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Aftermarket Lighting Upgrades for Model Kits!
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Күн бұрынWe take a field trip the garage and workshop of modelmaker Randy Neubert, who runs VoodooFX. Randy designs lighting and electronic upgrades to off-the-shelf model kits, including a few of our favorite kits we've built recently. We chat with Randy about his lighting process and what goes into designing a lighting scheme that'll look great on camera and on our shelves.
Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan
Find more of Randy's work at www.voodoofx.com/
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Adam Savage / donttrythis
Norman Chan / nchan
Simone Giertz / simonegiertz
Joey Fameli www.joeyfameli.com
Gunther Kirsch guntherkirsch.com
Ryan Kiser / ryan.kiser
Kishore Hari / sciencequiche
Sean Charlesworth / cworthdynamics
Jeremy Williams / jerware
Kayte Sabicer / kaytesabicer
Bill Doran / chinbeard
Ariel Waldman / arielwaldman
Darrell Maloney / thebrokennerd83
Kristen Lomasney / krystynlo
Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman
Set design by Danica Johnson / saysdanica
Set build by Asa Hillis www.asahillis.com
Thanks for watching!
@g0mikese 6 жыл бұрын
I loved seeing Randy's workspace. The fact that a guy working in a garage is showing off his business and doing this great work for people really helps make those of us without big shops feel great.
@Fuzzyfire 6 жыл бұрын
i have one of your lighting kits for my millennium falcon. i'm not an electronics genius ... nor have i ever soldered before... but the instructions were easy to follow and i love the results. thank you so much for making these kits...i couldn't be more happy.
@rjay9663 4 жыл бұрын
I love Randy's work. I have purchased kits from him over the years. I met him a few years back at a model convention hanging out with Bill George. Great Video!
@eleones 5 жыл бұрын
👍🏼💚👏🏼LOVE this company. Been buying these lighting kits for years now. I'm glad they're still around and going strong. Hope many more people and new generations of hobbyists keep Randy's work going for many years to come!
@yxeaviationphotog 5 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I have found these Tested model building episodes. I am absolutely geeking out. These are fantastic videos!
@chris_stacey 6 жыл бұрын
Really love Norm's enthusiasm, really shines through in these interviews - and Tested as a whole! Great insights into builders, modeling and sci-fi fandom! Thanks guys!
@richbuilds_com 5 жыл бұрын
I used to get slightly annoyed by Norms constant questions till I realised those where the questions I wanted answering :D
@xXxCobraCommanderxXx 6 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely right that model making is a (smallish) community and I think you do a lot of great work for it @ Tested. That's not why I started watching Tested but it's definitely what I stick around for now.
@chrismofer 5 жыл бұрын
like that steam engine episode recently, i've seen model train museums and the like, but have never seen realistic but also steam powered ones. coal fired? holy shit right? i'm so glad tested is seeking these folks out to make little video entries on them.
@mackstertube 6 жыл бұрын
2 awesome dudes talking models and lighting. Love it.
@willierants5880 6 жыл бұрын
I love what Randy and other's in this field do for the hobby. Kudos to him he does inspire. My issue with these after market lighting kits is the cost. They are very expensive. I understand they are limited in qty which drives cost up and most importantly these kits do give you a plug and play experience. That said it really isn't difficult to create your own lighting effects for next to nothing. Creating lighting animations, etc. are very easy to do now. Consider it a challenge and just give it a try. If you don't care about costs and just want lights without thought then buy one of these kits. It's really up to you. My main point is stated to encourage those who might not otherwise know just how easy lighting kits is.
@AMindInOverdrive 3 жыл бұрын
And the award for Best Job in the World goes to...this guy!
@washingtonboy1986 5 жыл бұрын
omg thank you for this. its super hard to find affordable lighting kits. been looking everywhere for bsg lighting kits and this guy has them at a very affordable price. definitely getting the 5th element multi-pass kits and 5th element key as well.
@hallie6921 6 жыл бұрын
nice guy, great work. I really enjoy finding new things that I had no idea I was interested in.
@thomash5484 4 жыл бұрын
These models are LIT!
@paulmanley1318 5 жыл бұрын
Wot a great video...and a great model as well...so nice to see the little boy in all of us in this...well done guys
@semomonkey 6 жыл бұрын
Hi norm form tested, it's Semo from the comment section.
@kniffin719 6 жыл бұрын
1:11 Flashbacks to This old house... Haha!
