BTTF Twin Pines Mall clock

[Markus]

This is about the entrance sign to the Twin Pines Mall (which later in the movie became the Lone Pine Mall).

I had planned this for quite some time, and had the parts already around. Then, two weeks ago, I saw a beautiful built in a BTTF facebook group which inspired me to go ahead and do it. While the other person's built was a back-lighted sign, mine will become a clock (without back light).
Everything is built around this MAX7219 8x32 LED matrix (they don't make these in white or yellow - so I used the red one).

To keep the proportions, the enclosure is matched to the size of the LED matrix: 5 1/8" x 21". The main piece is built from 3/4" thick pine wood.

The front pieces and the letters are laser cut from 3/16" plywood and 1/8" acrylics.

Some acrylics paint...

The electronics, based on an Arduino Nano, is soldered onto a little PCB...

... and mounted in the enclosure.

That's my Twin Pines Mall clock.
More details are posted on my blog page.

 

[LTsmash1200]

This looks amazing.

 

[minilove666]

Wow Markus "this is heavy". Great job

 

[yelahttam]

If you ever decide to make the "Lone Pine Mall" version.... looks amazing! - mh

 

[Markus]

If you ever decide to make the "Lone Pine Mall" version.... looks amazing! - mh

Yes, that would be a nice companion piece... but I decided to stay in this timeline

 

[McFlyte]

This is really well done!

 

[Snow Builder]

What a great idea. Came out beautiful.

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

Looks great!

 

[Barry Taylor]

You should do a run I would buy one!

 

[Markus]

You should do a run I would buy one!

I take that as a compliment - thank you!! I'm glad you like it. There is a lot of work on many details, from the wood work to the painting and the soldering. I could not imagine what an adequate price could be - probably way above what the final item is worth.