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I've decided to post updates of my Falcon build as well. For starters I did up a little mockup photo of my ultimate intentions with this model. I plan on building a table with a glass case to house the Falcon and protect it. Beneath the Falcon will be a layer of glowing LED around the table top. I'm also planning on doing an Arduino board to run lights and sounds for the model from buttons on the edge of the table. UPDATE: Because Photobucket has messed up and not allowed hosting of photos anymore for free users, I have had to delete my account. So, to view photos or videos of my Falcon, please check out these links below.
Video build series https://www.youtube.com/...NMhdthR1CPIwXhCC8PFlhhq
Complete build photo gallery https://www.flickr.com/p...lbums/72157686932001266
blog build http://falconmodelbuild....enium-falcon-build.html
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I'll be adding fiber optic lighting throughout my build.  I'm using .25mm colored fibers. This makes it a lot easier, so I don't need multiple colored LED's. I can just run all the different colored fibers to 1 single LED bulb.  
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And my doorway. I started by painting it tan, then did a brown wash.  Then painted black over the top and rubbed away exposing the brown washed tan beneath. I think it gave it a pretty nice look.  
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Fantastic work and congrat's on your first medal 
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Lovely start Colson, look forward to more
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Really nice work there Colson. I love the glowing LEds for the base idea.I think it will look great.
Carl
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And last up for pack 1, the turret. Unlike many others, since the model is cast in the actual color by Panetone (according to the video on Model Space) I've decided to just add my own weathering to the existing paint job and adjust where needed. Unless I come across something that just won't work that way, that's my plan for now. So for the turret, I mixed some paint to match and did a light dusting over the red, yellow and grey areas to tone them down a bit. Then with and blade, did some scraping away of the paint for the large chipping.  After the chipping, I then went over the turret with a black wash and did a little airbrushing around the laser blast scorch hits.  While I'm pretty pleased with how this has turned out, until I get more hull parts, this is where it's gonna stand for now. I know I'll add more weathering later. This was only a black wash. No rust or anything at this point.  
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So this now brings me up to the current point where I just received my pack 2 yesterday. So once I've begun work on that, I'll have some more updates.
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Let me just say WOW! The fiber optic lighting of the panel is truly amazing!! I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of your build. So I'm assuming you are just using white LED's but different colored strands of fiber optics to produce the colors? Current Build: Millennium FalconWish List: Lamborghini Countach LP 500S, Red Bull Racing RB7
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Excellant work Colson, love what you did with the console, might have to steal that illuminated console myself
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Impatience wrote:Let me just say WOW! The fiber optic lighting of the panel is truly amazing!! I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of your build. So I'm assuming you are just using white LED's but different colored strands of fiber optics to produce the colors? Yes, Impatience, a single white LED with colored fibers for the constantly lit lights. I'm also going to have 2 or 3 blinking white LED's, which various colored fibers will run to so I have alternately blinking lights as well.
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Amazing work Colson. I'd love to know where you get your fiber optics from. I don't if it's something I'd consider but I'd love to at least price it out. Nice work on the guns. I really like how you cleaned up the lines from the mold and the holes you drilled on the canons. First rate work all around. 
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Really like the cockpit console. Using the colored fibers and cutting out the scanner looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Thanks guys. The fiber optics are actually very cheap. I got them on Ebay. 175 ft of various colored .25mm fiber optics WITH and LED illuminator for $10.99. Here's a link. If this auction is done, just look at the seller. He's got tons of fiber optics. For me I got them in 2 days since I'm local. But anywhere in the states should be really quick. http://www.ebay.com/itm/...%3D2%26sd%3D371303479438
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Colson Bloomim fantastic start, great job with the Fibre optics. will be watching with great interest  regards Dan Built - MP4/23, Zero, Deagostini Falcon, Model Airways 1903 Wright Flyer, Senna Mp4/4.
Working - Mclaren M23 1/8th scale to complement the Deagostini MP4/23 & Mp4/4
on the bench, Model Airways Sopwith Camel.
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