An Adder Fanged Building an F 16 Cockpit Part 6: More Side Wall Work

Finish line is in sight!

[@billcedarheath387]

You’re in FL. Consider painting what you can’t see. It’s not just for looks. It seals the wood/mdf and that is a good thing in preserving your hard work. Do what you want as it is your build. However, if efficiency is important you’ll agree it is more efficient to build once and build right. Anything worth doing is worth doing right as the saying goes.

[@BlackSockRepublic]

@@billcedarheath387 ooohhhhhhhh you right, you right. I’m def going to. Good looking out.

[@memeswithoutcontext4716]

Now the most important question... What for an colour is going to be the panel backlighting? This lovely vintage orange or military green??? Love your videos btw, discovered your chanel around 2 weeks ago!

[@BlackSockRepublic]

@@memeswithoutcontext4716 thank you so much! Def green. Always been a green guy.

[@LtShifty]

I got a good tip on one of the building groups, leave the back of the panels unpainted and then use LED strips for the backlighting. Makes the wiring massively easier, and for funsies you can easily use RGB LED strips.

[@memeswithoutcontext4716]

@@LtShifty jeah good tip, but there are a few problems with that. If you want to light out a potentiometer or anything round you'll have problems, it could also hotspot text passages. And if you use bothe, single LEDs and strips you will not get the colour or lighting correct. But the colour choice option is pretty cool. :)

[@BlackSockRepublic]

@@LtShifty oh I dig it! I plan to get a laser and start making my own so I’ll experiment :)

[@LtShifty]

@@memeswithoutcontext4716 that's a good point actually, I hadn't thought about the rotary lighting. That's a way off in my build yet, I've also cut all my panels with LED holes so I have the option to spray the panels and install them if needed.