Notorious Jurassic Park NVG's
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PHArchivist
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allosaur176
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could the yellow part of the goggles be part of a kids' toy rather than actual protective goggles??
Gigatron
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Shhh...don't interrupt Rob when he's having a conversation with himself
:lol-Fred
Shhh...don't interrupt Rob when he's having a conversation with himself
-Fred
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
The asymmetry in the yellow frame is conspicuous. This screencap has been leveled, but look at the cut out in the center - that's awfully out-of-round. The screw holes beside it are not symmetrical, and the "finger grip" tabs on the sides are nowhere near close to each other - the goggles' left one is at least .25" higher. Do those yellow side tabs slide? If not, something very odd is up with this piece, as those offsets aren't being created by lens or angle distortion. Certainly doesn't smack of a found item, unless perhaps the same objects were used for each side, and ended up offset during moulding or something?
_Mike
I think I might take a stab at these . . .looks fairly simple, mius the electronics . .those scare me to death!!
Gigatron
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Assuming you leave out the "zoom" feature, it's 9 LEDs, 2 transistors and 2 batteries (i'd run a battery to each eye, just for ease of wiring). It's like one of the first things you learn to do in electronics 101 - even before you learn theory. Don't be scared, it's the easiest circuit you could ever wire up.
-Fred
Thanks Gig! The lights don't scare me as much as the servos do!!
luke moonwalker
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They look more like binoculars than goggles to me...
Not exact, but sort of like these.
Not exact, but sort of like these.
Yeah, but those severe asymmetries do not point to a manufactured product. That center cutout alone is lopsided, off-center and all-around funky. Or if it DOES point to a found item, then that unusual center cutout shape would be a huge key to what it is, because it's not a circular cutout.
_Mike
_Mike
Gigatron
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It is possible that at one point, there was a found item that they used to scratch build a buck from and then vacformed over that (to make multiple copies). And it's possible that one or more of the copes were warped, but since it really was a non-vital part of the film, they probably didn't care all that much. I mean, how much screen time did the goggles get, anyway? Maybe a minute tops, if you add all the appearances together.
At this point, I'd go with sculpting the piece, vacforming it and backfilling with some fiberglass cloth for rigidity.
-Fred
Gigatron
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Thanks Gig! The lights don't scare me as much as the servos do!!
I'm not even sure what you could use to make those pieces zoom in and out. The closest existing thing I can think of is the autofocus servo out of a camera - and I don't even know how much travel those things would have.
-Fred
I'll be takign a look at the movie this weekend for a bit of studying. Have built a foamcore base to start skinning.
I've alos been hunting for the racheting head set. So far, couple of possible matches. I'll update more, and maybe start a new thread.
Bout time we got this one nailed!
I've alos been hunting for the racheting head set. So far, couple of possible matches. I'll update more, and maybe start a new thread.
Bout time we got this one nailed!
I think we have to wait until 11/10/09 before we can bring this subject up again. :lol
Seriously though, I have seen a few members start "what should I work on next" threads and I didn't even think to mention this item.
btw... I answered the question that you asked over in the other thread.
Seriously though, I have seen a few members start "what should I work on next" threads and I didn't even think to mention this item.
btw... I answered the question that you asked over in the other thread.
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