A question has popped up from time to time about that Orville model I’m working on for Fantastic Plastic: can it be lit internally? It’s a fair question since the Orville is a brightly lit ship. But with those relatively thin and long loops, making a resin kit hollow seemed like a nightmare, especially since it would have to be cast in very difficult transparent resin. But as the photos show, an alternate approach is possible. This is the result of a few minutes tinkering, a half-assed effort with a spare 3D printed engine loop and one of those really nice but really small Bandai Star Destroyer models.
Precisely zero points for guessing the system used, because, c’mon, it’s pretty obvious. But if you’re thinking “Photoshop,” no, that’s not it… this is the real lighting, simple flash-less camera phone photos, no trickery.
