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  1. BigRed on the main 501st boards found an actual Sonix Victory 75 way back in 2010. He's much closer to you than me. It's only a 3 hour drive from Essex to Oldham http://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=56013&start=20 I asked about the jacks on the left, and he said the top was labeled MIC and the bottom was marked EAR. He didn't specify what type of jack they were (3.5mm or RCA, or 1/4") Also, and you'll really appreciate this, he said there's a 5 pin DIN on the right side for connecting a tape recorder. You should get in touch with BigRed to see if he would let you check out the radio in person Charlie
  2. Wow, nice catch on the D Ring Lee! I've looked at those pictures for years, and never really saw it! Charlie
  3. The side jacks might be left and right audio output that you would send to an external amplifier and speakers. If that's the case, they could be RCA jacks: Charlie
  4. I agree with Strider, your radio looks better than the original Sonix! Beautiful work! Charlie
  5. Wow, that's beautiful! And I love that you made the slide switch functional for the Sonix thingy inside You should reinforce the faceplate with a sheet of plastic, at least for the top half. The resin is barely 1mm thick between the rectangles. Charlie
  6. crashmann

    Seed Trays

    Great Erik! I'll make sure I have a set all boxed up and ready to go Charlie
  7. Someone posted a picture of a toilet cistern and you could clearly see there were two marks on the dome for the manufacturer. Of course you can't show that in the Star Wars universe, so I suspect it is gaffer's tape covering the manufacturer name and model. Over the years, almost everyone has heated up a couple rectangles of plastic and shaped to sit on the dome, then glued them down. I would estimate their size around 3/4" wide x 2" long. Either plastic or gaffers tape would achieve the movie accurate look. Charlie
  8. Hi Andy, There's been recent discoveries regarding the backpack frame, and after careful analysis, it has been identified as a Karrimor aluminum frame made in England. The frame is a bit wider than the PVC frames that have been offered before, so the seed trays need to be wider as well. Sid in Poland has been developing wider seed trays in the For Sale section of the MEPD forum. At this time, my trays are too narrow for the Karrimor frame Charlie
  9. That's a fine looking frame Nick! How far does the bottom bracket extend from the side rails? My eye-chrometer estimates 5" or so :-) Charlie
  10. Since the troopers were going in the desert, I believe the prop builders used canteens for the stinger, and not faucet covers. I've got vacuum formed canteen kits that require a bit of assembly: You can find them in this for sale thread: http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=13661 Charlie
  11. Your 5 kits shipped out today! Thanks for your order! Charlie
  12. I've finally finished trimming the vacuum formed canteens, whew! The sale thread is up! http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=13661 $35 for a kit plus shipping via USPS. Multiple kits on the same order will save on shipping. Some assembly required. Do not use for personal hygiene. Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw. Replica Canteens are not to be used as a beverage vessel. Seller not responsible for whacky behavior due to inhalation of sludge fumes. Some goats, pigs, and sheep were nuked during the original photography of some operations. Charlie
  13. I felt I couldn't sell the canteens without putting one together myself, so that is the reason for the delay in putting up a for sale thread. Anyway, here's a tutorial on how to assemble the vacuum formed canteen. First, lay the raw untrimmed parts on the table, with the flat part facing down. Use a pencil or silver Sharpie to mark the cut line. Then setup a knife at just the right height and trim off the excess plastic. Check to verify your trimmed parts are nice and even. Save the scrap plastic for making sludge later Put the halves together to see how they fit Make some fine tuning with a belt sander Next, put together the stinger. Drill out a hole slightly less than 1/2" in a bottle cap so the vinyl hose fits very snug. It should lock in place when you insert the bolt Then drill out a 1/2" hole in the canteen halves. Use tape to hold them in place. Use the scrap plastic to create shims to fit on the inside edges. The long sides should only be 1/2" tall, otherwise they will bow out too far. Use a heat gun to bend in the corners. Glue in the bottle cap for the stinger. Use blue tape to hold the shims in place, then use extra thick super glue to permanently join them to the inside of one half Clamp them in and let the glue cure completely. Follow up with a bead of glue at the bottom of the shims Drill out the hole for the mounting bracket to fit a #10 screw. Mount the screw from the inside and use thread lock on the nut on the outside Glue the other half of the canteen onto the shims. Use tape to ensure the edges stay lined up. Follow up with more super glue and mix in talcum powder to act as a filler Use a heat gun to bend the mounting bracket into shape. The middle should be 6" wide Use your sharp knife to cut little slivers of plastic from the scrap pieces. Put them in a glass baby food jar, then add some acetone to melt it down and turn it into a gooey batter Glop on the sludge around the seam line, but not too thick. Otherwise you'll create more sanding work for yourself! Tada! Now your ready for final sanding, filler primer, semi gloss black paint, then blue paint in the middle. Be sure to use thread lock on the mounting bracket nuts I've got a boatload of pulls that I need to trim this weekend, then the for sale thread will go up. Charlie
  14. You seek the Tuppercraft 767-1 Stow N Go container, easily found in the land of the 'Bay The lid is wider than the base. The bottom of the container is 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" The lid is 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" With the lid on, the container is 2 1/2" tall It also has a lovely tray inside, good for holding repair supplies. You should probably line it with cloth so your tools don't rattle while trooping. I would strongly recommend purchasing one from ebay, then sand off the Tuppercraft logo and paint it all black. Charlie
  15. crashmann

