War Of The Worlds home brew

[BIG Trev]

I've been thinking about this project for quite a while now and seeing that Thomas just needs a few tweaks I'll start on it soon.

It'll be based on the Jeff Waynes musical version of H.G.Wells' War of the worlds, using new mechanisms and switches this time but I'm not sure what I'll be using for a main processor yet. The cabinet will be from the $100 tip find Phantom of the opera and I'll be trading the internals from this machine and possibly a couple of other scrappers for new mechanisms and boards.   

I'm hoping to use nixie tubes for the display and want to give it a 1890s feel. 

As you've probably come to expect it could take a while for me to complete it but  hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

Cheers Trev.

[furballx]

Sinking THUNDERCHILD playfield toy Trev?

[BIG Trev]

7 minutes ago, furballx said:

Sinking THUNDERCHILD playfield toy Trev?

Of course. I've already found the 3d print file for it. 😉

[Wildcat34]

Those Nixies are just the best - sounds awesome!

[Gemini2544]

I have that record set (Vinyl) & the original Movie too! I hope this project goes well Trev. Also Mrs Gemini2544 does steam punk (Mixed Media) art if you need any tips.

[raysco]

Would love to see nixie tubes used in something like this. Sounds like a fantastic project. Looking forward to seeing the build thread.

I was thinking of a Steam Punk project, but using them doesn't appear to be as straight forward as one might think.

[Andyj965]

Great theme. Looking forward to this one

[Autosteve]

4 hours ago, BIG Trev said:

but I'm not sure what I'll be using for a main processor yet.

Something pre made in the way of a board set would take away the dramas involved with developing your own electronics.

More than enough building a Homebrew without doing all the electronics as well.

Also need to consider if you ever sell a HomeBrew, better to be able to say it uses XXXXX brand board set that you can buy from YYYY than saying it is totally my own designed electronics and you'll need to back engineer the electronics to fix it. 

[Railways]

Good stuff Trev. This will be awesome.

I'm hoping Fleagle will have a minor mention in the artwork somewhere 😁

[BIG Trev]

7 hours ago, Railways said:

Good stuff Trev. This will be awesome.

I'm hoping Fleagle will have a minor mention in the artwork somewhere 😁

The Banana Splits machine is still on the list and there's an empty cab waiting for it.😉

[BIG Trev]

I've put a call out on a War of the worlds Facebook group for help with artwork for this machine. It goes without saying that if anyone here wants to help out I'd be glad to hear from you too.

Cheers Trev 

[Gemini2544]

Trev, What version/era of WOTW are you aiming for, the 1900, 1950's, 1990's or the currant years?

Edited September 19, 2022 by Gemini2544

[BIG Trev]

1 hour ago, Gemini2544 said:

Trev, What version/era of WOTW are you aiming for, the 1900, 1950's, 1990's or the currant years?

1890s to 1900s

Just now, BIG Trev said:

1890s to 1900s

But it'll be based on the musical version visually 

[jbtech]

Hi, the original album booklet is worth a look.

 

In the original musical stage production the recorded narration by Richard Burton was projected onto an egg shaped white 'globe' which hung from the rigging, giving a 3D effect to the image. In the 'new generation' stage production (available on Blu-Ray) the narration was a holographic projection of Liam Neeson. Great stuff!

 

That image from here: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5605458/war-worlds-jeff-wayne-ken-bruce-liam-neeson-richard-burton/

Good luck with the new project, regards John.

[Autosteve]

https://wallpaperaccess.com/war-of-the-worlds

No shortage of pictures for this title.

[BIG Trev]

3 hours ago, Autosteve said:

https://wallpaperaccess.com/war-of-the-worlds

No shortage of pictures for this title.

Nice. Thanks 

[Gemini2544]

My favorite tripod is the 1950's flying version. Scared the heck out of me as a kid staying up late on a Friday night.

[BIG Trev]

37 minutes ago, Gemini2544 said:

My favorite tripod is the 1950's flying version. Scared the heck out of me as a kid staying up late on a Friday night.

The sound of the heat ray got me.

[Gemini2544]

Totally Agree!  

 

 

[BIG Trev]

Doing some research on Arduino port reading and i2c communications while it's been raining today 😉

[BIG Trev]

The final version of the nixie tube holder.

They'll take molex crimps in the 11 holes making it a socket that and can be joined to others to make a multiple digit display. 

I have 12 nixie tubes so I'll use 8 for the score, 1 for the ball number and 2 for the credits displays with one spare. They're 1N-1 nixies.

 

[Autosteve]

How will the nixies handle the vibration?. Never had anything to do with nixies myself.

[BIG Trev]

9 hours ago, Autosteve said:

How will the nixies handle the vibration?. Never had anything to do with nixies myself.

They should be ok in the backbox.

[Gemini2544]

I remember seeing nixies in a EM Driving/racing car arcade machine at St Kilda Esplanade. I was fascinated by the numbers as they changed, had to be 10 years roughly before Digital displays became common place. 

[BIG Trev]

I've been on Fusion 360 today designing brass plates to sit over the nixie tubes.

Here's a 3d print of the credit display. I'm not sure if they're going to be painted 3d prints or etched brass plates.