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Thanks Trekkriffic

I wish to run my LED lighting for the 1/350 refit Enterprise from a 9 volt AC adapter. What should be the mA rating for the adapter? Thanks

Plastic models...star trek plastic models actually.

What is the best glue to use on models, so a few years from now the model is not falling apart? Thanks

Does anyone know if I can substitute a GD4017B IC chip with another type of IC? Thanks

Which is best for painting starships...acrylic or enamel?

Besides sandpaper and steel wool, is there something that can be applied to the inside of clear bussard domes to diffuse them?

I have come across info that testers has re-issued flowquil with testers "createfx"

Many thanks Trekkriffic.

I found some on EBay...would you be able to post a link to a photo of the bottle label for the dome diffuser? I could narrow my search then. Thanks for your help.

Thanks Trekriffic and nice work...great photos. Do I just look for fowquil flat base? Is it white or just called flat base? Thanks for your help.

Has anyone used Flowquil paint to coat the inside of clear bussard dome to give it a diffused look...so you can not see the led lights until illuminated?

Hello,
Does anyone have a simple schematic diagram for a 3 or 4
LED bussard spinner circuit?

The spinners use a wall wart power supply. I have tested each spinner independently...the left one works fine, but the right one fails as described.

Hello. A problem here for the electronic wizards. I have a bussard LED kit that uses a 4017 and 555 IC chips. Left and right are separate PCBs. The right side stopped working such that it does not rotate, but the LEDs stay on. If I turn the power on and off fast, the LEDs appear to rotate as normal....

Then it must be a DIY thing.

I guess not...janeway must not have paid her electric bill.

Is there a light kit for voyager model?

Does voyager not have strobe lights?

Thanks for all the replies

Thanks for all the replies

The circuit uses a 4060 and 555 IC chip. The leds rotate clockwise. I am not that good with electronics. I want to make two led circuits that spin towards each other.

The circuit uses a 4060 and 555 IC chip. The leds rotate clockwise. I am not that good with electronics. I want to make two led circuits that spin towards each other.

:dup

No electronic wizards in the house?

Greetings,
I have a bussard circuit to make spinning leds. It spins in one direction...how do I build the other to spin the opposite direction? Are the leds wired to different pin outs or ?

Hello
Any suggestion how to make 3 leds pulse for Enterprise E bussard plasma effect?

I search for this topic but could not find info. For LEDs in a model, using a wall wart for power, is it better to wire lEDs in series or parallel?
Thanks

Any idea why the NX impulse engines stay illuminated blue when the ship goes to warp drive....as opposed to changing color to a more subdued glow when going to warp?

Thanks