With the release of a new miniature Star Destroyer model, I knew that I had the opportunity to make something that will both fit on an office desk in a non intrusive way, yet had an immediate wow-factor when people saw it. I used the smallest … [Read more...]
Battlestar Galactica Original ~ By Joshua Jackson
A project built and contributed by Joshua Jackson This Battlestar Galactica is from the original series and was very easy to build and fun to light. To create this effect I used two different colored LED's … [Read more...]
Star Trek USS Enterprise NCC-1701
A build by Michael Maupin AKA Helipilot 27 ~ For many of us, "NCC-1701" represents much more than a series of letters and numbers embossed into the hull of a Federation Starship ~ Rather it resonates with our inner Sci-fi geek and congers up … [Read more...]
Super Star Destroyer ~ By DJSLY
"Former contributor Arnaud Selesneff (aka DJSLY), shares his impressive Super Star Destroyer" I build the Super Star Destroyer with Korbanth resin kit. It took me three months to complete it. The first step was drilling holes with a dremel for the … [Read more...]
Boba Fett’s Slave I ~ By Ricardo Pedrera
Boba Fett's Slave I ~ A project built and contributed by Ricardo PedreraThis is an old AMT/MPC kit that I decided to give a little extra by adding some lights. In total there 40 various sized fiber optics distributed around the ship (Combo Pack … [Read more...]
Battlestar Galactica Pegasus ~ By Joshua Jackson
A project built and contributed by Joshua JacksonThe Battlestar Galactica Pegasus is lite with over 300 fiber optic light points. To create this effect I used:2 feet of 64 strand cable with the .25mm filament 10' of 1.0mm single strand fiber … [Read more...]
USS Enterprise NX-01~ by DJSLY
"One of our friends from France, Arnaud Selesneff (aka DJSLY), shares his impressive USS Enterprise NX-01 Don't miss his video below" The project required four months of work.The base is covered by a mirror, the LED strip and insert it into the … [Read more...]
Deep Space 9 ~ By Joshua Jackson
A project built and contributed by Joshua JacksonThis Deep Space 9 was a large project with over 1200 fiber optic light points. This project took app 30 hours to build with a little space inside for a lot of fibers to be installed.It was a great … [Read more...]
The Star Field Panel (Part 2)
The Illuminator for The Star PanelThis project is to build a 3 LED light source for the star field I built. I decided to use LEDs because of their low power consumption, and very low (if any) heat dissipation. They're expensive, but give a clean, … [Read more...]
The Star Field Panel (Part 1)
A contribution designed, created and written by Davis Hart(with some editing and comments added by The Fiber Optic Store.com)The Goal: To design and build a 2x4 foot, self-contained star field to be suspended from the drywall ceiling of a bedroom. … [Read more...]
Model Man Tom
Tom is a model building machine! His works span a wide spectrum of interests and genre.Below we share with you a few of his creations that relate to fiber optics.On his You Tube channel, you'll find HUNDREDS of videos surrounding all aspects of his … [Read more...]
El Theatre de Lamont – Fiber Optic Stars
INTRO FIBER OPTIC STARS "When we first started the process of installing the fiber optic stars, I thought, 'wow this is going to be a nightmare', but it wasn't! If you develop a plan for the installation of the fiber optics, … [Read more...]
El Theatre de Lamont – Intro
INTRO FIBER OPTIC STARS Welcome to " El Theatre' de Lamont ", a personal home theatre paradise created by Brian and Debbie Lamont. This magical experience transports visitors south of the border, to a cozy Mexican … [Read more...]
An Overclocked PC
"Zodiac" ~ An OverClocked PCBy IanAn out of this world overclocked PC modification featuring fiber optic stars.I cut a piece of thin plywood to size with the band saw, and made cutouts for the sata connectors and power cable, then smoothed them with … [Read more...]
A Son’s Star Panel
Designed, Built and Written by Chris Batchelor "BUILD IT FAST AND BUILD IT CHEAP"That was my goal. Less than a week and under $100. Came close. Step one was discovering The Fiber Optic Store online. I ordered the Combo Pack 400(100 ft. each of … [Read more...]
