1/72 Hoth Echo Base Hangar diorama

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

I hear ya, I had to whittle down a chunk of lead wheel weight one time and stuff it in the nose of a B-25 to hold it down :lol

johnojodo said:
There are tracked versions of cherry pickers so check them for track scale. That said the bigger the arm on these things the more counter weight they need, So bigger tank hull

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

Agreed :thumbsup I'll have to see what's left in my LED stash. Though I do have an ample supply of chip LED's intended for the PG, but I can replenish those for later, won't need them right away. besides, the CHIP one's have the hair thin wire which will be all the more easy to conceal as opposed to the #28 stuff I have on 50ft rolls.

korben44 said:
I'd add it. Since there is limited availability of actual set pictures of it, your artistic liberties are less constrained. Adding a tracked component seems logical. The Sandcrawler comes to mind... You'll need to add the light mount it has, though... That'll make it look cooler anyway. Adding details like this will only make it better and keep the viewer engaged longer, looking at all the small details.

korben44 · Sep 12, 2018

gt350pony66 said:
Agreed :thumbsup I'll have to see what's left in my LED stash. Though I do have an ample supply of chip LED's intended for the PG, but I can replenish those for later, won't need them right away. besides, the CHIP one's have the hair thin wire which will be all the more easy to conceal as opposed to the #28 stuff I have on 50ft rolls.

There you go! I have about 100 of the SMD leds.... :O I do have to wire them myself, but for ~$5, I can't complain.

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

I really need to start doing it that way, I'm just sort of sketchy on selecting the correct resistors :wacko

korben44 said:
There you go! I have about 100 of the SMD leds.... :O I do have to wire them myself, but for ~$5, I can't complain.

korben44 · Sep 12, 2018

gt350pony66 said:
I really need to start doing it that way, I'm just sort of sketchy on selecting the correct resistors :wacko

That's why I try to select a power source that matches the LEDs I'm using. If I can't, I find that this link is extremely helpful:

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz/

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

I've got a similar site saved on my phone and have used it a bit, but mostly I just go the lazy-man route and order prewired. But... I do know the other way is vastly cheaper to do :unsure

korben44 said:
That's why I try to select a power source that matches the LEDs I'm using. If I can't, I find that this link is extremely helpful:

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz/

korben44 · Sep 12, 2018

So much cheaper! Since I spend enoug on the model kits and shapeways upgrades, saving where I can is helpful...lol... Plus, I get to become a better electrician and solderer... Jack of all trades, brother!

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

I hear ya brother, I spend way too much on specific pre-wired stuff. Though I did get a pack of 20 1.8mm reds and the appropriate resistors from one vendor for real cheap, like 5 bucks or so. I've gotten pretty good with the iron, just selecting the resistors was a hurdle. need to do like I did on the 20 reds going forward. lately, I've been ditching the supplied wire anyway cause its too fat for what I need. learning curves

korben44 said:
So much cheaper! Since I spend enoug on the model kits and shapeways upgrades, saving where I can is helpful...lol... Plus, I get to become a better electrician and solderer... Jack of all trades, brother!

JediMichael · Sep 12, 2018

Looks like there might be 2 of them. Not sure if thats the same thing on the left, but its something like it.

3Dsf · Sep 12, 2018

Is my LED writeup useful?

https://sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/lighting-models/leds

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

oh yeah, for sure. I did buzz through it once when you sent it to me, but admit to not reading in the entirety. was there a specific section on selecting the right resistors? that's where I get into difficulty. btw...how are the maintenance pits for the PG coming along? I remember you saying you were going to be traveling for a couple weeks, or something to that effect.

nkg said:
Is my LED writeup useful?

https://sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/lighting-models/leds

korben44 · Sep 12, 2018

nkg said:
Is my LED writeup useful?

https://sites.google.com/site/millenniumfalconnotes/lighting-models/leds

Extremely! I'm using your guide as a reference for lighting my Cloud City diorama.

3Dsf · Sep 12, 2018

gt350pony66 said:
oh yeah, for sure. I did buzz through it once when you sent it to me, but admit to not reading in the entirety. was there a specific section on selecting the right resistors? that's where I get into difficulty. btw...how are the maintenance pits for the PG coming along? I remember you saying you were going to be traveling for a couple weeks, or something to that effect.

Well I’ve been overseas, helping dredge through my father in law’s enormous garbage-filled storage units. No time for anything else at this point!

gt350pony66 · Sep 12, 2018

All good brother, just thought I'd ask since you chimed in :thumbsup

nkg said:
Well I’ve been overseas, helping dredge through my father in law’s enormous garbage-filled storage units. No time for anything else at this point!

3Dsf · Sep 12, 2018

korben44 said:
Extremely! I'm using your guide as a reference for lighting my Cloud City diorama.

Awesome!

holtaa · Sep 13, 2018

If you are using a Droid phone, and what true Star Wars fan doesn't, the app ElectroDroid has a number of handy led / resistor tools. The free version works well for my needs.

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gt350pony66 · Nov 23, 2018

Rather than start another thread, I'm going to continue with this one for my PG Falcon. After taking a break to assemble my Storm Trooper Armor for Halloween, I'm back to "the table".
I haven't done a whole lot just yet but at least I finally got started. Was waiting for Shapeways pieces to arrive. So I skipped to the first mandible maint. wells, still needs some tuning as I went back to the cockpit assembly once the 3D stuff showed up.

gt350pony66 · Nov 23, 2018

I cut off the nubs from the Shapeways console that are meant to represent the hyperdrive levers and replaced them with some stripped 28w wire, though I think they'll need to be repositioned to the same center point at their base and jus have random angles for a more accurate look. I elected to "attempt" lighting the back wall with FO, even thought the space to run them back into the main hull will certainly be challenging, but I think I can pull it off. I intend on having a handful, maybe 8 or 10 of the FO in the wall, as well as one or two from the console go to at least two blinking LED's which will have a random blink so the blinking will appear at least to alternate. It would look stupid and cheap to have all of them blinking at the same time from only one LED. otherwise, I'm following Korban's brilliant lead on this build

More to follow...

korben44 · Nov 23, 2018

Doing a fantastic job so far!

gt350pony66 · Nov 23, 2018

some random stuff from the last few days. I decided I wanted the cockpit tunnel lights just to the rear of the cone under the PE screen. Some very thin acrylic sheet designed for light diffusion did the trick with a red and a white chip LED. ultra small wires and the resistor on the end should allow the wires to pass behind the corridor easily. I'm following Korban's method of a .50 FO going to the corridor wall lighting, greenish LED of course, plus I have some electric green testors enamel I used some time ago for a Kawasaki logo. Painted lightly on the wall fixtures should enhance the effect...I hope.