The initial design came from a file that I found on Thingiverse; however, I am unable to locate the thing in order to give proper recognition. I am posting my make as I would like others to also have the opportunity to create this amazing prop.
If anyone is able to tell me from whom the design is feel free to let me know and the proper recognition will be given.
The files provided caused some problems due to their sizing, so please note that I had to resize some of the parts in order to get the model to fit together appropriately. Also I found that some parts were missing in comparison to the prop shown in the film and as such I created my own parts to complete the model. Unfortunately I am unable to say by which factors I sized the model as I made it quite some time ago, feel free to experiment and create one for yourself. Enjoy!
Printer Brand:
Prusa
Printer:
Rafts:
Doesn't Matter
Supports:
No
Resolution:
0.2 mm
Infill:
± 20%
In order to get the parts to properly fit together some sanding was required.
To get a smooth finish some of the parts were sanded using sand paper of varying grit.
The sanded parts were painted their respective colours using water based acrylic paints.
The opaque material through which the light shines was made from some pieces of cut up plastic.
11 blue LED's were used to create the right amount of lighting I wanted. 10 were used for the ring, and 1 for the centre. equi-spaced holes were drilled into the opaque plastic and the LED's placed into their holes. The LED's were wired in parallel to one another and this was wired to a battery pack which is concealed in the housing of the arc reactor. A small slide switch is used to turn the lights on and off and was placed at the bottom of the exposed wire.
the centre mesh was created from a piece of a metal sieve that I cut out. Strands of copper wire was used to create the armature around the ring.
All parts were either press fit together or using mechanical fasteners (machine screws, etc) No glue was used which allows me to take the model apart whenever the need arises.
As previously stated, most of the files were created by another designer which I was unable to locate; however, the parts that were missing was created by myself using SolidWorks and was created by making use of reference pictures found on the internet.
