Guest Maxim Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I have thought about that, but I'm not very good with electric's I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction ;-) Kent Kent, basic LED lighting is really easy. First you need to decide on how many LED's you want to run. You'll need to decide on your battery source and I would suggest you run a few pots, or Potentiometers as they are called so you can regulate the brightness in each section of the aircraft. Depending on your voltage and LED's you'll need resistors so you don't burn out the LED's. There's probably someone here that has a lot more experience than me but happy to help you out as I have used LED's for a few SciFi models before. Maxim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Pretty sure I broke a tooth when my jaw dropped. Absolutely incredible work on the interior, and it's so good that you'll be able to see it once you're done. Masking that all up though is going to cause a headache, but I'm sure you're up to the challenge Matt skydivin and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Amazing detail, the only thing is, I wish I could do it! kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Beautiful work Kent! So much detail and so cleanly done. It looks superb. You do realize, of course, any attempt at a water landing and this baby is gonna sink like a stone.......... Cheers, Wolf kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Kent, SO this is very late considering how far along your bird is (and the excellent work you've done!) but thought you might find these pics interesting, if not exactly useful.They are from the PBY at Telford's SMW show. Here is the link and a couple of pics: Happy viewing! Chris sandokan and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) In this update, my attention has been turned to the build of the engines and the wing... The many parts for the engines are ready fo assembly Cylinders assembled and painted. I'm planning to open up the panels of the port engine to display the details... Edited December 1, 2017 by kkarlsen Trak-Tor, LSP_Kevin, Shawn M and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 You've made my day... Thanks. Juraj kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Will you be scratch building the cat walks for the engine repair / maintenance of the port engine monthebiff and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Will you be scratch building the cat walks for the engine repair / maintenance of the port engine Absolutely ;-) monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Will you be scratch building the cat walks for the engine repair / maintenance of the port engine Absolutely ;-) Cool, very cool idea. Regards. Andy kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 You are doing a bang-up job on this. Really impressive. Truly appreciate you posting this build. Sincerely, Mark kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Continuing with detailing of the engines Cylinders are painted with Alclad dark aluminium with some 'fresh engine oil' from MIG For the inter ear oil drain pipes, 0.5mm lead wire is bend and attached to the cylinders. Using some stretched black sprue for the push rods... Ready for the deflector top plates... One down, one to go... LSP_Kevin, TorbenD, Jan_G and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Fantastic work, Kent! For the inter ear oil drain pipes, 0.5mm lead wire is bend and attached to the cylinders. What did you use to form those? They came out very neatly indeed! The ones I did for my Corsair engine came out too rounded. Kev kkarlsen and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks Kevin, It's a trick I've picked up doing scratched buckles for seat belts. I've cut a piece of styrene to fit the holes for the pipes. Then you just wind some lead wire around the styrene to get the 'buckles' shape, which is then easily cut with a sharp knife to go into the holes on the cylinders... ;-) Kent sandokan, theseeker and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Excellent, thanks Kent! I never thought of creating a custom form. Kev kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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