Aztek Dummy Update 1/3/20 - Moebius 1:1 scale HAL Interface

somehow I manage to stretch this simple build into a two day extravaganza

[@NewMessage]

If HAL had a reset button, it would have been a very short movie.

[@strontiumstargazer3124]

Ace comment - I have this model on order and will be leaving that decal on the sheet.

[@youtuuba]

Nice build. I also did one, and have a couple KZbin videos about it. Like you, I added a sound card. A few comments: - That RESET decal is a sneaky trick on the part of Moebius. They could not get, or did not want to pay for, permission to use the NIKKOR lens name, so their lens decal just says NIKKO. The RESET decal, which makes no sense for the kit, is there so the model maker can 'borrow' the 'R" to add to the end of NIKKO to get NIKKOR. - You had LED problems because you did not realize that the included electronics include a resistor under the shrink tubing on one of the power switch terminals. That resistor is there to limit the current to the LED so it does not burn out over time. Without the resistor, the LED will run too hot, and will fail before long. - Your replacement LED is an undiffused type, so its brightness is all out the front, and it looks too glaring. The original LED, and it is a diffused type, so will give a more authentic look. With its intended resistor, it should last indefinitely. - The USB power adapter uses a 3-terminal voltage regulator, but is not the most efficient way to drop the 9V to the 4.5V needed by the sound card. It was not clear to me how you ended up wiring your circuit, but if you still had the hidden resistor that is part of the power switch assembly, the resulting voltages might be far from optimal. - When setting the two lenses, I used a ring made from a strip of paper, cut from the adhesive part of a Post-It note, adhesive side out, around my finger to make it slightly sticky, and then touched the lens to pick it up.

[@TheRealGraylocke]

Ok, I'll be the first to say it; liking the tripod mount as opposed to the hand held 'What are we focusing on?' version.

[@markfergerson2145]

First of his videos that did not introduce borderline motion sickness!

[@TwelveTwelveEightTwo]

That 2001 corner is fantastic. Well done on your build :)

[@troyvan6952]

Awesome man! Great tribute to probably the best sci-fi movie ever.

[@MartinFutter70]

Thanks for using the tripod, helps viewing enormously.

[@stuartyoung4182]

Great job! I PARTICULARLY enjoyed viewing your "2001 Corner" - GREAT to see a fellow fan of my FAVORITE movie of all time!

[@Iskelderon]

Glad I'm not the only one who's starting the year with a prop replica. I'm currently scratchbuilding a PKE meter from the old Ghostbusters cartoon.

[@JohnJustinNoel]

I'm about to order and build this relatively expensive model myself. It's going into our rear home foyer were we have one of our ten (yeah, 10) Alexa Echo access points. I'm not doing anything special with a sound board. But I am going to have it flush mounted right next to the wall near the Alexa Echo module with the Echo speaker output routed thru the wall to the HAL panel so no wires will show. The LED will be powered all the time with a concealed adapter. I'm reseting the temptation to take it too far by changing out the red LED for the blue glowing eye that SAL uses in the 2010 sequel movie and graphically modifying the decal to say SAL 9000. I prefer the more sinister red LED. That way, at night, looking into the dark foyer just inside our all glass pane back door seeing the steady, patient, quietly superior, possibly dangerous, red AI eye standing guard seems completely cool. I need to take notes during your video to get the colors and texture of the paint right. Thanks for sharing this.

[@strontiumstargazer3124]

I only watched this vid for the clean desktop. It’s been the subject of TV chat shows here in Latvia.

[@YdnarLah37]

Thank you thank you thank you for using a tripod. Video quality is so much better and I don't feel motion sickness.

[@revmaynard814]

Hey Lou, great build! I heard you mention that you didn't think that sound board company was around any more... I found a company called Adafruit that makes a little sound device that you can put up to 10 different sounds on. It wires up exactly like the board in your video. It's called the Sound FX board. It's very small and runs on 3 - 5VDC. And it's great because there are many amp/speaker combos you can pair with it that are also available on Adafruit. I us one in my 1:1 Proton Pack and it works great! Cheers!

[@johntakacs9441]

I was cracking up when I saw you were going to tackle this "kit" and yes, it's pricey. I'm dumb enough to want a second to make the SAL 9000 as well, but I'm in no rush. Have to hear it sing Daisy! Thanks for another great vid, I knew you'd add your own extras and special touch to this one!

