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Thank you Delorean man. Did you do this on a Voyager kit? How many LED's did you use? Do you have any pictures at all?

Would this work to get an even glow on the deflector as well?

Cheers,
Rik

Thank you again robiwon, your advice is invaluable.

I'll tinker about when I get to setting up the lighting. I'm looking at how to do the deflector dish as well. I've read on here that fibrefill can work quite well. Also frosting the back of the clear part can work as well.

Cheers,
Rik

Thank you for the advice.

Just one more question, do you think it'll be worth painting the inside of the warp grill blue as well?

After painting, should I still use blue LED's? Or White ones?

Cheers,
Rik

Thanks for the tip, is that a clear tube or a white one? How bright does the effect come out?

Should I paint the white in gloss, or matt?

Cheers,
Rik

Hi, I'm new to lighting sci-fi model kits and am building a Revell 1/677 U.S.S. Voyager kit. The question I have is what is the best way to get an even blue glow on the warp nacelles with LED's? Also is it best to paint the inside white, or use foil to reflect the light? This applies to the whole ki...