Real Hovering Jedi Training Remote: FINISHED!
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Trucking right along. 13 and 14 are boxed and ready for shipment tomorrow.
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Thirteen is now my lucky number. Thanks Trooper_trent!
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Re: Real Floating Jedi Training Remote 2.0: 10 YEARS LATER!
evenings and all day on weekends yes.
evenings and all day on weekends yes.
I posed this question on the project thread but thought I'd ask here as well to get more opinions.
In an effort to further streamline my build process so that I will be able to make it farther down the growing waiting list, I had an idea for a small change that would only slightly affect the appearance of the remote but would greatly improve build time, the ability for me to align the parts more symmetrically, and in my opinion look better.
Regarding the red ringed laser areas. there are vertical and horizontal red bars that look kind of like a cross-hair around each chrome rim. The vertical bar is actually a groove caused by the separation of the two half moon shapes but the horizontal bar is just sloppy red paint on top of the half moons.
Simply making the horizontal bar into an actual groove like the vertical one allows me to drastically speed up and simplify the build process and in my opinion looks cleaner. In exchange, I would technically be sacrificing a slight bit off accuracy in that this 5mm area would have a 0.5mm difference in height from what it does now.
so my question is, is this change significant enough from the prop that it's not worth the benefits? or do you think the change is either better because it looks more even and less like a painting mistake like the screen used prop? or the change is so small, you'd never even notice?
Screen used
How I currently do mine (with red vinyl instead of paint)
I'd essentially be changing this
To this
Which would look like this when completed
Here's a test printed piece showing both how I do it now (left half), compared to what I'm suggesting (right half)
In an effort to further streamline my build process so that I will be able to make it farther down the growing waiting list, I had an idea for a small change that would only slightly affect the appearance of the remote but would greatly improve build time, the ability for me to align the parts more symmetrically, and in my opinion look better.
Regarding the red ringed laser areas. there are vertical and horizontal red bars that look kind of like a cross-hair around each chrome rim. The vertical bar is actually a groove caused by the separation of the two half moon shapes but the horizontal bar is just sloppy red paint on top of the half moons.
Simply making the horizontal bar into an actual groove like the vertical one allows me to drastically speed up and simplify the build process and in my opinion looks cleaner. In exchange, I would technically be sacrificing a slight bit off accuracy in that this 5mm area would have a 0.5mm difference in height from what it does now.
so my question is, is this change significant enough from the prop that it's not worth the benefits? or do you think the change is either better because it looks more even and less like a painting mistake like the screen used prop? or the change is so small, you'd never even notice?
Screen used
How I currently do mine (with red vinyl instead of paint)
I'd essentially be changing this
To this
Which would look like this when completed
Here's a test printed piece showing both how I do it now (left half), compared to what I'm suggesting (right half)
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Trent was thinking more on this but another reason it may have been done that way without the recess could be simply to lend support to the U shaped piece - sure I read it was attached to the other piece in one of the two threads, might changing this also cause a area of fragility, i.e. if someone some how snagged something under it or was to holding and apply pressure on the U piece might it cause stress or snap?
Not sure. For mine it wouldn't cause it to be any more fragile than it already is though. The opposite actually. the tips of the Horse shoe piece stick out regardless of whats underneath it so the potential to snag is still there. However currently the horseshoe is glued to the disc to minimize any glue residue or fogging from attaching it to the vinyl / half moon directly.
The change would mean it was a single piece. that means no glued parts to snap off and the resin is quite flexible. It would bend before snapping off unlike the way it is now since it's glued rigidly to it.
The change would mean it was a single piece. that means no glued parts to snap off and the resin is quite flexible. It would bend before snapping off unlike the way it is now since it's glued rigidly to it.
Re: Real Floating Jedi Training Remote 2.0: 10 YEARS LATER!
Making some progress on 17-20!
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Making some progress on 17-20!
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Scarecrow Joe
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I missed this. Where could I order and how MUCH?
Awesome man! Are you happy with it? Glad it made it all the way to you with no issues
The only thing better than a floating training remote?
Lol FOUR of them! hee hee hee. Meet 17, 18, 19, and 20, from left to right! These will go out in the morning.
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zjunlimited
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While I agree and that would be awesome, let's have TT finish at least 55 of these before starting another run
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