Exploring the inside of the Rangefinder (possible found part alert!)

What about LED light pipes? I know it's not movie accurate, but they would disperse the light better, just a thought.
 
Maybe these could fit? Lionel Replacement Light Bulbs (4th item from the bottom), the "long clear" version. Says they are 1/8" in diameter and 12 volts.
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Jc27 said:
What about LED light pipes? I know it's not movie accurate, but they would disperse the light better, just a thought.
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I found a LED light pipe with 3mm diameter and 50mm long 'pipes', but the problem is again the diameter:

Lumex-LPA-C041301S-50.jpg

Another one is called Flex System with THT LED's and it has the correct 2mm diameter flexible light guide and this might work as a replacement (see PDF file for product data sheet):

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View attachment 1316.2001-Mentor-datasheet-576803.pdf
 
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This post is not exactly an update, but more like a show off of a beautiful piece I received today from Garrett (terminal fettler - thanks again!), more exactly an exact replica of the ESB Hero Perspex lens block and Polaroid Viewfinder (the RF casing is my cardboard replica):

TF RF Block And VF.jpg

I have no words to praise the craftsmanship involved in these pieces, especially that these are so tiny and I highly recommend them for anyone who strive for accuracy (the images don't do justice for them). It has the correct inner channels, the metal foil (or sheet) glued to the bottom of the block, which is made with 2 separate pieces glued together. We just need to find the correct GoW lamps and made them light up!

And for fun I did the ROTJ Perspex block 'replica' by inserting 3 piece of green elastic (didn't find wires with green isolation):

ROTJ Replica.jpg

I'm so happy (and fortunate) to own these perfect replicas!
 
Wow! Very nice! I was wondering how this was coming along. Once everything gets sorted out, I hope these become available for purchase.
 
Raf, how does the TF rf compare size wise with the Asok rf? Right now I'm designing a self contained led board for the Asok rf and would like to know if it would fit in a TF one.
 
I don't know the Asok RF measurements but from what info I got from TF, his setup has the correct values. But it also depends on the thickness of the materials too. Here are my measurements of the rangefinder casing and perspex block:

RF Casing Measurements.jpg Perspex Block Measurements.jpg

Note that the RF casing should have a 2mm thickness.
 
i know they used lots of fiber optics to put light where they wanted from one source to more areas..maybe they used fiber optic threads?
 
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