Ya I never went down the path of the real thing. It was always out of my budget. Only real thing I have is an MGC which I do love but was also really expensive.
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DL-44 FDM c96 & MGC replicas…
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Ya I never went down the path of the real thing. It was always out of my budget. Only real thing I have is an MGC which I do love but was also really expensive.
Just finished up reworking my Greedo Killer Compac scope a little. Added some details to the Windage knob and tweaked some other parts a bit but overall it’s coming along nicely..
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Looks great! The only suggestion I would make (and this could very well be lighting on your photos) is to use a warmer yellow for the Compac logo in future builds. But thats really nit-picky. Can't wait to see how it compares to my original. I will post pics when it arrives!
the yellow is called “brilliant yellow” I think but i haven’t truly figured out the best way to apply it yet honestly. I put it on but then wipe it off right away with the hopes of the yellow getting trapped in the groves only and not staining the rest. But it is tricky as I end up just wiping it all off. It definitely stand out but ya if I could get the yellow to pop even more that would be idea for sure.
Bradberry00 touched it up just a little..
By any chance, are you going to put this single piece (without knobs) into your Shapeways store? (Fine or extra fine detail please!). I have a similar Compac scope that this part might fit to make look it more accurate. Thanks!
ya I’ll get it up there for sure
Thank you Dan! These models are a collective effort though and not all done by myself FYI. Im not that familiar with Thingiverse honestly. As of now I only use shapeways as that’s what I use on a regular for my own prints.
here is just the scope itself..
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, "saddle" is a pretty common term for the "assembly" or "base" that contains the elevation and windage "screws".
I hadn't realized that you weren't modeling these parts exclusively. But some folks don't mind making their STL files available for download, for those of us with our own printers, who'd rather print things at home than deal with Shapeways.
That said, I can fully understand folks NOT wanting to share their STLs.
Yeah, "saddle" is a pretty common term for the "assembly" or "base" that contains the elevation and windage "screws".
I hadn't realized that you weren't modeling these parts exclusively. But some folks don't mind making their STL files available for download, for those of us with our own printers, who'd rather print things at home than deal with Shapeways.
That said, I can fully understand folks NOT wanting to share their STLs.
Here are some more pics of this Compac replica scope. It’s built using mostly “versatile plastic” with two parts being “fine detailed plastic”. 10 individual parts along with 5 screws and 2 glass lenses as well as a reticle make up the build..View attachment 1091412
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John, very generously, sent me this scope as a bit of a thank you for helping him with some measurements of a real Compac Super 2 1/2. I snapped a couple quick photos to show how close this really is!
Nice job!
I've done a lot of scope work over the last couple years, so I know what it's like!
I have a second, spare 4x31 Compac Super, with the wrong saddle (the kind that's actually part of the tube), and have considered turning it down and replacing it with a printed one. I'm still not sure I want to do it, though I've had good luck with other scopes I've done this to.
Are you using watch crystals for your lenses? Have you got it set up so it actually magnifies?
I've done a lot of scope work over the last couple years, so I know what it's like!
I have a second, spare 4x31 Compac Super, with the wrong saddle (the kind that's actually part of the tube), and have considered turning it down and replacing it with a printed one. I'm still not sure I want to do it, though I've had good luck with other scopes I've done this to.
Are you using watch crystals for your lenses? Have you got it set up so it actually magnifies?
Bradberry00 thanks David for being so open to helping me get these numbers in line and more accurate. Extremely gracious and kind of you. Thanks for sharing these comparison pics as well 
Thanks Dann! I think they are probably watch lens but I’m not 100%. I’ll have to check. They are domed glass lenses. No I don’t have them so they magnify, that would be an insane amount of reverse engendering and way past my Scientific expertise lol. I’m honesty ok with it being a replica that just “looks” the part as close as possible. But I chased some details that I think separates it’s from pretty much every other replica I’ve seen out there so far. Most I dont think would even notice though until pointed out. But that’s ok as it’s alway the details I think that makes these come alive anyhow..
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