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-Steve
Sure wish I could take better photos. All of my close ups are grainy.
Marie Antoinette
Well I've never built a ship in a bottle, but I think this is what it would be like. I'm running the wires for the inside of the shop. Here we see a tangled mess for 4 (2 inside shop, 1 on front wall, 1 in the drive-through) lights being threaded into a small hole in the floor and out the bottom. I'll twist them together and use a scrap board to hide them as they go down the wall. I placed a conduit tube in the diorama base already.
I have a decision to make. I can mount the shop and drive-through now and secure the lights which means I build the roof while the shop is secured. Option 2 is build the roof while working around the wires for the light. I'm leaning towards option 1 after watching Joel build his roof with the shop in place. This will make finishing the lights relatively easier.
Also, I'm only installing 1 front door for better visibility inside.
Alan
Karl.A
All of the top-side wiring is done. I need a break before trying to tackle the underside. That is going to be a challenge. I'll try to get some photos as I go.
I took a short video of the burn barrel. If anyone knows how to load it here please let me know.
That "burn barrel" is great. The video shows the flickering light of a diminishing fire in the barrel. Very effective when coupled with the heavily charred lumber sticking out of the top. Thanks for posting the video. Is the LED you used one from Ngineering?
Later, Dave S Tucson, AZ
I went ahead and wired the lights to the board. The first pic shows the board with resistors installed...they sure are small. Second pic shows where wires come out from under diorama. 2 tips on working with magnet wire. 1-twisting your wire pairs together makes them a whole lot easier to work with. 2-tie a knot at the end of your twisted wire pair so you don't mix up wires when wiring to board. 3-(I didn't follow) label your wires so you know which light they go to...I have 1 light not working so I have some investigating to do.
Pic 3 shows D-cell power pack that will be mounted under the diorams followed by a couple of pics with lights on...note that the light not working is above the door to the welding shop.
Last 2 pics give perspective on where this is mounted under the diorama.
This is the side of the base for the diorama. Once the groundwork is nearly complete I will slip the diorama into this frame and secure it. I think the black button is the way to go versus the red.
A while back I made a new motor also, but I think it need a fan belt. I placed it on a pallet to see how it would look. Joel made me try a bent and exposed nail on the pallet.
Looks like there is some back-breaking work going on here!
I'm also about ready to put it into the frame. Most of the dirty work is done but I'll still protect the finish with some painter's tape. I think that the more details I add, the higher the chances of messing something up when it goes into the frame.
Apologies in advance if youve mentioned before, but where are your figures from?
Yes Joel. I always enjoy adding the details.