[@stevenedwards4470]

I'm kind of surprised a sound card wasn't included. One would think that would be part of the licensing package.

[@trainliker100]

There is trick to getting sharper lines when masking and preventing any paint from the second color bleeding under the tape edge onto the first color. (Model railroaders painting passenger cars somebody use this trick.) After masking, spray the same color that you masked over along the tape edge. This seals the edge. If any color gets under the edge of the tape, it won't show because it is the same color tht is under the tape. Then spray the second color. It can't bleed under the tape since the tape edge is now sealed.

[@thevasic]

The "R" in the Reset decal is supposed to go on the end of the NIKKO decal so it reads NIKKOR which they couldn't use because of some copyright issue

[@TonyDP2128]

OK Lou, you inspired me. First model my brother and I put together in over 30 years, so the "sub-remedial" skill level was just about right for us, even though getting those domes on cleanly fought us tooth and nail. Here's a link to a pic of HAL next to my 2001 autograph display: imgur.com/6CuTEMC

[@aztekdummy]

That's fantastic! I see the "BIG TWO" but who are the others?

[@2fathomsdeeper]

Yeah! Stupid expensive! I rigged mine with an old Radio Shack voice recorder chip with a motion sensor. I have it programmed for "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that, and I think you know why.", and "I have the greatest enthusiasm for our mission." I had to drill all the holes in the grill for the speaker and motion sensor.

[@jaws062666]

Great build Lou. This was my first build as well for 2020. I just bought a cheapy card recorder kit from Amazon and recorded a snippet of HAL from the movie for mine.

[@marc6340]

Big Dawgs IS still in business and those sound cards are on sale! I'm so going to build this kit! Great video!

[@aztekdummy]

Good to know. I hadn't checked with them in a while

[@tomc7018]

@@aztekdummy website please

[@tomc7018]

website please

[@marc6340]

Bigdawgsgreetings.com/category/diy/electronics/sound-modules/slider/

[@marktadros5198]

Hi Lou, Something that is being missed by many, the "reset" decal was actually included so that you may use the "R" for the "Nikkor" decal. You will notice that the Nikkor decal on the lens really says "Nikko". This is for copyright/royalty purposes, and they compensated by including the "reset" for you. Might consider adding the "R" if its not too late?

[@GYRUSS]

Good build. I notice considering what is included in the box the kit is pretty pricey. I would use a thin layer of pritt-stick to adhere the eye done. That way it will hold it and enable removal anytime because it will never dry complete. Cheers.

[@stuffmadebyalex]

Fantastic job and video!

[@outsider238]

I just built this kit as well. I didn't do anything fancy with it. Pretty much just built it out of the box. My local hobby shop is selling it for $46 which is ridiculous. Been there a few times since I bought mine and the other Hal kits aren't exactly flying off the shelf. I had to really think about whether to get it myself with that price. It is a nice kit though and turns out looking really nice.

[@danaaxelson6200]

I just watched hi guys workshop channel. He build this. He bought sound speaker from EZ sound. That speaker was super clear and it had all the works you need to add sound effect from your computer.

[@dalemaeshiro574]

Great job! I think I'll wait for a sale before purchasing one :-) Love the tripod views!

[@MrChief101]

Very satisfying to see! A great start to the new year. Couldn't agree more about that "desperate money grab" line. One supposes this is the last item to be made a model and it's time to squeeze the true fans. Seems to me, if it had been half, I would've bought two. Or three. Turns out there are motion-detector activated sound modules-- but the few I looked at only did one long, way-too-loud sound. But I didn't look for anything else-- a random firing one may be out there. I still really get a kick with the ability to put those non-intended-to-be hilarious HAL quotes out there at any time. HAL and Siri-- now that would be a good show, just the two of them sitting there. The only nervous-twitch inducing moment was you putting that LED in circuit with the power board... it sure seems like it will burn out the LED soon. Not sure, it looked okay. Usually one can see the LED being way too bright. I'd put a volt meter on it and see if it's more than about 2V stick a 100 Ohm resistor on it. But if it's working; leave it alone. I have found that 9V batteries stick to magnets! There's an office accessory line of ridiculously thin high-powered magnets that seem no thicker than several sheets of paper. It looks like someone went through the magnet factory with a paper punch. I had to buy an entire set of metal board and pack o' mags to get those mags, but time has passed and they may be otherwise available. They measure .040"! One odd thought-- i keep seeing a real glow around HAL's inner eye. It's either something to do with the actual lens used or it's an overexposure. But-- I was wondering if you'd considered painting a dusky dark-ish red around that LED, right on the black?

[@aztekdummy]

he red led has a resistor on it, so no worries. The irony is that the salvaged USB power inverter also has a red LED on it's circuit to show that it is "on" If i was any good at resoldering, I could have just replaced that one with a bigger 5 mm red bulb and run that to the lens.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Wouldn,t amagnet drain off all of the power of a9volt battery? 🥶🤔🤷‍♂️🔋

[@carolmelancon]

Ranger's Multi Medium Matte is a great adhesive that dries nearly invisible and works on metal, glass, plastic, etc. You might want to experiment with it and see if it works for your applications.

[@Shaft1358]

Lou! Use magnetic switches (!) mounted invisibly (!) under the case. These are Also available the the Dollar store as portable alarm systems. Hold a magnet where you know the switches are located, and you are a happy pappy.

[@Enigma758]

They also make low cost bluetooth activated audio boards.

[@aztekdummy]

Aren't magnetic switches on/off? I need the audio switches to be momentary.

[@Enigma758]

@@aztekdummy A hall effect sensor is momentary if you place a magnet in proximity and then remove it. A touch sensor is another option. I think a bluetooth or an IOT option is even better. With IOT you could even use your phone to control it. I don't think these options are all that difficult, but it all depends on how far one is willing to go. www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Decoder-Board-with-USB-TF-card-Slot-Decoding-Playback-P/133225644903?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D221dfae6c75f4caaa753796b59647a77%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D133225644903%26itm%3D133225644903%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ae2beaf28-2f2e-11ea-9404-74dbd180ac07%7Cparentrq%3A72325c5016f0ada61bb47ad5ff8589e4%7Ciid%3A1

[@Shaft1358]

Lou Dalmaso Just wave a magnet over the switch position and it will be momentarily turned on and then off. You can mount the magnet on a stick or in bedded in a ring.

[@Shaft1358]

I confirmed that the dollar tree magnetic reed switches in the alarm system is normally open. IOW, they will close momentarily when a magnet is passed briefly nearby. Also, to increase the lens flare, sand the round face of the led flat to reduce the focusing effect. Love your work, love the tri-pod.

[@israelislaromero4079]

Very nice job Lou! Muy bueno! I would use the remote control set from Tenacontrols instead of the switches and even the on-off switch! But that’s just me! Have a wonderful 2020 full of good health and lots of styrene/ resin goods! Take care!

[@aztekdummy]

its a good idea, but I had spent too much $$ on this kit to add another pricey board to the pile.

[@TonyDP2128]

Beautiful build of my favorite prop from my favorite movie. Great stuff. BTW, if you have an Amazon Echo or other Alexa supported device, try asking her about HAL 9000 sometime. Her reply is priceless.

[@williamkapp1110]

I'm thinking the same. Have you tried this?

[@scratchinjack608]

How doe we *really* know you have a tripod. Rumor has it that you have a third arm. And I must say...very steady! Thanks for the HAL build!

[@thomaslevy2119]

It would make the greatest doorbell camera! "I'm sorry, porch pirate, but I will have to terminate you!" Fun stuff. No doubt someone will actually do it.

[@jesssmith9125]

you can still get the sound card at bigdawgsgreetings.com/product/usb-programmed-5-button-sound-module-200-sec/

[@joefrinzi6525]

Nice build, Lou. I am currently awaiting delivery of the thousand dollar Hal from Master Replica Group, hopefully this month.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Like me, we will get nothing for our money to Master Replicas.

[@astralscooter]

About velcro on the battery, you could apply it to the edge of the battery and the case, along the edge of the case or at the top.

[@aztekdummy]

Great idea. There's plenty of room on the sides. Thanks

[@celticarchie]

Hal meets Siri and the romatic music stars... then Alexa walks in the room. ;P

[@boparadigm]

Have a feeling hal is more a Google assistant kind of a.i. lol

[@markfergerson2145]

Some thoughts on the sound. You can probably capture the sounds you want from the DVD (if you have it). Also, the electromagical incantation you want to address that puny volume problem is... LM386 It's a basic linear amplifier chip, only eight pins and no programming. You just add a few components and put it between the "sound card" and the speaker. Find the datasheet online, it will have sample circuits you can build easily- just gather the parts, solder them together "dead bug" style and encapsulate in hot glue once you have it going, don't even need a circuit board. And yes you can use a beefier speaker. You can do this.

[@aztekdummy]

I gave away my DVD when I moved up to the 4K bluray and my pc doesn't play those so I couldn't capture. I have other ways and will be looking into that. like I said, I can change the sounds at will, so i'm not stuck with what I'm using now.

[@mikegilliam]

I love it!!!! HAL turned out great Lou!! I've always wanted a HAL 9000 and I saw that Moebius had one on the way. I thought I remembered you having a HAL model already? I see CultTVMan has the kit going for $40 which I agree is a lot for a few pieces of plastic. Wouldn't it be cool if the sound card had HAL singing Daisy? I loved that part in the film. Great job as usual Lou!!

[@aztekdummy]

I had a slightly undersized garage kit resin version that had a horrible speaker grille. glad to chuck that one out the door.I can put the Daisy sound in if I want, that's why I made it re programmable.

[@mikegilliam]

@@aztekdummy That is so cool!!!!

[@j_holtslander]

I just bought this kit and then an upgrade lens eye off of eBay that's made to fit this kit and is more accurate.

[@gomcse]

The RESET decal is provided so you can take the R and tag it to the end of the NIKKO decal, which should be NIKKOR, but they didn't want to pay licencing.

[@DougMacary]

That was AWESOME!!! Thanks Lou!

[@p40f20]

I've said it before: Woodland Scenics Foam Tack Glue. It is not a window maker, like Micro Crystal Clear, so it is not as shiny when it dries.

[@ShawnMcClureModeler]

Looks great. I think they still make those big dawg soundcards, but It looks like the price doubled. Seems like they used to be around 5 bucks each.

[@RandomBradCreator]

Quadraphonic Sound 😂 You Sir Are Awesome 🖖😁👍

[@RandomBradCreator]

Btw Dark Side of the Moon Sounds amazing in Quadraphonic 💪😁 "You just don't hear the word "Quadraphonic" used much anymore 😥

[@wmcwings4343]

Thanks for using a tripod. Fun build.

[@terrywindsor1310]

Don't let your HAL talk to your SIRI...words to live by. That could be awkward on so many levels. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mr.m2556]

Next time use a piece of rolled up tape to help place akward parts like that inner lens.

[@markfergerson2145]

Or flip it over and lower the kit onto the lens.

[@aztekdummy]

@@markfergerson2145 how about attaching it to a drone, and then flying it in, Jurassic Park style?

[@markfergerson2145]

@@aztekdummy No, that's not elaborate enough. ;>)

[@Highqman1974]

Happy New Year Lou

[@SMARTARTSMEDIA]

Just wanted to mention that the “Reset” switch decal is very useful, in that the correct name on the lens ring should say NIKKOR, but it says NIKKO on the decal. (Anyone guess what the “R”eset decal is for now? ....and please don’t reply, (we don’t want to give the game away now do we?).

[@mantismodels1207]

Ha Ha Ha...first thing I said when the video started...damn His bench is clean. Then You have a moment of silence. Classic!

[@ronzufelt1428]

Great short build.

[@avi8r66]

Does seem a bit chincy but kinda neat. Would be interesting to marry this to an Alexa or google home device for the brains. Actually make the lens a camera maybe hiding a nest camera in there... creepy but potentially fun.

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Nice was the keyboard interface difficult to do

[@maddoctor99]

I enjoyed the video but am a little confused. You seemed disappointed at how simple the kit is. Like you say, for $50 I think it’s aimed at novices like me who would like a life size HAL9000 at home and would like to get one without either paying $600+ for a metal, professionally-made replica, or building one from scratch themselves when we lack the skills, tools or time. And HAL, as shown in the film, is a pretty straightforward prop. Maybe the kit would be a little better if the bezel was separate from the faceplate and if the camera lens was made of 7 or 8 separate rings that you needed to paint and stack. Anyway - yours turned out great. I’m not familiar with your channel but I’m assuming you produce the kind of finished models that I see in magazines and online that make my jaw drop with their craftsmanship, painting perfection and level of detail. 👍

[@SpencerWolfe]

I like it, but it is a bit pricey. The only reason I didn't get one is that I would probably go overboard with adding sounds and other stuff. I like the tripod setup. I think it will give you some more time to expound and discuss while you do some of the small, menial stuff. P.S. The bigDAWS sound cards are still a thing, but apparently don't work with all Win10 systems. bigdawgsgreetings.com/category/diy/electronics/sound-modules/push-button/

[@aztekdummy]

yup, that's the one. lucky for me, I'm still on older windows

[@ShadoWorx]

BigDawgsGreetings dot com is alive and well. They even have LCD video modules and LED blinkies.

