New 'old' commlock

Neal · 07-10-2008, 02:32 AM

(Sorry if this is old news for some of you -- this was in Taybor's Domain for sale, but I've moved it here to archive it as a finished project instead.)

I've just finished this commlock -- it's built and aged to look like a decades-old vintage commlock prop from the show, circa "Collision Course".

Nothing factory-new about this one! It's made of old wood (40 years plus) and shows carefully-applied signs of handling and wear. The details are all stickers; the Letraset rubdowns and other minutiae have been faithfully reproduced. Helena's picture is a photograph, cut and pasted onto the ID section (just like on the originals). The clip is solid aluminum. Of interest, the body (the three main sections plus the antenna) is made entirely of one continuous piece of wood.

The pictures, as always, hide the weathering. It looks, feels, and even smells old, as though it was used for a couple of episodes and then stored away for years.

1999man · 25-08-2010, 12:39 AM

Hey! Dude! that's a wonderful copy of a COMMLOCK! Give yourself a pat on the back for your inner genious!!

Neal · 25-08-2010, 12:44 AM

Thanks!

**mike s** · 31-08-2010, 08:06 PM

that's ace mate

**w8cmp** · 31-08-2010, 09:04 PM

Certainly looks the business. Excellent replica...

eagle2010 · 08-10-2010, 05:36 AM

Does anyone have the measurements for the commlock?

**ÁguiaLusa** · 08-10-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal

[...] Of interest, the body (the three main sections plus the antenna) is made entirely of one continuous piece of wood. [...]

UAU!

Excellent work Neal!

Very realistic.

07-10-2008, 02:32 AM	#1
Neal Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 465	New 'old' commlock (Sorry if this is old news for some of you -- this was in Taybor's Domain for sale, but I've moved it here to archive it as a finished project instead.) I've just finished this commlock -- it's built and aged to look like a decades-old vintage commlock prop from the show, circa "Collision Course". Nothing factory-new about this one! It's made of old wood (40 years plus) and shows carefully-applied signs of handling and wear. The details are all stickers; the Letraset rubdowns and other minutiae have been faithfully reproduced. Helena's picture is a photograph, cut and pasted onto the ID section (just like on the originals). The clip is solid aluminum. Of interest, the body (the three main sections plus the antenna) is made entirely of one continuous piece of wood. The pictures, as always, hide the weathering. It looks, feels, and even smells old, as though it was used for a couple of episodes and then stored away for years. Last edited by Neal; 25-11-2008 at 01:53 AM.

25-08-2010, 12:39 AM	#2
1999man Hydroponics Technician Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 31	THAT'S A WONDERFUL COPY! Hey! Dude! that's a wonderful copy of a COMMLOCK! Give yourself a pat on the back for your inner genious!!

31-08-2010, 09:04 PM	#5
w8cmp Science Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Romford, London, England Posts: 5,505	Certainly looks the business. Excellent replica... __________________ "Hmmm...judge me by my size do you ? And well you should not, for my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is..."

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25-08-2010, 12:44 AM	#3
Neal Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 465	Thanks!

31-08-2010, 08:06 PM	#4
mike s Eagle Pilot Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 559	that's ace mate

08-10-2010, 05:36 AM	#6
eagle2010 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: indiana, USA Posts: 413	Does anyone have the measurements for the commlock?