TOS Type II Phaser Replica (my final attempt (no, really))
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Chrisisall
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Oh, I SO did. I'm actually terribly happy with this one.Pretty sneaky there!I do believe you exceeded your expectations on every mark with this work. I’m sure you had your doubts when your first started the early sanding!
Chrisisall
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My two favourite builds from this year!
Chrisisall
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Just when I thought I was done.
I took a picture comparing my Wand to my new one, and I nearly fainted. In my rush to complete it I attached the handle a full 2mm too far back!!!
Not impossible to fix, though. Minor paint touches after re-attachment, and now I am perfectly happy again!
Do. Not. Rush.
I took a picture comparing my Wand to my new one, and I nearly fainted. In my rush to complete it I attached the handle a full 2mm too far back!!!
Not impossible to fix, though. Minor paint touches after re-attachment, and now I am perfectly happy again!
Do. Not. Rush.
Chrisisall
Master Member
That is my evil plan.Sweet! Now slap on a bad weathering job, drop it a few times, rinse and repeat. You’ll be ready for auction in no time
Now you’re going to need to take on building the Phaser Locker! Has anyone attempted that yet? I’ve seen the drawings floating around, and talk of building one in threads past, but never the finished builds. That would certainly be a cool project! Of course one would also need 6 phasers… Just sayin’
Just sayin’
Chrisisall
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In terms of phasers, that should be my next project, yeah.Now you’re going to need to take on building the Phaser Locker! Has anyone attempted that yet? I’ve seen the drawings floating around, and talk of building one in threads past, but never the finished builds. That would certainly be a cool project! Of course one would also need 6 phasers…
Chrisisall
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So actually, for my next project, I did a metal upgrade to my mid-grade Ron Tracey phaser. Most satisfying.
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finalfrontier
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Looks great! I'm still working on mine as well.
I have to still do some work on seams for the fiberglass one and sanding on the plastic one.
I have to still do some work on seams for the fiberglass one and sanding on the plastic one.
What's the source for those shells/parts?
finalfrontier
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Shanko for the fiberglass shells and the plastic shells from the same source as Chrisisall's. All the metal is from JPL or scratch built as needed.
Chrisisall
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finalfrontier
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Not much of an update but I soldered the axle for the p1 wheel and started to work on some of the seam gaps. I also built up a base for the p1 to fit.
Chrisisall
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Will you be making it light up too?
finalfrontier
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The p1 will light but not the p2 because I didn't do the trigger right and didn't want to redo it. This is kind of a trial run for my next set of shells, which are a tad better.
Chrisisall
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Thinking ahead!
On my bench, I really want metal fins on my recent hero, but the JPL fins are not made to fit this printed body. So I filed them down to fit, and I never glued the styrene ones in since friction fit held them in place.... constant upgrading is an addiction....
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finalfrontier
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That's so funny because I really liked your plastic ones and have been working on them today for my build!
Chrisisall
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My arm is actually sore from filing the metal fins yesterday.
