Hi everyone.
You may have seen that I recently converted one of my V2 kits in to a V3: Luke ROTJ V2 -V3 conversion
Well, the time has come to add the emitter! The kit that I made this from was without one anyway, but the V3 and V2 emitters are quite noticeably different...
I was surprised to find that the face plate is not "that" much bigger than the V2 (although it is slightly). It looks much bigger though, due to it having a smaller bearing housing. The first step after the face is also smaller, giving it the impression of having a large emitter face. So overall, it is quite distinctive when compared with that of the V2:
I've used this little mini run to test the waters with some local machinists in preparation for my Static Obi run. After the delays of last year, that were brought about by the pandemic, and the problems we're seeing with re-casting, It's been my hope to find local machinists/manufacturers to work with going forward...
The first few quotes that came in were a bit of a shock to be honest, and did have me wondering if I'd have to abandon the idea and stick with my previous supplier.
One has come in now though, which isn't too much higher than that quoted by my overseas manufacturer, and hopefully it sounds acceptable to anyone wishing to jump in on this little run. I think prices have increased generally due to the pandemic too so I guess we are where we are.
This is purely a personal project for myself, but figured I'd check to see if anyone else wanted to jump on to bring down the cost. To have a one off made, it's somewhere in the region of £140, so getting a few more people on board makes a big difference.
**EDIT (lower price)**
I have managed to negotiate a revised X10 price for this, which will be £38 each plus shipping. This is inclusive of UK tax (20%) and PayPal fees (5%).
I negotiated this price on the basis that I have another, much larger project heading their way. Apart from rounding up to the nearest £, there is ZERO profit added to this and I will, of course, be paying for my own.
Shipping:
I will need to take upfront payment for the actual emitter, followed by the shipping payment once the parts are finished. I've quoted for 20 day/4weeks, which isn't the fastest available, but has brought down the price slightly.
It will fit other V2/V3 kits though, and could obviously be used on custom builds, so hopefully (fingers crossed), we can at least hit the 10+ mark.
Anyway, please let me know if you'd like to be included in the interest list.
Thanks for looking.
All the best, and MTFBWY,
Dave
Interest List:
You may have seen that I recently converted one of my V2 kits in to a V3: Luke ROTJ V2 -V3 conversion
Well, the time has come to add the emitter! The kit that I made this from was without one anyway, but the V3 and V2 emitters are quite noticeably different...
I was surprised to find that the face plate is not "that" much bigger than the V2 (although it is slightly). It looks much bigger though, due to it having a smaller bearing housing. The first step after the face is also smaller, giving it the impression of having a large emitter face. So overall, it is quite distinctive when compared with that of the V2:
I've used this little mini run to test the waters with some local machinists in preparation for my Static Obi run. After the delays of last year, that were brought about by the pandemic, and the problems we're seeing with re-casting, It's been my hope to find local machinists/manufacturers to work with going forward...
The first few quotes that came in were a bit of a shock to be honest, and did have me wondering if I'd have to abandon the idea and stick with my previous supplier.
One has come in now though, which isn't too much higher than that quoted by my overseas manufacturer, and hopefully it sounds acceptable to anyone wishing to jump in on this little run. I think prices have increased generally due to the pandemic too so I guess we are where we are.
This is purely a personal project for myself, but figured I'd check to see if anyone else wanted to jump on to bring down the cost. To have a one off made, it's somewhere in the region of £140, so getting a few more people on board makes a big difference.
**EDIT (lower price)**
I have managed to negotiate a revised X10 price for this, which will be £38 each plus shipping. This is inclusive of UK tax (20%) and PayPal fees (5%).
I negotiated this price on the basis that I have another, much larger project heading their way. Apart from rounding up to the nearest £, there is ZERO profit added to this and I will, of course, be paying for my own.
Shipping:
- UK = £5 Royal Mail Signed for 2nd class (insured up to £50) 3 day delivery aim.
- International = £20 International Tracked (insured up to £50) 5 to 7 working days delivery aim.
I will need to take upfront payment for the actual emitter, followed by the shipping payment once the parts are finished. I've quoted for 20 day/4weeks, which isn't the fastest available, but has brought down the price slightly.
It will fit other V2/V3 kits though, and could obviously be used on custom builds, so hopefully (fingers crossed), we can at least hit the 10+ mark.
Anyway, please let me know if you'd like to be included in the interest list.
Thanks for looking.
All the best, and MTFBWY,
Dave
Interest List:
- DaveP
- BRRogers
- Nailuj
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It was a fun build, but I'm not really taking on commissions right now as I'm really busy preparing the Obi Wan run. I figured this would be a good opportunity for pricing up local machine shops for that run too. Sorry for any disappointment. I'd definitely consider it when I'm not quite so busy with other commitments 
