Diamond Select Star Trek TOS Communicator Modification Project / Replacing Parts

[spacerone]

The communicator is all back together. Just need to add the rhinestones.





The original style Swarovski Rhinestones are getting very hard to find but I managed to find a vendor that had the correct 16ss size with 8 facets.
The Crystal AB and Siam are the correct style flatbacks but the Olivine AB had a pointed back.





I want to keep all the lights working so I will have to do a little sanding on the back of these jewels anyway to make it happen.
So I did a little improvising with the pointed Olivine AB. I painstakingly and very carefully did a little filing and sanding.:cry


Here is what it looks like now.



Now I have all three jewels ready to be installed.

Need to find where my jewelers glue is hiding.:ninja

I'll be back! :cool

 

[spacerone]

The Alpha communicator is finished!
Can I get a drum roll!




You got to love those jewels.:cheers




Let there be light! :darnkids

 

[WeeBairns]

Well done!!

 

[spacerone]

Well done!!

Thanks!
I'm very happy with the finished results.

 

[DorkDaddy]

Amazing. Truly.

 

[MAJSmith]

Where did you get all your parts?

 

[Highlander369]

Ive thought about doing this project myself. At the end of the day it's still what it is but that's a much nicer looking AA communicator. I'll have to come back here when I get another one with a metal grille and get my parts rounded up. Great job you did.