@porko882 5 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@leebannister3759 4 жыл бұрын
nice show n' tell - but it would be awesome to see a walk through on setting up the circuits and mounting them in the model
@Elbasunu 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Would love to see you guys show off some of the DIY lighting setups for FFG's Miniatures games (X-Wing, Armada).
@just-a-silly-goofy-guy 6 жыл бұрын
I knew you could make it better than some cheap plastic!
@BrooksSligh 6 жыл бұрын
Whoa that scratch-built spaceship is AMAZING. Really impressive work.
@Pe0ads 6 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to have a go!
@mertz7305 4 жыл бұрын
When I purchased a 1:350 refit Enterprise my wife thought I was MAD for wanting to incorporate more that its cost of lighting into it. With a model that big though, that’s the ONLY way to do it.
@JoJoGunn1956 6 жыл бұрын
How many takes for the "Hi, Norm, howzit going?" handshake?
@thomas-w8948 5 жыл бұрын
PRETEND THAT IS JUST ONE AND STOP ASKING LIKE THE REST OF US
@youredefeeted8136 5 жыл бұрын
If Kubrick directed it ,267 times.
@JonatasAdoM 4 жыл бұрын
Fixed in post.
@f.d.6667 4 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff!
@ChrisPage68 6 жыл бұрын
Seeing the Eagle Transporter from Space 1999 was poignant, in light of yesterday's announcement of the sad death of Zienia Merton, who played Sandra Benes on the show. She had recently completed an audiobook version of a Doctor Who story she starred in with William Hartnell. She knew she was dying, but summoned up the strength to finish the job. A truly classy lady.
@gunhedd5375 6 жыл бұрын
PageMonster • I saw that too. That was my favorite show when I was 7 years old.
@lucabaldassi6024 6 жыл бұрын
Great job, those models are lit!
@leglessinoz 6 жыл бұрын
Ice blue LEDs are actually white LEDs shifted more to the blue end and include a tiny bit of green and yellow.
@twentyfoursevensmoke 6 жыл бұрын
if you could do one for a gundam. you`ll be rolling in it
@rossknowles5608 3 жыл бұрын
norm asking a question and then sort of answering it himself
@kevincozens6837 6 жыл бұрын
One thing that wasn't done in this video was to show us the inside of one of the kits to see an example of the lighting system wiring and how things were mounted.
@aaronraw 6 жыл бұрын
What a nice guy.
@ZodZulu 6 жыл бұрын
Amazing work
@GreenJeep1998 6 жыл бұрын
Is there any plans to make a lighting kit for MPC's Knight Industries 2000 (K.I.T.T.) kit now that Round 2 has been selling those again the last few years? It needs the chase lights and head/tail lights bad. BTW, loved the "read the instructions" comment, used to work for a hobby shop and saw people do that with nitro fueled R/C vehicles..... ..
@codykessel8353 6 жыл бұрын
17:37 Provides a fairly well representative summary. Quite nuanced.
@VinylBlair 6 жыл бұрын
Norm with his breathy wows towards miniature lights.....!
@darrell1462 4 жыл бұрын
I’m building a 1:350 scale Titanic and added lighting. Most difficult build I’ve done.
@rdgk1se3019 5 жыл бұрын
On the "Seaview" model.......you could use a small MV lens on the back of the fins.
@LordFalconsword 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, just gorgeous!
@jshrawder49 6 жыл бұрын
Great show! I love the channel.
@thepaper888 6 жыл бұрын
Teach me sensei
@claytoncreations3241 6 жыл бұрын
You should try to make a Quadsuit
@BazookaJRambo 6 жыл бұрын
Is Norm standing on uneven ground or a wobble board?
@RichardKolb 6 жыл бұрын
I feel like the thumbnail showing the watch mislead me into thinking this was an Adam Savage video.
@96Grayman 6 жыл бұрын
Richard Kolb whats wrong with my boy norm?
@jamesn1678 6 жыл бұрын
They know they'll get at least 10 times the views if people think Adam is in the video
@Kewken89 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah man, we need more Adam!
@RichardKolb 6 жыл бұрын
Norm is fine, Adam usually seems more interested.
@TheRestartPoint 6 жыл бұрын
So do you want a "WARNING: this is not an Adam video" icon on thumbnails now?
@michaelgannon9976 6 жыл бұрын
Love it!! I have just started building models myself and it’s so awesome, just wondering if you had any ideas for using the left overs trays that hold the kits? I would love to use them for something and would like to know if you use them for anything or if you had any ideas 💡?
