Kermorvan lighthouse - completed

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January 29, 2022
First 20 parts of thick carboard glued together (base and stairs sidewals).
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January 30, 2022
This time I plan a rotating white light. Because the mechanical rotation is to complicated I intend to use this time too my CMOS best friend 4017. I will use 10 white SMD LED’s mounted in a circle. 10 capacitor and 10 additional resistors helps to simulate soft change between the LED’s for better simulation of a rotating beacon.
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January 30, 2022
LED-array completed. About 12 mm in diameter.
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January 30, 2022
LED’s CA glued to a piece of 0,8 mm thick plastic (“carrier”).
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January 30, 2022
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January 31, 2022
First round with H165 and slightly lighter mix (H165 and H196) for the edges and around the openings. The original is more middle gray than the picture of the kit-artwork (completed Model).
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January 31, 2022
Snow white is definitely the wrong color for a lighthouse. A mix of H130 and H196 is the better choice 🙂.
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January 31, 2022
Second round with red and brown accents.
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February 2, 2022
Third round with light gray for the edges.
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February 2, 2022
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February 2, 2022
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February 3, 2022
Outer glass (second thin PVC as upgrade in contrast to the kit) not yet in place.
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February 3, 2022
Inner windows (cardboard framing + thin PVC) in place.
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February 3, 2022
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February 5, 2022
Slowly things take shape…🙂
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February 5, 2022
4 outer walls (thin cartboard) in place. Edges sanded with 320 grit paper smooth. Any imperfections fixed with off white and light grey.
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February 5, 2022
The stairs consists of 9 steps. Each step consists of 3 parts because of the needed thickness.
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February 5, 2022
Completed stairs.
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February 9, 2022
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February 9, 2022
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February 10, 2022
Gaps between wall and rock filled with „wood-putty“. Sanded smooth and engraved the stone structure. First step of painting for the rock completed.
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February 10, 2022
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February 10, 2022
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February 10, 2022
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February 12, 2022
Base completed.
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February 12, 2022
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February 12, 2022
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February 12, 2022
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February 13, 2022
In comparison with Bunthäuser Spitze Kermorvan it’s a true giant!
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February 13, 2022
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February 19, 2022
Electronic for the rotating beacon.
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February 19, 2022
It works!🙂…
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February 19, 2022
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February 19, 2022
…and it fits into the main part of the lighthouse🙂
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February 24, 2022
Upper deck is now completed. It’s hard to believe that this finished assembly consists 175 parts!!
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February 27, 2022
The most complicated and difficult to build part of the Kermorvan lighthouse: the lamphousing and cupola.
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March 2, 2022
Nearly completed….
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March 2, 2022
Fiat Lux!!
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Comentários

32 29 January 2022, 14:00

Bernhard Schrock
This time I plan a rotating white light. Because the mechanical rotation is too complicated I intend to use this time too my best friend CMOS 4017. I will use 10 white SMD LED's mounted in a circle. 10 capacitor and 10 additional resistors help to simulate soft change between the LED's for better simulation of a rotating beacon.

30 January 2022, 08:21

Dietmar Bogatzki
Interesting start with the electronic, Bernd 🙂

30 January 2022, 08:39

Neuling
Wow! Looking forward here .......

30 January 2022, 10:27

Villiers de Vos
Bernhard, I am also working on a very basic circuit for tiny LEDs. Not nearly as complicated as yours. I am following this process with interest.

30 January 2022, 14:03

Ben M
Watching this!

30 January 2022, 14:20

Thomas Espe
Following!

30 January 2022, 15:56

Bernhard Schrock
Hi mates. Thank you for interest. Just finished the LED array. First I prepared a piece of 0,8 mm thick plastic with 10 sides and CA glued the LED's in place. At second I bend a circle of 0,4 mm wire and soldered them on the underside to the (common) cathodes. They are 2 groups of thin flexible wires because I had no enough different colors.

30 January 2022, 15:56

bughunter
You should include a short video here (Youtube works) of your wonderful lighthouse electronics 👍, after the lighthouse itself is finished. Also for the Elbe one.

30 January 2022, 16:05

Hanno Kleinecke
Ahh, here we go, Checkin' in

30 January 2022, 16:16

Łukasz Gliński
Ah, so here's the WiP 👍

30 January 2022, 16:18

Bernhard Schrock
bughunter: A good idea with the video, thx. I am lucky to have in the house a very good filmmaker (my son) 🙂. We set up a scenery with the original background in Hamburg and simulated evening light. The video (raw material) and the photos were imo very successful. We have already an idea for the YouTube video.

30 January 2022, 20:11

bughunter
Great 👍

30 January 2022, 20:40

Erik De Smet
I admire your multiple skills, Bernhard, following with intrest

30 January 2022, 21:12

Hanno Kleinecke
Baseplate looks very athentic and „rocky" 😄

12 February 2022, 19:41

Villiers de Vos
Coming along nicely.

13 February 2022, 05:41

Juergen Klinglhuber
Da geht bald ein Licht auf !... Netter Baubericht! 👍

27 February 2022, 16:14

Villiers de Vos
Hats off to you. Beautiful craftmanship.

27 February 2022, 16:16

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Hanno, Villiers and Jürgen. Today I managed the last task: installing the beacon in the light-housing. It works perfectly and the board fits very well into the tower. Now I have only the last 195 m to run🙂

2 March 2022, 18:36

Alec K
Very interesting and unique project, I love it 👍

2 March 2022, 19:02

Spanjaard
nice finishing touch

2 March 2022, 19:45

Ben M
are you going to post a video of it rotating somewhere?

2 March 2022, 21:38

Hanno Kleinecke
Let there be light ! Superrealistic depiction of the brickwork 👍
Extra praise for the flag ! 👍

2 March 2022, 21:42

Bernhard Schrock
Good morning Ben, indeed I plan a short video similar to the video concerning the LH Bunthäuser Spitze. I hope that my son will help me.
Hanno: thx for you nice comment!

3 March 2022, 06:12

Łukasz Gliński
The flag is a true icing on that lovely cake 🙂

3 March 2022, 08:54