I’ve been messing around for the past few days with this and finished sculpting a custom boot for the push buttons I’m using. Since it looks like the cover is brass, I will try cold casting them in resin with some brass powder.
1966 Batman BatRadio/Transmitter scratchbuild
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Here is one after paint, and the brass screws holding the back plate on. Please note that in the first picture, there is a noticable "lump" of what looks like dripping paint. That's not what it is. The image exaggerates a small c-scar that I put in the sculpt to mimick peeling wood. It's definitely not that noticable in person.
Alright, so instead of putting the button in the front, the brass piece will be static. This will allow me to make a more accurate button, and utilize the small carved out space in the lower portion of the radio for the button. The setup is a 9v battery and a momentary push button facing the bottom of the radio. It is glued into place so that it can't be pressed unintentionally, but it still easy to press. The bulb I chose lights up 15 feet of my hallway reasonably well too. Now to add the plexiglass!!
Forgot to update this, but I finished the mouth portion, and have added antennas and am re-tweeting the brass circle.
Lighting test: https://youtu.be/1ky9S1UEWCc
My main body is 15/16” thick with a 1/8” thick backplate. The “smile” detail and speaker grill are both 1/8” as well. This seemed like the best balance between everything so it all remains proportionate.
Okay, so tonight is the night I return home after a short time away. I will take some images of a finished radio and post them tonight as I can. After 8 attempts at different grills I have finally landed on cold casting them all with bronze powder and hand drilling every hole on the grills. It takes a little more time, but the finished product looks absolutely spot on, so this is what will be done.
Finished my prototype tonight.. the chrome bearings on the antennas are just for proof of concept and will be replaced with the accurate antenna-setup for the ones produced in my run.
