14 Sep
2012
14 Sep
'12
11:30 a.m.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
Out of curiosity, have any of us here created a model
of a system like this?
I have to admit that in the past I gave serious thought to modeling a
PDP-10.
I have not as of yet, but because of the studio photographs on the
covers of many of the 1970s DEC handbooks, I've wanted to make 1/12
scale models of PDP-11s. For bonus points, the terminals would work.
;-)
The mechanical data to draft these up is surely available in site
planning guides and maintenance printsets. It's a lot of work, but I
think it's totally feasible.
-ethan
14 Sep
14 Sep
12:31 p.m.
At 2:30 PM -0400 9/14/12, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Zane H. Healy
<healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
This brings up a great point on the original comment about model
railroaders, and military modelers. The skill set you're looking for
is actually Doll House makers, as (at least in the past) the typical
scale is 1/12th. Before anyone scoffs, you should see the level of
detail that people really into Doll Houses achieve. We're talking
amazingly detailed works of art!
Out of curiosity, have any of us here created a
model of a system like this?
I have to admit that in the past I gave serious thought to modeling a
PDP-10.
I have not as of yet, but because of the studio photographs on the
covers of many of the 1970s DEC handbooks, I've wanted to make 1/12
scale models of PDP-11s. For bonus points, the terminals would work.
;-) The mechanical data to draft these up is surely
available in site
planning guides and maintenance printsets. It's a lot of work, but I
think it's totally feasible.
For DEC systems I agree, for some others, I honestly have no idea
what is available. I did some scratch-built modeling years ago, and
the main problem was good drawings to go from. In many/most cases,
better drawings should exist for DEC gear than I had back then for
what I was modeling.
Zane
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12:46 p.m.
New subject: Model Computers
On 9/14/2012 12:31 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
This brings up a great point on the original comment about model
railroaders, and military modelers. The skill set you're looking for
is actually Doll House makers, as (at least in the past) the typical
scale is 1/12th. Before anyone scoffs, you should see the level of
detail that people really into Doll Houses achieve. We're talking
amazingly detailed works of art!
There is a fairly robust home 3D printing hobby thing going too. They
could do a lot of these fairly quickly and accurately too.
The mechanical data to draft these up is surely
available in site
planning guides and maintenance printsets. It's a lot of work, but I
think it's totally feasible.
For DEC systems I agree, for some others, I honestly have no idea what
is available. I did some scratch-built modeling years ago, and the
main problem was good drawings to go from. In many/most cases, better
drawings should exist for DEC gear than I had back then for what I was
modeling.
Zane
3:52 p.m.
At 02:31 PM 9/14/2012, Zane H. Healy wrote:
This brings up a great point on the original comment
about model railroaders, and military modelers. The skill set you're looking for is
actually Doll House makers, as (at least in the past) the typical scale is 1/12th. Before
anyone scoffs, you should see the level of detail that people really into Doll Houses
achieve. We're talking amazingly detailed works of art!
For many years, I consulted at a pottery place. Beyond a full line
of full-size household antique-y salt glaze products, they made tiny versions
of bowls, pie plates, pitchers, etc. for the American Doll collectors.
The tiny 1", 2", 3" versions cost as much as the full size pieces,
as they took the same amount of time by the potter and decorator.
So collectors would cheerfully pay $30 for a mini pie plate not as
big as an ashtray.
- John
17 Sep
17 Sep
9:31 a.m.
snip ---- snip --- snip ----
This brings up a great point on the original comment
about model
railroaders, and military modelers. The skill set you're looking for
is actually Doll House makers, as (at least in the past) the typical
scale is 1/12th. Before anyone scoffs, you should see the level of
detail that people really into Doll Houses achieve. We're talking
amazingly detailed works of art!
snip ----- snip ---- snip ----
You are absolutely right there. I have seen dollhouse furniture
which looks like it was just shrunken by a magical machine.
The detailing can be of such a quality that looks almost impossible.
I believe that 17 & 18th century apprentices in furniture making often
made a scaled piece as part of becoming a master furniture maker.
Ed
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25 Sep
25 Sep
3:05 p.m.
Although I don't think it's related to our conversation the mentioning of
his art,
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?33053-mini-apple-II-…
to put one of his 3 little flash drive Apple II replicas on ebay.
http://*www.ebay.com/itm/251157445732* is the actual auction. This is who
I was remembering trying to painstakingly make a little model of an Apple
II. Apparently the cost of making these was not at all looking like a
profitable idea so this is probably it for his time.
14 Sep
14 Sep
12:55 p.m.
On Fri, 14 Sep 2012, Ethan Dicks wrote:
The mechanical data to draft these up is surely
available in site
planning guides and maintenance printsets. It's a lot of work, but I
think it's totally feasible.
Make the files for 3D printing!
Create a library of all of the major machines!
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