Robbo Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) Hello all, I am new to this forum. I am a 70Yr old pensioner based in a suburb of Adelaide South Australia. I have been building models for the past 40 years or so. As an ex volunteer ambulance officer, my primary interest is building emergency vehicles (Ambulance, Police & Fire) complete with head and tail lights, flashing lights, turning indicators in some, as well as electronic sirens. I have also built the Star Trek Enterprise NX-01 with lighting and sound effects and a Boeing 747 with interior lighting, navigation lights etc. Are there any others in the car modelling world who also bring their models to life, with electronics? If so, I have numerous circuits to make available to you. My latest models, completed last month are: Chevrolet Impala police car, Jeep Grand Cherokee Off Road Paramedic response unit. Cheers, Robbo. Thanks all for the welcome and interest. I have pictures and video clips, as well as circuits available on my Photobucket site. The following are the links: Whole site http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/Robbo2008_70/ Emergency vehicles http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/R...ncy%20vehicles/ Model electronic circuits http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/R...nic%20Circuits/ More circuits http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/R...nic%20Circuits/ New EMV models http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/R...20EMV%20models/ I trust that you will find them of interest. I will do the circuit diagram of the turning indicators and 4 way flashers soon and post them. Cheers, Robbo. Edited July 2, 2008 by Robbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaroman Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Welcome Robbo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Welcome aboard Robbo! It's great to see another insane modeler that does working features! Your models look great.........would you happen to have any short video clips with the lights and other electronics working? My models don't quite come to life quite like that.................but I keep getting bugged about power windows though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Kewl doogies.... I've been tryin' to figger out how to lite up my "Ice Draggon"....... an' Welcome Robbo..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Welcome to the GREATEST site on the web,Robbo!,Yer gonna like it here, an we got us a few Ozzies here already, so we do hope you'll feel at home.Like Bill says, It's really cool to see stuff "come to life"at the press of a button.Sure makes a model more lifelike.you might wanna take a stroll down the treads to see if some of the guys do what you do.Maybe you CAN show Bill(Mr.Obsessive)how to make power windows! Again, Welcome to THE BEST site in ALL of modelcardom!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Welcome Robbo. I think you'll like it here. There are ppl from all around the world here. I have a relative that lives down under, but I don't remember where he told me it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well I did an 86 Mustang with a modern Wayne Multi Product despenser It had a gal sitting in the drivers seat eith her boyfriend pushing it The name of the Diorama was "Good to the Last Drop" , I also wired the tail and headlights with a blinker to look like four way hazard flashers. Any way a friend of mine in the I P M S club mounted a v- motor I gave him to a model of a horse. Yeah, he won and he was the only one to make any kind of a comment on my entry Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrodder Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 welcome to this board. Those models are amazing. Glad you joined. You will fit in here. Welcom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Welcome aboard Robbo! It's great to see another insane modeler that does working features! Your models look great.........would you happen to have any short video clips with the lights and other electronics working? My models don't quite come to life quite like that.................but I keep getting bugged about power windows though! Hi there MrObsessive. Thanks for the welcolme. Yes I do have video clips of the models working and pictures of the models under costruction. I'ts a great passtime. You do not have to be ecentric to build these models, but it certainly helps. The links to the pictures & video clips, have now been added to my original post. Your model looks very professional, my problem is doing a good paint job, I think that these old battle scarred hands need reconditioning. Power windows would be a challenge, especially in the 1:18 / 1:24 scale. The only motorised device that I've tackled, was constructing a rotary red beacon for one of my early model projects, a Mercedes fire truck. Still works, many years later. I bought a model stretch limo, whilst in the USA and have fitted it up with interior lights that are activated when the doors are opened, as well as a trunk light, activated when the trunk is opened. All the best, Robbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Kewl doogies.... I've been tryin' to figger out how to lite up my "Ice Draggon"....... an' Welcome Robbo..... Hi zebm1, thanks for the welcome. I have just completed the circuits for the head/tail lights and for turning indicators/4 way hazard lights. I have just finished posting them to my PhotoBucket site. The link is: http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh108/R...uto%20Circuits/ If you have any queries ref soldering and components, try this site: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/solder.htm My main site links have been added to my original post. Cheers, Robbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well I did an 86 Mustang with a modern Wayne Multi Product despenser It had a gal sitting in the drivers seat eith her boyfriend pushing it The name of the Diorama was "Good to the Last Drop" , I also wired the tail and headlights with a blinker to look like four way hazard flashers. Any way a friend of mine in the I P M S club mounted a v- motor I gave him to a model of a horse. Yeah, he won and he was the only one to make any kind of a comment on my entry Ed Shaver Well the way petrol prices are heading, we will all be pushing. Robbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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