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34 30 December 2024, 22:30
David R. MeizosoI admire your skills, not only with plastic but also electronics and lighting. Following!
19 February, 19:52
Denis Dogadov AutorThanks!
But this is a lot of things for me for the first time. I've never made electrified models before. This is the largest airplane model I've ever made.
19 February, 20:33
David R. MeizosoEven more impressive! So, may I ask how did you learn about all the electronic stuff? I guess it also involves programming light pattern sequences in Arduino. It's on my to do list!
19 February, 21:53
Denis Dogadov AutorTheoretically, it is possible to purchase ready-made electronics to illuminate the model, but I did not succeed. Then I turned to a fellow modeler who had already made a backlit model. He agreed to sell me a set of electronic parts. As a result, I received a package containing separate electronic elements. I didn't know what to do with all this. But I have a friend who works on a smart home system and knows what an Arduino is. He helped me a lot. But the hardest part turned out to be soldering the LEDs.
As my friend said, all these electronic parts can be bought on Aliexpress, inexpensively.
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1 19 February, 22:16
David R. MeizosoThanks for sharing your experience, mate. I purchased a starter pack with an Arduino board (much bigger than the one you used) some time ago, but don't know where to begin. I was hoping my kids would teach me, but they're not that much interested...
19 February, 22:29
Denis Dogadov AutorMy friend said that I have a large Arduino board, but Aliexpress can buy a smaller one.
19 February, 22:33
Denis Dogadov AutorI drew a plane on a piece of cardboard, and we made a fully working circuit with LEDs on it. Then I transferred this scheme to the model.
19 February, 22:42
Greg BakerOooooo…. Arduino's are FUN! You need an Arduino Nano. I've done several Arduino projects. You can do all kinds of neat things with them. My two favourite projects are Ghibli: If an Ohm falls in the Forest (Nausicaa + Ohm) | Album by strobez (1:144) and Destination Moon (XFLR-6 Test Rocket) | Album by strobez (1:72).
If you want some help with Arduino projects, feel free to ask~
20 February, 07:21
Greg BakerOh… I also lit up a 747 using an Arduino. So much fun! AREA 88 : "A Close Shave" | Album by strobez (1:144)
20 February, 07:23
Denis Dogadov AutorGreg Baker I looked at your work with interest. I wish it had happened sooner, because I had so many questions...
And no one told me that the inside of the fuselage needed to be painted over with black paint.
I found this photo funny (bombs + B747)
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20 February, 07:39
Greg BakerWell… first off, it's not a rule that the inside has to be painted. I did it for two reasons though… a) it helps to stop the light from coming through the skin of the fuselage. It's not so bad with a large (for 1/144 scale) commercial airliner, but I lit up a Learjet in 1/144 and it looked like I was taking an X-Ray. 😉 And b) it helps diffuse the light so each LED doesn't look like a lonely lamppost at night, with only a small circle of light.
Ha. As for the bombs, well, I didn't like how the engines looked originally and I needed something rounded and pointy to stick out the back. I think those came from an Academy F4U. Always handy to keep leftover parts in the spares box. 😉
20 February, 13:29
Greg BakerI've also lit up a B-707 (AREA 88: "Sitting on the Tarmac" (B-707) | Album by strobez (1:144)) and a DC-10 (AREA 88: "The Upside Down Bomb" (DC-10-30) | Album by strobez (1:144)). Oh, and I also post my builds on my blog (strobez.ca) and usually talk about the main challenges (or triumphs) with each project. You might find that a bit helpful too.
I didn't start lighting up the DC-10 until after I started the project, so ai had to undo a bit first. I also used simple capacitors to make the lights blink instead of an Arduino. You only really need an Arduino if you want to do some fancy light sequence.
20 February, 13:36
Denis Dogadov AutorThese are German bombs, I was interested in the design and coloring of bombs.
I've looked at your work. Yes, you can do without Arduino.
There's a lot of my work here, if you're interested-
karopka.ru/community/user/21568/
20 February, 17:48
Greg BakerThat's some great work! Maybe the bombs with from a Me262? I dunno... they were the right kind of pointy... I didn't ask any more questions than that. 🙂
20 February, 18:22
Denis Dogadov AutorGreg Baker-" it helps diffuse the light so each LED doesn't look like a lonely lamppost at night, with only a small circle of light."
I have seen that it is possible to use transparent rods from the model parts to evenly distribute the light. And I even bought these rods on Aliexpress specifically for this. But I didn't like this option and I just increased the number of LEDs in the fuselage.
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21 February, 11:06
Greg BakerYeah. I've tried those acrylic rods as well. Didn't really work all that well for me either, but it does help if you sand them to make them less clear. I think I'd always put them more directly behind the windows too.. The correct plan is to increase the number of LEDs you're using, but on some builds that also impacts how much power you need. I usually keep all my builds to 5 volts (basically USB power plugs), but you can run a 9V battery or even a 12V plug in if necessary.
26 February, 22:10
