Tecko Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Very funny. ...and "Who left the gate open!?" More likely in Britain for the road to ice up. Saw this on the Internet about a Tour de France cycling diorama: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Added wiring harness to console control panel. Since it is the underside (not easily seen) it was pointless to dressed it up. Connected control panel and harness to console. Made small harness between terminal strips and the two D-Connectors to the back of console (these connect to control box under display table). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Added Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor for detecting any museum visitors approaching the display. Dyed some felt a grey color and lined the console edges of front panel. Drilled holes in the thick Perspex, allowing heatwaves to reach the PIR sensor. A portion of the front panel was used as a kick board to protect the Perspex. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 You are cranking this out post haste! Was the IR sensor your idea or part of the original plan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: You are cranking this out post haste! Was the IR sensor your idea or part of the original plan? Hello Bruce. As mentioned earlier, I am posting daily to catch up to where I am at the moment with the project. Then my posts will be less frequent. The IR sensor was in the back of my mind not long after the console was to be a wiring diorama. It was after the harness got installed, and near its completion as a wiring diorama, that I bought the PIR unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Oh, please don't make me use my memory. Mistakes will be made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said: Oh, please don't make me use my memory. Mistakes will be made. You and I both my friend. And if I sit for too long, rigor mortus starts to set in. Man it can hard to stand up again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 The PIR sensors movement in its vicinity. When it does it will turn the console lighting on. The only times it turns off is when the PIR no longer sensors movement for 10 seconds, or when someone starts working the console. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Spiffy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Thank you @Slartibartfast for the spiff. ________________________________________ Now that the wiring diorama is basically completed, I can forget about that part of the project. At this stage I started thinking about the landscape. That is, the river bank areas. Here is the North side. My first objective was the staircase, and build from there. Above: 7 years between these two photographs. Created footpath under the bridge and up the hill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Slartibartfast Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 You going to have a U-boote navigating under the bridge? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Slartibartfast said: You going to have a U-boote navigating under the bridge? Ha ha ha. No my friend. It's always nice to get a response from you. I am explaining why I won't reply anymore until I get a response. It's an exchange of faviours...Quid pro quo. Here is my funny reply to your question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Late last year the shire council put in a new pathway along Bridge Street. I decided to add this new landscaping to the diorama. Took photographs and measurements. Then started building the new pathway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Really faboulous work! Love how you mix the many different materials! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Awesome response! Gotta remember that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Thank you @Hajo L. and @Slartibartfast for your responses. ___________________________________________________________ There is a house which partly intrudes into the display area. Researched and took some photographs, and estimated its measurements. Then proceeded to build a house. Edited February 12, 2018 by Tecko Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silenoz Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 looking really good... that pathway must be a tedious work to place all those planks one by one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thank you @Silenoz for responding. 8 hours ago, Silenoz said: looking really good... that pathway must be a tedious work to place all those planks one by one... Yes and no. Yes, when considering the task as a whole; and no, when considering the one straight matchstick that needs to fit in that spot. As you already know: If I worry about the whole task, I lack the consideration for that matchstick and end up botching the whole task. If I focus just on the proceedures of matching the matchstick, one at a time, the whole task will take care of itself. When I finish the task, I adjust my focus on the whole task and end up saying exactly what you said, "looking really good". That's what we love about modelling. We come to the stages of our tasks and say to ourselves "that's looking good, let's carry on". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Every room has a LED light. One room gets lit at a time (about 20 seconds per room), as if someone is going from one room to the next. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Really nice idea! Love your work! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Thank you @Hajo L. for your kind response. ___________________________________________ Painted the road. Built the fence that borders the house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I am continually impressed by your materials use. Are you an armor modeller! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tecko Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said: I am continually impressed by your materials use. Are you an armor modeller! Thank you Bruce for compliment. No, I am not an armor modeller. This bridge project is my very first model. I think scratch-building lends itself to wondering how and what to use that will simulate what is needed. After all, the parts are not available like a kit provides. Also I never ever say "that's impossible", so I am compelled to look for solutions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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