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DarkBubble:


--- Quote from: Paladin on May 08, 2007, 10:01:48 am ---If you haven't seen it, here's a site that tells you how to build one with the original parts used by the studio:

http://www.rookscastle.com/tutorials/time4.html

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I'm glad someone had that link, because I lost it about a year ago and wanted to recommend it.

bfauska:


--- Quote from: shardian on May 08, 2007, 11:47:51 am ---Anyways, do you really think they would let you sit in the real deal?

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Having worked on movies with several specialty cars and spending time talking to the crew that makes them, I can tell you that the only reason you normally wouldn't be able to sit in an authentic movie car was if some collector snatched it up before the Transportation department of the film stripped and auctioned off the beat up and tired movie car.  They are no where near as glamorous as you would think, usually they build many and each one is only used for specific shots, it is seldom that one car has all the features highlighted within the film.

shorthair:

You might be able to find a similar metal box at a junk yard or house fixtures and stuff resale store.

DarkBubble:


--- Quote from: bfauska on May 08, 2007, 07:03:18 pm ---Having worked on movies with several specialty cars and spending time talking to the crew that makes them, I can tell you that the only reason you normally wouldn't be able to sit in an authentic movie car was if some collector snatched it up before the Transportation department of the film stripped and auctioned off the beat up and tired movie car.  They are no where near as glamorous as you would think, usually they build many and each one is only used for specific shots, it is seldom that one car has all the features highlighted within the film.

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And that's why I'm going to have to build a Spinner and Deckard's sedan from scratch.

*shakes angry fist at Hollywood*

Level42:


--- Quote from: javeryh on May 07, 2007, 03:00:29 pm ---A buddy of mine is building one of these for his Jeep but we can't find a place to order the box shown in the picture that has the nice rubber molding around the glass.  We think maybe the glass was added after the fact but that rubber molding looks too perfect to not have come with it - any ideas?

Thanks!

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I think you could get sets for making "windows" in PC's like that, including the rubber etc. Try to find a shop with PC case modding stuff.

By the way, that one looks too fake with those high-brite white/blueish LEDs. Those didn't exist in 1985 yet......

Nice idea to put one of these near the entrance of your game room. Include the "time circuits" with a date set to around the early 80's and the illusion of "going back" to the golden arcade era is complete :D

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