Good question - I haven't decided that yet, but I haven't ruled it out. Obviously, the more electronic kits I order, the less expensive they will be for everyone. I'm really shooting for the "Mother of all HAL Replicas" here, and it will naturally cater to higher-end collectors. When I start an interest list, I'll gauge demand for an "LED only" version and see what quantities we're talking about. And before anyone asks, no, I will not be offering static resin versions for $25. I'll let the inevitable recasters on eBay fill that gap in demand...Originally posted by turok96+Mar 17 2006, 03:21 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(turok96 @ Mar 17 2006, 03:21 AM)</div>I really have no idea. I'm not even sure which one mine is.
Regardless, there are other brands and models of fisheye lenses designed for both video and still cameras, and all it would take is a custom aluminum mounting ring to swap them out. I would consider doing them on a custom-order basis, but for one or two parts, the cost (design and machining) would be potentially as high or higher than the entire replica.
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Would there be the option of simply the panel / lens and LED / battery clip? I'm not sure I'm really interested in the whole motion sensing, ample playing package, as nice as I'm sure it will be.
I'm simply looking for more a display item.
(unless a talented and reputable resin molder wants to work with me and offer kits :love).Sure, and a flat piezoelectric speaker too, but Ni-Cad rechargable batteries will require a charger, and up goes the price again... While I want to go high-tech on the functionality, I need to keep costs down for the collector. Besides, no matter how miniaturized we get, there's simply no space between the panel and the wall for ANYTHING - unless you make the panel walls deep and say bye-bye to screen accuracy, and I'm not going to do that. So without some space bewteen the panel and the wall, like with my solution, you'd still need to punch a hole in the wall, Kenko or no Kenko.Originally posted by temponaut+Mar 17 2006, 07:59 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(temponaut @ Mar 17 2006, 07:59 AM)</div>While I like your idea, I'm afraid it's not practical given the console's sheer size alone.If I may toss out an alternative direction for consideration: What about a display that replicates the look of one of the real HAL panels? For example, something like this:
Or even this (sorry about the image quality; it's the HAL panel on the pod bay test bench):
The display screens around HAL could be simple lighted transparancies. They wouldn't alternate, of course, but I think they'd still look pretty cool. Collectors could choose among various transparancies and maybe even switch them out from time to time for variety. (I'm partial to the antenna display myself, as well as to the Discovery silhouette (not shown here), and various three-letter combinations: COM, HIB, NAV, etc.)
Of course, this sort of approach would result in a more expensive display, and also the need for a power source other than a couple of penlight batteries. And now, having proposed this idea, it's become clear to me that keeping down the cost and need for power were two of your objectives in designing the display the way you did.  :$[/b]
I've been actually considering that, and depending on the demand for a flush-mounted wall panel version, I may offer a stamped sheetmetal backplate that screws into the wall (or is set into it with plaster or other filler material) and holds the panel in place using 4 rare-earth magnets mounted on plastic or aluminum bosses.An IR remote control is a great idea for those who want to mount the display flush in the wall. As you wrote, this obviates the need to flip switches on the sides or the rear of the display. But, in the case of a flush-mounted panel, what would you do about changing the batteries (in your diagram, they look like Duracells
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Surely the battery power can be those flat nicam batteries like used on PC motherboards?
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And remember, guys: it's just a 5-sided plexi box - anyone can have one custom-made at a plastic store with cutouts for screens, buttons, brain chips, wolf nipple chips, and what have you.Â
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Originally posted by Prop Runner@Mar 17 2006, 03:35 PM
And remember, guys: it's just a 5-sided plexi box - anyone can have one custom-made at a plastic store with cutouts for screens, buttons, brain chips, wolf nipple chips, and what have you.Â
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Originally posted by phase pistol+Mar 17 2006, 06:13 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(phase pistol @ Mar 17 2006, 06:13 PM)</div>@Mar 17 2006, 03:35 PM
And remember, guys: it's just a 5-sided plexi box - anyone can have one custom-made at a plastic store with cutouts for screens, buttons, brain chips, wolf nipple chips, and what have you.Â
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What's that about nipple clips? :confused
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Sounds ambitious - do you have a link to any project information websites?
I agree, which is why my design is based on screen caps and physical measurements.
That was my initial reaction, based on the dimensions of previous HAL panel replicas. But if we take as fact that the Kenko is indeed *THE* lens used on the screen-used panels, my new design ends up very nicely proportioned and scaled.
Great minds...
That's exactly what I did.
Unless you want to wait for this replica, good luck with yours. Unfortunately I can tell you right now that it will take longer than that to complete the R&D, prototyping, quotation process, and production unless somebody steps up to underwrite expedited machining and tooling. I'm hoping to secure an investor once the prototype is complete and I have a production quote, but not in a 7-week timeframe... :unsure
Karl, is that how the sound actually appears in the script, or only in your rich phonetic imagination? :lolOriginally posted by phase pistol@Mar 18 2006, 02:51 PM
That's actually sound from the Space Pod sequence where Dave is going after Poole.
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Great link, and a great job by Wally all around. The script for Dr. Smith's dialog is excellent.
) :thumbsup) and added numbers next to each line, and ask everyone to list their 25 favorites by number, regardless of length, the first being the most desired, and so forth. Some lines are repetative, so just list the first number in which the line appears. And some of dialogue lines span more than one number, so list the range (for instance: 14-17). In order for the responses not to eat up thread space, please e-mail them to me at proprunner@aol.com and I'll load them into an Excel spreadsheet. In the subject line, please type:
