Six-Part Brass Antenna Kit; TO MAKE THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY of a TOS Alpha Communicator. FITS SHELLS: J Long, Wand, ArtAsylum, DiamondSelect, Greg Jein Sized Shells, JimKirk (Star Fleet Command), Steve Horsch HMS Rodd , See listing images for dimensions. NO DRILLING AT ALL. ALL WHEEL HOLES ARE FACTORY DRILLED WITH SPECIAL TOOLS SO ALL WIRES AND THE AXLE SLIDE RIGHT-IN! THE AXLE IS A FINISHED MACHINED PART, NOT CUT ROD. NO SHARP HOLES AND NO SANDING! THE LIDS ARE PRECISION STAMPING’S AND ALL HOLES ARE FACTORY DE-BURRED WITH SPECIAL TOOLING. This is the exact and complete Brass Antenna Lid Kit of Six Parts, for the TOS Alpha Communicator. 1 TOS Alpha Communicator Antenna 0.027 inch perforated brass, 1? Inch x 2 15/16 inch, Antenna Lid Weight is more or less exactly: 10.100g or, 0.3562oz or, 155.88gn or, 1.495dwt. 1 Factory bent 1/16 inch brass frame wire. One Pair of Fully pre-drilled? Inch by? Inch brass metal axle wheels (you drill nothing). One single stop-pin-drilled wheel should you want an exacting Jein build. 1 brass metal axle bar? Inch by 2 inch, perfectly fit to the wheels. You will need to solder the parts together to recreate the Alpha Communicator Antenna Assembly. PERFORATED LID: The sheet br ass is 0.027 inches thick nominal. The 5/64 inch perforated holes are 1/8 inch O. And the hole offsets are all exact to the historic museum original The Antenna Assembly is 100% Set Accurate. Accurate Antenna Lid Weight of: 10.100g or, 0.3562oz or, 155.88gn or, 1.495dwt. This Set Accurate communicator lid Flips Open Correctly. Just like on the TV show Sound Stage in the 1960s. A thicker metal antenna, because of momentum, would not flip open properly. The Kit, once assembled by you, is a re-perfect replica of the Set Used Prop. NO DRILLING OR SANDING FOR ONE! The engineering has been invisibly improved for an exacting and faster assembly. The parts slide right together thanks to a few ten-thousands of an inch clearance engineered into the design and, ALL the holes a precisely factory drilled in the exact right spots. HI ALL: We invested a lot in tooling and materials for this project and will not ever be running out. COMM KNOB, JEWEL, FABRIC, PACKAGE DEALS; Parts-Kit-5-Metal-T-Jets-3-Crystals-Coronet-Fabric. ALPHA HERO BEZEL SETS. THIN COMM CONTROL PLATE 0.014. THICK COMM 1/16 THICK CONTROL PLATE. All my Parts Made to surpass general the requirements of DIN ISO 2768-M fabrication tolerances. Wash parts in detergents such as Dawn Dish-washing liquid and towel dry before installing. There is a non-visible thin film of oil on every metal part and failure to wash the parts may cause problems with glue bonding and any finishes, like paint or clear lacquer, that may be applied. Thank You; susannetrek2012, jonpaultrek2012. Some Star Trek Prop History For Inquiring Minds: Most of these Prop Makers and Technicians have passed-on. Below are old-timer accounts of convention conversations before conventions were really a fad. (all these are therefore 2nd hand stories). Bob Stone was Star Trek’s machinist and made all the metal prop parts for all three seasons of the show. Parts were made to order for each episode as in those times (the 1960’s) as machining was done by hand and there was no advantage to making short runs (and no studio funding either). Each episode had a specific budget. According to Bob there was no magic drum of Phaser Nozzles and every job was a mad-dash to meet the filming deadlines. Because parts were made only to order, parts varied quite a bit. These variations can be seen in all the surviving examples of TOS hand props from Phaser to Communicators and Tricorders. Sometimes it was not that a new design was needed but rather that when one Wings it from a sketch, in a hurry using what is on-hand, you get an unintended-new-version of something (in the 1960’s the TV audience never could see that). Robert Archer and Bob Stone worked closely together so when the show was canceled suddenly in season three, Robert Archer ended up with a nice collection of hand props. Richard Heimer made the molds for hand props. He also did all the casting and forming. This included; Vacuum form bucks, Fiberglass molds and urethane molds. Again, according to him most work is done in the normal Hollywood maddening rush. He shared with his convention friends that there were many molds made from molds when the production schedule demanded this. He also shared that when the show ended he rescued the molds from being discarded by putting them in his garage. 1919 was the director of special effects for the show. He handled and repaired many of the props on-set. When the show was canceled in season three he rescued many hand props and even some models from the scrap heap. Dick Ruben, Prop & Art Assistant on the show, got his Set-Used Klingon disruptor from James. Ruggs held on to his rather large Star Trek collection for many years. It is widely known that Greg Jein got his Holy-Grail Hero Phaser from James. In closing a nod to Mr. Ruck, a prop technician, who reported that he repaired some hand props hundreds of times as they were often damaged during filming. He had also shared that the fiberglass Mid-Grade’s, and some other props often used basswood strips between the seams to establish uniform dimensions. Watch some YouTube Star Trek TOS bloopers to see what he was talking when it comes to repairs and hand props flying apart. Jonpaultrek2012 And related marks and logos are trademarks of Jonpaultrek2012 LLC. All Rights are hereby explicitly Reserved. 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