paperpanzer Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Been enjoying a new hobby of mine lately- old computers made in LDD. I've already made a separate thread about the first computer I attempted- the Heathkit Zenith H88/89 terminal computer. I'll post links to the projects as I finish them here. Done quite a few already. Zenith Z100 https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/model.page?idModel=58542 Commodore PET model 4032 (mmm tape drives) https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/model.page?idModel=58678 Sun Microsystems Sun-1 workstation https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/model.page?idModel=65888 IBM System 23 Datamaster https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/model.page?idModel=72696 MITS Altair 8800 with WANG dumb terminal and tape drive https://studio.bricklink.com/v2/build/model.page?idModel=74746 Each one takes a while to finish, but they can be quite relaxing to make! Pixus, Pranciblad, mumboking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixus Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I find these models legitimately impressive since from a distance, you can barely tell they're even made from LEGO blocks. The amount of detail you put into them is very much staggering, so I can definitely see that they do take quite a while to finish up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperpanzer Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Thanks! I try to model about 40% or so of the internals. Cables are a b*tch to work with in LDD. Great way to relax and listen to music or a podcast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperpanzer Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 This isn't a MOC- but I figured I might as well add this here- This is a Heathkit/ Zenith H-88/89 Terminal Computer, with a Heathkit H-14 dot matrix printer, and custom fabricated Pertec dual 8" external floppy drive with built in processors. This isn't everything I have, I recently acquired the software for the PC. These were my grandfather's (except the Spartus alarm clock- that's mine). Been trying to piece together as much as possible from what he had. Also scrounging for new-old stock blank media- specifically 8" disks- although I don't know if the Pertec drives use SSDD, SSSD, or Sectored disks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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