Ultrasonic Brain Wave Disruptor/ Melter

[dsears30]

I'm very impressed with everything you build. Very talented indeed

[pennausamike]

I'm very impressed with everything you build. Very talented indeed

Well, thanks for the compliment; and I am happy with many of the things I have built,
but I count these neural bleeders as one of my biggest flops.
I lost interest in them when real-life challenges and the amount of hand fit-and-finish work
both increased WAY more than I was ready for.

But honestly David, your collection is well underway to being one of the top Firefly prop collections.
You have already done a few I've never touched (the crybaby and the Lassiter)
and I haven't detected any loss in momentum!
Continued good luck in your quest, and you know ffprops is here to help as best we can.

Mike

[pennausamike]

Just duplicating the post from the marketplace thread:

I always envisioned doing the HOB Neural Bleeders in wrinkle finish black.
This is the paint I found.



After spraying it on, bake it in the oven at 200 degrees.
The instructions on the can say for an hour, but I only let it in for about twenty minutes.

Below are some pictures with notes on what to deburr.







When I assembled it, I used a light, clear grease.
That made it move smoother and a wee bit slower, which is a good thing.

I'll post pictures of the finished prop later, and if I ever sort out video uploading,
maybe a video of it working.

[AZSneed]

Does it really work? I have need of a working one....

[pennausamike]

Does it really work? I have need of a working one....

Well, it DOES pop open, mostly.
A couple of shots of the completed HOB Neural Bleeder:



and open

[ssdesigner]

Want!

I'd love to see some of these props become runs again. Even if the cost is higher, it would be nice to have the opportunity.

-Ss

[neverAcquiesce]

Have wanted one of these for a while, too.