parkernbrown
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This is mostly a placeholder, to explain the project I'm beginning. I'll update this as things get closer to completion.
The neuralyzer is my Holy Grail prop. Corporate made replicas are dried up and expensive, and not even the version I want (OG MIB with red pilot light the digital display at the bottom). SD Studios was making them, but screwed everyone over (I'm not getting into that here). User jasonw2112 once did the "Poor Man's Neuralyzer" project, but his pictures have disappeared due to the site update and to be honest, I can't even find the thread (he and I have talked about this, communication is ongoing at this point).
Jasonw2112 got closest with his build, I think. It wasn't collapsible, but did flash. This was back in 2013, and things have changed. I believe it's possible to use a 10440 battery and a tiny soundboard to give it lights, sounds, and "functional" controls while still being small enough to fit in the neck of the device to allow for the collapsing/spring-loaded action.
I'm currently using reference images of the original prop (blurry they may be, but it's the best I have unless someone wants to measure their SDS/FE replica for me) and recreating it as a printable model.
Folks, keep an eye out for updates in the future! If you have any input, helpful materials, or just want to voice your interest, please feel free to sound off!
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UPDATE 1 (3/28/2020) - These are the reference images I'm using. Most are screenshots pulled from the movie at, what I think, are the most visually accessible moments. The keen-eyed among you will notice that the prop seems to change. The digital display at the bottom isn't always visible when extended. I believe this was either a later edition to the hero prop or simply left off the functioning prop for space-saving reasons. My build is modeled on the "with-display" version.
The neuralyzer is my Holy Grail prop. Corporate made replicas are dried up and expensive, and not even the version I want (OG MIB with red pilot light the digital display at the bottom). SD Studios was making them, but screwed everyone over (I'm not getting into that here). User jasonw2112 once did the "Poor Man's Neuralyzer" project, but his pictures have disappeared due to the site update and to be honest, I can't even find the thread (he and I have talked about this, communication is ongoing at this point).
Jasonw2112 got closest with his build, I think. It wasn't collapsible, but did flash. This was back in 2013, and things have changed. I believe it's possible to use a 10440 battery and a tiny soundboard to give it lights, sounds, and "functional" controls while still being small enough to fit in the neck of the device to allow for the collapsing/spring-loaded action.
I'm currently using reference images of the original prop (blurry they may be, but it's the best I have unless someone wants to measure their SDS/FE replica for me) and recreating it as a printable model.
Folks, keep an eye out for updates in the future! If you have any input, helpful materials, or just want to voice your interest, please feel free to sound off!
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UPDATE 1 (3/28/2020) - These are the reference images I'm using. Most are screenshots pulled from the movie at, what I think, are the most visually accessible moments. The keen-eyed among you will notice that the prop seems to change. The digital display at the bottom isn't always visible when extended. I believe this was either a later edition to the hero prop or simply left off the functioning prop for space-saving reasons. My build is modeled on the "with-display" version.
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