Lack of stickers, or simply rotated out of view?
[quote=Phatbeazie post_id=4942524 time=1606158375 user_id=51597]They covered cracks with Stickers
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Cover the crack with which sticker?
this, (with the stickers) is my understanding through research, but I could be wrong-
it does seems to be the case however, as I can’t find any pre- LA shots that have the stickers and obviously the knob is cracked off. It’s possible that the addition of stickers and the knob crack are independent, but they are changes.
Let’s see the ultimate GB1 build!!!
alright let’s quickly identify each part for the build (we’ll get into the snaps and clasps later)
For the remainder of the build, we will refer to these parts:
(your right) top and bottom piece for long lens. The top piece will be metallic
( your left)top and bottom piece for short lens
4x lens adjusters screws
face plate
left knob
right knob
battery cover
power knob
frame
As you can see, here they are for reference.
I was able to get a pair of the Hollywood Collectibles Ecto Goggles for a good price on ebay, they aren’t 20lbs. That must have been a typo on the description, they might be 2.0 lbs including the display base. The goggles themselves are less than a pound. Total shipping weight was 3lbs.
Whats your take on the Hollywood Collectibles goggles? I was eyeing them as a possibility but ended up building the 3D printed kit above. I know they have swiped designs in the past, but did this particular item hold up to scrutiny? I haven’t seen any video reviews of it yet…
As far as I can recall the Ecto Goggles haven’t yet been revealed to be copied like the Trap was… It may be a clean product, but based on the company’s history with the Trap, I feel the best approach would be to avoid them.
The HC goggles are decent, but no way are they worth the $400 list price in my opinion. I believe the frames are constructed from resin. All the snaps are metal and I was able to use an authentic AN/PVS head strap to replace the one that it came with which was good. The face cushion is also secured with snaps, but for whatever reason they glued them together and I think they have 2 extra snaps on the bottom vs. a real AN/PVS. The lenses, knobs, battery cap and thumb screws all appear to be cast in resin. The two screws on the top of the goggles are cast in the frame and painted. The 4 screws on the front are real as well as the 2 on either side of the battery compartment. Knobs are glued in place and don’t rotate. The lenses rotate, but only about 90°, not sure if that is even intended. If the lenses were aluminum, some of the other parts were metal, the knobs worked and there were some electronics, I could see paying $400. All in all, I think they look great, very similar to what is pictured in the advertising, but they could have been way better considering the list price.
These are my goggles and no they aren’t a slightly altered version of publicly available ones they are designed by scratch by me. These are all the iterations I went through…
Sorry that you thought they were overpriced. Etsy automatically adds sales tax that I have no control over.
Anxiously awaiting an update, as I just purchased a pair of Spirit Ecto Goggles. I’ve already dismantled them, and looking at ways to improve them. I’m thinking that 3D printing one may be the better route at this point.
Hi, I´m working on my own CAD model (SolidWorks) of the goggles at the moment, because i´m frustrated about the measurements of the models you can get for 3D printing. But the most important reason is to build a scale model of it for my two little daughters costumes.
I will sew my own leather inlays for it. working on a pattern at the moment. Of course I will publish the models, when it´s ready. For me it´s just for the fun.
Does someone of you folks have measurements of the real AN/PVS-5a frame please?
I need 7 measurements (more are better of course ;)) see the picture.
