I have a made a “working” Stargate model from the SG1 TV-show. It spins, the chevrons move and lights up and when a correct address is dialled, the wormhole is established. The wormhole is an infinity mirror effect. The stargate is controlled with a DHD. You can check out the video presentation of the Stargate in action here:
Here is a video showing one Stargate dialing another Stargate
I like 3d printing, electronics, programming and making stuff. I also enjoy the Stargate TV-series and decided to make a “working” model of the stargate as seen in the TV-show.
This was a challenging and fun project and I had to learn a lot of new stuff. This has been a very time-consuming project. There are a few variations of Stargates used in the show and I chose to make the original one from the SG1 series. There are also several logical “glitches” in the technical workings of the gate as seen in the TV show and it even behaves differently in different episodes. I have made it work as best I can while staying as true as possible to the feeling and essence of the TV-Show.
Features
- A fully interactive working Stargate complete with a DHD (Dial Home Device).
- The Stargate ring spins and places the dialled symbol on the correct chevron as the traveller is inputting the address by using the DHD.
- All 7 chevrons move and lights up when engaged.
- The Stargate can dial any milky-way address used in the show.
- NEW: The stargate can now dial other stargates over the Internet, and receive incoming wormholes from other stargates on the Internet.
- When a correct address is input using the DHD, the wormhole is established.
- The wormhole effect consists of a animated infinity mirror of 122 LED’s.
- Complete with sound effects from the TV Show.
- When the wormhole stays open, selected random audio clips from the TV-Show is played.
- As in the TV-Show the wormhole can stay open for 38 minutes. When the time limit is reached, a random quote from the show where the time limit is mentioned is played and the wormhole disengages.
- Do not dial the black hole.
- The Stargate itself is about 39 cm in diameter.
Want to know how it’s all put together? Find out more about the Stargate here, and the DHD here.
Questions or comments?
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I fell for the same scam. Oddly enough the next week a second knockoff arrived in the mail, then again today a third one arrived.
Not sure why they keep sending them but it’s making me feel better about getting scammed, at least I have some free paperweights to give to friends!
But yeah, they copied this whole blogpost for that store page.
ooh, hope I get a few, Ill modify one to be 100000% better
I posted previously about purchasing one of these from amethyst something or other……… I actually got it…. a poorly made resin knockoff that is just an infinity mirror…. but hey, it looks …. okay i suppose….. nothing like this piece of art you made though. Remember to check where your buying things from, chinese knockoffs from facebook sometimes are real products…. but they are just that. knockoffs. its not worth getting a knockoff, buy the files and make it! its better in the long run.