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After struggling with sub-standard tables at public shows resulting in warped baseplates, wavy track alignment, etc.; I decided I should build my own table modules. The design objectives were as follows:
1) self-contained table module with legs, wiring, etc. built-in
2) dimensionally aligned to integer multiples of 16-studs
3) mutually aligned with dowels and/or bolts in both end-end or end-side configurations
4) support optional drop-in modules between self-standing modules
The design you see here is the result. I have built 4x of these modules for my latest Lego model railway and I am quite satisfied with the result. They have proven to be very robust and provide a flat consistent surface for the baseplates. The disadvantage of this design is its weight. Its a compromise I was willing to accept in exchange for robustness. These modules have to survive the rigours of transport to/from public shows as well as within my own house!
The spring-loaded pivoting arm on the bottom of the module is the coupling between the aperture ring and the lollipop in the light meter. A moving finger extends upward from the camera body to engage this arm.
The exposure system is very clever, one of the best EVS implementations that I’ve seen: you center the lollipop on the meter needle by turning the aperture ring, but there is no reference index. You’ve aligned the aperture scale against the shutter speed scale. Then, when you select a shutter speed, the aperture automatically adjusts to the one that corresponds to the speed you’ve selected. Unlike most EVS cameras, it’s simple, quick and intuitive.
The rewind knob is clever too: unlike the screw mount Leicas where you have to pull the knob up for clearance, this one has a helix in the shaft so it comes up by itself as you begin to rewind the film.
I think they put one of their better guys on this project. Too bad they didn’t make a version with a rangefinder, but the meter is in the space that it would have required and I don’t imagine they wanted to make it any bigger. Most users were probably better at guessing distances than light levels.
"A la mesure des hommes, à la mesure des nombres. Le corps humain choisi comme support admissible des nombres, voilà la proportion. La proportion met de l'ordre dans nos rapports avec l'alentour"
Le Corbusier
Maison de l'Homme (1963 - 1967)
Centre Le Corbusier
Heidi Weber Museum
Zurich
Here are my diagrams for the pentagon cross module.
The angle at step 7 has not exact 54 degrees, but this approximation with 53.96 degrees is quite good and relative easy and fast to fold.
Examples for this module are the Pentagon Cross Dodecahedron or coasters by Francis Ow.
Happy folding !
Hahahahaha, pathetic little piece of land.
But one of the 20 modules nonetheless.
Don't you dare to fave this one.
The modification to accommodate 9 modules involves the changing of the angle of just one fold. The angles in the previous 5 and 7 as well as this 9-Piece variation are just a close estimate. Therefore, during the initial assembling of the modules, the centre "hole" of the model is not regular. The Modules can be adjusted to form a regular hole in the centre by simply inserting a finger through it and give the model a little spin. 7.5cm squares Kami are used for folding the modules. Up to 12 Modules can be assembled simply by changing the angle of just one fold to the module. I will post the rest later. Many thanks to Andrey Hechuev for sharing this excellent modular.
No diagrams for my modification of the modules but video tutorial of the original 8-Piece New-Found Hope Star is posted here -
Name : Snowflake Module
Designer : Francis M. Y. Ow
Folder : Sam.Amalan
Parts : 6
Joint : Nothing (Assembly Little Tricky )
Diagram : Reverse Engineered
Today I saw this model it attracted me much to fold,But my paper is worst.
Francis Ow is one of the best modular designer in the world,and also one of my most Respectable person,He is so kind,but I never met him.
Catalog #: Casson_0036
Title: Unidentified rocket stage transport
Photo Credit: North American Aviation Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, Photographic Department
Year: 8/8/1966
Collection: Norm Casson Collection
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
And one is a Tabletop Crawfish Support Module. Our pond scum expedition netted (literally, heh) a tiny crawfish. We'll see what happens.
from a project in Make: magazine.
Seven-Module Crown (Josè Meeusen)
squares, 7 units, no glue
Published in "Origami from Around the World" by Vicente Palacios, p.114
The same module is used for the 4-Piece model [left] and 8 Pajaritas #2 [top]. There is only a slight modification to the module for the latter.
A titanium deployment and downlock truss from the landing gear of the lunar module beckons in the corner…
But the autopilot brain-in-a-box is much more interesting.
It's a core memory module from a Saturn LVDC (Launch Vehicle Digital Computer). They are quite rare as scrap dealers recover $20-30K of gold and platinum from these cores. (more photos from the spaceaholic source of this). The outer wrap consists of timing, drive, inhibit and sensing circuits.
