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Interest 'The Fifth Element' ZORG Industries ZF1 - Kit interest (Metal frame, metal & printed components, electronic movements and lighting effects)
- Thread starter JakeySnakey630
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6 more nearly complete..
I have enough metal parts for 5 more, so please get in touch as these may be the last.
I have enough metal parts for 5 more, so please get in touch as these may be the last.
Some pictures below of something I have been working on. We can now resin print the external shells of our ZF-1s...
The surface quality is really quite incredible. You can sand these smooth with 500 grit sand paper (after a small bit of filling of dents from the support material used during printing) and save hours of the tedious filling and priming typically involved with FDM prints.
Cost will be £275 + shipping
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like a copy! Thank you!
The surface quality is really quite incredible. You can sand these smooth with 500 grit sand paper (after a small bit of filling of dents from the support material used during printing) and save hours of the tedious filling and priming typically involved with FDM prints.
Cost will be £275 + shipping
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like a copy! Thank you!
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6 ZF-1 replicas complete! (Yellow rocket tips left off for shipping)
Hi everyone,
We have one last remaining kit (for the time being - the manufacturer has discontinued one of the types of servos we use so there will need to be a redesign of certain parts if we want to make more) so please take it before it is too late.
For anyone who would still like to grab an assembled model or a kit in the future, we will be producing more if there is the demand, but I'll probably build up batch of 5-7 before we commit to making them.
Thank you!
Jake
We have one last remaining kit (for the time being - the manufacturer has discontinued one of the types of servos we use so there will need to be a redesign of certain parts if we want to make more) so please take it before it is too late.
For anyone who would still like to grab an assembled model or a kit in the future, we will be producing more if there is the demand, but I'll probably build up batch of 5-7 before we commit to making them.
Thank you!
Jake
The assembled batches probably will, as it saves a fair amount of labour. The kits have this as an extra.
(To the end viewer, you shouldn't notice the difference between the two once they are finished anyway!)
(To the end viewer, you shouldn't notice the difference between the two once they are finished anyway!)
Ten more nearly ready to have their shells installed and sent off to collectors worldwide!
We have enough parts for another 9. Get in touch if you’d like one! The props imaged all have remote control functionality and built-in sound effects.
Sidewinder
Sr Member
Same as Tmax
Yes, Jake said recently that sound fx is a new feature but it requires a new control board so is not backwards compatible to our earlier kits but if there was enough interest maybe Jake could put an upgrade pack with board etc together for older versions if that could be a possibility, Jake??
Yes I think I could do something like that.
The company making the continuous rotation servos for the upper extending red barrel have discontinued that product (need a particular high speed variety that isn’t available anywhere else) so I’ve also swapped that out for a small DC motor (no more trimming that servo, no ‘servo creep’ and less power draw when idle!)
However that meant designing in a small motor driver IC. The atmega328 chip’s IO ports were completely used up so I’ve now also redesigned the front LED boards with a shift register which means 5 wires running to the scope rather than the previous 8. This has freed up 3 more IO ports on the chip and allowed me to include sound effects! I’ve been careful to maintain the original board foot print and mounting holes so this will be compatible with earlier kits I have sent out. Same for the scope LED boards.
New boards below. No more JST plugs as these were causing headaches with people when needing to unplug/plug stuff in so this solution stops that. It also means a lot less crimping for me! (JST plugs replaced with small screw style terminal blocks)
I now also have dedicated ports for a speaker, red RS button and my remote control receivers. The front laser LED and red button LED also have dedicated ports (these were previously pre-soldered into the board)
New front and rear LED PCBs. These are now connected with a cable and will have the 5 cable loom soldered to the front board (this used to be a separate cable, sheafed with steel conduit) Prototype boards pictured below.
You can see in this image where the speaker is mounted. This new base will also need to be included in the upgrade set along with the new sliding DC motor holder for the extending barrel.
I have to say I think I’m at the end of the line with the control board/functionality side of things. Aside from developing a kit to transform airsoft AK74s into BB gun firing ZF1s I can’t really see what else needs improving!
I’m tempted on getting some more metal parts machined to replace the blue components and the large orange/gold flamer components but we shall see. There’s quite a few parts and the sets would probably run into the hundreds of pounds. We will see! The good thing about the parts they replace is they all unbolt easy enough so upgrading shouldn’t be a major hassle.
