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Stunning images, this is amazing, looks great in every detail, very well done! Can't wait to see a video of the spinning Stargate with lights and all...

A few weeks ago, I continued my experiment with glycerine mixtures as vial fillings: Blue: ~50% distilled water with food coloring ~50% isopropyl alcohol 2 drops of glycerine Green: ~65% distilled water with food coloring ~35% isopropyl alcohol 3 drops of glycerine Pink: ~99% distilled water...

Thank you! Got some glycerine/glycerol for testing. The viscosity reminds me of dishwashing soap. I was curious to see how the liquid would look and behave if you use more than just a few drops of glycerine. For a first test I filled a vial with 2/3 glycerol and 1/3 distilled water and...

Your medical Tricorder is looking great, awesome build! Did you use ICs to controll the lights/sounds or something like Arduino or other microcontroller? Did you feed power through the hinges to the LEDs in the bottom section or have you used another method?

Thank you! :unsure: hmm... this comment raises some questions: What's the deal with glycerine besides evaporation, are there also other benefits? Does it foam less (or does it create less air bubbles) than water when you shake the vial, for example? In what ratio should it be mixed with...

Hi prop makers, I have made some custom vials for TNG/DS9/VOY Hyposprays myself (not for sale). The vials have magnets embedded in the lids so that the vial can be held inside the Hypospray by another magnet. The custom acrylic lids are permanently attached with PMMA polymerization adhesive...

What an amazing project - Thank you for sharing your building process! Thank you also for mentioning the project Les Enfants de MacGyver / Children of MacGyver – haven't heard of it before and... WOW ... a life-size Stargate :oops:

Personally, I do not wet sand the clear coat. Sanding would matte the finish and can ruin the metallic look... Wet sanding (with eg 600 grid) is the first step before adding Primer. I usually use a "Filler" instead of a pure Primer (the Filler coat layer is a little bit thicker than a pure...

In such cases I personally prefere to apply a first thin layer of clear coat on the metallic base color and let it dry 2-4 hours (depending on weather conditions and temperature). Then I add the mask tape and spray paint the area that should get another color. After 10 min I carefully remove the...

Nice one! This device wasn't just a concept. It was actually used by Beverly Crusher in TNG season 7 episode 22 "Bloodlines" when she took a blood sample of Picard's "son" to check his DNA. While holding the top part to his neck she pulled the bottom part away to fill the vial with blood... It...

I finally had the time to do a test with the real spray paints by spraying two side panels of a hypospray and compare it to the 7173 sample. DupliColor AutoColor 70-0045 is a pretty good match! Note: This is a color code of the "DupliColor" EU brand by European Aerosols, not the "DupliColor"...

No sorry, the EU and US versions of Dupli-Color are two different brands with different products and color systems. I could't find any of the car models (that are listed on the EU website for 70-0350) on the "Perfect match" US website. As for the US market, see AnubisGuard post:

It is "Dupli Color - Auto Color", but not the US brand. It is the brand from European Aerosols, available in a lot of countries in the EU. Auto-Color (Kombi) - www.service.european-aerosols.com The spray paint cans are sold in local hardware stores and bike/car repair shops. The article...

Looking great, also nice paint job! I’m curious, what spray paint did you use? ty

Thank you for the sample, AnubisGuard! Unfortunately, the dreary winter weather still makes it a bit difficult to compare colors outdoors. BUT I got access to a light box with standardised D50 and D65 lights (and even UV light). I took the chance to compare the 7173 sample with the Dupli-Color...