RE: Fei Bao F/A-18F Repaint and Build
Ok, I got the strake lights in and working tonight. They took a little doing but turned out to be much simpler than I thought. I started by using some Flite-Metal to make a false panel around where the lights will be. I referenced my plastic model for some rough sizing and rough measurements and then stuck that baby in place. Later I am going to press some rivets in place but you can see the rough idea in one of the pics below.
Next I had to find some way to mount the lights and the lenses in their place. I went for a simple straight forward method of using a basic box structure and gluing the light to the box and then gluing the box in place under the lenses. The lenses were trimmed to size and some CA was carefully wicked around the edges to secure them in place. If I ever need to change a light then I can just pop the structure off and pull it out. I also lined the box structure with some Flite-Metal to give a little more reflection to the lights.