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The side radar unit underway
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Inside the unit. A 30 RPM motor will rotate the rings on each side
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I got some parrot rings from a bird supply company. They were too thin so I had to put two together and Bondo the extra diameter.
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First test fitting
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Painted and one side finished
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The blue bulbs are fake - a clear casting with blue tint
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The big day - painting the dome
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More parts installed
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The gyroscope is next
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Incomplete gyro parts |
Gyro ring halves |
Gyro disk |
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Gyro ball close up
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Gyro unit lower half
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Gyro unit complete and installed. Note the fine optical quality glass dome!
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Cam unit inside the brain. Note gyro motor above
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Cam Close up. Motor is on the left
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Sax valves now open and close
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That's pretty much it. The project began on June 16th 2008 and was completed on June 26th 2009. Check the next page for some completed photos and a video. |
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