Goldeneye James Bond remote mine research
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Hellclaw 01
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It's an old PC commander joystick:
You also need six red LEDs with black bezeled holders. Radio Shack used to carry them as well as the red button used for the center.
You also need six red LEDs with black bezeled holders. Radio Shack used to carry them as well as the red button used for the center.
Hellclaw 01
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LeMarchand
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and you can put a piezo in it as well for beeping effects. Also don't forget supermagnets in the four legs.
shaneblomberg
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Too_Many_Cars
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I'd been planning for a few years to re-purpose a $20 AVR butterfly to do the beeping and LED chasing bits but I haven't had a block of time available for the last two years to get my C programming to the required level. I also have a tiny single channel remote control to reverse-engineer and stick in a Omega copy that is sitting in the same box.
If you're further along then I am I have a half-dozen of the joysticks that I could trade for some circuits to get the project moving... it's better than them just sitting on my shelf!
--Brian
If you're further along then I am I have a half-dozen of the joysticks that I could trade for some circuits to get the project moving... it's better than them just sitting on my shelf!
--Brian
madmanmoe64
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I was able to pick one of these up for £5 and have started gutting it.
I normally just grab whatever paints 'Plasti Kote' has at my local B&Q, but can anyone point me toward some more accurate paints?
I normally just grab whatever paints 'Plasti Kote' has at my local B&Q, but can anyone point me toward some more accurate paints?
madmanmoe64
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Grabbed some screen caps from the movie. It did help me confirm that no modification was done to the base (you can still see slots where the trim switches were, not filled in or anything)
Also you can see the paint is wearing a bit on the raised areas showing the chromed plastic through.
And I've got a rough colour to look for. I'll probably pick up some of the tamiya model spray.
Just trying to decide whether to spray the base part or leave it it's natural grey / black colour.
It looks lighter in that pic, but it could just be the lighting.
Also you can see the paint is wearing a bit on the raised areas showing the chromed plastic through.
And I've got a rough colour to look for. I'll probably pick up some of the tamiya model spray.
Just trying to decide whether to spray the base part or leave it it's natural grey / black colour.
It looks lighter in that pic, but it could just be the lighting.
madmanmoe64
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Sorry to keep posting in an old thread but I was really happy with how this turned out, and thought it better to flesh out an old thread rather than start a new one.
I left the lower half unpainted, it matches the film when in sunlight.
The top half was sanded to remove the gloss finish, then primed and painted with Tamiya Olive Drab T-05.
I've always loved this prop and wish all of them were this easy to put together.
I left the lower half unpainted, it matches the film when in sunlight.
The top half was sanded to remove the gloss finish, then primed and painted with Tamiya Olive Drab T-05.
I've always loved this prop and wish all of them were this easy to put together.
Sorry to keep posting in an old thread but I was really happy with how this turned out, and thought it better to flesh out an old thread rather than start a new one.
I left the lower half unpainted, it matches the film when in sunlight.
The top half was sanded to remove the gloss finish, then primed and painted with Tamiya Olive Drab T-05.
I've always loved this prop and wish all of them were this easy to put together.
great work!! i am doing 3 of these in a few days i am a BIG fan of this prop great work!
Aus Askar
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Sorry to keep posting in an old thread but I was really happy with how this turned out, and thought it better to flesh out an old thread rather than start a new one.
I left the lower half unpainted, it matches the film when in sunlight.
The top half was sanded to remove the gloss finish, then primed and painted with Tamiya Olive Drab T-05.
I've always loved this prop and wish all of them were this easy to put together.
That's absolutely awesome, thanks for sharing.
LeMarchand
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Just a reminder about the red button, please note the button is recessed, not ballshaped. You can see this clearly in the screencap.
in the movie actually it has both.... i am finishing my 3 right now and there are two different buttons..
madmanmoe64
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It did look like that to me at first but after a while of searching I couldn't find any like that, so I thought it might just be a trick of the light.
Lighting on an outward and inward curve is identical (just reversed) it's always really hard to tell.
If anyone knows where I can get one in the U.K I can easily replace it.
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