    Seed Trays

    Hey Kainoa, I'm actually up in your relative neck of the woods in Strasburg with my son's Boy Scout troop. We're visiting the train museum, and took the 45 minute steam train ride. The conductor/narrator must be a dad, because he was full of awful dad jokes! What do you call a running cow? Fast food! What do you call a cow laying down? Ground beef! Brian, after we get home and unpacked, I'll get your seed trays boxed up and ready to ship. Thanks for the speedy payment! Charlie
  16. Don't let them fool you Brian. What you receive will not match the picture! The manufacturer changed the shape of the faucet cover so they could fit more in the case: I don't think we'll ever see the old style again. Furthermore, the backpacks were made in Elstree studios, near Hertfordshire England. It rarely gets below freezing in the winter, so I would speculate the prop builders would not have had cold weather faucet covers available. http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom%2FEngland%2FCounty_of_Hertfordshire/statistics.html Folks from England, please let me know if you have found faucet covers in your shops. I suspect the actual item on the backpack is a canteen, turned upside down, with a hose in the top. Like the ones I'm vacuum forming today (banana for scale) I'll post a for sale thread in a day or two. Charlie
  17. crashmann

    Seed Trays

    There's a guy I know who is vacuum forming seed trays today! $50 will get you a pair of 5 rib and 3 rib trays formed in black ABS, with notches in the corners just like the screen used trays. Shipping is included in the price. My PayPal address is crashmann@tk386.com Let me know if you have any other questions. Charlie
  18. It looks like you've posted a picture of a momentary toggle switch, but I think the actual radio had two or three position slide switches. There are literally thousands of the wrong slide switch with the plastic square knob in the land of the 'bay. Here's a pair of the right style on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2pk-DP3T-Slide-Switch-/390956677585?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b06d579d1 When I run out of the slide switches for the Zenix Victory 75 radio kits, I'm going to include an 1/8" long shank rivet, with the top sanded down flat, and painted black. Hopefully it never comes to that Charlie
  19. Hi Ruggero, I don't have a finished canteen set to show off what it looks like once it's assembled. I've got ideas on how to go about the assembly, but no physical build yet. Hopefully the folks that picked up their canteens at Celebration can talk about their build experience, and offer insights and recommendations. Bondo would probably work to fill the seam. Or you might use sludge: get a small glass jar with a bit of acetone, then add lots of plastic shavings. Let it soak for a while, and stir everything up to make a paste. Glop it into your seam, then sand it down. There will be pinholes that you can fill with Bondo or Spot Glazing putty. Charlie
  20. I've got two extra canteen kits for Celebration Anaheim, and they are ready for distribution! Only $25 if you we can meet up during the show You get 2 canteen halves, vinyl hose with large bolt, two bolts, washers, nuts, white plastic for the mounting bracket, and scrap plastic for joining the sides: Send me a text or give me a call if you would like to meet up. The following folks are already on the list: DontWashMeTrooper Runamuk Desertfox45 Scribbler Thanks! Charlie
  21. Ok, great! I'll plan on bringing a 6 pack of canteen kits to Celebration Anaheim. Once I get back, I'll take orders and start shipping them out worldwide Charlie
  22. Sorry for the long gap in progress updates. I pulled a few more canteens on the vac table, and due to the size and shape, I can't combine it with anything else without webbing ruining the parts. So this means I need to dedicate a whole sheet to pulling one canteen, which results in a slightly higher price. Fortunately, this means the plastic will be stretched less, so it will be a thicker, more durable part. Since we're less than a week away from Celebration Anaheim, it's too late to send them out before folks travel to California. Would anyone be interested in picking up canteen kits at Celebration for $25? It would include the two vac formed halves of the canteen, the mounting bracket, vinyl hose, a couple of screws washers and nuts, and scrap plastic to be used as shims to join the two halves together. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll plan on bringing the kits in my suitcase Charlie
  23. I'm no good at putting things together, perhaps a fear of commitment? So that's the reason for the delay... I want to make sure we've got a method to assemble everything before I start sending out kits. We need a way to mount the vinyl tube at the bottom. Perhaps a circle of wood that you can glue inside one half of the shell. Drill a hole in the wood, then glue the vinyl tube in it. The U shaped mounting bracket is bent into shape using a heat gun, but how will you mount it to the canteen? I shipped a pair of screws, nuts, and washers with the old faucet cover. Perhaps you could drill and mount them to one half of the canteen? But there's no tightening it up once the canteen's closed. Finally, to put it all together, I'm thinking of gluing strips of plastic on the inside seam, and you would do this before drilling and connecting the mounting bracket. Then, after that has cured, gluing the other half of the canteen on top. Whaddya think? Yes, it would be ideal to have kits ready to ship by the end of this week, so you can mount them before Celebration Anaheim. But please let me know your thoughts on assembly Charlie
  24. Finally finished shaping the risers for the molds and pulled some plastic over them I got a little too much flare when combining the canteen molds with the mushrooms on the forming platen, so I'll add another layer of riser underneath, then it's off to production! Charlie
  25. That looks awesome! Chop off the top of the neck, and smooth out the textured finish and it would be ready for your backpack! Charlie
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