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Millenium flacon drone art12/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() documents his approach to calibrating the IMU going a bit further by using a Python script to generate offsets. The hardware involved is an MPU6050 6-axis sensor that is interfaced with a Teensy 3.2 board. His 3D Millennium Falcon model gets orientation data from his IMU as an an HID device. Those practices are fine for some, but has found a more elegant hack for a more civilized age. Here’s one that proves a hardware project can go beyond blinking LEDs and dumping massive chunks of data onto a serial console. While the scale miniature aficionados in the audience might turn their nose up at some of the artistic liberties taken on these low fidelity models, we think any normal person would be blown away if they saw them in person.Ĭontinue reading “ Millennium Falcon Docking Bay Doubles As Table” → Posted in LED Hacks, Toy Hacks Tagged diorama, millenium falcon, model, model making, RGB LED, star wars ![]() This isn’t the first time we’ve seen somebody augment a “toy” grade model with additional lighting effects. It’s almost a shame that the ship itself is so big, as a smaller model would have left more room to toss in a few Stormtroopers and droids out on patrol. The addition of small details like crates and barrels, plus the glossy black PVC sheet used for the floor, really brings the whole scene to life. The back-lit panels, with their inscrutable Imperial design aesthetic, look fantastic. While the Falcon is clearly the star of the show, the docking bay itself is certainly no afterthought. We’d say the engine is our favorite part, but those tiny lit panels in the cockpit are hard to beat. But with some reference material, fiber optic cables, and enough Arduinos to drive it all, the final lighting is truly a marvel. The Hasbro toy that started with certainly wasn’t what you’d call studio quality the little lighting it featured wasn’t even accurate to how the ship appears in the films. If you’ve ever considered lighting a model, this project is an excellent example to follow. With an incredible attention to detail, what started out a generic looking table and rather modest toy, have been combined into an interactive display that could woo even the staunchest of Trekkies. It’s not hard to imagine the line of thinking that convinced he should turn a simple glass table into a docking bay for a model of the Millennium Falcon, and looking at the final results, we think it was the right move. Of course, you could go all in and just make the thing a diorama… You might as well make the lights RGB and remote controlled, so you can fiddle with the look from across the room. It might not be a bad idea to put some lighting in there to make sure everything is easy to see. A glass table makes a perfect display case for showing off whatever’s important to you, but if you want keep the dust off of your treasures, closing up the sides is probably a wise move. ![]()
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