Communicate with intelligence using this satellite dish prop

Qty Description Cost
1 Universal Solid Metal 60cm Digital Satellite TV Dish £14.99
1 USB 2.0 panel mount (Female A socket) £1.90
1 Aluminium die cast metal case (92.5×38.5x31mm) £3.93
1 Data storage module £0.90
1 Black rubber anti dust USB plug £0.14

Total Cost: ≈ £22.00

Building on the technology developed for the HDD units, this satellite dish provides a unique objective with some degree of interactivity. The base satellite dish used here has been modified to be self standing, rather than wall mounted.

As often is the case, two of these were made at the same time to reduce the overall cost of each item, resulting in producing both for around £50 (including the additional cost of paint not mentioned above).

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Cache in on these USB driven Hard Drive Disk (HDD) replicas

Qty Description Cost
6 Aluminium die cast metal case (112x61x31mm) £4.00
6 USB 2.0 panel mount (Female A socket) £1.90
1 A4 Sheet of custom artwork waterproof stickers £4.00
6 Data storage module £0.90
6 Black rubber anti dust USB plug £0.14

Total Cost: ≈ £45.00 (Enough material to produce 6 HDD.)

At a cost of around £7.50 each, these fairly heavy duty Hard Drive replicas can provide some great interactive functionality by connecting them via USB to another device. Continue reading “Cache in on these USB driven Hard Drive Disk (HDD) replicas”

Stabilise your uranium during transportation using these sci-fi safe vials

Qty Description Cost
1 Aluminium Round Bar (41.28mm x 500mm) £24.00
1 Aluminium Round Bar (57.15mm x 800mm) £43.00
2 Clear Acrylic Tube (50mm x 5mm x 500mm) £22.00
5 Light Emitting Fluorescent Acrylic Rod (Green) £48.00
20 M4 A2 Countersunk Allen Screw Bolt (40mm) £3.00
60 M4 A2 Countersunk Allen Screw Bolt (20mm) £3.00
5 12V Battery Clip Holder £12.00
5 Latching push button switch £10.00
5 Ultra Bright 12V White LEDs (5mm) £1.00

Optionally, use a large executive briefcase to store the vials (£25.00).

Total Cost: ≈ £166.00 (Enough material to produce 5 vials, possibly more.)

These vials are the result of an idea to introduce additional physical objects into airsoft scenarios, which went from a random sketch to the start production in less than one week. As per usual, this would be a trail and error based process, where the manufacturing was done by hand, resulting in the five vials taking around 8 hours each to produce.

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