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Post by ira on Feb 24, 2015 10:41:20 GMT -5
VooDoo RAIDER!I am adding VooDooFX Lighting with Special Effects to the Big 17" Mobius Cylon Raider. This Custom installation includes the standard VooDooFX Big Cylon Raider Lights, Plus 3 Strobe Lights and 2 Pulsating Engine Lights.  You can get the VooDooFX Lighting and Special Effects products online at: www.voodoofx.com. If you call VooDooFX at: 1-650-568-3400 they can set you up with Custom Lighting exactly the way you want for most any project. They also offer Great Customer Support.  More Coming... 
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Post by ira on Feb 24, 2015 14:43:22 GMT -5
Paint it Grey...and Black!I started by painting most of the parts a Medium Grey. Then I added Black Sections and Black Stripes.  I painted the insides of the Engine Fairings Flat Black.  Here are the Fairings in place with the Black accents.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 24, 2015 19:32:44 GMT -5
Holes For Light!I opened up these 2 Holes in the rear of the Body with a reamer, for the Pulsing Engine Lights.  Next I drilled these 2 Holes, in the Front Bulkhead, for the Headlights. I drill the Holes just large enough to fit the LEDs in snugly.  Then I drilled these 2 Holes in the Amidships Housings, for Bright Yellow Lights.  More Coming...
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Post by wardster on Feb 24, 2015 21:25:33 GMT -5
Lookin' like a fun one, Mr. Ira!
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Post by ira on Feb 25, 2015 9:45:17 GMT -5
Shades of Grey!I painted the ends of the Under-Wings a Medium Grey. Most of the painting I am doing is covered in the instructions.  Here are the Amidships Housings with some Medium Grey and Silver Details painted.  Several sections on the Underside were also painted Medium Grey.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 25, 2015 10:02:45 GMT -5
Drilling Some Holes!First I drilled out the ends of the Laser Cannons.  Then I drilled a Hole in the end of each top side of the Wing as shown, for Strobe Light Wires..  Next I drilled a Hole in each side of the under Body to match the Wing Holes I just made.  Then I drilled a Hole in the underside of each Wing, for the Strobe Lights.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 25, 2015 10:28:30 GMT -5
Lookin' like a fun one, Mr. Ira! And Thanks again for tuning me on to LEDs a few years ago... |
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Post by ira on Feb 25, 2015 16:36:59 GMT -5
Shinny & Dull...Earlier I sprayed the VooDoo Raider all over with Testors Dullcote to seal in the Acrylic paints and give it a Finished Look. There are 2 Cylon Decals that go on the Wings. Decals don't work well on Dull surfaces, so I sprayed the Wings with a quick coat of Glosscote.  Then I applied the Decals on the dry Shinny Wings. After the Decals dried I sprayed on a couple coats of Dullcote.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 25, 2015 20:32:44 GMT -5
Plug It In!I drilled the 2 Holes in the rear/center of the Raider's underside. The small Hole at the rear is for the 3rd Strobe Light. The Larger Hole to the left is for an AC Power Plug.  Here is the inside view. The Strobe Wires will have to split to go around the post.  I trimmed away part of the inside edge of the Rear Cap to clear the 3rd Strobe Wires.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 26, 2015 9:59:23 GMT -5
Resistance!I need to add resistors to all of the different types of Lights. I keep the different lights in separate baggies so they don't get mixed up. Always add the Resistor to the Positive lead. The Positive Lead is the Long one. I start by bending the Positive Lead out to make it easier to work on. Then I twist one end, either one it doesn't matter, of the Resistor around the Positive Lead.  Next I soldered the Resistors to the Lights and cut off the excess wire or lead. Then I slipped on some Shrink Tubing.  Next I heated up the Shrink Tubing with a Lighter.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 26, 2015 13:36:23 GMT -5
Hot Glue!Please read all instructions and Warnings about all products mentioned, before using them. I'm using a Hot Glue Gun to glue the Lights in place. The Headlights fit in 2 Holes drilled through the Forward Cabin & the Front Bulkhead Detail. The Yellow Lights go in the drilled Holes in the Amidships Housings.  Next I Hot Glued in 2 Strobe Lights in the Under Wings. I needed to bend the LED leads over to fit in the Wing. If you try to bend the Leads right at the Base Line you may damage the LED. So using Needle-Nose Pliers I held the Leads tight at the LED Base and bent the Leads over the ends of the Pliers. I added wires long enough to easily reach the Circuit Board too. Then I covered the solder joints with Shrink tubing.  More Coming...
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Post by TooOld on Feb 27, 2015 7:52:55 GMT -5
Great tutorial on installing lights , this is something a lot of people think about doing but don't know where to start ! Maybe you could explain why you added resistors to the LEDs ? They don't always come with instructions .  |
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Post by ira on Feb 27, 2015 10:09:18 GMT -5
More Lights and More!This is Diffusion Material for the Engine Lights. It comes in many Textures & Colors to make the LED Light look more exciting or realistic. I cut 2 pieces about the size of the Engine Back Plates.  Here is the Diffusion Material glued in place behind the Engine Exhaust Cone in the bottom half of the Body. The 3rd Strobe Light has also been glued in place, with the Wires wrapped around the post. The AC Power Supply Plug has been installed too. Next the 2 Engine Lights were attached to strips of plastic to position them in the middle of the Engine Exhaust Cone. Then long Wires were added to all of the Lights.  I made a quick simple diagram showing positions of the Lights, Board & Power Supply. This made it much easier to keep track on things.  There are 2 Red Wires and 2 Black Wires coming from the Power Plug. One Red Wire goes to the Red Wire on the Circuit Board and one of the Black Wires from the Power Plug goes to the Black Wire on the right side of the Board, right next to the Red Wire that I just connected. The White, Positive Wires from the Strobe and Engine Lights attach to the Red Power line I just connected to the Board. I used small lengths of plastic tubing glued inside the Body to hold some of the Wires in place.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 27, 2015 14:04:00 GMT -5
Strobe Wings!First I glued the Wing Halves together. Then I glued the Wings to the bottom half of the Body. Next I attached the White Wing Wires to the Red Power Wire with the other White Wires. I soldered the connection with all of the White Wires together. I attached the 2 Black Engine Wires to the Top Black Wire from the Board. The 3 Black Strobe Wires are attached to the bottom Black Wire coming from the Board. I tested all of the connections with a 9 volt battery, before soldering. If you hook up the Strobe or Engine Lights to the wrong lead they wont work. Next I soldered the connection with all of the Black Wires together. All of the connections were then covered with Black Tape or Shrink Tubing. I also added Black Tape to hold the lights in if the glue fails.  Here is the bottom of the RAIDER with all of the FX Lights Wired to the Board. Notice the 2 unconnected Red and Black Wires in the bottom left of the photos. These 2 Wires are the Power Wires for the Headlights and the Amidships Housing Lights. They are mounted in the top of the Body.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Feb 27, 2015 19:11:44 GMT -5
Top Side!I soldered long Wires to the Headlights and the Housing Lights and then covered the solder joints with Heat Shrink Tubing.  I drilled 2 Holes in the Body under the Forward Cabin, close to the posts, for the Headlight Wires.  Next I drilled 2 Holes in the Body, Directly under the Housing Lights.  More Coming...
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