The Fifth Element - President's Phone

[Kadajiroth]

This place needs a little more Fifth Element around! :lol

I was considering trying to make the President's phone from scratch the other day, but I did a little digging (and thanks to MattMunson's site!), I found what it was made from. Now, I couldn't find the exact model of Sony rotary commander, but I did find this:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-b1yrGBGuHmO/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=158RMX4S&i=158RMX4S

Does this model still have the same 'structure' as the other model, such as the same buttons/button positioning? If so, if I was to buy 2 of these, flip one upside down and stick it on top of the other, spray it all black then add a little red 'stick' to the top, would that be almost exactly the same as the actual prop, or is it a little more complicated than that?

I just really want to build-up a Fifth Element collection. It kills me that I didn't start one sooner. :sleep

 

[adamata]

It looks right to me.

I have a replica that was cast using the real parts and that one in the website looks spot on.

 

[Kadajiroth]

Cool, thanks, Adamata! Yours looks awesome. What did you use for the red antenna?

I'll see about picking up a couple of rotary commanders soon. :thumbsup

 

[Rik1138]

There was a real one on eBay about 2 weeks ago that didn't sell:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200137546229

You could just buy that one and save yourself the trouble. :lol :lol

 

[Coinprop]

Yep, that was me selling that phone. Its the hero phone with working LED.

 

[adamata]

Coinprop,

could you help me with something? do you have any pics of this prop from the top? I made a guess as to what the top of the phone looked like and I don't know if its right. can I get some more pics to confirm or fix what i did?

Thanks!

btw, I used a piece or orange/red acrylic rod for the antenna. I have no idea where it came from, i just happened to have it in my parts box. ;-)

 

[Montagar]

The one thing that I have never been able to understand is that on-screen there does not appear to be a red LED on the side, yet the Prop Store of London original and copies that I have seen have it. I guess the LED could be there and because it's off it looks white.

 

[phase pistol]

I don't want uh inci dent.

 

[Nexus6]

I don't want uh inci dent.

^LOLOL!^

Why zit eatin all da satellites?

 

[Kadajiroth]

I don't want uh inci dent.

:lol

 

[Kadajiroth]

That's so awesome that you own the original President's phone, Coinprop. If I had the money handy I would buy it instantly. Actually, PM sent.