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Fair American 1:48 by Model Expo

AllanKP69 said:
I love how you and others wire the models to shed some light in/on them, clever solution! I also like the reference to Baldrick. I've never seen Blackadder, but would love to give it a try.
Allan
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Thank you, Allan. I’m keeping my fingers crossed it all comes together. Adding an interior is new territory for me, further complicated by the addition of lighting.
 
Namabiiru said:
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In order to wire the lighting for the ship before planking the hull, but still leaving the whole thing freely accessible as the rest of the build progresses, I am going to insert electrical contacts into the keel at the points where it rests in the pedestals. The pedestals themselves have leads soldered to the bases
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One will connect to the positive side of the power supply, the other the negative side. The resistor and LEDs will be in series so wiring will be simple. I drilled holes for the leads next to the holes for the mounting screws.
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With everything set in place, this is how it looks. No sign of wiring and the ship doesn’t need to stay permanently attached to the base.
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With the contacts installed and the ship resting in the pedestals, resistance across the whole setup is effectively nil. I’ll call it a win.

Just waiting for some resistors to show up in the mail so I can test the lighting properly.
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What a brilliant solution! If I am interpreting this setup correctly, the whole ship is a switch, just slide it back a little and break the contacts turning off the lights.
My Bluenose just sets loosely in its pedestals which so far has not been a problem.
 
Daniel20 said:
What a brilliant solution! If I am interpreting this setup correctly, the whole ship is a switch, just slide it back a little and break the contacts turning off the lights.
My Bluenose just sets loosely in its pedestals which so far has not been a problem.
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Hi, Daniel! That’s a very interesting idea, but I don’t dare leave Fair American loose with as much rigging as she’ll carry. I’ll install a switch in the base, but the ship will be screwed down securely once the hull is complete..
 
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