Tag Archives: Science Fiction

It’s About Time…

Posted on October 3, 2021 by AZAtheist

…for an update. A lot has happened since I last wrote in this blog. The last posting was way back in June. It was all about how I improved my “Invader Zim,” a Halloween prop from 2019. At that time, … Continue reading →

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A Safe Place for Gort

Posted on September 15, 2020 by AZAtheist

Here it is mid-September and I’m missing normality more than ever. Normally, I’d be deep into Halloween preparations. Actually, I would have started the effort a couple of months ago. Last year the theme of my display was Aliens from … Continue reading →

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The Robot Marionette

Posted on May 17, 2020 by AZAtheist

Today was a surprisingly good day for me under self-imposed lockdown restriction. I slept in a bit longer than usual. The morning scale reading was not higher than expected and there was a new GeoCache within a half mile from … Continue reading →

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R2D2 Build: Final

Posted on May 10, 2020 by AZAtheist

The is a great project! It gets a little “fiddly” at times but it is one that starts with a box of parts on day one finishes with a complete illuminated model on the second day. It’s also dear to … Continue reading →

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R2D2 Build: First Day

Posted on May 8, 2020 by AZAtheist

The first step in building the R2D2 tin can robot is collecting a few things. This is my fourth one so I’m familiar with what I need for materials. The one luxury that we have these days is plenty of … Continue reading →

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I’m Itching to Build

Posted on May 8, 2020 by AZAtheist

You may recognize this picture. Especially, if you are a long-time reader of this blog. It is a model of the Star Wars robot R2D2. It has LEDs that light up; it is crude. Most importantly, it is something made … Continue reading →

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So Long Halloween 2017

Posted on November 2, 2017 by AZAtheist

It’s over for another year and most of the decorations are packed away. It was a great year and we had a fair number of Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween considering that it was a school night. The 8th Annual Nightmare before … Continue reading →

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Finishing—Building IT Part VII

Posted on October 8, 2017 by AZAtheist

Yes! “It” is done. Please check out the video on YouTube. It was finished on October 3rd leaving plenty of time to work on the other props before the dry run and party on the 30th. The grand finale is … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Don’t Plan on the Hardest Thing—Building IT Part VI

Posted on October 1, 2017 by AZAtheist

Greetings Halloween Geeks and Geeks adjacent! Here is a picture of the IT prop “in-the-bones.” In other words, there is no skin. When I last reported I had everything working on the bench—separately. Turns out that is an important distinction. … Continue reading →

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What’s Next? Building IT Part V

Posted on September 28, 2017 by AZAtheist

I finished the last installment of “Building IT” with “what’s next?” What was next was to wire the circuit boards and test their functions. The picture here doesn’t look very different from yesterday but that’s the nature of projects. In … Continue reading →

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