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SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby JohnnyJohnny » Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:14 am

I'd love to have an SGI Crimson, but no room for it in my house. I needed an electronics enclosure for the 3d printer I'm building. I like Lego.

Hmmm....

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It is built 1/5 scale (shown next to my 1/4 scale Indigo from Dodoid). Arduino RAMPS boards fit in the bottom, and there is an opening for a fan at the back. I just need to find a laser printer so that I can make some transparent stickers for the front.

I designed this in Lego Digital Designer, so if anyone wants to build their own, shoot me a message and I can send the .lxf file, BoM or build instructions.
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby Irinikus » Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:19 am

Thats awesome!
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby jan-jaap » Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:23 am

Cool!

Let me know if you need a good photo from the front or top to make the logos.
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby Hakimoto » Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:09 am

Very nice work!
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby foetz » Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:09 pm

haha neat :D
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby bjornl » Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:21 pm

I looks very good

How did you do that if you don't have a real Crimson to take measures from?
The Crimson is of course not a difficult shape, but it looks like you have the
proportions correct with the grey band and the skirt and everything.

Did you just happen to have all the correct pieces and correct colors :-)?

I think I have to take a look at that Lego Digital Designer. I'm getting inspired...
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby Dodoid » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:29 am

There are plenty of good pictures of Crimsons and Crimson-like cases out there. I'm sure proportions could come from one of those.
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby JohnnyJohnny » Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:23 pm

Dodoid wrote:There are plenty of good pictures of Crimsons and Crimson-like cases out there. I'm sure proportions could come from one of those.


Exactly - I just measured based on pics. It's not 100% accurate down to the mm, but with Lego nothing ever is :lol:

For those Lego pieces I didn't have, I ordered through BrickLink.
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby bjornl » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:23 am

Of course. I didn't think of that. A deskside Onyx could has the same proportions.

I was thinking of building a Lego (Origin 2000) out of Lego :-)
With a 1/5 scale it would be a 37-38cm (15 inch) high piece. Put an Odriod XU4 into it and you have 8 cores and graphics, an "Onyx2".

I will check out BrickLink or similar.
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Re: SGI Crimson...in Lego

Unread postby Dodoid » Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:36 am

I have contemplated making minis of the big SGIs. My 3D printer is in theory big enough, but the print time and bed adhesion/warping factors make it too complex right now for anything but a one-off. Maybe if I get a better printer.
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