TFTC Skill Shot plastics - had to make 'em myself.

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My Tales From The Crypt is 100% at last.

My friend Ken Rossi fabbed a new upper skill shot plastic and I made the lower horseshoe plastic today, re-installed the attendant wiring and bulb holders.

Here it is:


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Looks great, seems to let the light through very good. Care to share any tips on making them? I made a plastic for me DE SW and although it came out okay, I need to try again to get it to my liking. It doesn't let the light through as good as yours seem to. I printed the image on paper and attached it underneath the plastic with Varathane. I think I need to use a more glossy paper, maybe thinner paper too.
 
I used the standard sheet of lexan you can get at home depot for like 3 or 4 bucks.

I have scans of both plastics from (now defunct) ballsofsteel.

Anyone who wants those scans just PM me.

Printed the scans and used them to trace over the lexan with the protective films still on, then scored with utility knife and split the lexan into rectangles.

Using my dremel too and the cutting disc on low RPMs - cut the corners and the long sides.

Switched to the scroll bit to do the inside curve of the lower plastic, then switched to the barrel sander bit to do the edge shaping all the way around. Wore safety goggles but I am hoping lexan dust won't give me lung cancer. Next time - dust mask.

The lower plastic I left clear although it should be translucent red. The upper plastic - my friend Ken (who is a graphic artist and web designer) vectorized, then printed on glossy paper (not sure what kind), then cut out the clear areas and stuck it to the bottom of the top plastic with packing tape.

I then just used a drill bit on low to drill all the holes and fit it all together.

Perfect? No.

1000x better than no plastics/broken plastics? YES.

These may be Stage 1. For Stage 2, I wonder if we can print the top graphics reversed onto a transparent sheet of adhesive backed plastic? That would look very close to perfect I think.

Same thing for the bottom horseshoe - just needs to be translucent red, stuck on and the edges trimmed with an exacto.

RussM
 
I did basically the same as you. I'm guessing my results weren't as good due to the paper I used and how I attached the artwork. I think if I used a paper that was more glossy, and maybe thinner I'd have better results. Thanks for the info, I think I'm about 75% there, just need to tweak things a little more.
 
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