I love it. Looks like something someone could pick up in some back alley shop at the fringes of the Federation. Or even cobble together from scrap parts.
Anyway, I've started to turn an old 1994 Playmates phaser into something hopefully looking somewhat close.
The phaser I bought off Ebay didn't have a working trigger or light. I soldered a new push button to the connections of the old trigger. That one needs more cosmetic work.
Luckily, Dave Blass posted some pictures of the design proposals on Twitter, so there was something to get a clear image at last.
So, here we go.
I didn't want to cut off the "Phaser 1" bit yet, as it holds the speaker in place, and I'm guessing I'll figure something out as I go along.
So, after having dealt with the emitter and the new trigger, I started with putting those greeblie boxes in place first.
Also, I replaced the light bulb with a 3 mm blue LED, sawed off the emitter part from the main body and glued it back in place about half an inch higher.
I've decided not to bother with making a screen accurate-ish new emitter, but instead to keep the original one, simply because I like it much better.
Next, the grip.
I didn't go for the square one of the original, as I thought it might not be the most comfortable in the hand.
I made a cover from white and black styrene, with thicknesses of 1.5 mm (white) and 1 mm (black). Additionally, I glued some magnets to the inside of the battery cover, to hold it better in place.
Part 2 coming after this break.