Thanks again everyone for the continued enthusiasm you’ve shown over the years.
The company making the continuous rotation servos for the upper extending red barrel have discontinued that product (need a particular high speed variety that isn’t available anywhere else) so I’ve also swapped that out for a small DC motor (no more trimming that servo, no ‘servo creep’ and less power draw when idle!)
However that meant designing in a small motor driver IC. The atmega328 chip’s IO ports were completely used up so I’ve now also redesigned the front LED boards with a shift register which means 5 wires running to the scope rather than the previous 8. This has freed up 3 more IO ports on the chip and allowed me to include sound effects! I’ve been careful to maintain the original board foot print and mounting holes so this will be compatible with earlier kits I have sent out. Same for the scope LED boards.
New boards below. No more JST plugs as these were causing headaches with people when needing to unplug/plug stuff in so this solution stops that. It also means a lot less crimping for me! (JST plugs replaced with small screw style terminal blocks)
I now also have dedicated ports for a speaker, red RS button and my remote control receivers. The front laser LED and red button LED also have dedicated ports (these were previously pre-soldered into the board)
New front and rear LED PCBs. These are now connected with a cable and will have the 5 cable loom soldered to the front board (this used to be a separate cable, sheafed with steel conduit) Prototype boards pictured below.
You can see in this image where the speaker is mounted. This new base will also need to be included in the upgrade set along with the new sliding DC motor holder for the extending barrel.
I have to say I think I’m at the end of the line with the control board/functionality side of things. Aside from developing a kit to transform airsoft AK74s into BB gun firing ZF1s I can’t really see what else needs improving!
I’m tempted on getting some more metal parts machined to replace the blue components and the large orange/gold flamer components but we shall see. There’s quite a few parts and the sets would probably run into the hundreds of pounds. We will see! The good thing about the parts they replace is they all unbolt easy enough so upgrading shouldn’t be a major hassle.
Thanks again everyone for the continued enthusiasm you’ve shown over the years.
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nwjedidave
Sr Member
Amazing! How long will you be offering them?
A little sneak peak of our new V2 upgrade parts..
This includes new CNC machined parts including aluminium dart launcher shrouds, pictured below..
This includes new CNC machined parts including aluminium dart launcher shrouds, pictured below..
They look awesome!!!!!
Following on from my previous post, I thought I'd do a quick photo dump of our V2 upgrade set.
All these parts and parts from our V1 upgrade set will be used as standard on all our assembled ZF-1 replicas and our kits from now on.
Overview of parts in the V2 set..
Flamethrower components with Clippard valve parts..
Maglite torch holder (with Maglite torches and V1 upgraded aluminium tips)
Icer system components and rocket holder..
Rear conduit holder (situated between the two vertical frames at the rear of the replica) and top barrel nozzle (resin before, shiny now)
Igniter and stem components..
My favourite bits...our new dart launcher shrouds. These are beauties and I cannot wait to get them inked up in blue and weathered..
I haven't worked out a cost yet for these as we also need to print new plastic components to bring everything up to the same level of compatibility.
I also wanted to show off some preview images of the instruction manual I have been putting together for the kits. This should also be handy for people with older kit versions, although some parts and assembly methods will be slightly different.
This will be available to everyone as a .pdf download and can be printed out in full colour.
It runs through every step of the build, and should improve the build experience for everyone looking to have their own ZF-1 replica.
All these parts and parts from our V1 upgrade set will be used as standard on all our assembled ZF-1 replicas and our kits from now on.
Overview of parts in the V2 set..
Flamethrower components with Clippard valve parts..
Maglite torch holder (with Maglite torches and V1 upgraded aluminium tips)
Icer system components and rocket holder..
Rear conduit holder (situated between the two vertical frames at the rear of the replica) and top barrel nozzle (resin before, shiny now)
Igniter and stem components..
My favourite bits...our new dart launcher shrouds. These are beauties and I cannot wait to get them inked up in blue and weathered..
I haven't worked out a cost yet for these as we also need to print new plastic components to bring everything up to the same level of compatibility.
I also wanted to show off some preview images of the instruction manual I have been putting together for the kits. This should also be handy for people with older kit versions, although some parts and assembly methods will be slightly different.
This will be available to everyone as a .pdf download and can be printed out in full colour.
It runs through every step of the build, and should improve the build experience for everyone looking to have their own ZF-1 replica.
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