Recent content by smithjohnj

For the Femkit Prism design I have fewer images, more questions, and more assumptions. The prism does not appear in any of the Dune Part I images I have access to. The observations I have is that it is smaller than the kit's cylinder and sits behind it on the kit. To allow others to...

I took a first cut at the design of the endcaps of the Fremkit storage cylinder. Calculations give the diameter at approximately 5.5 inches. Based on images from Dune Part I, the endcap has both a tapered and indented concentric surfaces. I have provided the radius and estimated depth of each...

I do not have any actual insight into what the wrap at the top of the femkit really is. However, when I work on project like this I try to extrapolate what I do know to what I do not. Then at least I can justify my own design decisions. The femkit is a survival kit. With any kit the most...

I have not finished my calculations of the photo from the book "The Art and Soul of Dune", but the width of the femkit at it widest seems to equal the height of the main backpack at it tallest.

For what it is worth, I did a similar set of calculations from an image of Lady Jessica standing beside her femkit. The actress, Rebecca Ferguson, is reported to be 5'5” tall. My calculations gave me a femkit height of 13”, and the bottom cylinder at 5.5”. Since Rebecca is much shorter than...

I would suggest you try modeling a 3D example. Sealing wax is not normally hot enough to remelt the plastic. You can test this youself by using your thumb as a "stamp". But you might add a layer of paint to protect the surface. Once you have a design you like there are services which can...

They look like they might be low profile aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

I understand you plan to use a motor tolift the box lid. The upper jaw is fixed to the inside of the lid. I would make the U-shaped lower jaw more ridge, which sits on the angled ledge at the upper edge of the box bottom as in your photo. The lower jaw is then pinned with a pivot point on each...

Bones have been used as decorations on garments forever. In this film I expect they are not just for decorations but for a more ritualistic purposes since the film includes concepts of shift-shifters and shamans. Bones have a place in both ancestor magic and animal magic rituals, often...

I do not recognize the specific fabric but perhaps I can give you some terminolgy to help with your search. The weave itself seems to be a "plain weave", where the yarns cross at 90 degrees. Most fabrics used a consistent size of "yarn" for all the lengthwise (warp) and crosswise (weft)...

The latest comment makes it sound as if the current bottleneck is software. I did not go back to double check my memory of the last four years of updates – but wasn't the plan to be able to get future periodic updates to the tricorder overtime? I may be wrong; it so, the rest is probably moot...

My first caution is that garments in films may be the result of post-production special effects - so you may not be able to achieve the look you imagine. So test all your ideas on a small scale so you can experience the real world possibilities. You said you are familiar with EL. So you also...

I like your estimate. Especially as that would allow you to make the pad itself out of 6x6" or 12x12" tiles. Something like a gray vinyl floor tile could make a nice concrete/packed lunar soil/macadam surface.

While you are waiting for a reply on dimesions you could practice your own estimation skills. We all have to start with the best reference we can find and then go from there. In this thread there is a great direct top-side view of an Eagle sitting in the middle of the pad. If your model has a...

Your description of the problem sounds like it is more than just skipped stitches, but a complete failure of not catching every stitch. Skipped stitches may have some simple fixes, missing every stitch is more likely a timing issue – where the needle movement is not in sync with the bobbin...