How-to Light Your Kit!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- New how-to on lighting the tiny 1/350 Millennium Falcon! Here is the link for the 3D printed set I used:
www.shapeways....
Here is where I purchase my prewired leds and other lighting supplies:
www.modeltrain...
5 years later and this video is still a great resource for lighting such a tiny kit!
I’ve gotta say out of all of these very small Bandai millennium Falcons that are this size yours is absolutely the most realistic and sweetest looking version I’ve ever seen your paint job for the falcon is perfect I love the colors you chose it looks movie prop ready
Thanks for the links Ken. Just getting back into modeling after 50 years out! Lots has changed!
Aha! I see I’m not the only old timer that’s pulled his airbrush out of storage during COVID? I haven’t been out nearly as long, but it’s been a while. Make sure to signup for a scale modeling forum! There’s so much expertise among the members that they can help you fix almost anything. Back to the bench!
My pleasure! Always glad to share cool finds and techniques with fellow modelers!
Welcome back to the hobby, Peter👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@@kenspriggs5687 hi Ken! I’m a fan of your channel. I’ve taken my first steps in creating my own channel. My first episode will be a 1/350 Millennium Falcon that was damaged on the Kessel Run. I have my cockpit lit all thanks to you and your video. May I link your video in mine? I’m new at the UA-cam thing and just want to make sure I always have peoples permission.
@@jonathanporter5429 hi Jonathan, yes you can, I appreciate you asking me. Good luck on your new channel! Send me a link when you do, I’d love to see your build!
🤣😂 Ken, the completely over-the-top, infomercial opening was so silly it just earned you a new sub! First time viewer, but if that’s a glimpse into your sense of humor, I’m all in! Well, that and I’m looking to light one of my 1/350 scale Bandai Falcons.
Thanks for the sub, I hope my creative model building keeps you hooked!
amazing work, creative ligths, a lot of talente, congratulations!!!!
I like watching your videos I do learn a whold from team you keep up the wonderful 👍 and great 😃👍 work I show my friends they toll me I like watching your videos to we'll you have a great 😃👍 day take care be safe
So detailed, love the paint job 👍
I know I'm a bit behind the times - but just found these kits on ebay and got a bunch - I tip my hat - and tug my forelock to your skills patience and steadiness of hand - AMAZING!!!
Thank you John! The tiny prewired lights from Evan Designs help a lot in these tiny kits! Check out my video on building the display for this kit here.
ua-cam.com/video/_PEF2RCUP94/v-deo.html
One of the coolest falcons I've ever seen, beautiful attention to detail. This kind of lighting mod would be awesome to see on the Millenium Falcon model for X-Wing the miniatures game, looks very similar in scale
Thank you!
Great work! thank you for the links
That really looks cool, even different colors in the cockpit and gunners station...wow! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the diorama.
Thank you Jellojohn! I saw a diorama of the perfect grade Falcon leaving Mos Eisley, I'm looking at something similar but in small scale, probably about 6 inches or so.
You did an amazing job! I got a lot with the top and bottom gun wells with the little hallway. I can't wait to get it started.
Thank you Mike! I was contacted recently by the designer of these 3D printed parts. He now offers the complete set for this kit on one sprue! I got the set and I’ll be building up this kit again in the coming weeks!
@@kenspriggs5687 thats the exact kit i ordered it arrived today! I was trying to figure out a way to have a battery inside with a capacitive touch button hidden inside as well so i didnt need a stand. No matter what i have engineered no battery small enough with work even cutting down the amount of led to use! Im using this video to help me with my full falcon adventure!
Mike Murkin it’s an amazing set! I’m thinking of doing a diorama from Force Awakens where they’re blasting off from Jakku with tarps and ropes hanging off of the ship and crashing into the strange structure. Yeah, getting a battery inside would be very tricky!
@@kenspriggs5687 cant wait to see what you think of! I have a couple diorama to finish before i start my falcon!
Here’s a tip for you for future models when you’re building star war kits that are this small and you want them to look as realistic as possible I suggest using water base very flat paint , I use testors model masters Flat acrylic , then I thin it with water when the paint dries it leaves absolutely no brush marks , no raised edges , it dries absolutely flat while hiding none of the details of the model. Not only that but you can also apply multiple coats and layers without increasing the thickness of the paint which is perfect for weathering and if you happen to make a mistake there’s no need to do any sanding you simply correct it
wow! I have always wanted to try lighting a kit... it's a bit intimidating, but it looks fantastic! Great job! oh, and great job on your paint details too!
