NZEOD Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I'd say they painted the Clear plastic of the engine piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) yea that would be perfect to customise burner colours. I only got 1 set of the op11 tho cos it's not exactly cheap ... Hopefully there would be cheap and easy diy led lighting solutions popping up to help save some cost..always wanted to light up models but it seems quite complicated... Edited November 16, 2016 by seti88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) 2 LEDS and a connection point is all you need really. Source the LEDS from the N and Z scale rail geeks - They sell 1mm SMD ones like the one on the OP11 that are prewired and cost a few bucks for a bundle. http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-x-Pre-Wired-warm-white-0805-SMD-led-street-Lights-Pre-soldered-lamps-HO-N/151930417334?_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D34a379cf3d944718b659d2e6ba77dfbd%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D151930687374 Edited November 16, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Cool thanks for the link on the Led. I normally stuck at how do you hook it up to a switch and battery, without soldering as i haven't used a solder before. I also don't have knowledge on capacitors or resistors to get. Tho the led page you posted did have a nice link to a easy to use DIY board...http://stores.ebay.com/WEHONEST/InstructionOfPowerDistributionBoard.html maybe i will try to digest that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I can draw a quick picture of how to wire it up and what resistor to use. And how to power it. Its all pretty easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thanks for the offer nzeod. Am really swamped for the foreseeable future so anything would remain theoretical for me. Perhaps other MWers might want to take up lighting solutions tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) I'll try it myself first to see how awkward it is or isnt. Wanting to put lights into the gerwalk engines so have a bit of drilling and hollowing to do. Want a Gerwalk with engines lit on the Ocean diorama bases I've been making. Edited November 17, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Tomy is trying to pimp you the vf-31S 3 set mode so you can do this....! Now...hmmm......VF-31'J' messer version anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Ahhhhh finally!!! Wondered when that was arriving! That should torpedo the stupid $150 Fighter only ones I've been seeing on Yahoo JP Bugger... that's not the VF-31A 3 mode set... Edited November 26, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Thanks for the micro LED link. That's not a bad price and pre-wired too! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 When is the 31S coming out? I want one but I want to time it such that I could ship it together with Figuarts Zero Mirage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 its already out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy NYK Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 When is the 31S coming out? I want one but I want to time it such that I could ship it together with Figuarts Zero Mirage. its already out Yup, it's out, Amiami has asked for payment. Shipping soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 https://twitter.com/eikoku2016/status/806176736194936832 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy NYK Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Getting busy this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECB5489 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On 12/7/2016 at 9:39 AM, seti88 said: https://twitter.com/eikoku2016/status/806176736194936832 Custom pilots? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 hours ago, ECB5489 said: Custom pilots? Â Must be. The 31A doesn't come with any pilots or deck crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Just finished building my VF-31J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Looks great! I'm ready for the rest of the squadron to be released! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy NYK Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Has anybody heard any news whether there will be any Super Pack versions of the VF-31 from TomyTec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 well...as they haven't done a VF-1 Superpack set yet I don't expect one this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 They havent announced the gerwalk sets for mirages and the 31A either, despite them fighter modes coming out before arad's complete gerwalk set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy NYK Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Graham said: Has anybody heard any news whether there will be any Super Pack versions of the VF-31 from TomyTec?  37 minutes ago, NZEOD said: well...as they haven't done a VF-1 Superpack set yet I don't expect one this year.  25 minutes ago, seti88 said: They havent announced the gerwalk sets for mirages and the 31A either, despite them fighter modes coming out before arad's complete gerwalk set. https://twitter.com/tomytec_gimix this is my source of updates for Tomytec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Does the VF-1 battroid backpack have any indentations or otherwise indicate mounting points for Super parts? For that matter, what about the arms and legs? I can't imagine they would create entirely new molds just to accommodate them. (Then again, it would be easy enough to simply glue them onto the existing kits.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 No indentations of additional parts for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 10 hours ago, Andy NYK said:   https://twitter.com/tomytec_gimix this is my source of updates for Tomytec. yeah that's the oone I use too.  Posted a note on the mismatched coloured LEDs I got in my Engine light up kit but no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Try this one for some great VF-31 shots and the custom pilots. There is also a VF-1 Superstrike... maybe a Gimix/Chara Works hybrid? https://twitter.com/eikoku2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I finally got a few of these. Got the vf-31j, 31c, 31s fighter modes and the J battroid. Also picked up the op11 lighting set. I'm a total noob at building these. Can anyone let me know everything  (glue, masking tape, knife etc) that i need to complete this build? I hate starting a job and finding out that i need to buy something to finish it off especially if it's something i have to order online. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy NYK Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, Sandman said: I finally got a few of these. Got the vf-31j, 31c, 31s fighter modes and the J battroid. Also picked up the op11 lighting set. I'm a total noob at building these. Can anyone let me know everything  (glue, masking tape, knife etc) that i need to complete this build? I hate starting a job and finding out that i need to buy something to finish it off especially if it's something i have to order online. Thanks in advance. I'm not a modeler too, and I was able to assemble these with just a nipper, a knife and glue. Maybe some clothes clips to hold glued parts together to dry. Macro-able eyes and small fingers needed too, the parts could be very small, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Super glue, because model cement will only dissolve the paint but not really affect the plastic.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sandman said: I finally got a few of these. Got the vf-31j, 31c, 31s fighter modes and the J battroid. Also picked up the op11 lighting set. I'm a total noob at building these. Can anyone let me know everything  (glue, masking tape, knife etc) that i need to complete this build? I hate starting a job and finding out that i need to buy something to finish it off especially if it's something i have to order online. Thanks in advance. make sure you test the OP11 led unit BEFORE installing it as once its in you cant get it out and I've had a set with one white and one blue LED. You'll also need a small piece of aluminium tape to line the inside of the leg seams to make them light proof on both the VF-1 kits and the VF-31 kits. Edited January 11, 2017 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Thanks for all the suggestions. It is all very helpful and appreciated. 7 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: Super glue, because model cement will only dissolve the paint but not really affect the plastic.  Will super glue affect the paint in any way? I already have this Tamiya liquid glue. I suppose that's not good to use? Is there a particular brand of super glue that is best to use? 6 hours ago, NZEOD said: make sure you test the OP11 led unit BEFORE installing it as once its in you cant get it out and I've had a set with one white and one blue LED. You'll also need a small piece of aluminium tape to line the inside of the leg seams to make them light proof on both the VF-1 kits and the VF-31 kits. Great suggestion about the op11 unit. The would be annoying to complete the model to find out it didn't work or had two different colours. Is aluminum tape something I can get from a Walmart or Home Depot, or do I need to order it from an hobby shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The Tamiya glue will work if you sand away the paint from the areas to be glued first. It's supposed to work with bare plastic, so obviously the paint will get in the way of that. As for type of super glue, I'm partial to gel-form super glues that have a slightly longer work time than the 20 microseconds you get with the watery variety. Brand doesn't matter too much, I think. I wouldn't want to offer advice without having tried it myself, but I imagine (thin) aluminium foil glued to the walls of the kit would work just as well... NZEOD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Sandman said: Thanks for all the suggestions. It is all very helpful and appreciated. Will super glue affect the paint in any way? I already have this Tamiya liquid glue. I suppose that's not good to use? Is there a particular brand of super glue that is best to use? Great suggestion about the op11 unit. The would be annoying to complete the model to find out it didn't work or had two different colours. Is aluminum tape something I can get from a Walmart or Home Depot, or do I need to order it from an hobby shop? most hardware and auto parts outlets would have it  The Walmart Versions... Edited January 11, 2017 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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