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So guys, I am here to present to you...in the last hour of the contest....the Captain of the Skyfleet... our one and only Luke SKYwalker. With a little bit of indulgence from all of you that are avid fans of the series because he is in the Millennium Falcon and not the X-Wing. I bought also the X-Wing but it's way to small so....here we areSmile.
The story goes that I originally wanted to build a compact miner, to "hide" it in a corner somewhere but later on I realized that hiding in plain sight, disguised in a cool toy outfit, will work better for my place.
For now, because I moved home recently, I am still waiting for the internet to be installed in the flat so I cannot provide the nodes addresses but I expect that in a week time it should be up and running.
Also, I was one of the noobs complaining in Telegram about the fact that technically, I have no idea to properly set up the software part but the community was supportive so I am confident that I will get proper help and it will run smoothly.
The project needs more aesthetic work until I can call it "finished" for sure, like upgrading the internal lights, adding cooling and more paint job but nevertheless it should be operational as per now.
Painting the vintage figure of Skywalker in SKY colors was not the easiest job ever as I expected since it is quite small but somehow I managed to do what I envisioned. I wanted though to have the Skycoin logo on his helm but that area is really small to paint that kind of detail on. More techniques were used for ex. dry brushing for the used/metallic effect on the chest "computer".


Stripping it down, the items list goes this way:

Star Wars Hasbro Millennium Falcon Legacy Collection 2008 from EBAY

Star Wars Vintage Kenner Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) dated from 1978, Hong Kong from EBAY

8 x Orange Pi Prime Boards
https://www.fasttech.com/p/7486001

10 port USB Dock Charging Station with 108W
https://www.amazon.com/Charging-Station-Alxum-Multiple-Organizer/dp/B01NBTNEO0

Netgear GS116UK Gigabit 16 Port Switch
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007SQEPK

8 x SanDisk Ultra 16GB microSDHC A1, Class 10, U1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073S9SFK2

8 x 0.25m CAT.6 Flat Ethernet Gigabit Lan Network Cables
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LF83EZS

8 x USB to 4.0/1.7mm DC plug 80cm (I would have loved to find shorter ones)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Black-Cable-Lead-USB-2-0-To-4-0mm-5V-DC-Plug-Power-Charger-for-Tablet-PC-DV/331730090269

Some short led strips in blue that will get an upgrade

Model paints for the figure

Spacers/Standoff's M3x25mm + other

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Things to be added/Improved:

Changing the actual foam boards base to acrylic laser cut pieces (just finished vectorizing the blueprints)

Adding better internal lighting. The ship had already blue lights and movie sound effects but those were linked to the internal "piece" that I needed to get rid of. So, I will need to do some rewiring after everything is all set.

Adding internal cooling (plenty of space to do this and already some good ideas in mind Big Grin)

The final thing will be to repaint the whole ship and add some proper Skycoin branding on it, but this will take a lot of time to do so in case people like it I will post a "journal" of it along the way.

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I hope the Skyfleet will like this as much as I did working on it. It really grew on me after I got the idea so after that it was only a "hunt for the right items" type of job. Quite time consuming I might add but enjoyable nevertheless.
I know we are in the most initial stage of this project and I am glad I can be a part of it's growth. Like Luke we are rebels that want our freedom back so in this regard I think that the actual character that I chose fits the project more than I expected. Even if it does not become one of the unofficial symbols of the project, I still hope that it will take us all to the MOOOOON! Tongue

Goodluck everyone and please share your thoughts!

SKY Wallet:
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A few months ago, I posted photos and a parts list for an 8 board DIY miner. That post elicited a number of good reactions so I am reposting here for any newcomers who are thinking of getting involved with the project.

This build uses a USB charging hub for power so that you can avoid wiring a PSU brick if that's not something you are comfortable doing. Here are the parts that were used:


Orange PI Prime Boards

I purchased Orange Pi Prime boards. Many DIY builds in the community are using different boards but one benefit to using these boards is that this setup will most closely match the official miners and the official Skywire Linux images for these boards are available on GitHub.

Xentris Wireless 120W 10-Port Smart Charging Hub

This USB charging hub is the one I chose because I liked the design and it has sufficient power to run 8 boards. You would need one that is at least 100W for 8 boards, and make sure each port is 2.4A.

5V USB to DC 4.0mm x 1.7mm Power Cables

These power cables are sufficient for the power to run the Orange PIs. You could also order them from Ebay for cheaper although the shipping would likely be slower.

Micro SD Cards

You will want to use fast Class 10 Micro SD cards. 16 GB is what the official miners come with.

40x M3 30mm Standoff Spacers

40 spacers is the exact amount of spacers I used in this setup.

TP-Link TL-WR1043N Gigabit Router

I purchased this gigabit router and it was pretty easy to flash OpenWRT onto it. I'd be happy to provide a walkthrough for that process if needed.

Switch

This cheap switch can handle up to 7 devices, not including the incoming connection from the router. Due to this, 7 boards are plugged into the switch and 1 of the boards is plugged into the router itself. An alternative method would be to get an 8+1 port switch like the one referenced in other parts lists.

LAN Cables

You can use any short Cat 6 Ethernet cables. I used these from the parts list that has floated around and got some in both 15cm and 25cm lengths. You will need at least 9 (8 for the miners and one from the router to the switch).

Base & Top

The base and top was made from 6mm-thick (.25”) white/opaque plexiglass. The size of the bottom sheet is around 150mm x 200mm (6” x 8”) and the top portions are the same size as the PIs. For the bottom sheet, I countersunk the holes so that the screw heads are recessed and don’t scratch the underlying surface. I used an electric belt sander to round the corners after cutting the sheets.


Summary

Those are the parts that I used to build the miner in the photos. Hopefully this guide provides some additional insights on ways to set up a miner for anyone who doesn't want to manually wire the PSU brick!

Recommended backup of private keys would be to a secure password manager such as KeepassXC.. Then your passwords are encrypted and can be stored safely offline or even in the cloud.

For offline safe storage of keys / wallets, I back up everything to an Apricorn Secure Key. Buy two so you have more than one backup. Nobody can get into these without a 10 digit pin/