Fiber Optics, the PL TOS Enterprise and a novice....

Daithi · Post by **Daithi** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:23 pm

Are there any "kits", advice, suggestions, etc.... on using fiber optics to light up the PL little TOS kit?? Any info would be greatly appreciated..

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:15 pm

Here's the basic lighting in the bridge and sensor dome. Granted this is a Loknar class conversion:
http://www.kc6sye.com/techmages_3_28_04_b.html

We used one led and two big fat fiber optic plastic fibers. Heat blooming these helps open the end up. We also used heat to help bend them, the LEd faces the front of the ship so we needed to make two right angle bends one to get the light up to the bridge, and the other down to get light to the sensor dome.

Nav lights will need thin chip LEDs or some reall tight fiber work.
http://www.kc6sye.com/techmages_3_20_04_j.html
The SMT LEDs I had were still to thick you can see the gap caused by them in these pics. Also you can see that it is possible to manually build the rotating LED ring, its a pain though!

Madman Lighting · Post by **Madman Lighting** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:54 pm

My lighting kit will fit in that model. Its a general purpose LED and fiber optic lighting kit. The fit is tight but it can be done. Check out the SSM store and you'll see the demo project I did with that one.

-JC.

Daithi · Post by **Daithi** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:42 pm

Thanks for all the help Sparky and Madman Lighting.. Wow, that Loknar-Class ship is nice. Does anyone produce it now??? Madman, is your lighting kit avaliable through SSM or do you sell it privately?? The demo looks great..

Daithi · Post by **Daithi** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:47 pm

Forget that last question Madman..

I should pay more attention while reading..