Sandbucket Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 My Granddaughter wanted a pair of binoculars for herself, and the other day while shopping at Walmat I saw something that I thought would work. Here is my shopping list: 1. A waste basket from the automoyive section.- body 2. ring picture hangors- strap rings 3. rubber leg covers- eye pieces 4. furniture leg coasters.-base for eye pieces 5. chair leg ***** that prevent scuffing of wooden floors.- control buttons 6. 1"x6" about 12 inches long - plate for eye pieces And from the hard wear store acouple of pvc fittings for the lens pieces. All for under $10.00 Then just prime and paint metalic so you can weather it by rubbig the high spots with candle . S spray it white and gently sand with a fine gritt the white off the high points to knock the painted wax off to reveal the metal color below. Will post the painted piece latter. Hope this helps . The rubber chair legs do nit paint they will stay stickey. Put them on after you have painted then dirty them with the rest of the piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbucket Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 finished bionoculars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamatrooper Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Darn creatvie ideas! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_bauer Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Sure wish those photo links still worked. would love to see them. i used the Sub Assult game. But i've seen people just buy some cheapo kids toy ones and add greeblies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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