Markus Helmers For now it's just a placeholder. The whole thing is already getting a bit crowded so not sure how well multiple birds would fit, hence the flamethrower idea. But that would be more difficult to light I guess. Will need to experiment a bit.
26 April, 18:45
Markus Helmers So, as of now I'm leaning more towards the flamethrower solution. The whistling birds only leave a very thin smoke trail with glowing tips. However the wires holding this would also have to be very thin yet be able to hold the fiber optics in place. Thin fibers don't carry a lot of light. This is especially true if you have to roughen the ends to allow for a bit of side glow while being wrapped in cotton. There's practically no light left unless the room is completely dark. Not exactly what I had in mind. Will have to study some YT vids of some of the modeling wizards that do explosions. Any recommendations welcome!
Markus Helmers @CaptGPF yes, 4 SMDs, one per engine. Bandai has these clear parts that go in there, you need to carefully drill a hole in the connector pin and put the SMD in there. Cable management is the absolute horror on this one though. I killed at least 10 lights closing that sucker up. There's zero space inside.
23 April, 18:26
CaptGPF LOL! Yeah, Bandais assemble nice - but they don't leave much space in their kits for lighting!
Markus Helmers Haha yeah, I started with white on the wings but I think I'll just dust it black and then go to town with it. Haven't fully decided on how to do the wiring for the lights though and if I put the stand like this one or put it in the bottom. We'll see. Got Slave-1 and Endor dioramas on my table rn and can't really fit another kit, let alone the 1:29.
18 January, 00:16
Mr James The lights do enhance the model but I have not got the patience.
Your Endor looks really good. And if I was to build everything in my stash, Id have to move house 🙂
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