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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: |
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The key receptacle and that board or whatever was in there. I have never seen a picture of it |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to rain on your parade Mike, but (please correct me if I'm wrong) these screws are " Robertson" and not "Phillips".
Also that piece could simply be a drawer handle or a metal slide of somekind...who knows, but easy to reproduce
"Flat screws" or rivets or normal screws filled to look like rivets? Anything is possible in the world of prop making.
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Mike Rush Community Member
Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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I think you're wrong.
To me, that's exactly how Philips screws look when they're thickly painted over. Plus there's the possibility that they could already have been used screws and so the slots were slightly 'softened'... I have no proof but I'm sticking with my story! _________________ Mike
"We're not heroes - we're from Finchley" |
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noble Community Member
Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 45 Location: los angeles
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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To me they look like heavily painted phillips screws.
I think Mike is right. |
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Space Jockey Community Member
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 559 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Nice work Mike, and welcome! |
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Mike Rush Community Member
Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Today I began cutting out slabs for the key box - I should begin glueing them together tomorrow and I'll try to take some photos as I go. It's only supposed to be a mockup at this point.
Mind you, I always say that and then it ends up being the final model.
Meanwhile I started on the key in Sketchup.
It's pretty rough at the moment. (In fact the real key is also pretty rough, which isn't helping!) However there's a nice thing you can do in Sketchup, which is to project the photo onto your model, and then turn it:
Bear in mind everything appears shifted to one side because of refraction, but this should assist in trying to locate and lay out pieces for the interior. That's not something I'm volunteering for, by the way!
Am I right to think that nobody has a flat-on photo of the whole key? _________________ Mike
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SKIN JOB 66 Community Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 2724 Location: FRANCE
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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WOW, excellent start on the key !
BTW, looking closely at the handle of the key, I definitely think it was made using cheap wooden frames...
Fred _________________ THE FUTURE IS A THING OF THE PAST |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:38 am Post subject: |
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yep Fred, wooden quarter-round screwed together and probably a molding (wave design at the bottom of the handle) to finish it off. |
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Mike Rush Community Member
Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:32 am Post subject: |
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The way it appears to me is: a half-inch thick profile, with two sections of half-inch half-round moulding and two sections of three-quarter-inch attached to each side.
The 'wavy' part intrigues me because the radii are identical to the smaller moulding. I propose that little half-inch pieces were cut from the wood and laid out to make the grip, along with some filler to smooth the curves. It's just a theory.
And just for fun, here's how it looks inside the box (lid removed for clarity).
It may look as if there's a lot of air around it, but that's partly because I haven't added the chamfered interior, which goes all the way around and looks like a mini skirting board. I'm not entirely sure how that was done (in real life) and so I'm holding off on my model...
Just when you think you've stared at those photos all you can... today I noticed the nut at the top of the locking bar, outside the box, presumably stopping the bar from dropping down.
I'm having some trouble finding a source for the opal plastic to go in the thumb scanner. Only a small amount required! _________________ Mike
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Mike, great work!
I can't believe how quickly you did the drawing.
This would be a great piece to own. |
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Space Jockey Community Member
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 559 Location: East Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:09 am Post subject: |
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My guess is the opal thumbprint scanner plastic is a white acrylic sheet cut to fit and back lit. The shadow effect around its perimeter on the photos is either dust, or is probably the effect of it sitting in a recess, glued to a wood border; the thicker the acrylic, the blurrier the shadow. |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:32 am Post subject: |
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Good stuff Mike, looks 95 % finished |
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Mike Rush Community Member
Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Making the transition from 2D to 3D. A few photos...
Some of the parts cut out and ready to assemble:
Box taking shape:
Door in position (just placed on for the photo):
More soon, perhaps. _________________ Mike
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Oh man, that is niiiiiice.
What material is that made of? |
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Mike Rush Community Member
Joined: 30 Jul 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:07 am Post subject: |
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I don't know the technical name for it but around here it's called Foamex. It's kind of a light plastic board, quite flexible but strong, and can be cut with a knife (bonus!).
Not to be confused with foamcore, which it definitely isn't.
We use it at work so there's always lots lying around. _________________ Mike
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Kevin Community Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:17 am Post subject: |
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Looking great Mike. _________________ Walk tall, walk straight
and look the World right in the eye. |
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:09 am Post subject: |
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Mike Rush wrote: | I don't know the technical name for it but around here it's called Foamex. It's kind of a light plastic board, quite flexible but strong, and can be cut with a knife (bonus!).
Not to be confused with foamcore, which it definitely isn't.
We use it at work so there's always lots lying around. |
Cheers Mike |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Lookin' good so far Mike. |
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stephen210 Community Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 196
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Most Excellent!!
I am loving it Mike!! I am still waiting for Bob to get me the tracing of the interior. As soon as it arrives I will let you all know.
Best
Steve |
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superjedi Community Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 389 Location: Newport News, VA
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Mike Rush wrote: | I don't know the technical name for it but around here it's called Foamex. It's kind of a light plastic board, quite flexible but strong, and can be cut with a knife (bonus!).
Not to be confused with foamcore, which it definitely isn't.
We use it at work so there's always lots lying around. |
Sintra. Not sure if that's a brand name or not, but that's what a lot of people call it in the states.
The box is looking excellent! _________________ I find your lack of faith disturbing. . . |
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