The Elusive WHITE SABER **TEST RESULTS ARE IN!!!**
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The Elusive WHITE SABER **TEST RESULTS ARE IN!!!**
So I was talking with a friend about clear radio cases and I mentioned Jurassic Park. I couldn't remember if the Sabers were clear or white.
10 minutes later- the screen captures were done.
They looked like the coolest radio ever. They still look good today, enjoy.
-Mike
10 minutes later- the screen captures were done.
They looked like the coolest radio ever. They still look good today, enjoy.
-Mike
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Jurassic Park Sabers...
In addition to whatever electronic gimmickry was used to
internally jazz up the radios, I've always thought that what they did
to the cases was to paint them that off-white color.
Also, are the cases the very old ones that had no
RAT buttons?
In any event, having these photos in one place for everyone to
finally get a good look at is pretty slick, IMHO.
internally jazz up the radios, I've always thought that what they did
to the cases was to paint them that off-white color.
Also, are the cases the very old ones that had no
RAT buttons?
In any event, having these photos in one place for everyone to
finally get a good look at is pretty slick, IMHO.
Tom in D.C.
In 1920, the U.S. Post Office Department ruled
that children may not be sent by parcel post.
In 1920, the U.S. Post Office Department ruled
that children may not be sent by parcel post.
This actually has been brought up a few times:
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=2381
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1374
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=6461
(links stolen from another thread)
I'd normally close the discussion, however, you provided some pretty good photos/images of the actual radios, which I don't think people have posted before, so go forth, discuss your thoughts on spray painting cases
-Alex
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=2381
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1374
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?t=6461
(links stolen from another thread)
I'd normally close the discussion, however, you provided some pretty good photos/images of the actual radios, which I don't think people have posted before, so go forth, discuss your thoughts on spray painting cases
-Alex
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I saw them, but didn't want to get caught up in the "Radio in Movies"
Srry about that
Srry about that
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Check out the chick, in both pictures she's in she's got a radio in both hands in true BatLabs fashion.
I'm going to give it a try also if Fusion is available as widely as seems to be on their site. (Wal-Mart, Ace, Tru Value, AutoZone.....) have a few HT1000 cases to mess with and I never did find the part # for the HT1000 yellow housing. Yeah, I know, I carry mine in the woods at times and it would be a heck of a lot easier to find.
I'm going to give it a try also if Fusion is available as widely as seems to be on their site. (Wal-Mart, Ace, Tru Value, AutoZone.....) have a few HT1000 cases to mess with and I never did find the part # for the HT1000 yellow housing. Yeah, I know, I carry mine in the woods at times and it would be a heck of a lot easier to find.
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you know what that color scheme reminds me of? The Sony Outback series boom boxes, CD players and Walkmans that were popular in the late 80's and early 90's...my money says the Hollywood boys were trying to imitate that then familiar rugged look of those high end Sony consumer electronics...which added to the ambiance of the film.
They look cool but I think I'll keep my newly acquired Saber III VHF (thanks Tom in DC) and UHF SS3 (thanks Rod Farva) as they are...
They look cool but I think I'll keep my newly acquired Saber III VHF (thanks Tom in DC) and UHF SS3 (thanks Rod Farva) as they are...
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Re: Jurassic Park Sabers...
Sure looks that way from the gang charger.Tom in D.C. wrote:Also, are the cases the very old ones that had no
RAT buttons?
I happen to have a broken (unprogrammable) Saber 3 that was pre-RAT. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? I can't quite tell how they handle paint on the side (the non-PTT side), as part of the front remains black.
What's up with the backlighting? It's the right 'color,' but yet it doesn't look right. Too bright, and too white?
Edit: the top couple photos show a black dot on the side of the radio above the monitor button, on the little section that juts out. Looks like there's one on the opposite side of the radio, too. Any idea what gives?
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I was talking to a friend (over aim to be specific) He noticed a clear motorola case for sale. Already off the market now
We got to talking about diff case colors and what not. I remembered seeing the sabers in Jurassic park so I popped the DVD in my Apple and hit play. The Apple DVD player app. disables screen printing/snapshots due to © issues, but there's a way around it...
For you mac owners:
-Mike
We got to talking about diff case colors and what not. I remembered seeing the sabers in Jurassic park so I popped the DVD in my Apple and hit play. The Apple DVD player app. disables screen printing/snapshots due to © issues, but there's a way around it...
For you mac owners:
- 1. Open up the dvd player
2. Find the image you want to capture
3. Open Up "terminal"
4. Type "screencapture -i file.pdf" to make a pdf file. Or "screencapture -c" to copy the frame of video to the clipboard
5. Hit enter, and voila! A nice high-rez dvd screenshot.
6. If you used the "-c" command, you'll need to open an image editor to crop the image.
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One department I worked for issued me an 800Mhz MTS2000 that I semi-ruined.
I got dragged down a hallway, getting white paint all over the face of my radio.
SO, thinking I could clean it up, I got some goo gone and tried to clean the case. It got the paint off, but it acted like it sucked the black right out of the case.
Made it easy for me to tell which radio was mine, maybe you guys could try that, it would prolly last longer than just painting it.
ah.
Now that the pics have come up (dialup rocks, doesn't it? keeps me humble) I also agree that those are painted.
I am thinking the displays were made by printing a green rectangle with semi-appropriate legends on a color transparency, cutting them out, gluing them into the case, putting a piece of white lexan behind that and then using an incandescent bulb to backlight them.
-Shawn
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I got dragged down a hallway, getting white paint all over the face of my radio.
