eranreches Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hi, My new project is 1/32 Academy F-16I Sufa. I will use some AIRES resin sets, and I will also add lighting system to the model. The Kit: AIRES Wheel Bays: AIRES Ejection Seats: Wheeliant Whheels: Hope to begin the build soon, Eran Reches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rom Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hi The wheel bays will be a good remedy to the kit ones... ;^) What kind of lighting system will be engineered? for taxi lights? cockpit MFDs? Have fun! here is mine: http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=261259 bye! Rom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eranreches Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Hi The wheel bays will be a good remedy to the kit ones... ;^) What kind of lighting system will be engineered? for taxi lights? cockpit MFDs? Have fun! here is mine: http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=261259 bye! Rom Hi Rom, The model is very big so I think it won't be a problem to insert LEDs into is. I will try to insert most of the bulbs in the aircraft including Taxi lights and the cockpit MFDs. By the way, your Sufa is outstanding! Great build! Eran Reches. Edited June 10, 2013 by eranreches Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eranreches Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi, Started building the kit, not too much progress, so there isn't to much to explain. Cockpit parts ready for painting: Also Resin parts cut from their blocks: The intakes. The left is for experiments, the right is for the model: Front wheel bay assembled: That's for today, Eran Reches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manuel J. Armas S. Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Nice Start... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eranreches Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hi, Thanks Manuel. Some progress has been made since the last update. Since the resin seats came without rails, I had to cut the rails from the kit's seats and glue them to the resin ones. You can see the rails and the rest of the cockpit parts in the image below: Uploaded with Cockpit parts after black Vallejo wash and detail painting: Ejection seats: All the parts together: Next step is adding LEDs behind the cockpit's MFDs. That's for now, Eran Reches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eranreches Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hi, I soldered the LEDs, each one is connected to two wires - white (-) and green (+). A 1K Ohm resistor was connected to the white wire, and all the connection were glued with transparent Epoxy glue. Next I'll need to glue the LEDs in their places. The LEDs: To be continued... Eran Reches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmreed76 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Cool, Watching with interest!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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