 Kingston
Vacuum Works
"Light the Titanic"
LED Lighting for Revell's 1/570 Titanic Model Kit
Now here is something a little out of the ordinary - a lighting kit
for the 1/570 Revell RMS Titanic. Eliot Brown of Kingston Vacuum Works/WarmPlastic.com
has put together a very comprehensive package allowing the builder to
dramatically improve on the Revell Titanic.
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first thing you notice upon opening the box is everything is very securely
packed in bubble wrap. The contents of the large box include: three circuit
boards, 9 resistors, 15' ea red and yellow wire, 40" fibre optic
strand, 65 yellow LEDs, 3 double AA battery holders, switch, magnetic
switch, red LED, yellow LED, manual, sidelight diagram and dome cover
kit.
The manual is an eight page, full colour booklet that includes: list
of tools, References, hints and tips, preparing the circuit boards, choosing
switch types, installing the LEDs, navigation lights, circuit diagram
and finally notes on how Eliot built his model. Other kit documentation
is a diagram showing the location and sizes of all the portholes and windows
in the hull.
In addition to the above, the kit also came with a photoetched sheet
to replace the kit compass platform. Whether this normally comes with
the lighting kit or not I'm afraid I don't know and will have to ask Eliot.
Conclusion
This seems to be a very well thought out kit and includes everything
needed to light up the Titanic. To quote from the assembly manual .. "
. . the very least you need to do is get the model, drill the portholes,
replace the grand staircrase covers, assemble and install this kit to
your degree of satisfaction."
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