More interesting still is the ghost in the machine. The magnetic cores within still hold whatever program they had when powered down. Since there are no tapes or archives of the code, it is possible that the only remaining copy of the Saturn V flight program is in cores like this. I have the load/write boards, and they look very wonky. If you know of any living domain expert on this system, please point them my way.
This module stores 106k bits (4096 words of 26 bits, 28 with 2 parity bits, across 14 planes with a 128 x 64 fabric of ferrite donuts)... encoding 26-bit instructions, with the first triple-redundant logic. Ultrasonic delay line cache. Destructive readouts. Failure is not an option.
From Grumman Aerospace Corporation
NASA/Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Booklet
Each of the 118 numbered parts are identified in the legend in back page of the booklet.
Bremen, Germany. Orion's European Service Module is loaded on the Antonov airplane for transport to Kennedy Space Center.
For the first time, NASA will use a European-built system as a critical element to power an American spacecraft, extending the international cooperation of the International Space Station into deep space. The European Service Module is a unique collaboration across space agencies and industry including ESA’s prime contractor, Airbus, and 10 European countries. The completion of service module work in Europe and shipment to Kennedy signifies a major milestone toward NASA’s human deep space exploration missions to the Moon and beyond.
Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
Playing around with Dirk Eisner's Square Cross Modules. 4 modules folded from 2x1 rectangles [15cm x 7.5cm] are assembled. 2 mountain folds are applied to the modules to form a box-like model and finally, 2 other 2x1 rectangles are inserted into each other to form form a cylinder which is inserted inside the model for better stability.
Instructions to fold the modules here - www.flickr.com/photos/eisfold/8619111296/in/contacts/
Thanks to Dirk Eisner for sharing his module.
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
A brand new Yongmao STT1830, the highest capacity tower crane used for regular construction in Singapore.
This large flat top is capable of lifting 64 tonnes at 30.5m radius. With the 40m jib here, it has a tip load of 46.6 tonnes. Even at 50m radius, this machine is still capable of lifting 35.6 tonnes, making it ideal for the construction of large PPVC buildings.
Large high capacity tower cranes like this model are becoming more common in Singapore as the switch to Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC) intensifies.
PPVC modules are bulky and heavy, requiring high capacity tower cranes or medium to high capacity mobile and crawler cranes to install them.
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The kitchen module. In a lot of ways this was the most complex section. Again the goal was a screen accurate representation. I absolutely did not want large blocky shelves, fridge etc. And space is tight here.
I'm very impressed with the results even if I do say so myself.
Inspired by nnenn's slew of arcade spacecraft and Peter's Steppenwulf. Oh and GS's Skygrasper and Macross's VF-1 booster packs too.
Quite a few details not yet shown :
1) 4 different landing gear systems (all included in the current modules)
- for initial pod
- for second and third upgrade
- for fourth upgrade
- for fifth upgrade
2) fuel tanks for the second and third upgrade, to be discarded on attaining fourth upgrade.
The island project started with this two year old MOC. Still acceptable and will be used as it is with the 11 other modules I plan to build.
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Technicians at the Airbus facility in Bremen, Germany prepare the European Service Module for shipment to Kennedy Space Center. The service module will depart Germany on November 5, 2018 and will arrive in the U.S. on November 6.
For the first time, NASA will use a European-built system as a critical element to power an American spacecraft, extending the international cooperation of the International Space Station into deep space. The European Service Module is a unique collaboration across space agencies and industry including ESA’s prime contractor, Airbus, and 10 European countries. The completion of service module work in Europe and shipment to Kennedy signifies a major milestone toward NASA’s human deep space exploration missions to the Moon and beyond.
Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak
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The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status.
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The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
The crew module adapter, which connects Orion's crew module with the European Service module is lifted in preparation for mate with the Artemis II service module which recently arrived from Airbus in Bremen.
Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak
Technicians at the Airbus facility in Bremen, Germany prepare the European Service Module for shipment to Kennedy Space Center. The service module will depart Germany on November 5, 2018 and will arrive in the U.S. on November 6.
For the first time, NASA will use a European-built system as a critical element to power an American spacecraft, extending the international cooperation of the International Space Station into deep space. The European Service Module is a unique collaboration across space agencies and industry including ESA’s prime contractor, Airbus, and 10 European countries. The completion of service module work in Europe and shipment to Kennedy signifies a major milestone toward NASA’s human deep space exploration missions to the Moon and beyond.
Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak