Being Creative

The Quest to Utilize My Staycation to Build a Stargate

Well even though our Disney Vacation has turned into a Staycation I’m going to take advantage of this free time to work on my Stargate build.

I stopped at Home Depot today to pick up a few supplies to see if I could work with just the 45-degree PVC pipe fitting, and even though I really needed 40-degrees after testing it out 45-degrees will also work for what I need in regards to building a frame, the frame will still sit within the circumference of the Stargate.

The 3D printing of the details is chugging along and may take a couple of months to get everything printed out. My quest is to get the gate completed by Halloween. The Chevrons I’m thinking of sending out to a 3D print service as the pieces may be too large for my small 3D printer to handle.

I am planning on having the Chevrons light up, I know my husband is hoping I can make the gate spin but that is wishful thinking. I am hoping I can program the chevrons to light up in a certain order along with sound effects and I may be using either a light effect projector or my Atmos FX projector to project an event horizon.

For those of you who have not heard of Atmos FX check out their site.

https://atmosfx.com/

Youtube has amazing videos like this one that I can use with my projector.