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yes that pic is real. its from the guy who found one in the antique shop, and posted it on the 501st boards. the kit is based on that picture.

wow that looks great all put together!

http://picasaweb.google.com/tblatt/WeirdAlAnd3dPrintedParts?feat=directlink taking the parts to crashmann tomorrow

got an exciting package delivered to me today while i stopped home for lunch. faceplate and big knob for the radio, as well as half a dozen parts for other projects. lots of new toys! pics laaaaaate tonight or tomorrow

new knobs got here and i delivered them to crashmann's house. faceplate will be here monday-wednesday

tried to post earlier but the site was down... parts are ordered. they'll be here in about 3 weeks. anyone have a new project they want me to work on? i promise it'll be quicker than this one =)

well my info's easy... tblatt@gmail.com and crashmann for the rest of the backpack. I think we'll be ordering all the new parts tomorrow.

Here's the updated model I've just aligned the four parts, the three knobs on the faceplate, so you can see the larger disc on the right knob, which is part of the silicon mold casting procedure. Almost done. There is a few more things to do, and then the part will be ready

I think I'll make it over there this evening, Charlie. The knobs are done, and faceplate just needs a little more work.

I can make the ears real quick and we'll have them in 2 weeks, or you can use mike's, assuming they weren't involved in the WC ordeal

big pimpin

I suppose he will split it up. He has to see how much resin each part will use, in order to figure out a fair price. A lot of work has gone into making this. I think there'll be three options: knobs only, faceplate & knobs, and the full kit which will include parts to make the box of the radio, switches, and things like that. Its really up to Crashmann to decide the prices and the kits he'll offer since he is the one doing the creation of the parts and processing the orders and such. We took some killer videos last night of the mold making process. It was way more involved than I thought. The mold will be done this evening and he'll pour the first resin copy, so I'd expect pics from him late tonight or tomorrow.

Crashmann and I poured the silicon for the molds tonight.

I wonder if we can attach the knobs in a way that makes them spinnable! for the switches, i'm sure you can just install actual switches behind the faceplate. like drill out the ovals on the left and glue in real switches. it wouldn't even be hard to make them actually turn on and off circuits. If i was goin dirty, i'd def do that. I just applied yesterday for my clean TK for the 501st!

new radio's box will be black hips but the faceplate is resin.. it'll be very sharp. like that one, but more accurate dimensions/proportions

well i'm going out now to see my sister's group sing... they'll be at my house, unguarded...

I don't see any flaws, do you? The large rings around the knobs are only going to be on the masters. They are there to help with the resin pouring process. If anyone needs any other parts modeled, don't hesitate to contact me. they'll get done much faster than this. Since the radio was such an important part, I wanted it to be perfect.

delivered! pics in a half-hour, when I get home

Faceplate gets here Tuesday! Expect pics Tuesday night

final master knobs:

new knobs are getting delivered today, and the faceplate gets here mid next week. I'll post pics of the new knobs this evening when I get home.

Charlie is gonna be handling the sales

k... everything is ordered. they should get here in about 2 weeks or so, and i'll meet up with charlie, make a mold and start the run. Its coming as two smaller knobs, one larger knob, and the faceplate. You'll have to drill out the holes for the switches, and attach the knobs yourself. I made a mark in the center of the boxes on the faceplate so you can center the knobs easier. I imagine that in 3-4 weeks we'll have the first batch made up, and ready for shipment.

yea, I've been spending most of my free hobby time lately on my TK, so I hadn't put the finishing touches on the radio. we had nearly 3 feet of snow in baltimore this weekend so my other plans were cancelled and I was able to get on this. I wanted it to be perfect so I needed to tweak some things after meeting with charlie and going over some details. also, when I got the knobs back, I examined them and learned some things and had to make some modifications to the model as well. my TK is more than halfway done, and I've started another modeling project for a part for a conversion kit of a model kit from another movie, but it won't take me long... just a few more hours. if anyone else wants to make a new project for another part or model, my services are for hire, and are cheaper than you think. tblatt@gmail.com @tblatt todd blatt 4435999196

i'm ordering the master faceplate this week. we'll be starting the run shortly