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Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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Hi to fellow builders, I've playing around with the lighting to see the affects it will have, how it will look, happy to say it looks good, well I like it  Photot 1 - The tools I will be using, been praticing as I haven't done any soldering for a while, even thought they are small, got the hang of it fairly quickly  Photo 2 - As I haven't got any port holes for the cannons yet, set it up to give an idea & to see how bright the LED's are Photo 3 - Didn't just want to be able to see them in the dark so below shows what it will look like in normal light Photo 4 - Will be using a white LED for the affect of the cannon firing, it is bright but I may go for a brighter one, give off a bright flash, need to get some & see if it looks better Photo 5 - Just to give you an idea of size, these are the size of the circuit boards i will build to mount the SMD LED & resistor for each light Ive been looking at how many I will need, Lower deck 28 yellow & 28 white Middle deck 34 yellow & 34 white Upper deck 44 white (I need to get even smaller LED for this as I will need to hide these some how) Plus lighting for decks, cabin, lantern's, etc I'm really pleased, any comments or advice always welcome. Thanks pabaz attached the following image(s): Paul
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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Photo 1 & 2 - Been finishing off rib 27 with balsa infill, fairly straight forward as it is only a smaller piece Photo 3 - 6 - Made so much easier by using rotary tool, much better finish than if I had tried to do it by hand The next job is to sand the hull down, will keep me busy for a while but will be so rewarding when it's finished pabaz attached the following image(s): Paul
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Coming along very nicely Paul.... enjoying your build diary....
Regards
Alan
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Another piece finished, I need to keep this build diary up to date, looks like I don't do much, then post several parts at once I've copied MWG for the stem/bowsprit frame, filling it with balsa wood, I know some of this will need to be cut away once we start planking it & adding other parts. Now that I've done it, I'm not totally sure if I am happy with it, may buy another copy & do it again without the balsa infill  Will keep you up to date on what I decide pabaz attached the following image(s): Paul
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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Morning all, been playing with the lighting again, last time I took the photo's without the dummy gun beams painted black, so would have a big difference on the brightness of the LED's. Photo 1 - This first picture was taken with all the inside painted black, come's across bright, the only thing I thought of was that this picture was taken without the ship having any lighting on it & in a dimly lit room. Photo 2 - This second picture was taken with only the back wall & bottom of the dummy gun beams painted black & the ship lit from the front. I like the affect of one side being brighter & the light fading off to where the gun barrel will be. I'm looking to make the light's flicker once it is all complete which help make it look like candle light. I may install one LED on each side of the cannon barrel, I then have the flexibility to have one on or both pabaz attached the following image(s): Paul
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Photo 1 & 2 - Dummy gun support beams. The plank bender made the job of curving the beams so much easier, just have to be careful not to put too much pressure on them, or end up with two pieces  Photo 3 - Fitting the first beam in place, glued & held in place with clamps, adding pins once the glue is set to give some extra security to them staying in place, maybe I should have pinned them before the glue set but worked any way Photo 4 - Pin pusher takes a bit of getting used to, as you can see, a couple of bend pins Photo 5 - All beams in place & deck support beams glued in place as well. Photo 6 & 7 - Looking at what other builders had done, gone with adding some extra support to the beams, they seamed a little fragile & too much movement. The supports made them much sturdier Photo 8 - Looked a what paint other builders had used to paint the dummy gun support beams, in the end I found some tester pots in Wicks, comes out a flat matt finishes, does the job perfect & only cost £1.29, bargain Photo 9 - The only thing that messed it up was using a cheap paintbrush which left some hairs on the finished paint, will sand this down & re-paint with a better quality brush. pabaz attached the following image(s): Paul
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She is coming along a treat Paul... Regards Alan
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Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 491 Points: 1,452 Location: London
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Looking good paul! i like the look of that paint! Processing - Progressing
Previous builds: HMS Victory
Current build: HMS Sovereign of the seas
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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Unfortunately haven't done much since my last entry, been in the process of moving house, so everything is boxed away while it is all sorted. Have plenty of issue's to go at once it is all sorted Keeping myself going by reading all your build diaries, all coming along nicely, keep up the good work Paul
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pabaz wrote:Unfortunately haven't done much since my last entry, been in the process of moving house, so everything is boxed away while it is all sorted. Have plenty of issue's to go at once it is all sorted Keeping myself going by reading all your build diaries, all coming along nicely, keep up the good work Hi Paul, moving house is very stress indusive  I hope it all went well for you Best wishes 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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Hi Pabaz, sure hope your new place has plently of display space for your builds..... Back to building for you soon I hope... Regards Alan
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Thanks guys, will probably be another month before I am back up & building  Having to build a shed in my new place, will be insulated & heated, as not enough space inside house. I will be taking my build inside when I have finished for the day, don't want the cold & moisture getting to it. Can't wait to get going again Paul
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Dummy gun support beams. The plank bender made the job of curving the beams so much easier, just have to be careful not to put too much pressure on them, or end up with two pieces Cursing Hi Pabaz coming along nicely there, just a little tip on the plank bender, in your pic it seems you are using the cutting edge side[ hence you say having to be carefull you don't cut through the planks] if the blade is reversed to the square edge then you wont cut through the planks. Hope this helps regards Andy  PS attached a couple of pics that should help arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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Due to some personal issue's, having to move house & not having any space to work, it's been a long time since I have done any work on my ship. Finally settled for now, so hoping to start some work, I have plenty of issue's to catch up with. Looking forward to getting going again Paul
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Hi Pabaz Welcome back hope your sorted and settled now and will be looking forward to tour next update regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Paul, nice to hear you will be starting up again, look forward to seeing you progress.... Regards Alan
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 Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/09/2012 Posts: 515 Points: 1,515 Location: Burnley
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Hi Paul, Hope the move went okay. Your build is looking great, and the lighting looks very interesting. I do the purchasing for a electronics manufacturer and buy 10 million plus SMT LED's per annum. I really must have a go at lighting a model sometime Regards claret Also working on:
SOTS.
Moebius 1/32 Flying Sub with PE & lights.
Waiting in the wings:
Polarlights Spindrift from Land of the Giants.
finished:
007 Iconic DB5.
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/09/2012 Posts: 67 Points: 240 Location: Northamptonshire
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I did say back in September that I was starting my build again but due to circumstances I never did. It has been a year since I've done any work on my build, as you can imagine I have a lot of issue's to catch up on. Due to breaking my foot last week it has given me the time to get started again, so there was a bright side to my injury I spent this morning updating my build diary as I deleted my Flickr account without thinking & all my picture's were gone from here  I still want to do the lighting on my build so that will slow me down but there is still plenty I can do at the same time. I will keep my diary up to date & will enjoy reading all yours to get me back up to date & get idea's for my own build. It's good to be back Paul
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Hi Paul Welcome back and hope the foot isn't giving you too much grief. Looking forward to your updates regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Rank: Semi-Pro Level 1 Groups: Registered
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Finally done some work on the ship over the last few day's. Been good but taking a bit to get back into it, been reading plenty of build diary's for info Paul
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