Fine work and the most thorough build diary I have seen. 
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SHOWOFF: Trek Engineering Prop - ODN Scanner
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trekkieb47
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Holy cow that is simply amazing.
Very inspiring.
Very inspiring.
franz bolo
Sr Member
Great work..
Why didn't you cast the pieces with the battery compartment and light windows already cut out?
Did you ever think about backlighting the display panel and printing it on accetate or something to get a bright glowing display?
Thanks for all the pics.
FB
Why didn't you cast the pieces with the battery compartment and light windows already cut out?
Did you ever think about backlighting the display panel and printing it on accetate or something to get a bright glowing display?
Thanks for all the pics.
FB
I have to agree; this is an awesome tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to document everything. Admins, please archive.
And the prop itself is great too. Awesome work.
Sean
And the prop itself is great too. Awesome work.
Sean
Jedi Lawja
Well-Known Member
Oh, wow. That is FANTASTIC. It's just the type of prop that appeals to me - I love medical devices and tools. I WANT one.
Jay
Jay
Darkknight0667
Sr Member
What can I say that hasn't already been said? A fantastic tutorial.
The only downside to that piece is that since you've glued and puttied the two halves together, you'll end up with one hell of a job should anything ever go wrong with the electronics.
The only downside to that piece is that since you've glued and puttied the two halves together, you'll end up with one hell of a job should anything ever go wrong with the electronics.
jedicouncil
New Member
Fantastic piece of work, and major kudos on the tutorial.
Luke Skyvader
Sr Member
What an excellent post....
Thank you.......
Thank you.......
WOW.. :eek :eek made in germany
love it.
Thomas
love it.
Thomas
Darth Brass
Sr Member
One question: When you go to pour the resin, do you pour, then insert the top part to make it hollow, or suspend that piece in place and pour into the edge?
trekprops.de
Well-Known Member
Wow, guys, I'm really amazed by the sheer amount of feedback I'm getting here. Thank you so much for all the positive comments, it is indeed very much appreciated and makes me keep going.
I also feel very honored seeing that my work was suggested to be archived, thank you very much.
Now for some questions:
1. I'm using modelers plastiline for the clay bed. It's some special stuff that doesn't prevent the silicone from curing. Other than that it's nothing special i think, but it does indeed come off quite easily.
2. Concerning the hollow-casting: I hope the advice from RedTwoX was helpful. Just look at the pics again and it should become clear how I do it. If not, I can elaborate that further.
3. I did cast the piece with the LED window already cut out. The mold was designed that way. If you look here, you can see it:
The window is not entirely cut out, but the resin is very thin in that area. As for the battery door... Well, as someone here said, i planned this project quite thoroughly, but not all that thorough after all. I guess I just didn't think about how to do the battery door up until the point i actually did it... :rolleyes
4. The pictured version of this prop doesn't have a backlighted display, that's why i didn't replicate that feature. However, the same prop was also used on Voyager, where it got redressed quite a bit, including a lit-up display:
I might indeed do that version in the future...
And lastly:
5. I pour a part of the resin into the silicone mold until the "floor" is covered, then I insert the inner silicone piece and then pour the rest of the resin through one of the larger openings until the mold is completely filled. That way I can avoid bubbles by displacing the resin inside the mold. I hope this was comprehensible.
Oh, one more thing. I forgot this in my original post:
The ODN Scanner in action.
I also feel very honored seeing that my work was suggested to be archived, thank you very much.
Now for some questions:
1. I'm using modelers plastiline for the clay bed. It's some special stuff that doesn't prevent the silicone from curing. Other than that it's nothing special i think, but it does indeed come off quite easily.
2. Concerning the hollow-casting: I hope the advice from RedTwoX was helpful. Just look at the pics again and it should become clear how I do it. If not, I can elaborate that further.
3. I did cast the piece with the LED window already cut out. The mold was designed that way. If you look here, you can see it:
The window is not entirely cut out, but the resin is very thin in that area. As for the battery door... Well, as someone here said, i planned this project quite thoroughly, but not all that thorough after all. I guess I just didn't think about how to do the battery door up until the point i actually did it... :rolleyes
4. The pictured version of this prop doesn't have a backlighted display, that's why i didn't replicate that feature. However, the same prop was also used on Voyager, where it got redressed quite a bit, including a lit-up display:
I might indeed do that version in the future...
And lastly:
5. I pour a part of the resin into the silicone mold until the "floor" is covered, then I insert the inner silicone piece and then pour the rest of the resin through one of the larger openings until the mold is completely filled. That way I can avoid bubbles by displacing the resin inside the mold. I hope this was comprehensible.
Oh, one more thing. I forgot this in my original post:
The ODN Scanner in action.
