stargazer1
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Its done. Here are pictures of my Tycho moon base in 1/144 scale (with moon bus at same scale)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152476394 ... 3997411151 These are pictures of the assembled and painted castings
This is the first time as far as I know that the Tycho Moon base from 2001 Odyssey has been made since the original in the 1960s
This Base is seen only briefly in the movie, and then mostly from above, from the windows of the moonbus.
The much larger Clavius base and the TMA1 excavation (which I may do next) are much better known.
Here is the back of the board.
It is wired in groups of three LEDs and a resistor,all in series and then all the groups linked in parallel
http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/WIRING%20 ... onbase.JPG
The drawing pins just hold the wire down. I did not have enough wire of the same colour to wire the whole thing
but generally positive is blueish wire and the negative brownish... and white links the groups of three led's and resistor'
Though the 'calculation' was done for 12 volts. It runs ok on 9 volts for daylight conditions and 7.5 V in a darker environment .
I used 3mm 3.2 V 20 mA Warm white LED's They are also 'frosted' and give a more general illumination than the 'clear' LED's which put out most light from the 'lens' and not the sides.
Here is the wiring plan http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/LED%20WIRING.jpg
While the diagram looks not much like the back of the board it is the same !!, The layout of the base dictated that though wired as above, for ease some connections have a 'common' solder join. The wiring groups are easier to see at the Btm. of the 'back' photo where the LED's have regular spacing around the landing pad.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152476394 ... 3997411151 These are pictures of the assembled and painted castings
This is the first time as far as I know that the Tycho Moon base from 2001 Odyssey has been made since the original in the 1960s
This Base is seen only briefly in the movie, and then mostly from above, from the windows of the moonbus.
The much larger Clavius base and the TMA1 excavation (which I may do next) are much better known.
Here is the back of the board.
It is wired in groups of three LEDs and a resistor,all in series and then all the groups linked in parallel
http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/WIRING%20 ... onbase.JPG
The drawing pins just hold the wire down. I did not have enough wire of the same colour to wire the whole thing
but generally positive is blueish wire and the negative brownish... and white links the groups of three led's and resistor'
Though the 'calculation' was done for 12 volts. It runs ok on 9 volts for daylight conditions and 7.5 V in a darker environment .
I used 3mm 3.2 V 20 mA Warm white LED's They are also 'frosted' and give a more general illumination than the 'clear' LED's which put out most light from the 'lens' and not the sides.
Here is the wiring plan http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/LED%20WIRING.jpg
While the diagram looks not much like the back of the board it is the same !!, The layout of the base dictated that though wired as above, for ease some connections have a 'common' solder join. The wiring groups are easier to see at the Btm. of the 'back' photo where the LED's have regular spacing around the landing pad.
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I've always been interested to see someone, someday, tackle the TMA1 excavation...eager to see that one unfold
