now that i have Birdie's awsome resin parts, i'm now on the lookout for all the other bits to make a complete smartgun headset.
does anone have any actual parts/nice copies or point me in the right direction of some? Thanks!

I got the megaton scope parts if you are interested.


I won't be bulding a headset, but got them when searching

for DS helmet parts.

any chance you could PM me some pics matt?

The other parts you need are specifically:

Gen 1 Megatron scope (eyepiece and middle section)
Olympus T-28 Macro Flash, including the "shoe" fitting
Vivitar 2500 flash unit (just the blue ring from the hinge)
Beyerdynamic HM560 headset and mic combo

The first three are pretty easy to find, although the Olympus flash unit is a tad expensive. Finding the Beyer headset is gonna be the hard part, I'm still looking for one myself.

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

ah thanks for the info mate! im a bit of a n00b when it comes to the smartgun bits

aaaand ive just realised i had the blue discs from the flash when i did my motion tracker but thought them useless and chucked them out months ago. grrrrrrrrrr

Speaking of those blue discs from the flash, how do I remove those things? I am having a lot of trouble getting that done without breaking anything.

_________________
~Jay

have a look here

http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/mt/construct/f.htm

it relates to the motion tracker but shows how to gut this unit

Thanks! That definitely helps.

Once I get those out, I should be close to assembling my headset once my kit comes in. I have a G1 Megatron cannon and the Olympus flash. However, instead of mounting all that to a Beyerdynamics headset, I am going to eventually mount it to my M1 helmet.

_________________
~Jay

If someone wants to go halfs on a flash unit for the disk shoot me a PM

Or it someone has one and want's to cast one that, i'll buy one

_________________
Geordi,
A01/TQ2.0.62155E1
(CO of the Bucketheads)

Marc Freedman

You can get the Vivitar flash for like ten-fifteen bucks, Geordi. It's the Olympus flash that's expensive

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Yeah, mine ran $99.

I see the Olympus T28 flashes sold as twin packs pretty often. A couple of people could get in on that one.

_________________
~Jay

Not really. You'd get two flash bodies, but you'd only get one of the shoe fitting which clips the power cable to whatever power unit you're using on the camera. You need that shoe fitting for the part that connects the swivel fitting on the Olympus flash to the eyepiece stalk.

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Ah. Bummer.

_________________
~Jay

quick question. does anyone have one of the blue discs from the vivitar 2500 flash gun they would be willing to sell me? thought id ask before splashing the cash on whole unit. cheers!

As a matter of fact, I do have one.... vivitar flash comes with 2, hehe. Don't worry about buying it from me, only question is getting it to you. You live in the UK, right? Shoot me a PM sometime.

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

Thanks... I can see a build in the future. If I can find the drill.

_________________

A12/TQ1.0.22137E1
PVT. Schmaus, Christopher J.
2nd Batt 6th Regt
USS Tahoma

PM sent Sean!

Does anybody want to share one of the two bodies of the Olympus T28 flash unit wiht me?. We might purchase it together paying half of the total amount each. Please, PM me if you are interested.

On the other hand, could any owner of a Olympus T28 flash unit be able to cast it in resin?. I'm sure a lot of us would be interested on purchasing it.

_________________
I may be synthetic, but not stupid

i might be interested pvt reyero as im looking for a t-28 at the moment. let me know price etc.

Reyero, please READ ABOVE! Going "halfs" on a double flash unit will not help you. You'll get two flash bodies, yes, but you'll only get one of the "shoe" fittings - the fitting that connects the power cable to the power unit - which is what you use to attach the Olympus flash to the eyepiece stalk.

So, to reiterate, DO NOT go halfs on a double flash unless one of you can mold and cast a second copy of the shoe fitting!

*EDIT* Also, while a resin casting of the olympus flash would be awesome, it would be a bitch to get the swivel joint working right... ball-bearing detents and the like. I've asked about that kind of thing before, believe me!

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

yeah i know about there only being one shoe fitting, but i was thinking id be happy with a real hinge unit and scratch building the shoe part instead. hmmmmmm.

Good luck...youre gonna need it.


Derek

_________________
Cpl D. Smith CMD
A04/TQ1.0.62147E1


RIP Pvt. Chris Chulamanis A14/TQ4.0.66993E7 You are missed.

Alright, which one of you chuckleheads just outbid me?

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora

i wish it was me

I know it had to have been someone on this board, but I want to be sure. If it IS someone in this community, go ahead and raise your hand... I don't want to outbid again and drive the price up. If I don't get a response in a day or so I'm going to start bidding again.

I'm a little fuzzy with the YOU KNOW WHAT.com policies on this forum outside of not linking to active auctions, by the way, so Mods if I'm out of line talking this way please let me know!

_________________

CPL Sean Maio A01/TQ2.0.72156E1
Public Relations Division (Temporary Cross-Assignment)
M-56 Smartgun Operator, A/3Btn, II CMEF, USS Sephora