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 Post subject: Prop Parts: The Motion Tracker (pump widget) Part I
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:04 am 
Ok Gents
Like a fair few of you here i've been putting together a Motion Tracker made from all of the original parts....... that is all of the original parts that we know of!

Unfortunately the single most "need to know" item since the film came out has been the "pump widget" or "thingy" that has eluded us...

...UNTIL NOW!!!!!!!!

Fanfare and gifts in the post please 8)

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I hope you have a similar grin on your face that I had when one of my colleagues from our small network of real prop part finders dropped this into my hand while sharing a beer in a pub on friday evening.

Unfortunately I couldn't get to a computer sooner, but you can trust that Harry recieved a txt within minutes :lol:

Special thanks to Adrian & John on this one 8)



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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:15 am 
Oh My God!!

Good find dude!!!

What the hell is it!!??

Somehow I figured it'd be plastic.


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:19 am 
Excellent score, man!! :D
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:28 am 
______________________:shock: __________________________



... and it 'only' took 20 years to find it! :lol:

Now, if you can tell me where my car keys can be found?!?! :D
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:44 am 
Ha! If only I could find my sanity in such a short time! :D


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:47 am 
Is this the "pump widget?'


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:54 am 
That's the jobby. :)


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:59 am 
Yikes! Nice find.

I guess this puts you in the ranks with our number one finder of obscure objects, "Pulesriflefan."

VBR,
Chris




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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:04 am 
Holy shi....................................


That is incredible. Wow. Wow. Wow. I am in awe.

I congratulate you all. Great work!!!
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:29 am 
If I'm not mistaken, I thought this thing was some kind of aquarium pump widget but from the looks of it (the metal finish) it looks to be some kind of automotive or similar gizmo.

VBR,
Chris
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:34 am 
I'm thinking automotive.

Harry


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:36 am 
Hope it's not off a 1985 Le Car. :D

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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:54 am 
Quote:
Quote:I'm thinking automotive.
"Yeah, but from what?":lol:

VBR,
Chris
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:51 am 
Gentlemen.... start pumping.
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:09 am 
Awesome work.

-Willie


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:12 am 
OMGWTFBBQ!!!

Way to go!!!

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Outstanding. Now all we need is a deck of cards.


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:10 am 
Well butter my muffin.....


Awesome work Decrates, great find :D
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:09 pm 
Excellent!


So what is it?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:13 pm 
Thanks guys, I told Ady & John that marines thru-out the land would rejoice :lol:

You'll kick yourselves when you hear where it comes from too :shock:


or shall I wait another 20 years ?
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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:18 pm 
Always looked like a windshield washer pump to me.

Great find!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:21 pm 
For your our health...tell us!!!:lol:



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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:16 pm 
This isn't funny anymore...:evil:






<span style="font-size:xx-large;]WHAT

<span style="font-size:xx-large;]IS

<span style="font-size:xx-large;]IT!?!


I've been waiting to know since I was a child. (sniff) :(


All kidding aside, what is it? ;)

Or at least give us a hint. ;) ;)

Kevin

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"I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won."


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:52 pm 
Come on, spill 'em.
I looked for HOURS at various pumps and aquarium paraffinellium, to no avail. The itch needs scratching.


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:19 pm 
Thats coz your all looking at the wrong things - lol.


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 Post subject: Re: If I said to you we found it!!!!!!
PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:02 pm 
Ok you've all suffered enough... it's the back of a pressure gauge which is nowadays used on specialist medical equipment amongst other things, and to top it off my mates have been walking past them on a shelf at work for bloomin years.....

I haven't covered the front markings to be sneaky but more to cover where this one came from, we are contacting the suppliers direct to see about getting some more if anyone is interested.

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