Studio Scale McQuarrie Concept Raider

[dbhs]

I got some lighting working now and the top side detailing is under way.

I wasn't happy with the technique I used with the colored lighting gels on the studio raider so I tried something new here. The problem with the gels is that glue doesn't stick to them well and I can't glue them to the LEDs. To get around this I tried mounting them to a clear backing that I could position and glue in place easier. I cut strips of the gels and stuck them onto clear masking tape. Then I stuck the masking tape onto some clear plastic card. Here you can see the lighting gels stuck between the FO on the left (held in place inside aluminum tubes) and the LEDs on the right.


Here is the lighting gels mounted to the clear plastic.


Here's the effect in the cockpit. I'm not sold on the colors I have here and may play around with other ideas.


This is the overall view as of tonight. The canopy is a mock up with strip styrene. This is my second pass and I'm going to make a few minor adjustments then measure it and do the final with clear plastic and styrene frame.


The topside panel lines are all scribed in.


Detail of the forward intake.


Detail of the small openings at the front sides.



Top side.





Thanks for looking.

-Doug