Medical Frigate part ID help
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ZOMBIEREPELLENT
Sr Member
I'm gonna stretch out on a limb here and say a car door grommet.
Ive looked at that one for ages, and cant even begin to think what it is!
First i thought some kind of heatsink, but im not sure.
I have to say, i myself dont feel its a kit part, its more a found item that looked cool, or it was handmade.
Good luck, there are some cool things to find on the Frigate!
lee
First i thought some kind of heatsink, but im not sure.
I have to say, i myself dont feel its a kit part, its more a found item that looked cool, or it was handmade.
Good luck, there are some cool things to find on the Frigate!
lee
PHArchivist
Master Member
So what else is what on that thing?
All I know is that simpleton fact that ship and plan hulls were used.
All I know is that simpleton fact that ship and plan hulls were used.
motivealloy
Well-Known Member
Maybe a roller out of a copy machine or a duplex machine.
Hmm roller, good call, could be, it would be light i guess!
Rob all sorts are on this one, its a complete mish mash of ILM madness.
Tamiya F1's like the 1/12 Brabham BT44, 1/20 BT46 are two that spring to mind!
Other kits are Morser Karls, Saturn V's, Monogram B29, Tamiya POW, the list is just ongoing, its lik they just opened boxes and went nuts lol.
lee
Rob all sorts are on this one, its a complete mish mash of ILM madness.
Tamiya F1's like the 1/12 Brabham BT44, 1/20 BT46 are two that spring to mind!
Other kits are Morser Karls, Saturn V's, Monogram B29, Tamiya POW, the list is just ongoing, its lik they just opened boxes and went nuts lol.
lee
ZOMBIEREPELLENT
Sr Member
7" long? deffinetly not a door grommet then
LastBattlestar
Well-Known Member
I just knew you would get around to building this ship Jim. I recall you mentioning a start on it about 7 or 8 years ago...
I would love to build one myself- it's one of my grail builds.
Thinking back to the time the Neb was built, could the part be some sort of Xerox machine greeblie? The guys may be on to something- it's almost surely a roller of some sort. Paint roller insert? What sort of gadgets would they have had lying around in the model shop back then? Hmmm.
Mike, Oz
I would love to build one myself- it's one of my grail builds.Thinking back to the time the Neb was built, could the part be some sort of Xerox machine greeblie? The guys may be on to something- it's almost surely a roller of some sort. Paint roller insert? What sort of gadgets would they have had lying around in the model shop back then? Hmmm.
Mike, Oz
thats what i thought, but the parts inside those tend to be cylindrical rather than the shape we see. its got notches at the end which says to me it probably get rotated inside a machine, but what machine???
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LastBattlestar
Well-Known Member
What about my paint roller idea? Doesn't the centre plastic part have grooves in it to hold more paint inside?
Mike, Oz
Mike, Oz
ozzyguanche
Sr Member
A3 (11'' x 17'') dot matrix printer - lower part of paper feed (roller). But they were rather expencive in late 1970s early 1980s, and I dont see them removing it unless it was broken. Is the pin holder visable on the other end???
May be a wind goose chase, but it looks like one and its the right size.
regards
Ozzy
May be a wind goose chase, but it looks like one and its the right size.
regards
Ozzy
Laser Brain
Sr Member
I like JD1's idea of a slide projector rack, at least as a starting point for the piece. Perhaps more than one were cut up and joined. They were used quite a lot for detailing by people like Bill Pearson and Mike Trim back in the day. Kinda makes sense. The hexagonal profile throws this theory off a bit, but who knows how much the piece was customised?
Here's one:
http://209.210.237.139/zeffphoto.com/ebaypics/ARGUS80-01.jpg
N
Here's one:
http://209.210.237.139/zeffphoto.com/ebaypics/ARGUS80-01.jpg
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ShowCraft
Sr Member
Lots of good suggestions guys, thanks.
Whatever this thing is, I'm sure its light weight plastic and unmodified with the exception of a few kit parts added.
The tell will be the nipple thingy on the front which appears to be a moisture or dust resistant pressure grommet and also the little blocks on top of the front most ribs. These are most certainly parts of the original piece and not added on.
Whatever this thing is, I'm sure its light weight plastic and unmodified with the exception of a few kit parts added.
The tell will be the nipple thingy on the front which appears to be a moisture or dust resistant pressure grommet and also the little blocks on top of the front most ribs. These are most certainly parts of the original piece and not added on.
LastBattlestar
Well-Known Member
Aquarium filter? Auto power steering cooler? Maybe something lying around the ILM shop like a Xerox printer cartridge or an optical shop item like a film processing machine roller. It's a tough one to work out!
Mike
Mike
