DannyP91
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Another Piece to the puzzle sourced, A massive thank you to Chris (cdyoung) for letting go of his spare booster and giving me this huge step forward on this build.
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DannyP91
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But yet so far with this particular piece left to get haha!
Hey guys! Took some finished shots of the saber and a 'family' shot showing all the parts together.
I'm very happy to have this build done for real, and to have had it all come out so well!
I'm very happy to have this build done for real, and to have had it all come out so well!
DannyP91
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Absolutely Stunning, Congratulations.
Jediseth
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You could post that thing once a day I’d be excited. I look at mine every morning I get up.
DannyP91
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Quick rested together shot of the parts i have so far, Soooo close now, But yet so far i feel with the hardest piece left to get!
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Jediseth
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I think some of us are definitely part crazy.
I know i am
NathanM
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the thirst is real, lol
Jediseth
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What’s an Anita?
You didn't google it like I did? It's a vintage calculator that contains Marconi transistors.
VINTAGE transistors.
VINTAGE!
That should be right up your alley.
Well I'm confused - budgeting $20K for a toy is fine, but hunting down the last piece is "more money than sense" ??? Depending on the model it looks like there's 7-10 transistors in there, so the person that won paid about...$200 each. That would still make it one of the cheaper obi parts.
Actually it’s either 5 or 7 cans so that makes it either $240 or $330 a can for a part that is still conjecture and speculation at this point and not 100% confirmed as *the* part.
Remember when Motorola MA 2 series cans were “for certain” the transistors that were used? Or the Solitron cans? This is still a best guess even though it seems this is our best find to date.
Plus buddy on eBay was still selling the DAT 11’s for $50 a pop the last time I checked, so yes... more money than sense.
That said, if you’re comfortable with spending that kind of money there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. We all have our comfort levels on what we’d be willing to spend on items. People are dropping $8k on balance pipes these days when we used to think $1.2k was a reach.
But $600 for a pair of transistor cans is a tad excessive for me personally. I don’t have to be the first out of the gate nor bragging rights and can wait for a more reasonable price point.
Remember when Motorola MA 2 series cans were “for certain” the transistors that were used? Or the Solitron cans? This is still a best guess even though it seems this is our best find to date.
Plus buddy on eBay was still selling the DAT 11’s for $50 a pop the last time I checked, so yes... more money than sense.
That said, if you’re comfortable with spending that kind of money there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. We all have our comfort levels on what we’d be willing to spend on items. People are dropping $8k on balance pipes these days when we used to think $1.2k was a reach.
But $600 for a pair of transistor cans is a tad excessive for me personally. I don’t have to be the first out of the gate nor bragging rights and can wait for a more reasonable price point.
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