TheSt.LouisKid
Sr Member
I have gotten back to some of roots in this craft since I have been disappointed with all the recasting, browbeating to lower my prices to less than cost, and people who generally want to exploit me for their profit.
When I was younger I used to make props from junk I'd find. In this thread is the aliens motion tracker I made. I challenged myself to use common tools and resources so anybody here should be able to get similar results. While perusing a thrift store I found a 35mm handheld slide viewer. It's not the one used on the motion tracker in the film but that's okay because this was for fun. This prop isn't 100% accurate but again it's for fun.
It is made with sheet plastic and a slide viewer. The screen graphics were found online and printed onto a clear sheet at Staples. The keypad was made on bitmap(yes, I said bitmap. We are keeping this confined to tools commonly available). I rounded up and assembled/sewed the shoulder strap as well.
So if you are using being broke as en excuse then that excuse just evaporated.
Go build something!
If you like this posting then see my older post about a raygun made from thrift store stuff.
http://www.therpf.com/f9/ray-gun-thrift-store-odds-ends-finished-220301/
When I was younger I used to make props from junk I'd find. In this thread is the aliens motion tracker I made. I challenged myself to use common tools and resources so anybody here should be able to get similar results. While perusing a thrift store I found a 35mm handheld slide viewer. It's not the one used on the motion tracker in the film but that's okay because this was for fun. This prop isn't 100% accurate but again it's for fun.
It is made with sheet plastic and a slide viewer. The screen graphics were found online and printed onto a clear sheet at Staples. The keypad was made on bitmap(yes, I said bitmap. We are keeping this confined to tools commonly available). I rounded up and assembled/sewed the shoulder strap as well.
So if you are using being broke as en excuse then that excuse just evaporated.
Go build something!
If you like this posting then see my older post about a raygun made from thrift store stuff.
http://www.therpf.com/f9/ray-gun-thrift-store-odds-ends-finished-220301/