ERTL Refit WIP

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

ERTL Refit WIP

lloyd II · Model Overlord

Looking good,Steven. Did you get parts from DLM? Lights? You are brave!

Tholian · Model Overlord

That looks Awesome. Do you just have bright LED's behind the plastic to simulate the Lights that were on the outside of the hull lighting up the numbers and images? Looks cool that way.

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

lloyd II wrote:

Looking good,Steven. Did you get parts from DLM? Lights? You are brave!

Well the parts are DLM but I did not purchase them .This project is a paid build up and my client bought all the parts and sent them to me . I truely don't like recasters but what do you do if you can't find parts done by the original casters ?

-- Edited by S Coffey at 12:09, 2005-11-05

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

Tholian wrote:

That looks Awesome. Do you just have bright LED's behind the plastic to simulate the Lights that were on the outside of the hull lighting up the numbers and images? Looks cool that way.

Well the reason for the bleed through at this point is because I have not blacked out the hull yet .What I have done is I have machined LEDs to fit holes where spotlights would normally be .Like the spots going up the inside and outside of the warp pylons or up the neck that conects the two hulls together .I have even machined flat some LEDs to fit in the places where the spots light the numbers .I am still sanding seems and I should be painting the ship this week .

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

Thank you for the compliments ! I really look up to you guys ,so any compliments from you goes a long ways with me !

Tholian · Model Overlord

You only look up to me because I am taller than you.

lloyd II · Model Overlord

I prefer that you fear me, but I will take what I can get.

Any lighting diagrams? I need the help. I am still afraid to light a model, but with your work and others, I am almost ready to try.

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

Sorry i did not get back to you sooner Lloyd.Here is the layout I used .Sorry if it looks kind of messy .I used more LEDs than are showing on the diagram. This is just a basic layout .

-- Edited by S Coffey at 20:29, 2005-11-10

Tholian · Model Overlord

So thats the direction and lights for all outside hull lighting? or is that all the interior. Got a little lost here.

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

Well I was going to load another file ! It double load the one file and will not load the other !

-- Edited by S Coffey at 20:35, 2005-11-10

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

The direction of the lights are for the inside .Or inside pointing out in the case of the spots.

-- Edited by S Coffey at 20:41, 2005-11-10

S Coffey · Skill Level 1

link to the picture i was going to put up. http://www.home.earthlink.net/~s.coffey/Light%20layoutBIG%20-E3.jpg

lloyd II · Model Overlord

Thanks, Steven! That is a big help.