Cricket Phaser

[Robiwon]

Here is a Cricket Phaser I built using the stapleton resin kit. It uses the board from the Playmates Cricket Phaser. The one problem with using the Playmates board is that it does not have a light up power meter. So, I made my own using four 3mm green LEDs. This board was wired to a seperate on/off switch mounted under the left copper button. The right button doesn't do anything. The one thing I do like about using the Playmates board is that the emitter light stays on even after you release the trigger. Once the firing sound is done the light goes off. I replaced the red LED seen in the pics with a water clear 3mm 3,000mcd LED. It's super bright. I also drilled deep into the emitter so the LED could sit further into it to light the windows. It also gives a nice cone shaped detail inside the emitter now. I also added a PE metal screen under the speaker so that is was nice and loud without being muffled. It's not on the real prop but I wanted a lot of sound.

Well, enjoy the pics.

This is the first one I built with the GMProps board.

Hard to believe the elctronics from the Playmates fit into this!

And a short video.

YouTube - Cricket Phaser

 

[eclipse74569]

Not bad dude...seriously!!!

 

[ripleys clone]

Looks good!

I've always liked that little phaser. Kinda hard to imagine that the electronics from the Playmates phaser fit inside Stapleton's phaser kit. He did a great job on those & his Nemesis phaser. I finally got electronics for my Nemesis phaser. Gotta start building now the weather is finally nice enough to paint the props up!

 

[Starchwreck]

Not bad at all!!!

I did one with the playmates electronics way before the GM Props, which I eventually did haha, but it never had a lit power meter. You made a fantastic upgrade!!!

Awesome!!!!

 

[Harada357]

SWEET Cricket !!! :love

 

[PeterLC]

Still waiting on my electronics kits for this and the Nemesis Dolphin.