[@josephspacek1791]

Did the glue dry clear? If it didn’t what glue would you recommend instead?

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

Micro cystal clear for see through plexiglass parts

[@bedfordshiremodeller4491]

You simply 3D print aresin backing plat3 for it

[@kenskiffington7419]

I got a Hal 9000 --I got from Voodoo FX just as good as that one not going to buy that one great work

[@ericverpeten4249]

love it!

[@woof3598]

love watching your videos, any chance of you doing a chariot ? Im afraid to touch mine for fear of messing up the canopy masking

[@PhuVet]

Use a wireless remote circuit to trigger the sounds...the same one you have in your enterprise is only $8-$10 online. I bought 10 for our projects for this year. Check ebay.

[@unacceptableknottyprofesso7782]

Wondering if cutting out an area in the backplate the size (a little bigger) of the 9 volt would have allowed you to go with the velcro and then make it easy to swap out the battery without having to remove the backplate.

[@aztekdummy]

yes, I could have done that, but then the back doesn't look so clean

[@tomasz9429]

I checked the price of the kit, and hell no. I'm not buying it... I like it, but it's not worth it for me. Anyway, have a great 2020, loving your videos.

[@Enigma758]

Not meaning to split hairs, but isn't USB 5V rather than 4.5V? I know that it doesn't really matter in this case for powering the board though...

[@aztekdummy]

Its close enough for (former) government work

[@redgreen09]

well loois and sunds great just think of it the ring door bell thing thats one other thing i ues fore you post em i see lets maba to beak mens wolrd good MMXX to you

[@charlesforbin6937]

Hey Lou you need to Straighten Your Nuts.....on the switch box that is.....Haaaaaaaa

[@aztekdummy]

no, I leave that just to drive the OCD people...wait for it....nuts

[@Swanlord05]

Hey where is the song he sings

[@aztekdummy]

that clip has a lot of background noise/sound effects that are hard to get rid of. If you have a clean recording of just the song. I'd love to use it

[@robertcartier5088]

@ 14:50 "4.5 volts which is your typical USB" -- Huh?! Every standard USB port in the world is 5 volts... yours must be "special".

[@aztekdummy]

well as Dr. Scholl once famously said..."I stand corrected"

[@robertcartier5088]

@@aztekdummy LOL

[@kyleholder3785]

who made that Bowman figure on top of your cabinet?

[@aztekdummy]

That is the executive replica figure

[@rapscallion3506]

Would dipping the two clear parts in Future be worthwhile?

[@aztekdummy]

That's up to you. I've never seen the benefit myself. The parts are really clear, and you'll be sealing the inner one in, so it's only the outer dome you need to keep clean

[@rasmokey4]

Very nice build! But isn't it somewhat scary having a psycho computer in your house!?

[@aztekdummy]

Eh, what's another one, more or less?

[@spacedock873]

Pricey? That thing is going for £50+ over here in the UK! Not prepared to pay that kind of money for a 6 part kit + useless stand! I know that the licence was likely expensive but come on. Shame audio circuit is so rubbish as Doug Rain's voice is so rich, but that's what you get from a cheap greeting card module. Original LED must have had a current limiting resistor to allow it to run from 9V. Did you connect it in series or parallel with the audio circuit? Unlikely to work in series but should have worked in parallel. How did you connect the water-clear LED? Did you use a resistor? If not it will likely burn out quickly. Surprised you didn't use gloves after spending the time to clean the lenses. I think I would have coated the inner lens with clear red. Shame it's so expensive - it would have been a fun build.

[@aztekdummy]

they were parallel. the new clear one is too. and it does have a resistor on it. I guess it's just a better quality led. lens were cleaned between video segments and that part was edited out