The Stargate Universe franchise has spawned numerous movies, serials, books, comics and games since 1994, and has been a favorite among science fiction fans. Prop makers and hackers often try building their own Stargate replica – the Einstein–Rosen bridge portal that allows almost instantaneous travel between two distant locations. Building an authentic looking prop requires a lot of attention to detail, and [Kristian]’s The Stargate Project is an amazingly well built rendition of the portal.
[Kristian]’s Stargate is mostly 3D printed and features a symbol ring, with chevrons that lock and light up when engaged. When the correct address has been dialled in, the wormhole is established, via an infinity mirror effect that uses 122 RGB LEDs. The Dial Home Device (DHD) is a replica of the original pedestal shaped computer, with two concentric sets of 19 buttons and a central activation button.
The Stargate ring is assembled from multiple 3D printed in sections, and measures 390 mm across. The seven Chevrons move along 3D printed rack-and-pinion gears, driven by geared micro-motors. The symbol ring is driven by a separate NEMA14 stepper motor. A Raspberry Pi with three piggy backed motor hats controls the various motors and LEDs. A USB sound card and a powered speaker provide audio effects while dialling. Once a worm hole is established, random audio snippets are played. The wormhole is maintained for 38 minutes, after which the Stargate powers down.
The Dial Home Device is built around a custom, circular PCB which holds the keypad buttons, LEDs and an ATmega 32u4 micro-controller which connects to the Raspberry Pi via USB. The 39 LEDs are APA102C’s so they only need two GPIO pins. For the keyboard, four banks of nine buttons and another bank of three are connected via a resistive ladder to the analog GPIO’s. This allows all 39 buttons to be connected via five analog inputs and was probably done to simplify PCB track layout. The back lit button key caps were printed in two parts. The translucent bases are covered with the opaque symbol caps.
Making a prop like this look like the real deal requires a lot of effort in painting the various parts, and this shows in [Kristian]’s final result, right down to the stone platform on which the Stargate sits. The one improvement we would like to see is a wireless DHD, just like it’s supposed to be. Doing so shouldn’t be too difficult, and losing the USB tether between the Stargate and its DHD would be a great upgrade to this amazing project. Check out the videos after the break, and there are many more on [Kristian]’s project page.
And if you are a fan of the franchise, then the amazingly Droolworthy Animatronic Stargate Horus Helmet is an excellent companion project to this Stargate.
Thanks for the tip, [Martin Schuster]
Damn, what a nice build! The details are just crazy!
BUT, and hear me out: The troll are coming!!! This thing ticks all the right boxes: Replicating something? lame! 3D-printed? Come oooooon! Arduino? Are you sh*****g me? Could’ve done it with 555’s/PIC/much cheaper uC/ …
Let the games begin!
Isn’t the 1st imperative to every thing today “Rewrite it in Rust!”?
Yep, I could have done this with a 555 timer, a 8 bit PIC and three pieces of chewing gum….. And whatever I came up with would look like CR@P!
But this project is a wonderful piece of art. I love the design and the exicytion!
MacGuyver would be proud
How much to make me one?
I really want one how much????
Marvellous! Bloody marvellous.
This is Amazing, Wow. I’m blown away, Great Job.
A labor of love and the attention to detail is very impressive. Something to be proud of, that’s for sure.
Kudos.
No vintage radios were gutted in the making of this project so it’s okay by me. Looks good too!
I saw this one a while ago, I didn’t even think about sending it to the HaD tips line.
I remember there were some nerdy discussions about having the chevrons engaging with the symbol at the top or with the symbol nearest them. If I remember correctly, in the series the top chevron selects every symbol.
I really like this build though, a real nice hobby project.
Depends where you’re getting your source from. The TV series had only the top chevron select. The movie had each chevron select.
“The wormhole is maintained for 38 minutes, after which the Stargate powers down.”
Enough time to send a dead body through.
It’s an artificial Stargate, so what happens if the other end is connected to…
https://hackaday.com/2021/03/08/a-scientist-made-an-artificial-black-hole-in-the-lab-and-you-wont-believe-what-happened-next/
???
They did that in an episode (well, connected to a planet being sucked into a black hole) and the answer for that scenario is: bad stuff
They did that on a couple of episodes, once by accident, once on purpose to an Ori supergate.
Not to mention giving a list of “working stargate addresses” to the Aschen which started with the black-hole gate address and got nastier after that. (They deserved it.)
Don’t forget blowing up most of Apophis’ fleet by dropping a gate connected to a black hole into a start
I think I saw this before too…. But happy to see it again. Down right cool… Thanks for sharing.
What is this??! A Stargate for ants! (I couldn’t help myself)
Maybe for 3 3/4″ GI Joe figures.
Mice – so they can instantly transport themselves across the NY Sewer system…..
If they can commission a supercomputer the size of a planet, they can build they own damn stargates.
now I want one!
It has certainly started my thinking toward building an infinity mirror :) .
Does it flush sideways?
I dont have the skills or know how to do something as awesome as this. This is beyond awesome! I’d certainly love to purchase something like this.
extreme macgyvering you got there
Kudos. Congratulations on a job well done! 😎
That is the excellency in perfection.
You just have to unplug ot over night. You don’t want any uninvited Goa’uld to step through.
Now it just needs to be combined with the working Iris model… https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4741161
Oh yah. an iris would be the final touch. Otherwise why even do it. haha.
No, but this is awesome. i want one now. i dont have time to make it for sure. Looks like a lot of work went into the design.
they didn’t do the address correct. the address is entered by doing the symbols and then touching the red thing in the middle, they didn’t do that.
Stargate franchise, Stargate Universe is a member of that set, not the set itself.
Would it be possible to have an LCD with infinite mirror? with real actual wave? that would be insane.
Shut up and take my money!!!
Always wanted to try to build one like this. I lack the time to even try. Well done.
Like the movie chevron use. I know why the series did only the top chevron, but it makes more sense for the coordinates to go into specific positions in the ring.
Where’s the 8th and 9th chevron??
Incredible and now I have to add another project to my list…
The DHD isn’t wireless… It’s what powers the gate.
Outstanding!… so, these aren’t for sale?
God I wish I had the expertise to make something like this. I stand in awe of you my friend.
So… is this:
https://www.homeart.store/products/2021-film-memorial-collection%E2%9C%A8stargate-official-authorization
… a ripoff of this, or just a commercialisation of it?
Same question … my initial reaction is suspicion, but the price (too low?) says maybe take a chance? Can’t be any worse than a concern-raising kckstrtr creator.
Stole my money never sent me shit
Me too. Sigh. Knew it was too good to be true
Took money, and sent me a dollar store paperweight that vaguely looks like it. Sigh.
beautiful work, thanks for sharing
Yup, another scammer to report: https://unicotok.com/products/film-memorial-collection-stargateb
I saw that last night. Grrr
There is what looks to be a genuine (based on the price anyway!) StarGate available on ETSY……..https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1591547194/complete-assembled-stargate-kristians…..