 | | New CS consoles - now featuring better glow!
|
|
Check 'em out: (URL) extremely happy with the outcome. No shadows, no unsightly innards showing... Thanks to Admiral Giddens for the use of his site for reference material. The only nitpick I have is about the small place on the 1x2 that I cut too (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.parts.mod) !
|
| |
| | Re: New mod
|
|
"lester witter" <witter@erim-int.com> wrote in message news:I7KwJs.14q3@lugnet.com... (...) OK, I used the wrong term to simplify for posting. I actually use a drill press with an X/Y vise. Sorry for the confusion. Rob (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
|
| |
| | Re: New mod
|
|
Which bedmill do you have? Lester (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: Newer Mod (was: New mod)
|
|
(...) I'm already using hot glue which dries to a translucent white color. There's just not that much room inside a 1x2 tile to hide an LED. I'll experiment... Rob (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: Newer Mod (was: New mod)
|
|
(...) Would it be possible to fill the block with some sort of translucent something? That way the lighting would more diffused, and light up more evenly. Even something like good old-fashioned white glue - that dries clear and the light would show (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: Newer Mod (was: New mod)
|
|
(...) Thanks Lar. Ya, I wish there was a better way (probably is, I just haven't thought of it yet) to make it show less of the shadows. I'm really enthusiastic about this new idea. Who knows, it could make its way into the train scene too. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: Newer Mod (was: New mod)
|
|
(...) I think I like the slope better because you can't see the LED shadow as clearly, thicker makes it more translucent or something. But, all in all, truely a tour-de-force, modboy... I wasn't able to make out what the wording on the first line of (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Newer Mod (was: New mod)
|
|
(...) Clicky clicky again and see the new 1 x 2 tile with lights. I'm having WAY too much fun this weekend! Rob (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: New mod
|
|
(...) They did do it once, many years ago! If you haven't seen this before, check out: (URL) more specifically: (URL) neatest thing about the piece is that it's actually a small picture of a top-down view of the ship itself, so they probably (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: New mod
|
|
"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I7HMM4.L91@lugnet.com... (...) For a real challenge, why not try and sell the idea to LEGO? I bet they'd take a sniff at it, at any rate! ;-) Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
|
