Kermorvan lighthouse - completed

First 20 parts of thick carboard glued together (base and stairs sidewals).  

 

This time I plan a rotating white light. Because the mechanical rotation is to complicated I intend to use this time too my CMOS best friend 4017. I will use 10 white SMD LED’s mounted in a circle. 10 capacitor and 10 additional resistors helps to simulate soft change between the LED’s for better simulation of a rotating beacon.  

LED-array completed. About 12 mm in diameter.  

LED’s CA glued to a piece of 0,8 mm thick plastic (“carrier”).  

 

First round with H165 and slightly lighter mix (H165 and H196) for the edges and around the openings. The original is more middle gray than the picture of the kit-artwork (completed Model).  

Snow white is definitely the wrong color for a lighthouse. A mix of H130 and H196 is the better choice 🙂.  

Second round with red and brown accents.  

Third round with light gray for the edges.  

 

 

Outer glass (second thin PVC as upgrade in contrast to the kit) not yet in place.  

Inner windows (cardboard framing + thin PVC) in place.  

 

Slowly things take shape…🙂 

4 outer walls (thin cartboard) in place. Edges sanded with 320 grit paper smooth. Any imperfections fixed with off white and light grey.  

The stairs consists of 9 steps. Each step consists of 3 parts because of the needed thickness.  

Completed stairs.  

 

 

 

 

 

Gaps between wall and rock filled with „wood-putty“. Sanded smooth and engraved the stone structure. First step of painting for the rock completed.  

 

 

 

 

Base completed.  

 

 

 

In comparison with Bunthäuser Spitze Kermorvan it’s a true giant! 

 

Electronic for the rotating beacon.  

It works!🙂… 

 

…and it fits into the main part of the lighthouse🙂 

Upper deck is now completed. It’s hard to believe that this finished assembly consists 175 parts!! 

 

 

The most complicated and difficult to build part of the Kermorvan lighthouse: the lamphousing and cupola.  

 

 

Nearly completed…. 

 

Fiat Lux!!