Resistance Crait Macrobinoculars / Neuro-Saav ND.621 Rangefinder (TLJ VD)

[almar bouwman]

Well it wasn’t my idea but from thawn_es in post #68.
It is used on the Boba holster but it is also found on other scuba gear.

 

[Halliwax]

I still need to glue my greeblies on.. gonna do that tonight

 

[PropsToHistory]

Starting my build now and this thread has been tremendously helpful! Could someone provide the approximate locations for the swivel sling attachments? I would greatly appreciate it.

Right around the 10 minute mark might be helpfulish

 

[thawn_es]

I used the leg strap from a Nemrod holster for the grips. I got this from a Nemrod diving knife holster which are pretty easy to find.
Still waiting for my swivel set though.

 

[almar bouwman]

The swivel set used on this version is totally different from the one everyone is using. This one looks kinda diamond shaped.
Imo this shot also confirms that the grip is a leg strap from a Nemrod holster. When rubber is exposed to lots of seawater and sun it gets this weathered/faded look.

 

[thawn_es]

Nemrod strap is the right option as I said in post 68#

 

[jocha]

In germany, nemrod straps aren't that easy to find. I found this as an alternative:

BIBIA Spanngurt mit 2 Haken Gepäckriemen Gummigurt schwarz ca.80cm Fahrradgurt | eBay

Wichtiger Hinweis ungespannt ca.80 cm. 2 Stränge á ca.20mm.

www.ebay.de

These are fastening straps for bicycles. They are a little too thick and the inner lines are smaller than the outer ones. But it works quite well for me...

 

[Ash]

Following

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I guess I’ll go ahead and throw my build on the pile...

I completed this one, yesterday afternoon. Since I love the prop, but have no devotion to canon, when it comes to the Sequel Trilogy (as opposed to my slavish devotion to OT canon), I made some personal customizations to this one, specifically to the look of the “business end” containing the Tri-Lenses. I love the look of the “exposed mechanics” of some of the props and vehicles seen in the Galactic Civil War and decided to incorporate that look here (Alternatively, the history of this prop is that the front cover was removed for servicing and never reinstalled).

This was a really fun project to slap together.

 

[Padawan311]

I guess I’ll go ahead and throw my build on the pile...

I completed this one, yesterday afternoon. Since I love the prop, but have no devotion to canon, when it comes to the Sequel Trilogy (as opposed to my slavish devotion to OT canon), I made some personal customizations to this one, specifically to the look of the “business end” containing the Tri-Lenses. I love the look of the “exposed mechanics” of some of the props and vehicles seen in the Galactic Civil War and decided to incorporate that look here (Alternatively, the history of this prop is that the front cover was removed for servicing and never reinstalled).

This was a really fun project to slap together.

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Looks great! What did you use for the strap?

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Looks great! What did you use for the strap?

Thanks. The strap is from a Yugoslavian M65 pouch that others have previously identified.

I dyed my strap a richer color of brown (it was originally a “dirty light tan” color) and attached the snaps around the mounting clips.

 

[Trooper_trent]

I like yours better than the real prop lol! lots more detail on that front panel. Looks real good man.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

I like yours better than the real prop lol! lots more detail on that front panel. Looks real good man.

Thank you—I would be remiss if I didn’t give you a shout-out for your great kit parts. They made this build a lot of fun.

 

[woodywaverider]

I’m bumping this thread to share, I recently managed to snag a sportster IV, I also got lucky and was eventually able to find a nimrod holster/strap. But before then I was looking for an alternative. I did find the German bicycle cargo strap mentioned above, but the postage to the UK was exorbitant. I did find these though.

they are: Stretchy Tennis badminton Racket Handles Rubber Ring Tennis Racquet Band badminton grip Tennis Racquet Band Overgrips.

they were £1.50 for 5, from a Chinese website. here is a picture for comparison

they have an extra ridge so are not accurate, but they might do as a cheap alternative

 

[Halliwax]

Wicked

 

[senserazer]

Learned about this prop and looked on eBay. A single tri-lens was up for $30, so I snagged it. Now I'll go bother Trent for a greeblie kit.

Edit: Unfortunately Trent isn't currently producing the kits. Anyone know of another source for a similar kit?

 

[woodywaverider]

As a similar prop was used in Andor revisited this thread and realised I never posted my build here, apologies to those who have seen it already

Here’s the link to the build pics:

Post in thread 'My builds/finds'
My builds/finds

 

[mabbog]

Lots of great info in this thread, thanks. I am trying to make an Andor version, pretty similar but the small slidey button seems to be missing and there is an extra greeblie as in this screen cap. I am making new 3D printed greeblies since Trooper Trent is not supplying his any more.

 

[woodywaverider]

Lots of great info in this thread, thanks. I am trying to make an Andor version, pretty similar but the small slidey button seems to be missing and there is an extra greeblie as in this screen cap. I am making new 3D printed greeblies since Trooper Trent is not supplying his any more.
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Difficult to tell from the screenshot, To me that looks like they just moved the trapezium shape part from the right to the left. Maybe a little thinner or cut down, that could be distortion though

All the greebles on the TLJ version are there to cover up something, with the exception of the right hand nimrod strap, which mirrors the left side, that does cover up the tripod screw hole.

Let me check the screen caps on cap that for a better image

Edit: unfortunately it’s not in the screen caps, every image they have their hand over it, the trapezium piece is still on the right though.

There is some wierd distortion though as the square greeble at the front looks elongated/large, but in the screen caps it looks normal

 

[mabbog]

Difficult to tell from the screenshot, To me that looks like they just moved the trapezium shape part from the right to the left. Maybe a little thinner or cut down, that could be distortion though

All the greebles on the TLJ version are there to cover up something, with the exception of the right hand nimrod strap, which mirrors the left side, that does cover up the tripod screw hole.

Let me check the screen caps on cap that for a better image

Edit: unfortunately it’s not in the screen caps, every image they have their hand over it, the trapezium piece is still on the right though.

There is some wierd distortion though as the square greeble at the front looks elongated/large, but in the screen caps it looks normal

Thanks. The image in this thread showing the new rear viewer hood shows the trapezium piece in the expected place. I’m surprised if the small button greeblie is missing because it covers a hole.