# Giga Meter version 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Giga Meters\ **Created:** [December 8, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349 "2011-12-08T14:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/crusader_x)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/1 "2011-12-08T14:30:11Z")
![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/7/b7b1598b4e00b294ae73c6ae7992915ee6fe2e0e.jpeg) > **[Fireblade Comics.com](http://www.firebladecomics.com/customs/gigameterver3.html)** Took the design of the [Giga Meter](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/giga-meter) and reworked it and then blended in some of the [PKE Meter](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter)… ---
**Author:** ![irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/irricanian/32/5887_2.png) [@irricanian](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/irricanian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/2 "2011-12-08T15:37:11Z")
Very inventive, I like seeing props made from everyday repurposed items. What do you use for the swirling lights up front? ---
**Author:** ![crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/crusader_x)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/3 "2011-12-09T00:27:09Z")
> [@irricanian](#): > > Very inventive, I like seeing props made from everyday repurposed items. What do you use for the swirling lights up front? A mini-sized spinner globe toy. ---
**Author:** ![Cory\_GB\_Maine](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cory_gb_maine/32/6371_2.png) [@Cory\_GB\_Maine](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Cory_GB_Maine)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/4 "2011-12-11T04:50:22Z")
They are easy to take apart and re wire and cost $1 to $6 from what I have seen. ---
**Author:** ![crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/crusader_x)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/5 "2011-12-17T11:40:37Z")
Link has been updated with new pics showing one of our team members holding the scanner to give you an idea of how it looks in hand. Also there’s a video… ---
**Author:** ![Cory\_GB\_Maine](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cory_gb_maine/32/6371_2.png) [@Cory\_GB\_Maine](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Cory_GB_Maine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/6 "2012-01-01T04:44:17Z")
I love the paint you did on this. I am in the midst of doing my own version and was wondering what your paint process was (if you would like to give away your secret). Is it a silver base coat and a flat black over? ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/7 "2012-01-01T08:54:39Z")
This one’s not bad. Still looking forward to the day you swap out the purple lights! ---
**Author:** ![crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@crusader\_x](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/crusader_x)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/giga-meter-version-3/30349/8 "2012-01-04T00:38:55Z")
> [@Cory GB Maine](#): > > I love the paint you did on this. I am in the midst of doing my own version and was wondering what your paint process was (if you would like to give away your secret). Is it a silver base coat and a flat black over? First I prepare the surface by wet sanding with 320 grit sand paper. For most props I don’t use a primer since the PVC holds Krylon really well. I put down a few coats of Krylon Flat Black (not Fusion) and let that fully cure. Then I use a Chrome Silver, an acrylic hobby paint by Tamiya, and drybrush the prop to create the weathering effect. I actually do this in two stages with both a fully dry brush and then a slightly wet brush, something that I plan to detail in a future guide. Next I seal in the paint with an acrylic sealer and then to create another layer of weathering I take artist’s chalk that has been ground up with my Dremel and brush it into the crevices. Painting the silver scanning antennas is a separate process which I can detail if you like.