Aliens Motion tracker build

[propmainiac]

Hi All
Thought id start documenting my motion tracker build. No build yet but parts have been arriving. Still waiting on a couple more. I managed to snag a Kango 426! Might not be a big deal to our members across the pond but i was happy to get it! I have a combination of real 3 d printed and resin parts. Ive got the right angled 1/4 jack and female connector, the peices from the Vivitar flash, the shutter timer is on the way, resin jobo light and pump widget both from Spatcave, matchbox power unit resin from Spat. 3d printed Hama shutter remote and timer case. Knurled knob is on the way from Amazon for the bottom knob. Casio sl80 calculator arrived the other day. The little calculator panel that mounts behind the jobo light, was told this is the same one that was used on the master replicas version. Hoping to start building after all the parts are here.

 

[propmainiac]

More pics here..
I re moved the very greasy guts on the drill. The only hard part was getting the second snap ring out of the front. I had to resort to cutting the front down to the ring then removing it. It all got a bath in hot water and dawn soap overnight. The next day i began the very tedious cutting out of the top area. Several different files and dremel bits were used here. I cut a peice of speaker grill material that i saved from an old computer case. I then made the disc to cover the hole in the front of the drill. This was made from plexi and i used my disc sander to make the circle. After i drilled and tapped 4 holes. I also received my Hama viewer. Incorrect model but using it anyway.

 

[propmainiac]

More updates
Added the phono jack. Had to cut more out inside. Made a backing plate to help strengthen the area. Added a potentiometer and knob to the bottom. I went with a knurled knob that resembled the knob on the propstore motion tracker. Also added a dial that came with the knob. Thought it looked good on it.not accurate I know. The plastic on the drill body. Was pretty rough in some spots so i used some bondo red putty to smooth things out . Everything got a good coat of primer with a wet sand after. I went with olive green camo. Not correct but i like it. I then began assembly. I kept the plastic ring from inside. This allowed me to screw the sideplates back on. The black plastic bottom got a sanding and a repaint as well. My pump widget is resin and required some cleanup. I drilled and tapped a screw in the back. Cut the screw head off and bolted it to the drill body.

 

[propmainiac]

The next day I worked on the Hama viewer. Not the correct one but it will do for now. I previously cut and trimmed down the Vivitar flash parts and installed them. The phono jack was installed as well. It got a coat of paint and drilled the hole for the cable wire. I used part of the grommet that was leftover from the drill to pass the cable through. Then the final assembly of all the parts took place.
I didnt have any black tubing so i took the outer insulation off of an extension cord. Also the small rod thats on the side is actually the depth guage that came with the drill. The small black cord is not correct but it came wth the vivitar flash so i used it.

The Casio keypad is not the correct one but its close. All in all im very happy with how this turned out.

 

[propmainiac]

Thanks for all the positive responses! Im still on the hunt for some more accurate parts like the pump widget ,jobo light, timer case and remote shutter release..i think what ive substituted looks pretty good

 

[paulsboutique]

Its looking great - been watching this build up on the FB group. I dont mind the colour either.

 

[joberg]

Really nice build

 

[propmainiac]

Really nice build

Thank you! My first motion tracker

 

[Simonized]

The next day I worked on the Hama viewer. Not the correct one but it will do for now. I previously cut and trimmed down the Vivitar flash parts and installed them. The phono jack was installed as well. It got a coat of paint and drilled the hole for the cable wire. I used part of the grommet that was leftover from the drill to pass the cable through. Then the final assembly of all the parts took place.
I didnt have any black tubing so i took the outer insulation off of an extension cord. Also the small rod thats on the side is actually the depth guage that came with the drill. The small black cord is not correct but it came wth the vivitar flash so i used it.

The Casio keypad is not the correct one but its close. All in all im very happy with how this turned out.

Looks good. I love seeing things come together

 

[propmainiac]

Thanks! Im trying to work out connecting a speaker inside the tracker to the mp3 player. Since my local Radio shack closed i have to get stuff through amazon

 

[propmainiac]

Hi awesome updates on the motion tracker I've managed to install a Bluetooth speaker which actually sounds pretty loud I've also just got today a homa 394/02 remote shutter release! A member of the motion tracker builders Facebook group was able to help me locate one from Sweden. Best part was I picked it up for a really low price. Also managed to pick up two jobo mini lights for decent money and hopefully I'll have a pump widget in a week or two

 

[propmainiac]

Here's the Jobo Minilight

 

[propmainiac]

Soo this arrived today! Looking for the accurate nipple and I need the gasket that goes behind it....

 

[propmainiac]

Finally had a little time today filled the extra holes with jb quick weld. Sanded then shot a little camo green. Also bought nobles gasket from shape ways and epoxied it to to pump widget. . Still need the correct Hama viewer and the Olympus calculator panel but we will get there!

 

[joberg]

Getting there indeed...eager to see your next update

 

[propmainiac]

More progress. Attached the pump widget , Jobo Minilight and the Hama shutter release.

 

[darthsideous]

Fantastic! I haven’t been around for a bit so I’m getting caught up on all of these aliens builds. Really nice job!