Bengrim's Darth Vader reveal project

[James Hammond]

Awesome I'll message you.

 

[Bengrim09]

Back home from a long weekend of work and got a little time to finally finish setting up the the big computer and software, instead of doing it on the laptop I can now work on things without lagging or shutting down
Starting another re do on the left hand ribbed hose

 

[Bengrim09]

Found part for the vocoder grill, another member found this grill for another prop, thanks to Ryan Clinton for the find. I’ve noticed it’s the same grill on the vocoder base on the reveal

 

[James Hammond]

That's awesome, I've been looking everywhere for it and found nothing, I will do some homework and see if I can get some for my build.

 

[James Hammond]

Found out it's a 1964 Dansette portable radio.

 

[Bengrim09]

63-65 ( ish ) over a few different designs of the Dansette makes

 

[Sym-Cha]

And was that mesh also used inside the 2 'speaker' like parts?

Chaïm

 

[Bengrim09]

I would probably say so, until I get my lathe up and running and make some speaker bits I couldn’t confirm, but my gut says a big yes due to the size of the holes and the available mesh at hand while making it

 

[Bengrim09]

Mesh arrived

 

[Bengrim09]

Got my rubber moulds back, first test of my design a little clean up and redo on the brass disc theses should be ok
Thanks to @skunky at CFO for the rubber moulding, thinking I might need some more making

 

[Sym-Cha]

So I was looking at some more radios online and I was wondering if only a portion of that mesh is usable for our vocoder parts ... because it seems the pattern changes a bit in size and shape from left to right ... or is that an optical illusion of the posted pictures?

Chaïm

 

[Bengrim09]

I really think it’s an optical illusion, but we don’t know how the mesh was handled and removed from the radio, it could have been battered/thrown around the workshop before it was used

 

[Bengrim09]

I’m going to try some close up pics at different angles and I’m also going to give a piece a flattening to see different options of fitting for the right look

 

[OdiWan72]

So I was looking at some more radios online and I was wondering if only a portion of that mesh is usable for our vocoder parts ... because it seems the pattern changes a bit in size and shape from left to right ... or is that an optical illusion of the posted pictures?

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Chaïm

Repeating pattern

 

[Bengrim09]

Going to mark down as (1.09 2024). 1st of September at 1 am as one of the best days of my life and one of the most important days of my prop building and searching days EVER,

more to follow later but to me it’s big, sorry but I have to be hush hush I’m so frickin ( can I say that ) ? Excited

 

[James Hammond]

Going to mark down as (1.09 2024). 1st of September at 1 am as one of the best days of my life and one of the most important days of my prop building and searching days EVER,

more to follow later but to me it’s big, sorry but I have to be hush hush I’m so frickin ( can I say that ) ? Excited

Now I'm very curious .....

 

[xbadcardx]

Now I'm very curious .....

Me too. What could it be!?!?

 

[OdiWan72]

Going to mark down as (1.09 2024). 1st of September at 1 am as one of the best days of my life and one of the most important days of my prop building and searching days EVER,

more to follow later but to me it’s big, sorry but I have to be hush hush I’m so frickin ( can I say that ) ? Excited

If you are excited, how could we dare not to be

really looking forward to what you come up with!
Even if the VR is probably my retirement project, I´d really really love to collect all needed parts to build it once the time has come !

my guess...you found a stack of old dental expanders DIBS on some (even if this would most likely cost me an arm and a leg *LOL*)

 

[James Hammond]

If you are excited, how could we dare not to be

really looking forward to what you come up with!
Even if the VR is probably my retirement project, I´d really really love to collect all needed parts to build it once the time has come !

my guess...you found a stack of old dental expanders DIBS on some (even if this would most likely cost me an arm and a leg *LOL*)

I'm hoping it's the elusive head keys.

 

[Bengrim09]

Your going to have to bare with me guys but it’s the best find in 42 years