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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!
Hasbro Batman Mission Masters Virus Attack Mister Freeze action figure with Arachnotech Assault Module.
That's some name, huh?
Check out the Toys R Us clearance price sticker!
Ever want to build a S.H.I.P? Never have the pieces? Thats me. Then I thought " well if moonabase can be assembled by multiple people, why couldn't a ship?
The City Space theme continues to inspire. I wanted to use the curved quarter panels as a windscreen, and by excellent luck had the matching curve plate in sand blue. From then on it was just a matter of mixing the design cues and colour scheme from the sets with my build.
Rather pleased with this, looks chunky and industrial near-future. The crane, while functional, can't lift the module without ripping itself apart. Oh well.
Probably won't take any more pictures of the module itself either, it's just an empty shell that seems to be more like a double-decker carriage on a scenic train than a science module. Some more work on that will be required, I think. But that's a problem for another time. I already have an idea for a larger build that will incorporate four of these modules.
SEE FULL SIZE: www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2026324860&size=o
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Drupal Modules as of 11/09/07.
Led flash module. Inside the opening for the Mitutoyo 10X lens. The 12 power leds are not solderd but connected via 24 x M2 brass screws which press on the led contacts. I can even modify LED types with the same module.
The 12 LEDs are divided into 6 groups. Each time there are two LEDs connected together on the PCB. LEDs shine through the 12 holes of 8mm diameter each. Each group can be controlled separately. The direction and amount of light may be a result set.
The base plate is made of aluminum for cooling. The back of the LEDs have an additional thin special thermal film of 0.2mm in order to have good thermal conductivity. The LEDs can operate continuously at full power.
Driver module: www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/15765655185
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.
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!
This is the type of vehicle used to land on the lunar surface by astronauts in the Apollo missions to the Moon. The one on display in the National Air and Space Museum is a real lander whose mission was canceled. The lower halves of six of these vehicles are still sitting on the lunar surface. The upper halves carried the astronauts back to their command module for return home. A lunar lander like this was seen in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
I wanted to build a ship/probe module that had the textures of current technology coupled with the shapes and lines of the sci-fi world not yet invented. All stickers are official (from the Discovery line.) All pictures at Brickshelf once moderated.
Dedicated to nnenn.
the man in the bottom left corner is kai, a designer who works for modulor. he helped me build the scaffolding, among other things, thx kai!!
must be seen big
"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
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
A module for a planned micropolis skyscraper. Not exactly something unique or fancy pancy, but less waste of parts, compared to my other similar builds. There is still room for improvement, but I have chosen parts that I have plenty of. At first I used a technic brick 6x8 instead of regular 1x8 bricks. It is a bit sturdier, but I do not want a rectangular section. They are probably unnecessary anyway.
It is somewhat influenced by Max Braun's supertall - Weiss Tower. I often use grille tiles as windows, but two-by-two in the corners is new to me. I generally prefer 1x1, but then I have horizontal plates outermost in the facade. Now I want a tall, modular tower with a cleaner look and fewer parts. The curtain wall will cover every side, with either a plate 6x12 or 6x24, covered with grille tiles. I usually place the curtain wall half a plate from the outer edge, but here it is flush with the corners.
Part list:
12x Plate 1x1, 3024
2x Plate 1x6, 3666
4x Plate 1x8, 3460
1x Plate 8x8, 41539
4x Plate 6x12, 3028
8x Brick 2x2x3, 30145
16x Brick 2x2 Corner, 2357
4x Brick 1x8, 3008
8x Bracket 1x2 - 1x2 Inverted, 99780
8x Bracket 1x2 - 1x2, 99781
144x Tile, Modified 1x2 Grille, 2412
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
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.
The structural test article of the European service module for Orion is being assembled at Airbus Defence and Space. Airbus is building the module, which will supply the spacecraft’s power, in-space propulsion and air and water for the crew, on behalf of ESA (European Space Agency) for Orion. The STA is being transported to Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook station for testing.
The LM was built by Grumman Aircraft and designed by aerospace engineer Thomas J. Kelly. It was comprised of an octagon-shaped descent stage with landing gear and an irregular-shaped ascent stage that contained the instrument panels and flight controls. The ascent and descent stages measured a combined 18 feet in height (22 feet with the antennas), 14 feet in width and 13.3 feet in depth. Early versions had three landing legs, large windows, seats, and a forward docking port. The three-leg configuration was light but unstable, therefore, a four-leg solution was chosen. The large windows, seats, and additional docking port were removed. Crew in the LM would stand and have smaller viewports for piloting. The removal of the docking port meant that the lunar orbit rendezvous was in the hands of the Command Module Pilot.
The shape and size of the LM was difficult to capture accurately at minifig scale. The limited size and variety of the Lego blocks available posed a challenge to accurately render the complex shapes of the LM.
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
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
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.
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
Dual marble run module wtiht fast descent. The marbles go up with the magnet chain and come down very quickly vertically inside the blocks. The blocks are 3D printed and contain a cavity to which the marbles can descend. At the top of the entrance there is an IR detector. As soon as the marble passes through it, it gives a signal to the neo-pixel driver. There are 14 LEDs mounted vertically that indicate where the marble is descending. You can sometimes see the marble passing very quickly between the vertical blocks. At the bottom of the last block there is also an IR detector. The marbles are counted when they leave upstairs and counted back when they come downstairs. On the program screen you can see how many marbles there are on the way. This is just a module of a larger super marble run under construction. The neo leds are switched in colour alternately. With a 3 wire cable all neoleds in the string are controlled.
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.
Orion is NASA’s next spacecraft to send humans into space. It is designed to send astronauts further into space than ever before, beyond the Moon to asteroids and even Mars. When they return to Earth, the astronauts will enter our atmosphere at speeds over 32 000 km/h but the capsule will protect them and ensure a bumpy but safe landing.
ESA has designed and is overseeing the development of Orion’s service module, the part of the spacecraft that supplies air, electricity and propulsion. Much like a train engine pulls passenger carriages and supplies power, the European Service Module will take the Orion capsule to its destination and back.
Orion will go further than any other crewed spacecraft has before and European design and technology will make that happen.
Credits: NASA/ESA/ATG Medialab
The structural test article of the European service module for Orion is being assembled at Airbus Defence and Space. Airbus is building the module, which will supply the spacecraft’s power, in-space propulsion and air and water for the crew, on behalf of ESA (European Space Agency) for Orion. The STA is being transported to Glenn Research Center's Plum Brook station for testing.
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.
Title: General Dynamics Lunar Excursion Module (LEM)
Catalog #: 08_01628
Additional Information: Proposal
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive