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by Nightshade
Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:48 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Newb needs help (with Madman's Lighting Kit)
Replies: 10
Views: 9236

Sparky wrote:Does the kit say what size power supply you need? It should tell you the max number of LEDs it can drive and what power supply you will need to drive that many.
It does, a 9V battery but it doesn't say how that gets connected and where.
by Nightshade
Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:08 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Newb needs help (with Madman's Lighting Kit)
Replies: 10
Views: 9236

And how does the power supply work into all of this?
by Nightshade
Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Newb needs help (with Madman's Lighting Kit)
Replies: 10
Views: 9236

Newb needs help (with Madman's Lighting Kit)

So, Madman's Lighting kit just arrived yesterday but I'm a complete newbie and I need help already. Looking at the instructions, it looks like I need: - Wire-wrap tool - More wire (wanting to light the ERTL Enterprise-D) - 3 more blue LEDs (2 per nacelle and 1 for the deflector) - 3 more red LEDs (1...
by Nightshade
Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:58 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Removing enamel
Replies: 1
Views: 1438

Removing enamel

Hi all,
I painted the inside of my Enterprise D's warp nacelles and bussard collectors a long time ago. I was able to pry apart the kit, but how can I remove the paint? I used Testor's enamels back then.

Thanks~
by Nightshade
Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Lighting Models: Overcoming Intimidation?
Replies: 36
Views: 34829

I forgot about the painting on the inside actually, I've heard about that as well. What I was referring to was the finished painting on the outside of the hull, would you do that last then? If so what's the best way to mask the LED's and windows? I too, would like to know what is generally the best...