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Allan wrote:Tiswas wrote:Might be a problem getting amber led's, most of the kits on sale seem to be white or blue? Not sure about individual colours?
TIS a little useful tip would be to use glass paint on white LED's to get the desired effect you are looking for if you use a yellow glass paint you will get the effect of various shades throughout the ship which would look better Hope this helps Allan  A very good point, thanks. _____________________________________
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dedworthdog wrote:rogthedodge wrote:Yes going to light it up. Yellow every other gun port and white at the arse end Is that a nautical term  Begging your pardon Sir, just been on a run ashore, had too much grog
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How about this, I would spend time with this way, admin, any chance of incorporating this:) 
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I am too thinking of adding a bit of lighting so I thought I would just have my say on the subject. LED lighting is a good way to go, but there are a couple of things you have to remember, each LED bulb will require a resistor and these can get hot! then you have to think about your power supply, A 12v External Hard Drive supply is a good choice as they are usually a good couple of amps so you can run quite a lot of it. And of course the yards & yards of wiring! If anybody wants to go down this route I will produce a very detailed How To post on LEDs if required, let me know. I have attached a couple of pictures of a my first QM2 which was a trial build and is now in the loft unfinished. The present one is just a hull at the moment and is about 6mths from completion! RussG attached the following image(s): Happy Building, Russ On the workbench: My Victory Build Diary - Victory Cross Section Build Diary - Black Pearl Build DiaryUnder the Bench: Millenium Falcon, Black Pearl x 2, Coral Victory Cross Section, De Lorean
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Zeptrader wrote:How about this, I would spend time with this way, admin, any chance of incorporating this:) Youre Kit bashing now Colin !  ! Happy Building, Russ On the workbench: My Victory Build Diary - Victory Cross Section Build Diary - Black Pearl Build DiaryUnder the Bench: Millenium Falcon, Black Pearl x 2, Coral Victory Cross Section, De Lorean
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what about port and starboard lights as well would that not be a good idea as well LETS BUILD AND BUILD
HMS VICTORY
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Can you help me with the volturno
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I cannot believe this thread!
Sailing men of war circa 1800 did not allow the use of lights below decks because of the risk of fire and there were strict regulations against it. The exception was lanterns in the stern cabins as shown in the excellent model that Zeptrader has shown us.
However, I think we really must draw a line when navigation lights are mentioned which only came into being with the advent of steam in the mid-19th century and making comparisons with modern cruise liners, no matter how good the model might be? Surely we want an authentic model of Victory at the time of Trafalgar or am I mistaken?
Mike T
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Russ, I doubt very much that this model will give us the chance to even come close to that sort of detail at the stern, but it does look good and my admiration to the chap that did this.
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or u could hav it like spot lights on the ship pointing up like u see sometimes
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for me the only lighting i would do would be to enhance the guns below decks.for the cutaway...which would be a muted yellow to give a feel of realism...but as for anything else i don't know as we have not seen anything more about the model..
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Mike Turpin wrote: Surely we want an authentic model of Victory at the time of Trafalgar or am I mistaken?
Mike T I'm setting fire to mine and applying mini incentiary devices to the base of the masts to send them crashing to the burning decks... 
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Just remember to video it for the forum then!!  Mike T
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Hi Mates,
When it comes to LED lights. (Forgive me, I'm really in the dark here, no pun intended),It looks as though you can't just connect an LED to a battery as in the case of a small bulb. I've heard talk of circuits and resistors etc. So can anyone enlighten me in this matter, because at the least, I'd like to illuminate the impressive stern lamps and any other external lamps that come with the ship parts.
Cheers
Bob
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Can anyone give me advice as to what wire to use for the lighting?
Allan
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Ross, be sure to finish qm2 and post the pics to the forum. the one you unfinished looks great.so complete the project and never regreat not doing so .
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hudson, why not go the whole hog and radio conrol it, stick a 1d.banger in the gun barrel while in the bath and have a great time lol. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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I have smoke and lights fitted to my 1/350 titanic.For the smoke generators i have two Heng Long 1/16 rc tank smoke units installed.
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Captain Pugwash wrote:Hi Mates,
When it comes to LED lights. (Forgive me, I'm really in the dark here, no pun intended),It looks as though you can't just connect an LED to a battery as in the case of a small bulb. I've heard talk of circuits and resistors etc. So can anyone enlighten me in this matter, because at the least, I'd like to illuminate the impressive stern lamps and any other external lamps that come with the ship parts.
Cheers
Bob If you read my earlier post you will see that I did mention that EACH LED needs a resistor, what ohm depends depends on the voltage you intend to use. have a look around the net on how to wire LEDs it is quite simple, but you have to be handy with a solder iron!! Hope you like this one! RussG attached the following image(s): Happy Building, Russ On the workbench: My Victory Build Diary - Victory Cross Section Build Diary - Black Pearl Build DiaryUnder the Bench: Millenium Falcon, Black Pearl x 2, Coral Victory Cross Section, De Lorean
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Here's a simple 7 LED circuit using 12vdc and 470 ohm resistors, Buy your LEDs on Ebay usually from China for the best price and free resistors, I do and never had a problem yet! RussG attached the following image(s): Happy Building, Russ On the workbench: My Victory Build Diary - Victory Cross Section Build Diary - Black Pearl Build DiaryUnder the Bench: Millenium Falcon, Black Pearl x 2, Coral Victory Cross Section, De Lorean
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RussG wrote:Here's a simple 7 LED circuit using 12vdc and 470 ohm resistors, Buy your LEDs on Ebay usually from China for the best price and free resistors, I do and never had a problem yet! Thanks for that Russ Question= if one led fails do they all go out if so is there away round this as its not going to be that easy to get at them once the build is finished also you have shown a 7 led circuit do we just add as needed or will this affect the voltage? Regards Allan
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