Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build - Canceled

[Jedi2016]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

I've got all the pieces for one of these, but I never got around to actually building it. I've got a body that I think I got from here, and a Hyperdyne electronics kit with servos and all.

The one thing I noticed when I first got it is that the screen board doesn't actually fit into the hole.. the LEDs won't be able to actually be up against the green outer panel, they'll just be shining onto it from an inch away. How did you work around that, or did you not have that problem?

I'm half-tempted to send all this stuff to someone else to put together for me.. I've never been very good at actually building things.

 

[masterjedi322]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

Wow, thanks for all the encouragement, folks! It's been awhile since I touched the kit, but as I mentioned, I'll be getting back to the work bench very soon!

Sean

 

[masterjedi322]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

After almost a year-long hiatus from my workbench, I’m getting back to building my prop kits. I’m resuming the PKE meter I started last year. I got back to work by dry-fitting some of the greeblies for the top panel, including the slider switch which will be used to change the sequencing mode of the display LEDs, and the display screen itself.

I also fit the LEDs into their respective sockets on the front panel. Some slight filing, and they fit pretty snugly.

I think my next step will be the buttons. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to fabricate them? I'm thinking styrene, but I'm open to suggestions.

Sean

 

[masterjedi322]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

So my next step was to prep the front panel for the buttons that will control the servos. There are actually two sets of buttons – one on the lower portion of the front panel, and another on the top of the handle. To make controlling the servos easier, I decided to make the ones on the handle functional, while the ones on the panel will be purely aesthetic.

I paid a visit to my local hobby shop and picked up some 1/16″ x 3/16″ strip styrene, which should fit in the recesses for the buttons quite nicely. I used the strip styrene to perform a dry fit. A little bit of filing, and I was in good shape.

Since the top buttons won’t actually be doing anything, I made sure they fit a little tighter than the ones on the handle, which will need to be pressed in order to move the wings up and down.

Sean

 

[Mundilfari]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

Keep going dude! Im on the edge of my seat to see where this goes!

 

[Rhett J Martin]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

Me too!! Keep it up!

 

[DentedFett]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

8i love ghost busters.. Got me into ghost Hunting...So Fun

 

[masterjedi322]

Re: Ghostbusters' PKE Meter Build

As you can probably tell by my lack of progress with this project, I’ve been struggling to find both the time and motivation to finish it. Lucky for me, I found a fairly good solution - the MattyCollector.com PKE meter.

Overall, I’m very satisfied with it. It has a dual-mode display screen, sequencing LEDs, sound effects, and moving wings, which is exactly what I was after. The electronics are not as functional as the replica I was building, but it works for me…and you can’t beat it for sixty bucks!

Unfortunately, I’ve decided to cancel this build so that I can focus on some of the other kits I have piled up next to my workbench. My apologies to anyone who may have been following along, but stay tuned for some other prop/model builds!

Also, you can find the kit with electronics I was using for this thread now available for sale/trade in the Junkyard here:
http://www.therpf.com/f13/fiberglass-pke-meter-kit-hyperdyne-electronics-104132/

Sean

 

[Kingpin]

A shame to see it cancelled, as you're well down the road I've only just started myself... if only you'd done the stage covering the buttons!

Ah well, goodluck with the sale.