# Gordon's scratchbuilt PKE meter (with movable wings)

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798>\
**Category:** PKE Meters\
**Created:** [October 29, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798 "2015-10-29T00:13:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Radical\_Gordon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@Radical\_Gordon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Radical_Gordon)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798/1 "2015-10-29T00:13:09Z")

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This is how I made my [PKE meter](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter) using a clothes brush, scraps of Sintra and foamboard. The only real cost was the £1 for the brush and my time.

There were no plans I could find that gave sizes so it’s all built by eyeballing the actual PKE.

I got the pivot points and basic shape of the wings from Sarge’s PKE plans.

I started with a clothes brush from Poundland, the one I chose has a lever to flip the brush round. I removed the brush part.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/d/3db492b27abb9169f5771a80964ea0725c613ec2.jpeg)

Trimmed the excess to leave the handle. Using far to much hot glue I attached it to the bottom of my shell.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/4/b47fa12cb184e2e78839d23de17925aae4a9bb8e.jpeg)

I screwed the wings into the top of the shell (the screw holes will be hidden by the screen etc), using paperclips I then pierced them through the smaller part of the wings.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/0/80e54664ce2a54e121d749862438b6a778663656.jpeg)

I drilled a hole in the side of the handle and fed an elastic band through to make the wings close when the lever is released. I also drilled holes for the paper clips to be held in place. After a few tweaks to allow the wings to move in sync I used hot glue to hold them in place.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/e/9/e9e96e5578c9bcfc72351e52bddd8a85fce44549.jpeg)

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/c/9/c92950de0512de061251482f8097e948b7807678.jpeg)

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/3/83e3cb48a7dd6be3477dfb561f019e0c9dab3eda.jpeg)

I then attached the top part of the shell and using filler smoothed over the gaps and attempted to make it uniform. A few more scraps of Sintra later and it’s ready for painting and applying the smaller details.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/6/d664f255bbedd7f6f86ca2eded3195c6f8861b3b.jpeg)

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/c/6/c62ba421aeec3b1fefc568f974f57479da96937f.jpeg)

The screen is a clear window from the clothes brush packet. I found a good close up of the [Mattel](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel) PKE to get the screen display.

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/1/91a2ed9225b4b2555374a328be6f129b021a9c80.jpeg)

 ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/6/5699b672d1dadde1a366be922e2a3f6aa5b441db.jpeg)

Although not 100% movie accurate I’m very happy with it.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/alan_hawkins/32/4015_2.png) [@Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Alan_Hawkins)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798/2 "2015-10-29T21:36:51Z")

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WOW! Well done!

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**Author:** ![tattoofreakshow](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@tattoofreakshow](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/tattoofreakshow)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798/3 "2015-10-30T00:49:05Z")

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Awesome job!

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**Author:** ![Radical\_Gordon](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@Radical\_Gordon](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Radical_Gordon)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gordons-scratchbuilt-pke-meter-with-movable-wings/14798/4 "2015-10-30T19:35:27Z")

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> [@Alan Hawkins](#):
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> WOW! Well done!

> [@tattoofreakshow](#):
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> Awesome job!

Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it.