- July 19th, 2009, 7:14 pm#143273
Hey all, I started on a game-style PKE meter for our Huntsville group. It's still lacking arms, but those will come later. I'm to the point on this body portion that it's ready to be molded.
I'll be casting hollow copies so that 1) they'll be light, and 2) electronics can be installed if we want to go that far. Plus, at a later time if I make them available to buy, the buyer can go all out on it if he or she wants to.
So far, the build has used MDF and sintra, and not much more than that. All the buttons and details are all sintra. The game style grip was accomplished by wrapping the handle in black mosquito netting and running it into a groove on the bottom of the handle (just like how you would install it on a screen door), and then the ends were wrapped in thinly-cut electrical tape to clean it up. The tape isn't "accurate" but it sure does give it a very clean appearance.
I'll be casting hollow copies so that 1) they'll be light, and 2) electronics can be installed if we want to go that far. Plus, at a later time if I make them available to buy, the buyer can go all out on it if he or she wants to.
So far, the build has used MDF and sintra, and not much more than that. All the buttons and details are all sintra. The game style grip was accomplished by wrapping the handle in black mosquito netting and running it into a groove on the bottom of the handle (just like how you would install it on a screen door), and then the ends were wrapped in thinly-cut electrical tape to clean it up. The tape isn't "accurate" but it sure does give it a very clean appearance.