My TNG Cricket Build

Nice quick project! I need more of these.

A full set of phasers, tricorders, & PADDs are on my "one day" list!

Great first prop build! This is an excellent little kit and a blast to build. The board is excellent as well. The ramping power meter is just too cool! Looking forward to the completed phaser. What season color scheme are you going to do?

Probably do the later season colour scheme, with the black on the emitter head.

Thanks for looking!

This is starting to look really great. I might need to follow in your footsteps with this build.

Well, for a little insperation, here is one of the two I did.

That's the one I had planned to do.

Thanks for the pic. Good reference.

And tonight, I was able to fill in the seams,



and tape up the cricket for a primer coat (and to see where I need some touchups in the filler)

Your moving along well on this. I used automotive DupliColor brand paints on mine. They gave me a nice hard finish that holds up to handling quite well. Trust me, when you get this done, your going to play with it a lot!

Your build is motivating me to finish my rebuild of my second Cricket with scooped out emitter!

Good tip, thanks.

Which color is the best match?

Nice work.

When I get home from work today I'll post the names of the colors I used.

Thanks.

I did get some today that looks good (to me, at least) but would be interested to know what you used.

Gotta love the duplicolor paints. I used them on my STIII phaser and now try to use them for anything I can.

O.K. I dont have the cap for the silver, but I think it was called "Bright Silver" and was listed as a GM color. For the band and the thumb pad I used DupliColor "BGM0536 Gunmetal Metalic (83 WA8915) Replaces T177". I know the band is supposed to be a bronze color but I couldn't find anything suitable.

Here are a few more pics for you.

I am using a different silver, but it still GM one. I like the look of it.

And I got a dark grey for the accent colour as well.

I have a base coat on so far, and am still fixing little issues, but hope to have it completed this weekend.

What type of black did you use for the emitter?

First, I shot the whole Phaser with DupliColor primer. For the emitter I think I just used House of Color (Walmart brand I think) gloss black. It was a pain masking off the vent windows on the emitter though. I used Tamiya yellow tape on it. I cut it into a narrow strip and then cut slices to fit the windows. Use a toothpick to peel the tape up when dry.

I have some gloss black I was planning to use, so thanks for the info.

Any updates on your build?

It's at the painting stage.

But, being so hot, it's not going too well. Just the back is giving me issues.

O.K. gotcha. I understand about the heat. If you have any questions you can PM me if you want.

I had meant to get one of those kits for the longest time- does he still sell them? I want to do one up in first season "colors." (Everyone seems to do the later season versions...)

I don't why he wouldn't.

Message him here or the Trek Prop Zone, and I'm sure he can help you out.

Stapleton actually has an updated kit of the Cricket out. I think it's a few dollars more, but you still can't beat the price. It comes with a revised battery compartment, an on/off switch, and a revised emitter. One of the best deals for a prop kit out there.

Well, as an update, I have the body done, and am now working on the emitter.

You are right - getting the inserts masked was a pain.

Once the emitter is done, all I need is the strip, and I'm good to go.

Too god-awful hot to get a lot done this weekend.