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Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 7:30 am
by crusader_x
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http://www.firebladecomics.com/customs/ ... rver3.html

Took the design of the Giga Meter and reworked it and then blended in some of the PKE Meter...

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 8:37 am
by irricanian
Very inventive, I like seeing props made from everyday repurposed items. What do you use for the swirling lights up front?

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 5:27 pm
by crusader_x
irricanian wrote:Very inventive, I like seeing props made from everyday repurposed items. What do you use for the swirling lights up front?
A mini-sized spinner globe toy.

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 10th, 2011, 9:50 pm
by Cory GB Maine
They are easy to take apart and re wire and cost $1 to $6 from what I have seen.

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 17th, 2011, 4:40 am
by crusader_x
Link has been updated with new pics showing one of our team members holding the scanner to give you an idea of how it looks in hand. Also there's a video...

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 9:44 pm
by Cory GB Maine
I love the paint you did on this. I am in the midst of doing my own version and was wondering what your paint process was (if you would like to give away your secret). Is it a silver base coat and a flat black over?

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 1:54 am
by Boomerjinks
This one's not bad. Still looking forward to the day you swap out the purple lights!

Re: Giga Meter version 3

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 5:38 pm
by crusader_x
Cory GB Maine wrote:I love the paint you did on this. I am in the midst of doing my own version and was wondering what your paint process was (if you would like to give away your secret). Is it a silver base coat and a flat black over?
First I prepare the surface by wet sanding with 320 grit sand paper. For most props I don't use a primer since the PVC holds Krylon really well. I put down a few coats of Krylon Flat Black (not Fusion) and let that fully cure. Then I use a Chrome Silver, an acrylic hobby paint by Tamiya, and drybrush the prop to create the weathering effect. I actually do this in two stages with both a fully dry brush and then a slightly wet brush, something that I plan to detail in a future guide. Next I seal in the paint with an acrylic sealer and then to create another layer of weathering I take artist's chalk that has been ground up with my Dremel and brush it into the crevices. Painting the silver scanning antennas is a separate process which I can detail if you like.