Thank you! I highly recommend Evan Designs for prewired SMDs and other materials. They make it very easy to get started in lighting your kits!
Really fantastic my friend!!! Thanks so much for all the info!!
Thank you, Captain!
Holy shit! Subscribed!!
very nice coloring on that- well done
Thank you!
Hi, Ken! Thanks for your tutorial, have already watched both this and the weathering video for the 1:350 Falcon dozens of times. I've just ordered the "Full" ANH kit from Age of Plastic on Shapeways (and a bunch of electronics from EvanDesigns) and was wondering if you'd ever consider doing a more comprehensive series on the more complex version of this build?
I'm a few videos late to make this comment, but I like your parody intro. It reminds me of this one infomercial for a contraption that was supposed to make it easier to strain spaghetti, so they had the lady trying to pour spaghetti into a regular colander and it sloshing into the sink. "Our device will turn you into an idiot when it comes to doing something you've done all your life!" Another funny one was for these shelves that you could fit into a corner of your room by way of little razor blades that pierced your wall. They had a light on the bottom. They said, "Beware of shelves that don't light up!" They were the same company selling unlighted shelves the year before! LOL. Anyway, great job with these tutorials!
Thank you! Yeah, I thought it would be funny to have the faded video infomercial with a dummy who can't do simple tasks! I also got inspiration from one of my favorite UA-camrs Vivian Tries, she reviews real TV products and is hilarious!
WOW! Nicely done! 👍
Thanks, Terry!
Great work on that model, I'm working on a similar one(the three landing gear version) and it occurred to me that, for the diorama, you could try to place it in the docking bay of the cloud city of episode V, because the bottom part of your model has five landing gear, it's just a suggestion , I'm sure you will do a great job, greetings from México!!
Thank you Osvvaldo! Greetings back to you! I'm thinking of having it launching out of the landing pad on Mos Eisley so you won't see the landing gear or bottom
Wow!!! Nice Job!
Thank you!
That's next good job man,I've got to find one of that scale
Thanks Stephen! Bandai sells this scale in several sets, currently in the 3 ship resistance fighters and in a 2 set with the Rebel Blockade Runner.
@@kenspriggs5687 I'll have to check them out keep up the vids they help even the novelist
Looks amazing, great job!
Thank you, Eddie!
That is fucking brilliant
Thanks Simon!
It`s awesome! Do you have a video when you paint the model? The paint job is perfect! Just like in the move. Could you please tell me what kind of paint did yo use and combined them?
Thank you! Yes I did, you can watch my painting and weathering video here: ua-cam.com/video/4QBl0DtujWk/v-deo.html. I also filmed the building of a Mos Eisley diorama for the model here: ua-cam.com/video/_PEF2RCUP94/v-deo.html
Iron Maiden would be proud of the number of subs you have at present mate! :-) I need to come back to this (I'm supposed to be doing housework) as I am a complete idiot when it comes to lighting and there are so many projects that I have that would benefit from lighting. So I am hoping this video will be the answer to my prayers. :-)
Yes, I just noticed that too, Al! But I'll take it! Prewired leds have made my lighting much easier, the 4 leds I used for the engine were wired together to a single set of wires by Evans Designs. They are working on a set of 4 pulsing leds for me for another project, great company!
I'd like to install lights inside my Moebius Flying Sub. The lighting kit they provide is rather expensive, so I'd like to do my own thing. I think I know how to do the colored reactor lights, but I have no clue what to do with the floor panels. Any ideas?
Amazing job wow how much would you sell it for if you did?
Thank you! I also built a diorama for this ship, escaping from Mos Eisley. I showed the build in this video: ua-cam.com/video/_PEF2RCUP94/v-deo.html. I’m not looking to sell this one as I won 2 awards at model conventions for it. I may be willing to build another one as a commission build in the future. I am currently doing a commission build of the 2001 Discovery so I wouldn’t be available for this one till the end of the year. Let me know if you are interested and we can get in contact.
