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Lighting an aircraft
Posted: October 16th, 2013, 1:07 pm
by James Stewart
Afternoon all, i've decided to add a touch of realism with functioning lights on my latest model and I realised I'm not sure where about the rotating beacon goes on a Pilatus PC-9. The RAAF videos I could find show no lights apart from the Nav and strobe lights which I know where to position. I was able to find one picture of the aircraft with one on the underside near the airbrake. However, trying to find another image to corroborate this is difficult. I was considering using a lighting kit that you can buy but a trip to Maplins for the individual parts may be cheaper. If anyone has had experience in this please add your thoughts on the best way to light an aircraft.
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: October 16th, 2013, 3:33 pm
by sean smith
PM sent.
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: October 17th, 2013, 9:17 pm
by James Stewart
Thanks Sean, spot on bud.
J
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: January 5th, 2014, 11:14 pm
by Paul Fleming
James,
Check out
www.lakemicrosystems.com he has built several lighting systems for me.
Paul
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: January 10th, 2014, 4:17 pm
by James Stewart
Its all setup i'm afraid and looking good. The wiring was rather interesting but to clean it all up we used alarm wire so its all nice and neat in the wing and fuselage. I could post a couple of images if you're interested.
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: January 10th, 2014, 5:09 pm
by Dave Parry
Hi James, we are always interested in seeing other modellers work so please feel free to post some.
Re: Lighting an aircraft
Posted: January 12th, 2014, 9:53 pm
by James Stewart
Pictures on this forum are a tad different to post haha. I'll pop something up tomorrow guys sorry.