Hi all,
Fresh off making my first Kermit puppet thanks to the information in ecl's amazing thread, I wanted to tackle something different - and another prop I've wanted in my collection for a long time. After doing some research on the boards here, I purchased a Stapleton Mark X Tricorder kit along with the electronics from gmprops. However, despite reading every thread on tricorders that I could find on the RPF, I haven't found as much additional detail as I had hoped to help me with the final build. I saw that the ideal color is Dove Gray...which apparently went out of production. I found similar named paints: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-1684830-General-Purpose-container/dp/B00M1DYPA0 - but I don't know how closely that resembles the right color. I do have a can of Krylon Castle Rock on the way from Amazon.
I was just curious if anyone with experience building tricorders had any tips they'd be willing to share to a first-time builder? Paint color, technique, graphics technique, to clear coat or not, tips on installing the electronics (I liked someones suggestion of using foam to separate them internally for less light-bleed).
Thanks in advance for any help. Can't wait to get going on this project!!
Fresh off making my first Kermit puppet thanks to the information in ecl's amazing thread, I wanted to tackle something different - and another prop I've wanted in my collection for a long time. After doing some research on the boards here, I purchased a Stapleton Mark X Tricorder kit along with the electronics from gmprops. However, despite reading every thread on tricorders that I could find on the RPF, I haven't found as much additional detail as I had hoped to help me with the final build. I saw that the ideal color is Dove Gray...which apparently went out of production. I found similar named paints: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-1684830-General-Purpose-container/dp/B00M1DYPA0 - but I don't know how closely that resembles the right color. I do have a can of Krylon Castle Rock on the way from Amazon.
I was just curious if anyone with experience building tricorders had any tips they'd be willing to share to a first-time builder? Paint color, technique, graphics technique, to clear coat or not, tips on installing the electronics (I liked someones suggestion of using foam to separate them internally for less light-bleed).
Thanks in advance for any help. Can't wait to get going on this project!!