Posted by Dwayne on March 18, 1998 at 21:24:12 in lex-ts3-39.iglou.com:
In Reply to: Re: Fibre Optic Lighting posted by Alex Lee on March 16, 1998 at 02:23:13:
: : Hi,
: : Another question.. I was wondering if anyone has lit
: : their model of Titanic? I was thinking about installing
: : fibre optic lighting, lit from one or two main bulbs
: : outside of the model, so that replacement is easy..
: : Has anyone done this?
: : Anyone know where I might find the necessary parts
: : to do this?
: : Thanks again,
: : Chaz.
: : P.S. Has anyone tried converting their Titanic to
: : 'RMS/HMHS Olympic' or 'HMHS Brittanic'?
: Hi, Chaz,
: At the moment, I'm doing my research & planning on lighting up the model. You may be better off having a few bulbs INSIDE the model (I'm planning about 6). It is still possible to replace the bulbs depending on how you design the circuit. Fibre optics are good for lighting small points of light but not large ones such as windows and large port holes. However, you may want to try a combination of both.
: As for the supplies, I can't help you there as I don't have any info on suppliers in U.K. As for myself, I can't even get a decent supply of hobby tools and accessories in Malaysia. I'm using unused fibre optic cables left over from my Deep Space 9 kit.
: If you want to know more about lighting, check out http://www.CultTVman.com . They've got a good write-up on Model lighting.
The best source of fiber optics or just about anything elso a modeller needs is American Science and Surplus. I'm not sure but I think their website has "sciplus" in the title...feed that to Altavista and see! The latest (3/98) issue of Finescale Modeller has a terrific article about lighting the Klingon ship model but the techniques are the same. Basically, line the interior with aluminum colored paint as an absolutely opaque block, then white to reflect and diffuse light (remember, metal is a dark gray) then drill out and cover your portholes, etc. Suspect covering with acetate or something, then frosting inside with Dullcote would work. Wish I could afford the big kit to try it...I'll have to doctor up the Revell 1/570 scale one!!