vim_the_good Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Hey there all. Well I picked up a new Rhino so my troops don't have to run everywhere and thought I would paint the interior this time as I lazily missed this part on my Land Raider. So here I go... First off I hinged the top hatches using a 1mm drill bit and some 1mm wire. Works really well and easy to do. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010317.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010318.jpg http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010319.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010320.jpg Next I hinged the side hatches using 2mm magnets. The result is surprisingly good but if I was to do it again I would use the same technique as the top hatches. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010323.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010324.jpg After doing the hatches and painting the interior it seemed dark so I sort of had a brain spasm and thought I might as well go and light the thing... with no equipment or soldering experience :unsure: After about a week of looking at soldering tutorials and getting my hands on some stuff. This is where I am. Leds fitted and soldered. Even used shrink wrap :D :D http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010334.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010341.jpg Unfortunately I had well and truly glued on the front of the Rhino before I decided I would light it. I couldn't hinge the front to insert the battery so I made a hatch on the bottom. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010331.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010332.jpg This left no space for the switch so I put that on the inside of a side door. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010330.jpg So far this is what the inside looks like. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010340.jpg It's been great fun learning how to solder and build simple circuits. I would defiantly recommend it :) Next post I should have started on the outside. Cheers Vim :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxx Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 real nice work! Inspiring... Maybe I'll give it a whack on my next Rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merikz Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Dude that is awesome! I can see the marines piling outta the back even now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Angel Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 good work man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That is ;) 'in SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Very nice work! Will have to do that when I get a rhino! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That is really cool! Maybe one day I will be brave enough to try this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexCrute Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Thanks for the "why didn't I think of that" moment with the 2mm magnets. Totally gonna do that now. You could even paint battle damage inside the door, so that a wrecked rhino looks wrecked when left on the table.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vim_the_good Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Hey all Thanks for the feedback. @AlexCrute. Notice on the last photo of the previous post. The hinge on the right hand side fits better than the one on the left. This is definitely a case of measure twice, cut once :P If I had gotten the rest as good as that one I think I would have been happy with the result. So go for it. For everyone interested in the electronics. I used a 9v battery, 2* red LED(2v 20mA) which equals 270ohms resistor... or use this site to calculate :ermm: A photo of the interior without red light and... http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010342.jpg ...what do you think of the wire catcher. Is it SM? I kind of like it but not sure. http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010343.jpghttp://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx132/vim_the_good/40K/P1010344.jpg Cheers Vim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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