Power Couplers Installed

 

I just received and installed a new set of Aluminum Power Couplers from Russell Brown at RB Replicas. Beautiful work from Russ, as usual!

Turns out these aren't quite an exact fit for my COM-8A Frame, But with help from James in Texas, I was able to install these with a pair of adapter brackets shown here.

I'm told the next run of A-Frames has been changed to fit Russell's Couplers.

Blue Harvest V2 plus Special Edition!

Part No. BH-001-V2

Part No. BH-002-V1

Here they are, Just in time for the New Year... my RPF Blue Harvest T-shirts!

Here we have reproductions of both the Classic 1982 Blue Harvest T-Shirt, as well as the 1996 Retro Blue Harvest Special Edition T-Shirt.

I'm considering doing a run of these Replica Prop T-Shirts... If you are interested please drop me an e-mail and let me know which design you'd like, along with your size and quantity desired.  Prices are TBD. My email address is: dse1138@sonic.net

Shirts should be available in standard sizes: S, M, L, XL & XXL.  Also please note your ship to location (Zip or Country Code is fine). 

This run is PRELIMINARY and in the INTEREST ONLY phase. There is no merchandise available, and I am not accepting any payments at this time.

I'll be posting an "Official" announcement on therpf.com as this run progresses.

Thanks!
Dave

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A little history on Blue Harvest Memorabilia:

Blue Harvest T-Shirt

These were worn by the cast and crew of what was then titled Revenge of the Jedi. The crew pretended to be filming a horror movie, Blue Harvest, to reduce the amount of unwanted fan attention. Horror Beyond Imagination was the imaginary slogan for the film.

Retro Blue Harvest Special Edition T-shirt.

This is a recent cast and crew shirt from the team putting together the Star Wars Special Edition movies. It's a nod to the classic Blue Harvest and the logos of the two are identical. Although this shirt says "More Horror Beyond Imagination, Again" and "The Really Big Special Edition". 

Progress Report 12/21

Worked on R2 a bit more this week.  I completed and installed a new set of custom CNC machined Aluminum Booster Covers.

Periscope Lighting

Periscope Lighting - LED PCB's

Started working on the Periscope Lighting System today.  I'm using rotopod's (Doug D's) periscope lighting boards:

• Top LED Board (for the 7 LED pin holes above the main lens)
• Bottom LED Board (for the 6 red rectangular LED block)
• Right Lens LED Board
• Left Lens LED Board
• Main Lens LED Board

More to come...

Budget Skins

I plan to install Aluminum Skins, but I picked up a set of Budget Skins from r2builder Chani.

Budget Skins are sheets of .040" (1mm) styrene with Chani's skins cut file scored onto them. These skins are for builders that don't mind taking some time working with their parts, but at the same time, eliminating the need for another template. Every cut line is scored into the styrene, so with a utility knife, an optional straight-edge, and a little time, you can have a complete set of skins that won't set you back. Please see the photo above. That's what you will receive. Included are Front Outer, Front Inner, Back Outer and Back Inner skins scored onto four sheets of 24"x36" sheets. Another advantage of using these skins is that, because they are already scored into the plastic, it's easier to freehand your final cuts because your knife won't want to slip out of the pre-scored groove very easily. Also, if you're careful, it's possible with most panels to just bend the score lines slightly and pop them out.

They work with any club-spec frame.