Found Item: Torchwood Stun Gun!

[Coz]

Okay, so in episode 8 (They Keep Killing Suzie) Captain Jack brandishes a Stun Gun. It's a brief appearance, tho. But does get a mention in the dialogue.

Happily, pics of the prop were posted on the BBC's Torchwood website, and it looked kinda familiar:

(Pics from BBC Torchwood website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchwood/index_nonflash.shtml )

A little Google and a spot of eBay:

(Pic from link below)

Ended Auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...27402%26fvi%3D1

It's a '3/8ths inch Reversible Air Drill with a Keyless Chuck'. Very little appears to have been done to it for filming (always a good sign for us lazy prop makers.).

Hope this gives something else for Torchwood fans to look for.

Hopefully it has more of a role in another ep - it does mention that it is "Engineered for human and alien life-forms".

C.

 

[trekkieb47]

Torchwood's version of an early phaser... I love it.

Good spotting.

Berry

 

[Admiral Vaughn]

Good Eye, Coz. :thumbsup

~Russ

 

[Kylash]

thats awsome I really hate the torchwood site, im trying to view jacks safe and the prop pics there, but it comes up blank, gahhhh

 

[Vaderman]

I love that it has a "stun" and a "kill" setting.
I always wanted to see a manual for the original Trek phaser showing settings: "Stun," "Kill" & "Heat Rocks"

Neat find Coz.

 

[slave1pilot]

http://stores.channeladvisor.com/thetuulsh...tems/AT4031KLSG?

Don't say i never did nuthin' fer ya

 

[prop fan]

great find...Nice Detective work

 

[GDafi]

Good spotting :thumbsup

 

[Coz]

Cheers guys.

Kylash - the BBC site uses Flash for the pics - if your player isn't working, that could be it.
Any props in particular?

Grabbed some pics off the site - look here for zoomed-in pics (glove, knife, pendant, book scanner etc):

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Coz_...op%20Pics/?sc=3

Oh, and I made these up to be going on with:

:biggrin:

Coz.

 

[Kylash]

pendant, got the pics from your posting there, thanks so much.

 

[Robot Monster]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Coz @ Dec 5 2006, 12:05 PM) [snapback]1371726[/snapback]</div>

Cheers guys.

Kylash - the BBC site uses Flash for the pics - if your player isn't working, that could be it.
Any props in particular?

Grabbed some pics off the site - look here for zoomed-in pics (glove, knife, pendant, book scanner etc):

http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/Coz_...op%20Pics/?sc=3

Oh, and I made these up to be going on with:

:biggrin:

Coz.
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You Rock..

 

[Robot Monster]

Well I just ordered myself one. Any shots of the front of the thing? I have to get some warning tape for it too.

Tek

 

[Coz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kylash327 @ Dec 5 2006, 12:59 PM) [snapback]1371741[/snapback]</div>

pendant, got the pics from your posting there, thanks so much.
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You're welcome.

Tekmage- where's the 'aw shucks' smiley?

As for the stripes, well...

NOTE: These are 'best guess' as I don't have one of these to hand as yet - so, overlong. On its way, tho.

While I'm at it:

Just got me some Letraset letters for the 'STUN' and 'KILL' settings (wonder if the prop guy is a Space: 1999 fan?).

I think the front is just plain with two over & under 'barrels' - it is possible that there is a raised area beneath the 'barrels' with a hole at the center.

Bad pic warning:

Larger shot of the gun (slight angle to the front):

This might just be where the drill chuck would normally mount, with the two barrels being stuck into screw or bolt holes. Will know more soon.

I plan to strip the guts out and fit a couple of the ubiquitous Torchwood blue LEDs into the barrels, wired to the trigger.

 

[Robot Monster]

two :thumbsup :thumbsup . Boy I am going to have no excuse not to make this one. You put everything online.

Tek

 

[Coz]

Glad to be of service.

I have more info, as my 'stun gun' arrived today.

It's cast metal (with a little flashing around the inside parts of the trigger), and fairly heavy. Makes a nice growly noise when you turn the chuck.

The internals on mine were only very lightly lubricated on the gears, with nothing elsewhere, so no major cleanup required to remove grease and oil.

Now - here's a little how-to to be going on with:

1. Inside the drill chuck is a philips crosshead) screw that locks the chuck in place. Remove that (its very tight) then you can unscrew the chuck itself from the er, spline, I think ya call it?

No pics for this step as I screwed this part up and had to get the chuck cut off with a grinder. In case you're wondering, cut just below the seperating line to get through the screw. Yay for brute force.

2. The air hose coupling: Basically a hollow bolt there's a rubber bung in the end of it in the pics) - strong pliers or molegrips (or a ringspanner). The surround is plastic and held in by two small screws.

3. The cowling: unscrews - tho you may need a vice to clamp it unti; loosened.
Inside the body is a bunch of stuff we won't be needing.

The guts aren't fixed, but will slide out (light friction fit).

Nice & clean.

4. The 'spline' part has a couple of tightly fitted bearings - put the cowling on a tough surface back first, and hammer the spline to knock the whole unit out.

The guts as they would be inside the drill:

Hey - custom sabre cutaway?

NOTE: All internal parts are loose and seperate very easily when out of the body. No springs or tension of any kind tho. Could make a little bit of a mess and get ya yelled at some.

5. The trigger: This section is removable (no pics of this bit - gimme a holler if you want any tho):
Knock out the rolled pin alongside the trigger, move the switch to the middle, grasp the trigger and pull the unit out. This leaves a hollow about 1/2" wide & 1 1/4" deep, which should be big enough for a reliable push to make switch. There are already holes you can feed wires through, too.

In my other post, I mentioned the possibility of screw holes in the front cowling - I was wrong:

Reach for the sky.

Looks like the barrels are fixed to a seperate plate mounted to the front of the cowling.

Comparing the real thing to the prop pics, it also appears that a buttplate was added to the grip (maybe 5mm?). It just looks too flat and uniform to be just fillered.
Made a rough template, but I also allowed for the inset butplate instead to allow for possible lighting & access:

Something I couldn't work on without the actual item, the switchplate:

7: Stickers / Decals measurements:

Cowling Front section: 38mm Dia. Cowling Back section 42mm Dia.

Cowling stripes: 132mm x 32mm (WIDE strip) 122mm x 8mm (NARROW strip)
Circle sticker: 27mm Dia.
Trigger Switchplate: 32mm wide x 30mm high.

Hope this helps ya on your way.

Coz.

 

[Larry Young]

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I have more info, as my 'stun gun' arrived today.
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I don't see how I'm going to be able to stop myself from doing this one. Thanks for doing all the heavy lifting.

 

[Robot Monster]

Same here, you guys are blazing the trail. Waiting for mine too. Hope the stun gun gets more air time in the future.

Update- Just got mine...

 

[Vaderman]

Seems like if Larry Young, a comic guy can do it, then I have to be able to do it too.
Sheesh.



Beware the Flash Dance. (SF only)

 

[Robot Monster]

They just used it again so at least I will have a prop that has been used a few times.

 

[Coz]

Quick bump for new Torchwood fans - Season 2 episode 4 (Meat) features the return of the stun gun! Yay!

Thought some fans might not have caught this before.

C.