The Red Canopy is a WWI Airplane Carousel. There are four WWI aircraft represented in this design. They are a German Fokker, aka Red Baron, a Zeppelin, a British Sopwith Camel and a French SPAD. They are embellished with three dogs in their cockpits, a German shepherd, a British bulldog and a French poodle. The dogs represent the term dog fights. Dog fights was a term used to describe the aerial fights between two or more planes. This carousel sits upon a plexiglass Hyperduino presentation box.
The Blue Canopy is a WWII Airplane Carousel. There are four WWII aircraft represented in this design. They are a British Spitfire, a German Messerschmitt, a Japanese Zero and a US Wildcat. The Spitfire and the Messerschmitt were used over Allied territory in Europe. The Japanese Zero and US Wildcat were used in the Pacific theater. This carousel sits upon a paper Hyperduino presentation box.
A video of the Hyperduino Rotating a WWII Airplane Carousel With Blue LED Lights
This WWI or WWII airplane carousel uses a Hyperduino with a yellow motor and LED lights to rotate and illuminate an airplane carousel. I have a special plexiglass box for my Hyperduino. For those who do not have this box, I have created a paper version in this blog posting. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-stem-project-hyperduino-presentation.html
Disclaimer:
- Adult supervision is recommended when using the Hyperduino.
- This project involves a motor which could cause a fire. Do not operate unattended.
I used 65 lb foil cardstock from Michaels. I used Cricut brand Foil Acetate for the center column and transparency film for the base.
I used Aleene's tacky glue in a glue bottle and Glue Dots to adhere the pieces together.
Here is the PDF.
Here is the .Studio file.
Here is the SVG.
Make the Paper Hyperduino Presentation Box (if needed)
Use the directions from this blog posting to make the paper Hyperduino Presentation Box, https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-stem-project-hyperduino-presentation.html
Make the Light Box
Make the light box bottom by gluing the tabs on the two sides of the box.
Apply glue to the inside tab and adhere the bottom of the box.
Turn the box over. Apply glue and adhere the bottom of the box. The box has two bottoms for added strength.
Completed bottom of the light box.
Glue the two tabs for the top of the box.
Apply glue and adhere the piece in the same direction as shown above. The holes are for the LED lights. The LED wires will get tangled in the center axle if not placed correctly.
Turn the box over. Glue the tabs and adhere the corresponding piece. Notice the placement of the rectangle on the side of the box. Make sure everything is aligned correctly.
Completed light box.
Attach the Light Box to the (plexiglass or paper) Hyperduino Presentation Box
Apply Glue Dots to the four corners of the Hyperduino presentation box and adhere the light box.
Insert the LED ribbon into the side of the box.
Pull six inches of ribbon through the box.
Tape the ribbon to the side of the box in two places.
Insert the LED lights into the holes in the light box.
Affix each LED light with a Glue Dot so that it does not come out of the hole. Set this aside.
Make the Carousel
Center Column
Crease as above.
Apply Glue Dots on the seams and adhere together.
Apply Glue Dots on the top of each tab at the base.
Affix the circular star base.
Apply Glue Dots to the bottom of the circular star base and adhere a round acetate circle.
Affix another round acetate base with Glue Dots.
Glue the star piece onto the silver band
The star piece will start at the dotted tab line.
And will overlap on the other end. Make sure the glue dries before continuing.
Bend the semicircles at a right angle to create a ledge.
Apply glue to the rectangular area.
Affix it to the edge of the silver band.
Apply glue to the tab.
Adhere the tab to make a circular band. Set this aside.
Make the canopy by bending the tab of the hanger upwards and then downwards to create a double sided hanger. Glue this together. Repeat for the remaining seven canopy pieces.
Bend the tab and the curved edge toward the back as shown above.
Apply glue to the the tab. Make sure that there is no glue on the hanger section.
Adhere the tab. The hanger is at a right angle to the piece. This will be where the airplanes will be attached to the canopy with a thread. Repeat until all of the canopy pieces are attached.
Completed canopy. Set this aside.
Make the center axle by creasing the dotted lines and applying glue to the tab with the notch at the bottom.
Fold the axle in half to adhere the glue.
I inserted a wooden dowel to make the axle round and to make sure that the glue adhered correctly.
Apply glue to the triangular tabs.
Adhere the tabs so that the triangular points do not block the holes in the bottom washer.
Attach the motor mount by pushing the pegs through the holes of the washer.
Thread the axle through the hole in the light box.
Assemble the carousel by applying glue to the shelf tabs on the band.
I adhered the center column to the glued area and I felt that it needed more support. I added five Glue Dots to the bottom of the shelf area as shown above.
Slide the canopy onto the top of the center column. Apply Glue Dots to each of the center column tabs.
I adhered opposite side tabs first so that the canopy will be level.
View of top of canopy. Slide the center column with the canopy onto the axle.
Apply Glue Dots to each of the petal sections
Adhere the petal piece to the top of the canopy.
Apply glue to the canopy topper and adhere into a cone shape.
Make the flag topper by gluing the two colored triangles outward so that the color shows through the star section.
Slide the canopy topper and the flag onto the axle.
Make the WWI Airplanes
Use the directions from this blog posting to make the WWI Airplanes. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-stem-project-world-war-i-airplane.html
A French SPAD with a French poodle
Underbelly of the SPAD
A British Sopwith Camel with a British bulldog
Underbelly of the Sopwith Camel
German Zeppelin
Underbelly of the Zeppelin
A German Fokker, aka Red Baron with a German shepherd,
Underbelly of the Red Baron
Make the WWII Airplanes
Use the directions from this blog posting to make the WWII Airplanes, https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-stem-project-world-war-ii-airplane.html
US Wildcat
Underbelly of the US Wildcat
Japanese Zero
Underbelly of the Japanese Zero
British Spitfire
Underbelly of the British Spitfire
German Messerschmitt
Underbelly of the German Messerschmitt
Attach the WWI/WWII Airplanes
Using a 24 inch length of thread and sewing needle, slide the threaded needle through the two holes in the fuselage.
And then slide the threaded needle through the two holes in the hanger. Adjust the height of the plane and make a double knot in the thread. Cut off the excess thread.
Attach the other three planes in the same manner.
WWI Airplanes
WWII Airplanes
Program the Hyperduino
Code the Hyperdino as shown in the screenshot above. The Hyperduino is now ready to operate.
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