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My friends at Triple-Fiction Productions have also been very busy helping me and the rest of my friends with new prop developments. This is a heavily improved version of the prototype stunt "Generations" Concept Communicator-based design that I first showed last winter.
Previously, I had asked for a heavily simplified, durable "stunt prop" version of the so-called "Enterprise-B Communicator" because I wanted something simple and strong, capable of withstanding repeated use at conventions, photo shoots or events, capable of being clipped to my belt without a holster and able to replace the fragile DST/AA TWOK communicator I had previously carried.
Although my friends delivered on my request, they felt unsatisfied with their approach, which was very, very inaccurate, and all but gave up on the project. One of my buddies and I told them to hang in there and discussed ways to show that the design still had promise. It was during that time that I razed the interior of my prototype variant, rebuilt it using decals instead of raised buttons or felt pads, and made it significantly more accurate.
This gave the TFP folks renewed hope in the design, allowing my other pal to convince them to revisit it. They have just produced two entirely different new prototypes for this heavily simplified prop. While the control panel (the main issue with this prop) for my pal's new one is a large decal, the one on mine is actually a carefully carved piece of wood that I then personally painted into more appropriate colors.
The best thing about this is that since I refitted my original prototype variant, both of them are suitable for basic convention use.
Previously, I had asked for a heavily simplified, durable "stunt prop" version of the so-called "Enterprise-B Communicator" because I wanted something simple and strong, capable of withstanding repeated use at conventions, photo shoots or events, capable of being clipped to my belt without a holster and able to replace the fragile DST/AA TWOK communicator I had previously carried.
Although my friends delivered on my request, they felt unsatisfied with their approach, which was very, very inaccurate, and all but gave up on the project. One of my buddies and I told them to hang in there and discussed ways to show that the design still had promise. It was during that time that I razed the interior of my prototype variant, rebuilt it using decals instead of raised buttons or felt pads, and made it significantly more accurate.
This gave the TFP folks renewed hope in the design, allowing my other pal to convince them to revisit it. They have just produced two entirely different new prototypes for this heavily simplified prop. While the control panel (the main issue with this prop) for my pal's new one is a large decal, the one on mine is actually a carefully carved piece of wood that I then personally painted into more appropriate colors.
The best thing about this is that since I refitted my original prototype variant, both of them are suitable for basic convention use.
This photo is sort of a continuation of the previous one in the series. It is a close-up of the control panels for both this Mk.3 variant of the "Generations" Enterprise-B Communicator and the one I created when I refitted my original prototype version. When the two are compared side-by-side, you can see that because of the way Triple-Fiction Productions redesigned the antenna grid on the new version, they were forced to shrink the control panel. This size isn't accurate, and I would like to see them address the shape of the antenna grid in future attempts to work on this prop.
Image size
4000x2664px 1.78 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS
Shutter Speed
1/20 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
1000
Date Taken
Feb 25, 2014, 9:29:39 AM
Sensor Size
6mm
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