Diamond Select Star Trek TOS Communicator Modification Project / Replacing Parts

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

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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.


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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.:p

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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
 
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.
 
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