Plastic Modeling

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nah I will stick to my dirty old flat and semi gloss vehicles. Maybe if I ever get my hands on the 2017+ 86 kit and do it up as the Hakone. They are hard to come by and very costly though

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Almost every horizontal and relatively flat surface in my house has models on it at this point.

How much is it up there for the Aoshima kouki 86?

lol, don't you also have some hanging?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

How much is it up there for the Aoshima zenki 86?

lol, don't you also have some hanging?

Nope none hanging all sit on shelves.

A lot. I have a 13 to do the FRS some day. Need the later model to do the Hakone.

By the time I pay for exchange, shipping and duty a 17+ (Aoshima nd Tamiya both call it a 2016) would be pushing $120. Half of that is shipping since costs are outrageous to ship here for some reason. Nobody in Canada has one ins stock so it would have to come out of the US. I just don't want to do one that badly!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nope none hanging all sit on shelves.

A lot. I have a 13 to do the FRS some day. Need the later model to do the Hakone.

By the time I pay for exchange, shipping and duty a 17+ (Aoshima nd Tamiya both call it a 2016) would be pushing $120. Half of that is shipping since costs are outrageous to ship here for some reason. Nobody in Canada has one ins stock so it would have to come out of the US. I just don't want to do one that badly!

Wow, that's insane!

[Kiske]

^^
Hah, now the ikea detolf modeling spiral begins. Time for custom led lighting, printed backdrops and mirrors!




https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threa...inets.1045103/

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Kiske

^^
Hah, now the ikea detolf modeling spiral begins. Time for custom led lighting, printed backdrops and mirrors!




https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threa...inets.1045103/

Not gonna lie, I was thinking about LED lighting, but I was thinking either vertical strips on the four corners for each level, or 4 spot lights on the top of each four corners on each level.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Not gonna lie, I was thinking about LED lighting, but I was thinking either vertical strips on the four corners for each level, or 4 spot lights on the top of each four corners on each level.

Let me get info on what my son did for his statues. He has that exact same cabinet (well about 4 of them) and experimented with several lighting set ups before he found one that worked well.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Not gonna lie, I was thinking about LED lighting, but I was thinking either vertical strips on the four corners for each level, or 4 spot lights on the top of each four corners on each level.

OK he has changed the shelves but used the same setup that he eventually settled on when he had the same as you.
Just soe basic led strips set in a V pattern. They should be dimmable though to get the best effect.
He says this gives the least shadowing or back lighting.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Thanks for the info.

That cat though! Lol!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Thanks for the info.

That cat though! Lol!

That is one of the kittens that was living under my side porch last year. He likes to help play video games.

[FR-S2GT86]

Am I posting this in the right thread?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FR-S2GT86

Am I posting this in the right thread?

Attachment 201481

Only if you made the condom hat with your own two hands.

[FR-S2GT86]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Only if you made the condom hat with your own two hands.

I thought it looked more like a baby bottle nipple.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Alright, between working OT and working on the R32 (real one), I finally got around to the LEDs for the Chaser. Experimented with using warm white LEDs for the taillights since for what ever reason, if I use red LEDs on the same 2 positive post battery holder, only either the headlights or the taillights can be on at one time. With the warm white, I can have both the headlights and taillights on at the same time. Using only Elmer's white glue for the lenses, so hopefully they stick. Decided to not do any high beams again.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Alright, between working OT and working on the R32 (real one), I finally got around to the LEDs for the Chaser. Experimented with using warm white LEDs for the taillights since for what ever reason, if I use red LEDs on the same 2 positive post battery holder, only either the headlights or the taillights can be on at one time. With the warm white, I can have both the headlights and taillights on at the same time. Using only Elmer's white glue for the lenses, so hopefully they stick. Decided to not do any high beams again.

what? this makes no sense.. white led's are 3.2v ea. red led's are 1.9v ea... you should be able to run twice the amount of red led's over white...

what's your series/parallel wiring looking like?