SO, thinking I could clean it up, I got some goo gone and tried to clean the case. It got the paint off, but it acted like it sucked the black right out of the case.
Made it easy for me to tell which radio was mine, maybe you guys could try that, it would prolly last longer than just painting it.
ah.
Now that the pics have come up (dialup rocks, doesn't it? keeps me humble) I also agree that those are painted.
I am thinking the displays were made by printing a green rectangle with semi-appropriate legends on a color transparency, cutting them out, gluing them into the case, putting a piece of white lexan behind that and then using an incandescent bulb to backlight them.
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Looking at them again, I can definitely see support for this theory. That would also explain how they kept the LED on full-time: the 'radio' probably didn't have radio parts at all, just a hard-wired LED and a bulb for the 'display.'High_order1 wrote:I am thinking the displays were made by printing a green rectangle with semi-appropriate legends on a color transparency, cutting them out, gluing them into the case, putting a piece of white lexan behind that and then using an incandescent bulb to backlight them.
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So I took a beat up M2 case I and gave it a "Maaco" Paint job...here are the results.
If it holds up, I'll do an other one (and actually mask it off better)
Before
1st Coat (areas that look oversprayed are just smooth dents in the plastic)
Finished product
If it holds up, I'll do an other one (and actually mask it off better)
Before
1st Coat (areas that look oversprayed are just smooth dents in the plastic)
Finished product
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Wow, that's insane!
Looks like I've got a new project. I have probably close to 30 or so Jedi cases kicking around, it wouldn't hurt to practice!
A dark blue Astro Saber. Oh yes, it shall happen.
Edit:
It shall be done.
Looks like I've got a new project. I have probably close to 30 or so Jedi cases kicking around, it wouldn't hurt to practice!
A dark blue Astro Saber. Oh yes, it shall happen.
Edit:
It shall be done.
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HAHAHAHA- I should do it!
I'll have the Storm Trooper radio, and Bellersley can have C3PO's radio.
I'll have the Storm Trooper radio, and Bellersley can have C3PO's radio.
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People have been saying for ages that they have wanted to do these sort of mods for sh!ts and grins. It would be great to see it done. I personally don't have the soldering skills needed for the task.n7maq wrote:Good idea Alex, I'll "pimp out" a M2 keyborad for Mike. I have a lot of iDEN units with LEDs wanting to go to a real radio anyway.alex wrote:Next - you need to change the LED's in the keypad to be blue.
Jim
I think I could find one of the cell phone stores around NYC who do mods to probably do the keypad... wouldn't be that hard. I just know I'd fry the flex...
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I did 4 VERY THIN coats of paint. I bought the satin white. The gloss might be a thicker mix.RadioSouth wrote:Nice Mike, mine didn't turn out as well, I tried to make a couple of SP50 housings safety yellow but came out blotchy and then the nozzle was spitting a bit which made it worse. You do any surf prep. prior to spraying ?
It was my first case crack. I've never had a problem opening em that way. The case was beat to hell, so I didn't go easy on it.
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http://www.krylon.com/main/product_temp ... ct_details#
I wonder how this would look:
It looks like that stuff that changes colour depending on the angle you view it from.
I wonder how this would look:
It looks like that stuff that changes colour depending on the angle you view it from.
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You guys will look like a bunch of experimental crack monkeys, running around Dayton with your chrome radio's and "spinner" mics attached.
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Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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Revelation 6:8
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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Revelation 6:8
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oops
the 'radio' probably didn't have radio parts at all, just a hard-wired LED and a bulb for the 'display.'
Oops. Left that part out. Generally, big-budget productions don't like unnecessary transmitting, as it not only interferes with wireless mikes, it can bother remote - controlled fx, and the remote lens focus puller on the cameras.
Yeah, I think they were empty saving a 9 volt and some model railroad lighting and wiring....
Those paint jobs turned out *much* better than I was envisioning. I see large prices on eBay for some sellers shortly : eBay auction34567890 STORMTROOPER RADIO - REAL! lol
I am trying to resist the urge for making my own "Stormtrooper" radio. But I am not being so successful.
1 issue though. Are you worried about "clogging" the grille for the speaker at all?
1 issue though. Are you worried about "clogging" the grille for the speaker at all?
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there has to be somewhere you can send it to have the plastic chrome sprayed on it.
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There is an actual plating process for plastic, and it looks almost as good as chrome on a metal product.HLA wrote:there has to be somewhere you can send it to have the plastic chrome sprayed on it.
SG
Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that?
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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Revelation 6:8
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing in the world smells like that.
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end...
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Revelation 6:8
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¿Amigo, cuál es el número de pieza para una caja blanca? Gringos de mierdaDJP126 wrote:Try to picture this! A bunch of XTS5000s in various colors, sent to the depot for service. How long will the Mexicans look for the part #'s for all the different housings?
I removed the actual screen behind the grille- as well as the ring for the speaker. Glue should help hold it in place again.JAYMZ wrote:1 issue though. Are you worried about "clogging" the grille for the speaker at all?
Several LIGHT coats of paint were used to avoid clogging the grille. The "fake" holes were a bit of a challenge, but overall it turned out okay. I'm going to re-spray the PTT side of the radio.
I masked off the whole button module to add some contrast to the paint scheme. I'm going to mask off the buttons only and keep the whole thing white. Between the buttons, antenna labels and batt, there's enough black on there.
-Mike
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if you get it chromed it'll go faster. what's next, rhino lining to make it bulletproof?
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I never check PM's so don't bother, just email me.
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