1/350 Radiant VII
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nicholassagan
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Yeah, it's actually a really quick kit to put together! I'd be painting it already if not for the whole hollowing and lighting thing. 
I did get my LED's today but they were all warm white so I had to paint them yellow.
I did get my LED's today but they were all warm white so I had to paint them yellow.
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Sometimes the big steps are the easiest…
First, the lights. The circuit is all white LEDs, both cool and warm. So to get the yellow I dipped the engine LEDs in Tamiya clear yellow. I also drilled out the engine plates better so the LEDs fit really nice and snugly.
Also threaded the cockpit LED through the spine and attached it. There are couple little areas that will need some filling but nothing to worry about. I did accidentally snap off the front viewport top brace so I’ll have to reconstruct that.
My “fin channeling†experiment worked pretty well. Each channel was deep enough for not only all 7 wires per engine, but was the right thickness to slide in some sheet styrene to plug the gap. It also cleaned up better than putty would have. Lights are looking good in their proper places.
The wires were neat and tidy enough to attach the main engine parts! Woohoo! Big step towards making it look like it’s supposed to. But I think when I did my routing at the beginning of this project I went a little too far with the “injection caps†or whatever they’re called because they didn’t quite center properly. To fix it I just added a tiny shim to keep the cones from shifting too far while the glue set. They’ll be visible but will remain unobtrusive.
Even with all the room that I made it’s a little challenging to get everything tucked nice and neatly under the antenna array cap. There was some extra room in the center hull to pack stuff into which helps, but I’m still going to have to be careful how I lay everything out under there, especially with the fiber optics and LED.
First, the lights. The circuit is all white LEDs, both cool and warm. So to get the yellow I dipped the engine LEDs in Tamiya clear yellow. I also drilled out the engine plates better so the LEDs fit really nice and snugly.
Also threaded the cockpit LED through the spine and attached it. There are couple little areas that will need some filling but nothing to worry about. I did accidentally snap off the front viewport top brace so I’ll have to reconstruct that.
My “fin channeling†experiment worked pretty well. Each channel was deep enough for not only all 7 wires per engine, but was the right thickness to slide in some sheet styrene to plug the gap. It also cleaned up better than putty would have. Lights are looking good in their proper places.
The wires were neat and tidy enough to attach the main engine parts! Woohoo! Big step towards making it look like it’s supposed to.
But I think when I did my routing at the beginning of this project I went a little too far with the “injection caps†or whatever they’re called because they didn’t quite center properly. To fix it I just added a tiny shim to keep the cones from shifting too far while the glue set. They’ll be visible but will remain unobtrusive.
Even with all the room that I made it’s a little challenging to get everything tucked nice and neatly under the antenna array cap. There was some extra room in the center hull to pack stuff into which helps, but I’m still going to have to be careful how I lay everything out under there, especially with the fiber optics and LED.
JohnSimmons
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Word!
nicholassagan
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Thanks guys! It's a wonder they all fit!!! But I'm really keen on using small gauge wires just in case this situation happens. I used pretty thick gauge wires for my last 1/2256 MC-80 build and the damn thing barely squeezed shut!!
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Very small update. Actually did this work a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to posting
nicholassagan
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Bout time for another update, eh?
primed the array
filled the pit
secured the power
blocked the light
fit the cap
threaded the nozzles
covered the pit
primed the array
filled the pit
secured the power
blocked the light
fit the cap
threaded the nozzles
covered the pit
JohnSimmons
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Up to your usual standard mate Great work.
Great work.
nicholassagan
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Just trying to get my SW mojo back.
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Lol tell me about it.