@cybertonto72 6 жыл бұрын
keep them for kit bashing
@oshaemurray 5 ай бұрын
Is there any lighting kits out for Hasbro labs Vintage collection N1 or Slave 1?
@Clay3613 6 жыл бұрын
I'm much more interested in the Slimer on his wall, looks like it was take from the original molds!
@Watercrake 4 жыл бұрын
Norm. I know it is now 2020 but where did you get that amazing t? The Macintosh one?
@an_what 6 жыл бұрын
Guys hands are huge from working out so much
@brwhite5368 6 жыл бұрын
Do kit bashing for Silver Shell Fighting Tops please?
@quinncide 6 жыл бұрын
"Most people aren't comfortable running fiber." Huh? I find running fiber off a single source quite a bit easier than running individual wires and led's and resistors to each point, especially at smaller scales. If you've never lit with fiber...learn.
@novatopaz9880 6 жыл бұрын
0:54... Is that what I think it is? Looks like the mini boats used in Treasure Planet.
@chaucer44 6 жыл бұрын
definitely Mr. Kim's noodle boat from Fifth element kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZuladmYlcqseqc.html
@rohnkd4hct260 5 жыл бұрын
Must be nice to be able to afford models like these.
@carlosarce5013 5 жыл бұрын
This is nothing, check out the guy of trekworks , he is truly a master model builder.
@berettagunowner 5 жыл бұрын
Soooooo.....where are the lighting kits?? What's available?? Where can I find and purchase????
@kevinvitale8980 5 жыл бұрын
As the guy said, voodoo FX.... voodoofx.com
@DJJAW11 5 жыл бұрын
...Off Topic a little, but what make/model, is that Yellow Tool Box, behind ?.
@joshinater 6 жыл бұрын
Thumbnail pic is the submarine Proteus from fantastic voyage 0:
@Cryptid9 6 жыл бұрын
whats the ship at 0:57?
@gavinsmiyh6218 6 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!
@jwplayingsomegames6687 6 жыл бұрын
WOW SO COOL.
@MrChief101 6 жыл бұрын
Good dude!
@anselford3753 5 жыл бұрын
I'd like to do an entire fleet of Federation starships lit up.
@burtpanzer 3 жыл бұрын
Adam should check out Randal Cooper. His lighting and model building is on a level far superior to, and well beyond Randy's capabilities. Nothing personal, but I wouldn't want him anywhere near the original Enterprise.
@happyhonker123 6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes when I accidentally get tricked into clicking on a Norm video I hastily thumbs down and get the hell out. Today I decided to watch a little but nothing seem to have changed. He still likes to hijack his own interview and answer his own questions, or ask a super long question that only requires a yes/no answer. More Adam please!
@LadyTea 6 жыл бұрын
Where can I find the pegasus hobby kits?
@Makesshark 6 жыл бұрын
Please do One day build!!!!!
@agfagaevart 5 жыл бұрын
what's the white ship top left??
@alfie.b.2660 6 жыл бұрын
Does he have a kit for a 1/32 scale f4 phantom?
@darrell1462 4 жыл бұрын
Voodo effects. Ive used before
@Thecarkami 6 жыл бұрын
What ship is at 56 secs?
@Thecarkami 5 жыл бұрын
Any help
@johnnyh7815 6 жыл бұрын
Any gunpla lighting kits?
@velocelot1652 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry Randy. Love yah, but 17:37 Made me laugh so hard.
@porko882 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, it must have been hard before leds.
@TraceBerlin 5 жыл бұрын
I also build lights and sound into my models. Whish I could also earn money with it. This hobby isn´t that much esteemed here in Germany, so just a few people are willing to pay for a lot of work cause they see it more as a toy and don´t realize that this takes a lot of time an knowledge to build.
@peytonhudson2408 6 жыл бұрын
Can you make the biggoron sword or the master sword from legend of zelda plz
@fulanitoflyer 5 жыл бұрын
it took 19:08 for norm to geekgasm
@stardude2006 5 жыл бұрын
Nice ....
@NGIstudios 6 жыл бұрын
What ship is that at 0:56
@mortenlyk 6 жыл бұрын
I was also wondering. Looks cool
@little_dew 6 жыл бұрын
same its beautiful
@donsample1002 6 жыл бұрын
m b -- it's the floating noodle vendor from The Fifth Element.
