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 Rank: Beginner Level 3   Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/04/2013 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Ireland
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Hi
Jay's the name.
First I want to say, greetings from Ireland and hope to have many discussions about the build of hms sovereign, and gather some advice would greatly be appreciated. Assistance ( where I can give it too).
I'm a keen tall ship modeller. With a couple of builds done, and currently on issue 30 of the sovereign.
Enough about me now.
My query so far if anyone could help?
Is.
I'm considering putting LED lighting within the hull so it looks lit up inside. Possibly on the upper deck too once in place.
But am just weary of where to lay wires/ LEDs etc as I wouldn't want where I position them to interfere with wood to come etc.
any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Hope to bounce ideas around.
Jay
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Joined: 04/04/2010 Posts: 3,955 Points: 11,809 Location: uk
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jpda wrote:Hi
Jay's the name.
First I want to say, greetings from Ireland and hope to have many discussions about the build of hms sovereign, and gather some advice would greatly be appreciated. Assistance ( where I can give it too).
I'm a keen tall ship modeller. With a couple of builds done, and currently on issue 30 of the sovereign.
Enough about me now.
My query so far if anyone could help?
Is.
I'm considering putting LED lighting within the hull so it looks lit up inside. Possibly on the upper deck too once in place.
But am just weary of where to lay wires/ LEDs etc as I wouldn't want where I position them to interfere with wood to come etc.
any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Hope to bounce ideas around.
Jay hi jay and welcome, you can take a look at my attempt if you wish, here's the link. http://forum.model-space....aspx?g=posts&t=4775Current 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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 Hi Jay Welcome to the forum, there are a few people adding lighting to there builds in the victory sovereign and titanic builds on here so plenty of scope for idea's and advice regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/04/2013 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Ireland
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Thanks for the reply Karl and andy. Ill be sure to be spending many more hours brushing up on advice off other build. Fair play guys. Your builds look fantastic.
Jay
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Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
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Hi Jay a big warm welcome to the Model Space Forum I hope you enjoy your build Kind regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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A very warm welcome to you Jay and am sure you will find all the advice you need on every subject within this forum..... Look forward to seeing posts of your work and hope you will keep and share a diary of your progress for us all to follow..... Regards Alan
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Welcome aboard Jay to many hours of frustration, joy and ecstacy. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/04/2013 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Ireland
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Thanks for the warm welcome from everyone. Will try get pics up soon of my progress.
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Joined: 27/02/2013 Posts: 228 Points: 664 Location: Bursledon
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Welcome to the forum, Jay.
There is lots of experience to draw on here, on the SOTS pages but also on the Victory builds.
My personal view on lighting the ship is, don't overdo it.
The model is presented with all gunports open and guns hauled out, ready to fire.
If she was about to enter battle at night or at dusk/dawn, she would not have been lit up like a christmas tree - an easy alert for the enemy.
Maybe some very low lighting on the gun decks and the captain's cabin. These would have been shielded lights, especially on the gundecks where an open flame would have been very dangerous.
I am not decided yet but I may drill a few random holes in the dummy gun supports, then cover with some tissue paper on the inside. A cream or yellow paper would give the right colour of light and then you can just use standard white LEDs.
Before you start planking the hull, you need to decide where the power supply lead will emerge from the boat.
I am going for a display option that uses two stainless steel bolts through the keel, covered with brass tube, down to the mounting base. The tube over the bolts would conceal a wire or two.
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Rank: Beginner Level 3 Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/04/2013 Posts: 29 Points: 77 Location: Ireland
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Captain David wrote:Welcome to the forum, Jay.
There is lots of experience to draw on here, on the SOTS pages but also on the Victory builds.
My personal view on lighting the ship is, don't overdo it.
The model is presented with all gunports open and guns hauled out, ready to fire.
If she was about to enter battle at night or at dusk/dawn, she would not have been lit up like a christmas tree - an easy alert for the enemy.
Maybe some very low lighting on the gun decks and the captain's cabin. These would have been shielded lights, especially on the gundecks where an open flame would have been very dangerous.
I am not decided yet but I may drill a few random holes in the dummy gun supports, then cover with some tissue paper on the inside. A cream or yellow paper would give the right colour of light and then you can just use standard white LEDs.
Before you start planking the hull, you need to decide where the power supply lead will emerge from the boat.
I am going for a display option that uses two stainless steel bolts through the keel, covered with brass tube, down to the mounting base. The tube over the bolts would conceal a wire or two. Thanks for the welcome capt. Some seriously nice work you've done. Thanks for the advice on the LED lighting. I'd say with her 100 gun armament she was a force to be reckoned with. Have some of the cabeling done, might leave the lighting on her but put a switch on as to have the option of turning lights on/off temporarily. Regards Jay
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