Art Asylum Star Trek TOS Phaser Modification

[ivanj05]

I think the grey on the P1 actually looks very good there.

 

[Felgacarb]

Thanks Chrisisall & ivanj05!

While I was at it, and Creation Earth was having a sale....









Might as well convert an AA "black & white" into a proper black & white, with pocket clip!

 

[Chrisisall]

So pretty. Looks like it could cut through a bulkhead in less than thirty minutes!

 

[Felgacarb]

Well, If I could figure a way to make the AA P1 sight hood pop up like they did onscreen, maybe....

 

[Chrisisall]

Well, If I could figure a way to make the AA P1 sight hood pop up like they did onscreen, maybe....

Not much is beyond your abilities, sir. You can do it.

 

[Felgacarb]

After another day, I still felt the gray P1 of my gray/gray phaser was too light.

So I took the radical step of making my own dark dark gray color- I mixed Tamaiya stain blackk with German Gray, approximately 50/50:







This is what it looks like, compared the the black and white (for a decent black reference) first with flash, then without:



















I think this finally looks correct to my eye.

These two should now be costume ready!

 

[Chrisisall]

Looks absolutely perfect now to me!