6. Getting the wires in….
I had hoped to have this part of my model completed by this time, but unfortunately it is not. As a result, images and a description will have to suffice.
I have chosen quite an elaborate stand mechanism; two fairly thin up-stands connected to the hull and a timber base. It is an attempt to have the ship appear to be suspended in the air rather than stuck to the ground by an unsightly, bulky frame.
I prepared the hull for this before planking was completed.
I made the hull screw mounting by drilling a 4.5mm hole and tapping an M5 thread into two small pieces of 12mm square bar. I glued two pieces of Supa Wood on either side to hold it them in place. I do not recall exactly where I placed them. My images indicate between frame 22 & 23, but this is purely indicative.
I will have to make two M5 studs, threaded on each end. The one will have a Ø 3mm drilled straight through. This will provide access to the wires. Unfortunately, this side of things remains theoretical.
Once the wires were inserted into the hull, I split them and had one set going forward to the bow and the other going aft to the stern. That should provide enough options.
On the base side of things, I would like 2 sets of lighting and switches. One for the ship and the other for down-lighters in the cabinet. The exact power supply will depend on the one required for the down-lighter. The power supply will be fitted below the frame.
That concludes my article on lighting. Once again please be mindful that this has been a work in progress since 2011. It is the rout that I took and my lighting process, it’s not perfect, but it works for me. Products may become available that are more suitable than what I have used, and by all means use them.
My main goal for this article was to show that lighting can be fairly simple and that by following a few rules it is achievable by most modelers. I hope that I have achieved that.
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Garth attached the following image(s):
"Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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