Comlink Show & Tell

[JediKai]

Very nice comm links, 'mynn.

Yes, I will send you very hi res photos of the obi that wraps the book....tomorrow, when I can photograph it in daylight. 6.2 megapixels, baby!

[Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar]

Pretty basic, but then so is my saber.

img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-9/1075913/comlink.jpg

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

Thanks Kai. If you send it to the yahoo account there's no limit on file size like hotmail.

Cool Sabre Jedimom.

[Don Solo]

Alright... I finaly got the pics uploaded:



I put a lot of time into this... the rubber grips didn't work out for me so I gutted an old broken atst I had in the garage for that center panel. The back side is filled with epoxy puty and some bondo. Primed and sanded a good dozen times and silver rub & buff applied with an old toothbrush for a nice weathered pewter look.

[LoreenShadowchaser]

Nice work! It shows, that you put a lot of time in it.

Where did you get the round piece on the back? Another scavanged part?

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

Very cool.:-)

[Don Solo]

Thanks

That big round bit on the back is from a busted cd player motor... I think. I've got a big bin of parts and kept that one specificaly for my comlink. I'm such a pack rat...

[Jauhzmynn Enz]

You'er welcome. Did you use sculpty to make the baclk so nice and flat?

[Don Solo]

Nope, it was JB Waterweld - a sort of epoxy putty from the automotive department at Walmart (it's used for sealing radiators and gas tanks, loctite makes the same thing in but blue, and there's another called Quicksteel that's black - those are cheaper too).

It's real easy to work with, it comes as a stick of clay and you cut off how much you think you'll need, then with wet hands kneed it together to blend the two shades of gray untill its even, then smudge it where you need it. Hardends in a few minutes and can be sanded and filed. Then to fill the smaller gaps afterward I used some Bondo glazing putty... just glob it on and sand it down after about 20 minutes.

I've used that stuff for finishing prototype models for a 3D CAD class, and never used sculpy successfuly.

[Theyrenotdolls (Den Dragonson)]

Here's my communicator. just some random parts....i filled in the back of it with elmer's glue.

TND

[LoreenShadowchaser]

Elmer's glue, huh? I hope you don't scratch off any of the paint and then get it wet!

Looks cool. You've been in the sewing box, haven't you?

[Don Solo]

Looks great! I like the look of the assorted medals on black like that.

[Primrodo]

Well i finally got mine photographed, though still not the clearest photos. I plan on taking better pictures later for sure, but still these should show off my very own communicator.

I used some hardware store items for the top and had someoen send me some great looking solder lugs for teh grill. On the back some sintra assisted peices and nuts take the back similiar to Qui-Gon's.

After I spray painted silver and then gave it a really nice black wash for a weathered look.

[JediKai]

Looks very good. Look forward to clearer photos.

[Starkindler (The Naked Jedi)]

these last few comlinks seem to use alot of the pieces I've put aside myself to make one.
I recognize many of the parts from Primordo's and Don Solo's.....
guess great minds think alike ??