Stargate G.D.O.
Hey gang, I got a cheep G.D.O. off ebay. It was a solid resin casting, and I'm tricking it out, with electronics, more accurate buttons, etc.etc. (at least that is the plan, but things rarely go according to my plans. )
Any screen caps, info, etc. would be more then welcome.
My question at the moment is, what should I make the buttons out of, and how should I put the munters on them. (try to come up with stuff that a person could find at actual stores like Wal*Mart, Michele's, Hobby lobby, etc. etc.)
My to ideas for the buttons so far are.
1. Make a mold out of something like sculpty, or plaster of Paris. Then us Hot glue to make the buttons. This has worked great in the past for other pojects, but I can't garment that hot glue would come out clear enough to look screen accurate, and I don't know how I would get the numbers on the buttons.
2. Make the same kind of mold, as I would if I was going with option one, but rather then using hot glue, use, 100% silicon Caulk. It still might not be clear enough though, and it might be even harder to put the numbers on that stuff.
Or, as a possible option 3, I was thinking it would be nice if I could find something (like a remote, or old cell phone) with clear buttons, with the numbers already on them. However, I have no leads on that, and I don't want this project to get put on the project pile wall I look for something like that. (I have a way, of getting a really good start on a project, but every time a project winds up on the "project pile" it goes from a "weekend project" something I'll do one of these days, but never seem to get around to doing.) I want to get this done quick.
Oh, and i know there are threads out there about these, but they seem to be "for sale" thread, really old threads, or threads looking for other specific info on these. Wall I have started it off with a specific question (about the buttons) I actualy want this to be a thread where folks can feel free to post any info abou these. (i.e. caps, pics of their replicas, color suggestions, opinions on what size they should be, etc. etc. etc. anyting G.D.O. replica or screen used.)
Hey gang, I got a cheep G.D.O. off ebay. It was a solid resin casting, and I'm tricking it out, with electronics, more accurate buttons, etc.etc. (at least that is the plan, but things rarely go according to my plans. )
Any screen caps, info, etc. would be more then welcome.
My question at the moment is, what should I make the buttons out of, and how should I put the munters on them. (try to come up with stuff that a person could find at actual stores like Wal*Mart, Michele's, Hobby lobby, etc. etc.)
My to ideas for the buttons so far are.
1. Make a mold out of something like sculpty, or plaster of Paris. Then us Hot glue to make the buttons. This has worked great in the past for other pojects, but I can't garment that hot glue would come out clear enough to look screen accurate, and I don't know how I would get the numbers on the buttons.
2. Make the same kind of mold, as I would if I was going with option one, but rather then using hot glue, use, 100% silicon Caulk. It still might not be clear enough though, and it might be even harder to put the numbers on that stuff.
Or, as a possible option 3, I was thinking it would be nice if I could find something (like a remote, or old cell phone) with clear buttons, with the numbers already on them. However, I have no leads on that, and I don't want this project to get put on the project pile wall I look for something like that. (I have a way, of getting a really good start on a project, but every time a project winds up on the "project pile" it goes from a "weekend project" something I'll do one of these days, but never seem to get around to doing.) I want to get this done quick.
Oh, and i know there are threads out there about these, but they seem to be "for sale" thread, really old threads, or threads looking for other specific info on these. Wall I have started it off with a specific question (about the buttons) I actualy want this to be a thread where folks can feel free to post any info abou these. (i.e. caps, pics of their replicas, color suggestions, opinions on what size they should be, etc. etc. etc. anyting G.D.O. replica or screen used.)
