The concept for the Sky Pad Diorama was basically from the day I bought the MF Revell Kit. Another 8 months getting all the sky pad parts together, and 3 weeks to machine, test, program and assemble the lift system. The only thing completed is the basic landing pad structure. It will have full lighting and the trigger for the engine sound board is already programmed. Just need to "blend" the right MP3 files to get the perfect sound. The Falcon was finished assembled 2 months ago, and now it needs full paint. I waited on that to make sure the mount fit seamlessly into the model. It will be another 4-6 weeks before the Sky Pad full exterior is complete and the 3.2" TFT screen will be programmed and mounted in the elevator shaft. Getting the right gear ratio's for the 3D printed gears was a lot of test and failure. Now working on the gradual start up and slow down programming of the stepper motors to make sure the entire movement is free of any mechanical like motion.
