To Voyage to the Delta Quadrant (for the third time....) :)

[mijob]

That's comming nice toghter thumbsup

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

That looks really good! I like the greebles that you added.

 

[DanBKing]

Nice to see you are playing with your wires to great success!

It does take a different form of patience to paper-model around a bunch of electronics. I learnt that lesson after the Hunter-Killer and the EVA Pod..

Keep it up!

 

[Cybergrinder]

You could say I'm wired in!

 

[Awry_Chaos]

The result should be spectacular!

 

[micahrogers]

Looks great so far. I can't wait to see the finished project.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Moving on to the primary hull, underside first. I'm persisting with my laminate with black paper technique, I find it the best for lighting up models.

Here's the centre part, partly greebled, I'll carry on with this as time allows.



I'm planning on using the support piece which comes in the kit as a hub for wiring connections

 

[zathros]

Every model you make gets better and better!! You can still go to a quite quite thinner on those wires. It would make bundling them into a harness much easier.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Zathros, I'm using leftover cables, stripped from old telephone wire

 

[micahrogers]

I have to use the wire I have. But Big Z is right, they make tiny thin wires now, and even circuit tape that can handle the load of LEDs. I lit an Enterprise D 20 years ago with 6 in florescent tubes, and grain of wheat bulbs... The florescent tubes could be on for 5 1/2 min before the thin copper wire powering them started getting hot enough to melt the styrene ... The tubes were in the nacelles of course, even in 1/1400, the nacelle supports were solid styrene, that I had to cut out channels for the wires.

 

[Cybergrinder]

I had a styrene Enterprise B that I lit up as well, probably about the same time ago

 

[Cybergrinder]

Now the centre section of the lower main hull, all greebled up!

 

[zathros]

That section looks the best so far!!

Telephone gauge wire is about all you need for what you are doing. Conductive Epoxy is a good way to make switches using paper. This can connect to pieces by sliding a greebled part, to turn the ship or portions on. You can run traces with Silver exposy, and do way with wire completely. I use this stuff fto fix circuit oards, where soleer would raise the trace. Most I.C.'s are attached with epoxy these days.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks everyone!

Here's the outer part of the lower hull, greebled and phasered



Next up, the lights for these parts!

 

[Cybergrinder]

The support structure piece with the LEDs mounted.



And the centre section attached. Lower hull complete!

 

[zathros]

Super nice!!

 

[THE DC]

Great work!

You almost make me want to watch an episode!!!!

 

[Cybergrinder]

It's starting to look like a starship now



Ok, more like a starship from this angle

 

[Kolokolnikov]

What kind of power supply will you use? What do you think about what to do Li-Po battery powered model with built-in charger? You have enough space to accommodate even a large smartphone battery. I can suggest tested components and draw a wiring diagram

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks for the offer Kolokonikov, I'm using a 7.5V 1000 mA transformer that I have attached a female USB to. Power to the model is them provided by a simple USB connection. The nice thing with this is that the low draw displays (Darth Vader's lightsaber, etc. ) can be run off a power bank/laptop. I've found that the more intensive models (my Enterprise E and now Voyager) need a bit more juice to light up nicely

On that point, current LED count for Voyager sits at 28, with the primary hull still to go