TD-1536 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Just wanted to post some pics of my finished radar dish and explain how it can be duplicated. Essentially, it's a two-part Tupperware pop-top from a two quart pitcher (Vintage 70's Tupperware). The main part has been painted white... I still have some reservations as to if the originals were painted white, or left the slightly transparent plastic color. Anyway, I noticed that from screen shots, there was an additional black lip that needed to be duplicated because the Tupperware lid does not have this. I made this additional lip by custom cutting a piece of .60 HIPS and gluing it to back of the Tupperware lid, then painting the back piece black. It had to be cut in half in order to fit around the push-button/post thing. Once the two halves were assembled, I used a two inch bolt to secure it to a rounded nut that's visible in the center. The nut was also painted white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hey Mike, That is an absolutely AWESOME job! (dang it!) Share more photos of the other parts of your backpack please..... Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4242 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 were they all this item. The one on the far left in this picture doesn't look anything like that. It has more of a rounded 5 point star shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4242 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 This was the custom part that I made and pulled on my vac table to resemble that piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 hi, i don´t believe there was another radar dish used. look: @ TD-1536 i also think that at least some of the tupperware radar dishes were NOT painted white. maybe there were also some hero or stunt backpacks. look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-607 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hi, I think RocKo is right. What looks like a five-star pattern is just dirt. To archieve the semi-transparent look I made a mold with silicone RTV and cast it with epoxy. Here are a pic of the first one I've made... TK-607 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 @ TK-607 very impressiv! the result looks deadon for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SethB6025 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Impressive, I'll have to do that for my vintage tupperware lid. The application looks spot on. Possibly, the cloudy-clear part of the lid was left alone, and the actual topper was that old light tan tupperware color. I painted mine white, but the added backer is something I previously missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_imperial Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Looks better then what I had to use, a sherbert container lid!!LOL I search all the junk stores in town looking for a dumb tupperware lid and couldn't find one!! The lid I used looks ok but I am sooo picky I want it to look better more movie correct But hey that looks real good, I like it, good job!!! Katt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5422 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Also, some of the tupperware lids have a trapezoid shape/opening on one side, I think it was to pour with the lid shut. This will make it look different in the pictures. if you want to find one eBay is your friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4242 Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Are these the same ones with the button on time like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Tupperware- ... 6249195974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Yes indeed. The good old Tupperware pitcher lid! I was scanning the "move-along" photo (on my desk top) and I must say that the radar dishes may indeed be "unpainted" Tupperware pitcher lids. If you look real close they do appear transparent - just like the ones I had to wrestle away from those garage-sale old ladies. Geez, they're mean! Guns ePS: On a totally unrelated subject: Hey Mike, congratulations there Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCKo Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 that is the same tupperware can i ordered on ebay a while ago! good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 ...On a totally unrelated subject: Hey Mike, congratulations there Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms! Thanks!! I'm proud to serve the Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_imperial Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Ha ha ha I had this feeling I should go to the thrift stores today and look for one, guess what? When I was about to give up I noticed another area they had, that had a whole bunch of pitchers and pots, to my surprise there was this ugly yellow pitcher with this wonder lid on it!!! I was so excited and better yet it was a whole 99 cents!!!! Time to toss out that dumb sherbert lid and put the right one on!!!! I'll post pics of my pack when I get it all done. It was done in october, but I just paint the whole thing black so I could use it at Halloween, so now I am taking my time and detailing it to make it look better. Katt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Ha ha ha I had this feeling I should go to the thrift stores today and look for one, guess what? When I was about to give up I noticed another area they had, that had a whole bunch of pitchers and pots, to my surprise there was this ugly yellow pitcher with this wonder lid on it!!! I was so excited and better yet it was a whole 99 cents!!!! Time to toss out that dumb sherbert lid and put the right one on!!!! I'll post pics of my pack when I get it all done. It was done in october, but I just paint the whole thing black so I could use it at Halloween, so now I am taking my time and detailing it to make it look better. Katt Ain't that a great feeling? To find old junk like that, but is like opening a Xmas present. The thrill of the hunt for junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo890 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Can someone post the dimensions? I'd like to take a crack at vac forming one, with the lip, and backing, but need some diameter to work from. Inches or centemeters it does not matter. Thanks Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Can someone post the dimensions? I'd like to take a crack at vac forming one, with the lip, and backing, but need some diameter to work from. Inches or centemeters it does not matter. Thanks Jim Mine is 5.25in wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_imperial Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Ain't that a great feeling? To find old junk like that, but is like opening a Xmas present. The thrill of the hunt for junk. Yea I am too much of a junk store nut! But people tend to give you odd looks because so are so excited about finding a ugly yellow tupperware pitcher or an odd piece of something. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Ha ha ha I had this feeling I should go to the thrift stores today and look for one, guess what? When I was about to give up I noticed another area they had, that had a whole bunch of pitchers and pots, to my surprise there was this ugly yellow pitcher with this wonder lid on it!!! I was so excited and better yet it was a whole 99 cents!!!! Time to toss out that dumb sherbert lid and put the right one on!!!! I'll post pics of my pack when I get it all done. It was done in october, but I just paint the whole thing black so I could use it at Halloween, so now I am taking my time and detailing it to make it look better. Katt Good on you Katt! Garage sales and Goodwill stores - just like mana from heaven. Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD7606 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 belive it or not hehe, I was helping my mom in the kitchen and I found a very very old tupperware can, just like the one we use I have searched for it everywhere without finding one, and voila! I have already one.... the downside was that my mom now that she find it, she is using it and I can get it until she trow it away so I´ll have to wait for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpdblues Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Greetings Jorge, Okay, here goes: hey mi amigo, si encuentro uno yo le dejará saber Aloha! Guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD7606 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 thx guns! I need to practice my english more, hope I don´t make too many errors LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4242 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Well, I got my radar dish from E-bay and it looks like it was the right one: I pulled it apart and filled it with Resin then pulled out the resin and made an MDF backer to make the mold stick up a little higher: I then cut a piece of MDF 1/8 of an inch diamiter larger circle Threw them both on the vac table and painted the smooth disk black put them together and was able to make this: Unfortainatly I don't think I could make them for cheaper than you could buy the originals. I may put out a few on E-bay though I'd need to get about $25 to make them worth while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'd stick with casting them in resin. You loose too much detail vac forming. However, it does use a lot of resin and like you said, you can probably buy the original for less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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