Jedi Comlink found parts

[thd9791]

 

[Vaderman]

Anyone cast the head of those Coughtrie screws yet? Or model them?

 

[Halliwax]

Where’s Bryan? Have him find that board!

 

[thd9791]

There’s a new kid in town.

A little different.

 

[redbutton]

I have solder lugs available in the project run section. There is a limited
supply. I invite you to check them out.

 

[thd9791]

Folks, the cartridges ARE different.

I believe the comlink is the same, there's a bubble on the right -side button that you can see on film.

but the cartridge has TWO big ICs or chips and a small component on the side. Looks like the last "tooth" on the fake plug is missing too.

I think it's very likely the modern chip is from a USB drive or something. The resin part doesn't match either. I'm trying to model the original one, but we don't have much reference.

 

[Saifai]

Anyone is offering kits of the parts to build a comlink?

 

[thd9791]

I have a bunch of parts in my etsy store
intergalacticparts.etsy.com

I do have a bunch of antennas still in a bin, nearly forgot

Anyone is offering kits of the parts to build a comlink?

 

[redbutton]

I have a few solder lugs left. Five sets of three.

 

[Basic Paul]

I know its been a while on this one, but have any more developments been made with, say, the solder lug model/manufacturer, or the model of matrix pins...

Also wondering about the triangle bolts on the back, as well as the size/type of the lock nuts on the back too.

 

[thd9791]

I know its been a while on this one, but have any more developments been made with, say, the solder lug model/manufacturer, or the model of matrix pins...

Also wondering about the triangle bolts on the back, as well as the size/type of the lock nuts on the back too.

nothing yet - the acorn nuts on the back I think are perfect hemispheres and the plate isn't symmetrical, I always thought it was an aircraft shim but haven't found one

 

[roygilsing]

Me and marvin are launching our Jedi Comlink replica set this Saturday on Lowlandprops.com

Jedi Comlink – Lowland Props

lowlandprops.com

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Impressive!

 

[AnubisGuard]

Me and marvin are launching our Jedi Comlink replica set this Saturday on Lowlandprops.com

Jedi Comlink – Lowland Props

lowlandprops.com

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Oh, I like this.

Did you guys ID the original circuit board? Or is that a very convincing replica?

 

[roygilsing]

Thanks for asking AnubisGuard!

By coincidence, I just wrote a text about it:

The Jedi Comlink is full of amazing details: weird bolts, plates, D-rings and brass pins. But one part is especially fascinating: the blood sample collector! When Qui-gon is testing Anakin's blood for a midi-chlorian count, he pinches Ani's arm with some sort of collector and slots it back into his comm to send a sample to Obi-wan.

That part of the prop was made using a piece of electronic circuit board. Unfortunately, that piece has not been identified yet. In some promotional images, some of the components can be recognized: half a QFP chip, an oscillator and some other components.

We have meticulously reverse engineered all those parts in 3D-CAD, then figured out what everything was, designed the PCB and then fabricated it: partially by our supplier and partially by hand. It was not a small task and even though it's so tiny, the comlink wouldn't be complete without it.

We learn so much new stuff with each release. That sure is part of the fun!

The Jedi Comlink will be released later today, on September 28 at 8pm CET.

 

[AnubisGuard]

We have meticulously reverse engineered all those parts in 3D-CAD, then figured out what everything was, designed the PCB and then fabricated it: partially by our supplier and partially by hand. It was not a small task and even though it's so tiny, the comlink wouldn't be complete without it.

No wonder it's so convincing.

What do you think of thd9791 's assertion up thread that the PCB seen on screen isn't the same one as in the prop photos? Speaking of:

Folks, the cartridges ARE different.

I believe the comlink is the same, there's a bubble on the right -side button that you can see on film. View attachment 1724754View attachment 1724758

but the cartridge has TWO big ICs or chips and a small component on the side. Looks like the last "tooth" on the fake plug is missing too.
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I think it's very likely the modern chip is from a USB drive or something. The resin part doesn't match either. I'm trying to model the original one, but we don't have much reference.

I'm not 100% convinced that what we're seeing on screen are PCB components. To me it looks more like something laid on top of whatever board they have attached to the resin "handle." I never understood how a circuit board was supposed to hold a blood sample, and I think the thing we see in the movie is a little receptacle for the sample.

 

[roygilsing]

What do you think of thd9791 's assertion up thread that the PCB seen on screen isn't the same one as in the prop photos?

That's because it's the backside we see!

I think they added some foam or something else to fill up the gap to stay put in the slot. That's how we do it now.
But it's so dark, it's hard to see. But I'm convinced that Liam Neeson used the wrong side up. But it hardly mattered.

 

[eethan]

very impressive that you managed to reproduce that circuit nicelly! good job guys

 

[kshrek7783]

This is extremely amazing

 

[thd9791]

you even replicated the solder pads from the missing component!