| Author | Subject: scratch built time machine |
| ady | Posted At 12:24:20 05/05/2002
Can anyone tell me the colour of the month indicator on the face plate on the console,and the bulb which corresponds to it. Because on most of the model's i've seen they appear to be green. But in the film, they both look blue. {am i colour blind or not} please help! |
| Francois Beaulieu |
Re: scratch built time machine (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 13:20:34 05/05/2002 Well, to me, the bulb looks dark green while the month display looks light green with a marked blue bias. It is an ambiguous color and you are not the first one to have wondered about it ! Modelers have a tendency to try and make the display panel color match the bulbs exactly, but if you look closely at the DVD version, you will find that the panel colors do not match the bulb colors perfectly. But the bulb is definitely a straight dark green. The month display is a more subtle colour, so you would have to experiment and compare your tests against the colors as they appear on the DVD (assuming your monitor is adjusted for color accuracy). By the way, what is the scale of your scratch-built model and how far along are you ? |
| ady |
Re: scratch built time machine (Currently 2 replies)
Posted At 16:57:31 05/05/2002 hello francois ,thanks for the information about the console bulb and month dial. I don't have as yet a dvd copy ,but i'll make sure to get one. I do agree that the bulb on the console does have a different contrast to the month dial,and when not lit, it look's green. The model i'm making is from the chris perrotta blue print's which i brought on don colmans site. I had to double the size of the blue print's to make a scale easier to work from . Although i've never made a model of any sort before, and never realized the main proberblem {SCALE}. This is a wonderful five letter word which prevents you from using something you find by chance, and although being exactly the same shape you need, it's never the right size. Anyway i've made the side rail's and the outer rail all out of 8mm copper tubing . I formed them on wooden jig's. I made many attempts before i was happy. The ring's which connect to the dome's from the rail's i made seperately in the same way. I made the engine housing out of wood,no detail yet,console just cut off a 2" thick wooden pole, no work involved there. Just started work on a new face plate very intricate , decided last one was not good enough for my model. sorry for boring you bye. |
| Francois Beaulieu |
Re: scratch built time machine (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 20:02:37 05/05/2002 Actually, it sounds quite interesting. I hope you keep us posted on your progress, maybe take a few snapshots as you go along and show us the result in the Enthusiasts Pages. Fans here take a special interest when someone starts from scratch. The result is sure to be unique ! At the moment, another fan who posts on this board is also working on a scratch-built model. He's doing his in a scale of 1:4 ! His name is William Feehan. Considering that many of the models appearing in the Enthusiasts Pages are built from the same Lunar Models kit, scratch-built models are bound to be refreshingly different ! Best of luck with your project ! |
| ady |
Re: scratch built time machine (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 05:02:43 05/06/2002 hi francois thanks again for all your comments, it's nice to get encouragement. My model will be 1:4 scale with a 14" dish. I already have a 12" dish which was part of a fruit stand, it's 4mm thick plastic, but not the brittle sort, it concaves 1" from rim to the centre,the back convexes perfectly . but i would only use it if i can't find a 14"dish. Because the dish wouldn't cover the top two rows of rectangles where the pegs sweep by. you say another fan,William Feehan is making a 1:4 scale model, i wish him all the best, i'll keep an eye open for him on the message board to see how he's doing. I've got no idea how long it will take me to complete the model,{my wife say's at least five years the way i'm going.) personally i think a year.It's not the building that takes the time,it's finding the methods to do the building,and finding suitable materials to use. I think the best scratch built model and full size machine i've seen upto date are by john riggs wonderful workmanship.If i can make my model somewhere near to his 1:4 scale model i'll be a very happy man. p.s. take a look at heinz westerweller web site , bye . |
| Francois Beaulieu |
Re: scratch built time machine (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 09:10:33 05/06/2002 You're quite right about John Rigg and Heinz Westerweller. I know both of these gentlemen and their work is remarkable. I encourage everyone reading these lines to visit their websites. |