Stargate Universe (SGU) props thread

[codered11343]

After watching SGU, I have seen a few things that would be great projects. I'm interested in the "Keno", the flying camera ROV that was in the premiere.

If anyone has any Hi-Res pictures the "Keno" and its remote and could post them it would be much appreciated!

I would also love to hear other people ideas on prop projects from Stargate Universe.

Thanks

 

[defstartrooper]

Here's some of the keno wotsit and the control pad.

 

[troilluss]

I'd like to see a replica "keno". I'd also like to see replica patches of the "Icarus Project" as seen on the uniforms.

 

[SurferGeek]

Speaking of patches... I liked this one.

I like the Keno as well but there aren't too many good caps of it yet and even less of the controller.

I also like the design of the door locks.

 

[Primrodo]

Patches: http://www.scifihero.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6417&hl=

 

[starfighter66]

I think www.bclaserworks.com could do the lock. His work is absolutely stellar.

 

[silverskyes402]

What about a set of ancient comm stones, those would be cool!

 

[codered11343]

Here are some shots of the Ancient comm device. Anyone got any more?

 

[codered11343]

This is not a patch of the Icarus Base, but I think its the same, and higher resolution

 

[TheStig]

I'm trying to figure out a way to make a kino. A smooth ball about the size of a softball with a decent set of paint could work.

 

[micdavis]

My first thoughts on a kino is a clear sphere painted on the inside giving it that kind of transparent look it has.

 

[SurferGeek]

More caps of the PDA / Controller... thingy.

 

[silverskyes402]

Great screen caps of the controller! The Keno seems to be a ball of working grears enclosed in a glass/plexi sphere, sounds hard to make a screen accurate one, but would love to see anykind of one done!

 

[codered11343]

I did a little digging around and found a few sites that you can order custom vacuum formed sphere (Well actually its a half sphere so you have to order 2). So for 1/2 of a sphere of the size of a Keno would run you about $40.

I'm willing to pay close to $100 for just the shell for the Keno, so I'm now looking at other options.

Also, those are great pics of the control pad!! Thanks for them!

 

[codered11343]

I think I found a good alternative to paying someone to make me a sphere.

http://www.alstevens.com/ventriloquism/vacuum.html

This is a nice vacuum form tutorial for the do-it-yourselfer. I'll post some new photos as I try this out.

 

[Gigatron]

Why pay someone to make a sphere or try to figure out how to vacform one? Plastruct carries a full line of hemispherical domes, up to 6" diameter.

For a Keno, I figure you'd need a 4" - 5" sphere. A 4" hemisphere is $7. For $14, you have an entire sphere.

http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogDetail.lasso?GraphicKey=VHH-12

And don't be surprised if the controller isn't some sort of kid's electronic game. SG-1 did that all the time. A quick repaint and some graphics printed on overhead projector sheet and BAM - nifty prop.

-Fred

 

[SurferGeek]

And don't be surprised if the controller isn't some sort of kid's electronic game. SG-1 did that all the time. A quick repaint and some graphics printed on overhead projector sheet and BAM - nifty prop.

-Fred

We've not seen enough of it to tell yet but if they want to have a practical prop they could do the same thing they did on SGA which was a HP Pocket PC inside a custom built case. It could be another Pocket PC, or a iPod iPhone/Touch or a Nokia Netbook, almost anything...

 

[codered11343]

Why pay someone to make a sphere or try to figure out how to vacform one? Plastruct carries a full line of hemispherical domes, up to 6" diameter.

For a Keno, I figure you'd need a 4" - 5" sphere. A 4" hemisphere is $7. For $14, you have an entire sphere.

http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogDetail.lasso?GraphicKey=VHH-12

And don't be surprised if the controller isn't some sort of kid's electronic game. SG-1 did that all the time. A quick repaint and some graphics printed on overhead projector sheet and BAM - nifty prop.

-Fred

Wow! Thats so much better then what I found. Nice find.

Now all I need now is the money to start this project.:cry

 

[Gigatron]

Looking at the screencaps of the keno, it looks like a custom vacform may be the only way to do the outside correctly. If you look at the pics, you can see there are raised disc areac on the outer surface. The picture on the right shows an edge of one of the discs catching light, so it's definitely raised.

You'd need to sculpt a master and then vacform with clear acrylic/styrene. The inside doesn't look like paint; it almost looks like an embossed surface - like a ball within a sphere. Maybe they used an existing ball and put it in a plastic sphere. Looking at that picture on the right, again, you can see the sphere definitely has a seam, so it's not some single piece construction.

Good luck with this guys :thumbsup

-Fred

 

[silverskyes402]

It is a sphere withing a sphere, but the inner sphere looks like it's made of working parts, like a clock, witch give it that steampunk kinda look inside. Its not solid on the inside, its working and moving via CGI