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Any ideas to simulate the formation lights?
VADM Fangschleister replied to McFly's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
I am shining a UV flashlight onto the material here and you can see it glows brightly when the UV light is on it. One application might be to have the model displayed in such a way that you can have UV LED's shining on places on the model in such a way to keep them bright like this. -
Any ideas to simulate the formation lights?
VADM Fangschleister replied to McFly's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
Here is the mixed stuff, in a little container to show the natural color when it's not glowing. It is quite easily applied to surfaces and adheres well and holds its shape. -
Any ideas to simulate the formation lights?
VADM Fangschleister replied to McFly's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
McFly, I came up with another possible inexpensive solution. I often dabble with watchmaking and sometimes have to re-apply lume to the hands or the the hour markers. The glow-in-the-dark powder is mixed with a white glue medium and when dry, is luminescent when charged up in room lighting, daylight or especially when UV light is applied to it. It's relatively inexpensive and can be bought off of eBay®. There are different brands and some come with pre-filled applicators. There are also different colors. I usually use just the standard green but it seems to match -
Any ideas to simulate the formation lights?
VADM Fangschleister replied to McFly's topic in Tools 'n' Tips
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-A6-EL-Panel-Electroluminescent-Light-Neon-Sheet-Tape-Cuttable-Actuator That link won't work, so it seems but if you copy and past in the eBay search window, you should be able to find it. The trimmable sheets work It'll take some thinking and patience. This is from a stalled project where the buyer backed out. I tried fluorescent paint with a UV LED behind it, didn't care for it. I ultimately decided on electroluminescent sheets that are cuttable/trimmable. They are powered by a 9VDC battery but with an AC inverter. -
Glad you're still in there kickin'. I am not at the buying stage yet but curious if your 1/32 F-100 intake will fit on the all-new F-100F from Trumpeter. I'm assuming (uh-oh) that the engineering of theirs is identical to the "D"; Flat on the bottom. I'm still awaiting reviews and comparison sprue shots from some enterprising individual.
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My 1/32 Round 2 Galileo 7 build
VADM Fangschleister replied to Captain Han Solo's topic in Sci-Fi Modeling
I love this thread. I noted Randy's interior and marveled at it. Naturally, this model cries out for "diorama", either landing on the asteroid with The Companion and Zephram Cochran or on Eden with Sevrin. Maybe on the hostile planet where they crashed investigating Murasaki 312.... or even a giant wall presentation with the planet killer and Matt Decker flying into it. My mechanical engineering side cries out for figuring out how to flip a switch and get the doors to operate, knowing full well that grips on the set opened and closed them, sometimes with difficulty. -
Remember, the Tardis is bigger inside than it is outside. I will watch to see how you master this modeling feat. Shouldn't be a problem...🤨
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Subjects which are due for a new, modern kit
VADM Fangschleister replied to Kurt H.'s topic in General Discussion
1/32 F-106 1/32 F-101B -
Pondering that...maybe possible to have removable outside skin sections that are held in place with jewelers screws or pin-slides. Done in such a way as to not remove such a large section that causes structural weakness but where you can remove a section and with some modest LED lighting, display the interior. If it were me, I'd make the exterior panel cuts along existing panel lines and make sure they fit very snug so as to not have glaring gaps at the lines. Another option might be hinged panels which wouldn't look exactly scale and might arouse some rivet-counter to critique
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Trumpeter 1/32 F-100F due out in October
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Jet Modeling
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Oddly, there are no photos of the aft fuselage that I could find. Also: Editing feature is pure garbage. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/trumpeters-four-new-kits-of-october-in.html#more
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Jetliner nose gear tires with "chins"?
VADM Fangschleister replied to southwestforests's topic in General Discussion
Chine Not chin. -
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2001/august/new-releases/detail_ch_tf-102a.htm Not sure if they're still around. If not...I have no idea. HTH
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When did Hasegawa buy the molds for Monogram's 1/48 B-29?
VADM Fangschleister replied to VADM Fangschleister's topic in Props
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Was surfing eBay for aftermarket for the kit and found two of the kits with shared Hasegawa/Monogram logo boxtops. But the weird part was the kits were up for sale at over $350 for one and $633 for the other, both in Japan. Plenty of "legacy" kits for much much less available in the $75 range. I guess in Japan, that kit might be worth that kind of money but jeez.
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Hasegawa 1:48 F-4G, 561st TFS, Desert Storm
VADM Fangschleister replied to Benner's topic in In-Progress Pics
The F-4 uses collars to safe the gear and I had it posed as either ready-to-launch or just returning. The EOR crew would've put the safety pins in the MAU-12's before it taxied back to the ramp. So no arrestor hook pins (I believe it's a bracket with a braided steel cable) and the AN/ALE-40's (Chaff/Flare) would normally be pinned but I opted to just leave them uninstalled. That is, the dispensers are not on the pylons. The seats are "safed" with some of the RBF streamers showing but the collars for the canopies are not installed. Since the parachute pack door is closed, it would have to