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| Hi all! Being a bit sick at the moment I found some time to take some pictures of my Observatory. See (URL) now: (URL) is also a rendered picture. Finally you can download the MPD file! PLMKWYT! Jaco (22 years ago, 7-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space) !
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| (...) Wow! I am surprised I am the first person to reply. That is awesome. Very nice use of bricks to make a dome. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 8-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| Jaco, (...) Bummer, dude - but, hey, it gave you a little time to have fun, eh? (...) of bricks, but it seems to be at minifig scale AND it moves around with the moving telescope! That's pretty neat! I think it'd also be neat to see a staff of (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Has your MOC been insipred by a large observatory, or by one of those small observatories run by a group of voluntary astonomers, or "volkssterrenwacht" as we call them in the Netherlands? In shape and scale it looks a bit like one of their (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| "M. Moolhuysen" <moom@nospam-chello.nl> schreef in bericht news:HBFzJz.4y0@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) small (...) "volkssterrenwacht" (...) chance (...) Manfred, if you had looked well at Legoworld 2002, you could already have seen it, or at least (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| Wow! That is cool. It looks perfectly like an observatory, and the moving dome is just great. So much realism in that! Very cool. And the CAD files are nice, too. -JHK (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) nice (...) Thanks! All thanks to the sphere generator! Jaco (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Right! (...) out (...) the (...) I was planning to do that. Build all sorts of interesting computers and stuff and minifig scientists and a car and... But hey, the model is in revision now. (...) Not at all! That's what's LDraw is for! Jaco (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| Inspiration was more of doing something with a dome using the sphere generator. It was part of Steendam at LEGOWORLD 2002! I am rebuilding it now, and adding more detail. Jaco "M. Moolhuysen" <moom@nospam-chello.nl> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) detail (...) Thanks! Pitty this is a somewhat dark picture. I am trying to build more detail in it right now. Also doing some revising on the telescope and the motor. Jaco (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) moving (...) I am trying to give the motor more power (with a little help), for now it does not or barely move the top of the dome. Only if you do not tighten it to the telescope holder. Jaco (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) That motor you're using is the old-style technic motor thats not geared down, so it has much less torque - you may have more luck with a new-style one (URL) however that may rotate it too fast. Another possibility is the micro-motor (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| Unfortunenatly the only motors I own are these (I have 2) and an older 4.5V one. Another LEGO friend is busy making me some gearing to give the motor more power. Since I am rebuilding an revising the whole model, expect it! Jaco "Ross Crawford" (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| This looks great sir...almost like a display at a science pavillion. That telescope is just spot on. Well done! Cheers, -Gil (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| Thanks! Watch for a new version soon. Jaco "Gil Shaw" <NIXtoradochSPAM@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:HBn4AB.21CA@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) catch my attention. I'm looking forward to your revised version. Bruce (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) That's terrific! What a great idea. In your revised version, do you plan on adding doors to the dome, and giving the telescope a greater range in declination? Jeff J (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks! (...) giving (...) For now, no. I was planning on that this version, but it is too difficult. I will give it some thought though. The total revision will be a surprise I think for all, but mainly I am adding more detail like computer (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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