painted chrome . I used the FM decals for the base . I mixed the colour of the Tie with Tamiya blue and gray till I thought it looked right . The tube for the wiring and fibre optics is a Kilometrico pen painted metallic black and coated with Tamiya gloss . This is the first time I have attempted to light up a kit and I think it went well . I went through 3 cockpits before I settled on the final look ( thank goodness I had spares ) . I originally had the red interior LED in front of the pilot but it just wouldn't fit ( I had to cut his feet off ) . I apologize for the low quality vid as it was recorded on my phone .
https://youtu.be/mw9qxE8GJkg
Thanks
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