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It's a basic kit 7 parts including the stand, 1 red LED, and a set of decals.
The detail looks good at 1st glance. Crisp molding and details. So far I see no sinkmarks or undermolding.
The faceplate main inner surface has a slight texture that looks like brushed metal. It's very fine and will probably disappear with painting.
The 2 clear lenses look good, no obvious flaws. The decals are basic and look nicely printed. There is the large HAL logo along with lens details.
There is no battery case, the instructions suggest using double sided tape and sticking it on the back.
Overall it looks like a simple kit that was well done.
Painting will take the most time.
Now that is cool!
Thanks,
John
I want one !!!!!!!
Just think of all the fun you could have at party's, if you put a speaker in it
" I'm sorry, I cant bring you a beer Dave ".
Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"
"And now, for something completely different...." Monty Python
If I can figure out what to do with it, I'd build one. Maybe a wireless remote motion detector to alert me when unwanted visitors are approaching the workshop?
Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...
Is the light programmed to run some sort of sequence, or is just manually turned off and on?
It looks like its just on/off.
The 1st thought I had was to build my ring into it and mount it by the front door.
Mach71;
Now that would be neat. Could you get it to say Hello?
Me: Open the front door HAL......
HAL....
HAL: I'm sorry Mark, I can't do that.
Can't tell how big it is but you might be able to fit an arduino or raspberry pi into it. They have motion detectors for the arduino.
T e d
That's friggin' cool!!! I scratchbuilt a HAL camera years ago but it looked like krap.
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
I started HAL, even though I'm working on 3 other kits.
Washed everything, primed with Tamiya grey primer.
Masked the frame and some Tamiya semi-matt black:
It looks nice, gloss would have been too much I think.
The instructions say "gunmetal" for the speaker grill. Regular gunmetal looks too dark. I used Tamiya TS-42 light gunmetal.
I think it looks correct.
Gloss aluminum for the base ring and flat black for the eye.
That is just a dry fitting.
I think I'll spray the frame gloss aluminum also.
HAL is done.
The only modification I made was to add a picture hanger to the inside/top.
I used all Tamiya rattlecans to paint HAL. The frame and outer eye ring are Gloss Aluminum. The face plate is semi matt black, the inner eye is matt black, and the outer eye is gloss black. The speaker panel is light gun metal.
All the colors look true to my eye.
The decals went on really nice, the ones around the lens really add a lot to the kit. They include a "reset" decal to use above the switch. I chose not to use it.
Standing watch over one of my display racks:
HAL builds into a very nice representation.
Mark-
Very nice kit and workmanship. I'd like to hang one next to the front door, to deter potential evil-doers, but it would probably get stolen!
Your photos got me hooked! I ordered one today, as I wanted to build something that "wasn't another airplane."
Thanks!
I think you will like it. Masking/painting takes up most of the time, and it is a very quick build.
I would like to embed my Ring doorbell into HAL!
Hey Mach, that looks pretty sweet. Run for the hills if all your electronics take on a life of their own.
It is a worry though, If the microwave starts acting up I'm calling the police!
mach71 Thanks! It is a worry though, If the microwave starts acting up I'm calling the police!
mach71I'm calling the police!
Only if the AE-35 unit stays online.
That turned out great! Looks like a super fun project.
Ohhhhhhhhhh that looks awesome!!
Love it!!!
'I'm sorry Dave, I can't open the front door for you...'
A very small update. On another forum it was pointed out that the decals for HAL's eye is printed as NIKKO not NIKKOR as the original HAL lens was. The speculation was this
prevented having to pay royalties to Nikon. The "Reset" decal was supplied to go above the switch, which was not on HAL in the movie. The font/size is identical to the NIKKO, so:
There, I fixed it.
I should get one and put it in my room at work. I couild tell newbees that the boss is monitoring what goes on when I work. I wo2nder how it would look munder the red/amber light I have to use sometimes when the laser is running.
In the old days we used to use small pieces of film rolled up and placed around the building. Some were far enough away we could hold them in place with crossed Q-Tips and others had a piece of clear acetate to make it look like a lens. We even had one on top of a old motion sensor aand the guy just below it would occasionally move it a little with a ruler for effect. We had a guy convinced that the place was completely bugged. Not happy when he finally found out the truth.
As it turns out when we moved into our next building the boss was really listening in on conversations in each room.
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