To go with my Kirk Movie era away-team outfit I needed a suitable tricorder, you cannot get the Wrath of Khan, or The Search For Spock tricorders, a few have made some but they are a pain and very difficult to source items etc. So I came up with a compromise of a different mark of the Type B used in the film The Search For Spock.
Here is the movie version, a bit clunky so I wanted to streamline it and makes something with characteristics of this version.
Here is mine:
With added decals on buttons.
This is made from a old 80's hand held game, stripped out, the red buttons kept and hidden beneath some mesh, the front screen is the original smoked plastic protector on top of plastic from a sim card cut down, this has had various decals added. The buttons are rubber feet with decals underneath, the lights are stick on crystals, the rear screen is just printed on photography paper and the strap parts are guitar buttons. All primed and sprayed black, didn't like the grey of the movie one. Best part of this is that no glue was used at all, all self adhesive or gaffa taped inside. Once dry it has had a matt varnish to help protect it. Just waiting for the strap to come and then it 100% finished.
Si
Here is the movie version, a bit clunky so I wanted to streamline it and makes something with characteristics of this version.
Here is mine:
With added decals on buttons.
This is made from a old 80's hand held game, stripped out, the red buttons kept and hidden beneath some mesh, the front screen is the original smoked plastic protector on top of plastic from a sim card cut down, this has had various decals added. The buttons are rubber feet with decals underneath, the lights are stick on crystals, the rear screen is just printed on photography paper and the strap parts are guitar buttons. All primed and sprayed black, didn't like the grey of the movie one. Best part of this is that no glue was used at all, all self adhesive or gaffa taped inside. Once dry it has had a matt varnish to help protect it. Just waiting for the strap to come and then it 100% finished.
Si
