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Thanks paul,
So how can i manually control 'lights on' instead of letting darkness control it?

hi all. I bought a couple of those cheap outdoor solar leds. Theres a battery inside good for about 8 hrs to power 2 leds. I had this idea to use them as a base to power my models, just by a solar cell. No more power cords or batteries :-) (apart from the recharcheable battery) Now the thing is that...

I mix all my leds... White, red, blue..etc. Then i have some general 5 volt resistor which i put on every led. So each led a resistor. (example on photo) http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee376/florjon37/Anigrand%20Star%20Destroyer/20120606_224042.jpg I connect them all to some socket which is pow...

This is the stuff i am talking about http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee376/florjon37/Anigrand%20Star%20Destroyer/20120612_072617.jpg The red tube is the nr 1 stuff we use in holland for repairing bicycle tires. This also has the best results. Dries very quickly, doesnt run. It is also very trans...

Then i bought the wrong gun

Anyway, the bicycle glue is working really good. Dries fast, doesnt run and doesnt damage the fo.
But i only have a small tube bought many years ago. Must check price for bigger tube.

also tried different brand of CA again.
Made the fo's brittle and they broke off.

I'm just thinking of an idea to try.
The glue you use to repair your bicycle tires with...

Some sort of clay?

Well i tested the hot glue.
Dries fast, doesnt damage the fo, but because of the heat the fo curls up...
Not sure what to make of it....

HMMMM, this does not help all those different opinions .
i uses ca too once, made the fo brittle and fell off....
mixing glue is too much trouble, i need something 'on the go'

CA is superglue right? I tried that before.. it melted my fibre optics... Hot glue sounds like something you won't do fast. I'm searching for something that is just on my shell and can be used right after i opened the cap... and put away just as fast. The white glue takes almost a day to dry.. and t...

Hai

So i was wondering, what do you use?
I use rhe simple white glue found in any shop.
Although harmless for the fo's it takes a very long to dry.

Anything better out there

Thanks all.
MyFM XWing is almost finished, then im going to start with this monster

Hi My anigrand star destroyer has some (pretty bad) warped parts. Pretty much the whole hull is warped. What would be the best way to straighten this? I have found several ways to do this, but offcourse I would like to do this right the first time. This is the model i'm talking about. http://i1224.p...

Hi

I'm about to put the final coat on it. (matte)
But i was wondering, do i do that before, or after removing the fibre optics that are sticking out of model?

Thats a solid advise.
That brand is very hard to find in holland, only found the small 17ml can for the airbrush, so i ordered that.
Otherwise i have to pay 30€ for The 400Ml spray. (with shipping from germany...)

Hi Still 2 More layers of paint to go, but then it would be time for the final coat. (on the bench 'republic star destroyer') But i have never done this before so i have no idea which coat to use. I have revell gloss and humbrol matt. I think using the matt? Can someone pls advise me? Also, do i nee...