Defiant Lighting Project

photoguy · Post by **photoguy** » Fri May 15, 2009 2:22 pm

Well, I've mentioned this project in a couple of other threads, but I thought I might go ahead and show some progress on it.

I started building this as a "practice" build to try out a few new techniques, and polish others before I tackle my PL 1:350 Refit. Being fairly new to lighting, I have been building a few simple circuits to get some experience before I dive into the beast. Here is my AMT Defiant with all of the panel lines re-scribed, Arthur's decals (modified in Photoshop) a lot of airbrushing, and fiber optic lighting. This is the second time I have worked with this, and I'm pretty happy with it. Still more to do, But it's coming along.

http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n393 ... I_0847.flv
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n393 ... I_0846.flv

No PICs or programming, just a couple of 555's wired up with tips and diagrams (and some assistance from my guru Dad) found here on the boards. Thanks for your help!

MaxDefiant · Post by **MaxDefiant** » Fri May 29, 2009 1:53 pm

Hey, I started doing the same exact thing! Before starting my 350 PL Refit I thought it would be good to "warm up" on my USS Defiant that I have always wanted to create. Unfortunately I got caught up in trying to accurize it and found that it's pretty awful when compared to the filming model. I do have the impulse engines scratch built and tested with some nice red LEDs, and I have also tested the warp engine lights. I'll see about posting some pics to this thread. I would love to see your progess to keep us informed!

photoguy · Post by **photoguy** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:11 pm

Total BUMP.

I've been working on this one, but have had a couple other projects (including one of the IPMS Journal) trump my building time as of late. More progress photos coming soon!!

MillenniumFalsehood · Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:19 pm

Can you link to the circuit you used?

Madman Lighting · Post by **Madman Lighting** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:39 pm

Nice video, nice paint job too.

I started one of those many moons ago and gave it up. Typical AMT/ERTL kit with lots of stuff wrong with it and bad fit. I'm glad to see you had the tenacity to take yours as far as you did. Good job!