My Ghostbusters PKE Meter

[SKS_STUDIOS]

Well I figured I'd post a bit of my work here since I am fairly new to most of you that do not know me from other boards.

THis is my PKE meter. I made it from castings of a genuine Iona that I molded up, St. Louis Kid wings, and a scratch built faceplate I built from numerous reference sources. It features a fully functional electronics package from Hyperdyne Lab's.

Of all the props I have built, this is by far my favorite. The simplistic sleekness of the retro polisher body combined with the odd-ball designs of the early 80's really makes this piece stand out. The lights and servo's really finish the prop, and even people who have no idea what it is are blown away when I fire it up.

Enjoy.

And a Video of it in action can be found in the link below.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AYAWNo6mxLQ


Cam

 

[DDevil192]

very nice..

Griff

 

[sapper36]

So what did you use for the buttons - Did you build the Galvanic switches? Looks great.

 

[SKS_STUDIOS]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sapper36 @ Mar 19 2007, 08:06 AM) [snapback]1443233[/snapback]</div>

So what did you use for the buttons - Did you build the Galvanic switches? Looks great.
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I did some improvising in that area. I built two tiny spring loaded rig's that have the metal wires permanently attatched after they were looped around the body holes. The momentary switch was then mounted tightly underneath the switch assembly. The metal wires stick up ever so slightly from the body, and when pressure is applied, they press down on the momentary button, and pop back up on their own once the pressure is released.


Cam

 

[hyperdyne]

Nice pics and a great PKE meter.. :eek :eek

I am glad to hear you are enjoying the electronics kit also. :thumbsup

 

[RedTwoX]

Wow. Very cool. Great work :thumbsup

 

[nickytea]

Very nice, thanks for sharing the video.

 

[rocketeer25]

Beautiful work. I've got a PKE kit that is begging to be built...

How long would you say it took you to get it wired up and working?

 

[Hitogiri]

Hey can I borrow that? My boss is down right spooky as hell and I gotta hunch lol...

 

[SKS_STUDIOS]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rocketeer25 @ Mar 19 2007, 09:31 PM) [snapback]1443758[/snapback]</div>

Beautiful work. I've got a PKE kit that is begging to be built...

How long would you say it took you to get it wired up and working?
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Thanks.

The actual construction of the body does not take long at all, just lots of bondo work to fill in the massive hole where the polisher attatchments go, and even more sanding to shape the body correctly. Fitting the electronics was a whole other monster though. They are a great design, and fit well into the shell, but getting those servo's to sit correctly and still have room with everything inside the shell to let the wings move freely was tough.

After the major modifications are done and you are onto the servo installation, you'll spend more time sitting there staring at it thinking 'how the hell does all of this fit into that little shell' than you will with a tool in your hand.

Overall a really fun build though.


Cam

 

[KidL]

Any chance you took progress pics of your buildup? Now that you mention it, I'm curious as to how you managed to fit all the electronics inside and what they looks like all compacted together... Excellent buildup man. :thumbsup

 

[SKS_STUDIOS]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KidL @ Mar 20 2007, 01:04 PM) [snapback]1444146[/snapback]</div>

Any chance you took progress pics of your buildup? Now that you mention it, I'm curious as to how you managed to fit all the electronics inside and what they looks like all compacted together... Excellent buildup man. :thumbsup
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Ask and ye shall receive.....

Cam

 

[GeneralMayhem]

Sweet.

 

[LordMaul]

The level of talent we see here on a daily basis is amazing.
That is one cool piece to add to the old prop collection.