I just bought this kit and figured lighting it would be impossible!
I find the lighting intimidating. I don't know how to figure out how much battery is needed for how many LEDs and if resisters are needed. Ugh.
That's why I use prewired Leds from Evan Designs. You can choose what voltage you want and they add the resistors for you. I prefer to use the 3v lights with AA batteries. You can connect 20 or 30 SMDs to one battery holder of 2 AA batteries. Check them out, they have a lot of lighting options!
www.modeltrainsoftware.com/collections/hobby-leds/products/chip-nano-pico-leds
I lit this a while back and I did the small Bandai Imperial Star Destroyer too.
using some what epoxy?
I use two part 5 minute epoxy.
@@kenspriggs5687 Ah thank you
Hey ken, Outstanding job! How did you put on the clear red,green,blue tamiya paint on? And did you paint the cockpit wall black on both sides, and did you drill the holes or were they pre-drilled. I am working on a 1/350 medical frigate ( nebulon B ) and I’m planning to add this 1/350 falcon to it. As I have the lights for the frigate done I need to add light to my falcon. I have the 3D printed parts and the lights as well. Thanks in advance and once again! great job 👍
Thank you Paul! I didn't paint the back so light could shine through. The white light strips are already open on the part as well as the round opening to the upper left. After gluing the smd on the back I masked it with white then black paint to channel the light forward. I nicked off some of the paint on the controls and dabbed tiny bits of the clear Tamiya colors on it to give the impression of controls.
@@kenspriggs5687 Hey Ken, Thanks for the reply, I see now that you you bought the "age of plastic" 3D printed parts and I bought the "308bits" parts for the falcon. his cockpit back wall is a little different as the wall has no pre-made holes. a little more challenging of course, but my question is where and how did you apply the tiny clear tamiya colors? to get that light effect. which to me looks insane! not too bright, not too dim but just right. I have been modeling for 25 years, mainly star wars stuff but have been since introduced to lighting in the past 5 years. and have taken my models to a whole new level. I buy quite a bit of stuff from Evans Models lighting. but for this project I am doing I need the Falcon lit and to be attached to the Medical Frigate from ESB. which I have covered and planned. I do a lot of lighting, fiber optics, LED strips, but nothing this small! if you would like to see some of my work and my current project please take a look at Modeller Magic website - link ( www.modelermagic.com/?p=105630 ) just copy and paste. and another one. ( www.modelermagic.com/?p=105794 ) I do not have a channel on youtube, I am some what a CLOSET modeller. I don't show my stuff too often. my wife enjoys my enthusiasm for the craft, and my kids like my work especially my son , but I am the only one for a passion of modelling, keeps me out of the bars! but I wouldn't say it's cheaper.LOL
your work is amazing and soo finely detailed! I could only wish I had the talent you have as an artist! thats why I love this hobby. we all share and learn from each other. thanks again and keep up the outstanding work you show.
Paul D because it's such a tiny part with the led so bright on the back, the black paint still had a lot of light leaking through, especially through the horizontal slots that the part had. I used a very thin piece of wire to lightly dab different Tamiya clear colors onto some spots to give the impression of a varied panel. I did the same on the gunner station.
How do you make the engine grid? Was it custom or did you cut out gaps in the plastic ?
John Ang I used 3D printed replacement parts for the engine grill, the gunner station and window grill and the cockpit and cone. I got them from Shapeways.com, the link is in the description. I showed the parts in my previous How-To on weathering this kit:
ua-cam.com/video/4QBl0DtujWk/v-deo.html
Thanks
Sadly, my Kit's cockpit molding is defective.
How did you create the grill? 3D printed or did you cut out the existing grill that came with the kit?
Hi Jon. The grill was also a 3D printed part along with the cockpit and cone, the gunner stations and window grills and the communications dish and mount. I purchased them at Shapeways. Here is a link to the complete set for this kit, they also sell individual sets of the parts. www.shapeways.com/product/A89DEXPDN/bandai-falcon-1-350-anh-complete?optionId=133442285&li=ostatus
What size LEDs did you use for the engines
They are chip SMDs that came prewired in a set of 4. I get my lighting from Evan Designs at modeltrainsoftware.com.