@NGIstudios 6 жыл бұрын
Don Sample 56 seconds not 54
@Shiznaft1 6 жыл бұрын
randycoopermodelsdesign.squarespace.com 1/64TH SCALE (L 19.5" W 18.5" ) PHOENIX $310.00
@elliotttilton9858 6 жыл бұрын
Cool
@G_de_Coligny 6 жыл бұрын
Feels like some kind of paralympic version of model making...
@koka1571 6 жыл бұрын
nice
@raitshots 6 жыл бұрын
Genial work art desingner
@lynnhughes 5 жыл бұрын
65 year old female here. And I have been building morals since I was eight years old. Definitely not a guy.
@Tzalaf5731 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty Nifty.
@kg4lod 6 жыл бұрын
So many fire hazards and code violations around that gas water heater...
@Daggerville 5 жыл бұрын
You're making me buy more stuff...stop showing us cool things.
@richbuilds_com 5 жыл бұрын
Shonkey seamwork: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8d9eNBq2t6qmGQ.htmlm34s
@Smartzenegger 5 жыл бұрын
3Dfx 2.0?
@FindecanorNotGmail 6 жыл бұрын
0:53 The Asian food "truck" from the Fifth Element. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNp4nLxk0pqVgo0.htmlm24s
@semilivesixstringstrumist5595 6 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs a hobby. If you can make a living doing it, You have made the grade for this society. An A+ or a 10 being that society is run on the point system or grade system. Which by the way is the worst way to live your life and its that way by design. imo.
@claymationwaves 5 жыл бұрын
i tried building a model once..
@KerWallis 6 жыл бұрын
1:11 This part was scripted, wasn't it?
@badjer1983 5 жыл бұрын
Norm - Love TESTED but give the guest a chance to talk without your endless questions... He'll answer probably all of them if you take a breath. Rather annoying at times.
@Baron3917 6 жыл бұрын
The only light I use to light my models up, is the one in the fridge. I can't leave my model parts in room temperature, because they start to rot........ I'm a serial killer...... I kill models.
@porko882 5 жыл бұрын
Fuck, lol.
@Aku77777 6 жыл бұрын
Still no VR video............................ :(
@LycaonsMemories 3 жыл бұрын
yay a 50+ minute commercial at the beginning of this video... please youtube, stop this shit
@stevedoggart2805 6 жыл бұрын
Baps n paste , n coarn doag. Peace on Earth n earth on Piece. Butchers hough n tinkys gochells, wha can tell the difference?
@seanjoyce9475 5 жыл бұрын
STEPHEN DOGGART You what?
@stevedoggart2805 5 жыл бұрын
EH broo .
@seanjoyce9475 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah man...
@stevedoggart2805 5 жыл бұрын
Zaaaakly ! Ploon !
@seanjoyce9475 5 жыл бұрын
Shplot awn
@nukezap6528 6 жыл бұрын
he got the enterprise nacelles switched on his model.... what a screwup.
@HyperspaceTycooon 6 жыл бұрын
Terrible game: Drink every time they say the word "model."
@bruddapizza8645 6 жыл бұрын
First comment
@BuddhangGala 6 жыл бұрын
Epicfacemaster ! Congrats! That will cure the problems all over the world
@rdg5233 6 жыл бұрын
Epicfacemaster ! That and a quarter will buy you a gumball.
@Floortile83 6 жыл бұрын
Why is this dude moving so weirdly in the intro? He looks possessed
@jezz4khd785 6 жыл бұрын
Cant stand him. This channel would suck if it wasnt for Adam.
@puppeli 6 жыл бұрын
JeZz4k HD, you are talking about Norm? Hes not so bad. I can at least look at Norm and not feel sick. Some other youtube people im subscribed to, are so bad that i have to immediately switch to another tab, so that i dont have to look at their faces. The content is good, so I still occasionally listen to their videos. Like for example, SciShow and Crash Course. One of their hosts is this sleepy eyed woman who looks like she does not wash her hair. She also has nose ring that makes it appear as if a drop of snot was dangling from her nose. Another of their hosts is this short fat woman with forward facing nostrils. I call her, miss piggy. And jet another of their hosts is a skinny man with googly eyes that looks like goblin.... So yeah, Norm is okay in my books.
@jezz4khd785 6 жыл бұрын
Its not about how anyone looks.
@sjames5027 6 жыл бұрын
A nerd for a nerds jobs
@VinylBlair 6 жыл бұрын
Point me in the direction of the forward facing nostril woman please, I'm very fuckin' intrigued.....!
@oshaemurray 5 ай бұрын
Is there any lighting kits out for Hasbro labs Vintage collection N1 or Slave 1?
Friendeez
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