Topic: Sten Hunter's Vehicles *Updated Tatooine Desert Skiff!

[Clonehead]

I got some more done tonight and I tested the lights... I think they came out good enough! I left them on for about 10 minutes, nothing was hot and there was no burning smell so I consider that a WIN!

Expect some better pictures early next week (these are with my phone).







bonus video! !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF1MEgM50Wo

Darned nice light up there. We will need a shot with a crew manning up the lit larty.

[Tamer]

Had to get that video on the front page. So cool. I am so curios to hear about those lights and the overall project.

We have to get you on cafn sometime.

[StenHunter]

Sounds cool Tamer!. I'm calling it a poor mans LED light rig = )
I'm about to start on the landing deck lighting soon. I have a USB light that has 13 LEDs in it. I bought it mostly for parts since where can you get 13 LEDS and matching capacitors for $1.44?

The most expensive part will be getting more wire!


Removed from the housing, just have to un-solder the negative first, mark the leads and then do the positive.

[Rogue82]

awesome work on this Sten. Quick question about the un-soldering. I get that you unsolder the wire first but do you then unsolder each negative side of the LED first or does it not matter. I love the Idea of USB lighting.

[StenHunter]

Because there are so many LEDs and typically the negative is "longer" but in this application they have been trimmed I'm going to unsolder negatives first, mark them with a sharpie and then do the positives. This way when I get ready to rewire them they will be clearly marked.

[StenHunter]

Just a few "Night" images with the lights on and some Commando's on board with master Yoda. Image heavy!! So here is a link to the gallery with a few others not shown here. https://picasaweb.google.com/112607455078338332870/2013SWGunship#


Here you can see the USB plug on the back of the Gunship

[Jedi Minstrel]

Woah!  Too Cool!

[Tamer]

This is just cool on so many levels. I can't seem to get enough of this. Thank you for sharing this with us and a bit about how you are doing it. I absolutely love the light work.

I would love to see a basic tool list and supplies that you are using to work on the lights. I have to admit I bought a solder gun hoping to learn how to do some of this led lighting. I so like the usb port lighting affair you have arranged too.

Back on the front page.

[Luke Sprywalker]

AMAZING work Sten! The vehicle is just superb and the lighting really puts it over the top!

[Bubba Fett]

Wow! This thing makes me want to put on some clone armor and jump in! The light is an amazing visual. Excellent work!

[DarthDrew]

Amazing work, I love the look of this gunship and the lights are brilliant!

[StenHunter]

Thanks guys = ) Have a great weekend!

[wraithnine]

Jesus!! this this is AWESOME!! ..great! ..now i have to go change my underwear ....thanks a bunch Sten..hrumph.......

[BlackThorne]

One of the best custom Gunship around here. You must be proud of this, congrats!

[StenHunter]

While waiting for different layers of paint to dry on the Gunship I repainted a Micro Machine Falcon... (I was bored.. what can I say..)

I give you, the "Grey Fox" a light freighter


And of course, it wouldn't be cool unless you were buzzing by Cloud City..