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brian nordstrom
14-09-2014, 03:38 PM
:D Alright ! , its been such a buisey couple of weeks , and on Friday night my new 'Astro Box' from Astronomy Alive arrived by courier in good condition .
On the case , its very well made and I can see by the build that who ever makes them puts a lot of effort into the finished product , and very good it is too .
Thanks Cris, for only charging me only the standard size price of $299 even tho mine was a special build to fit my iStar 127mm f8 , much apreaciated . :thumbsup:.

My 127mm iStar fits perfectly in the new case thanks to Cris's constant communications during the build to make sure the scope fitted , and on that its perfect as mentioned , held firmly and snuggle by 2 Velcro straps and cradles internally , great job .

On the 'Decals' , well our own MattT asked iStar optical in Florida USA on the possibility of some decals for our ATM iStar refractors ? :D and you know what Mike Harding of iStar said no worries send me your addresses and I will post them out and a couple of months later mine arrived , I know Matt has his as well and the 20 or so happy iStar refractor builders world wide have theirs , thanks for instigating this Matt as these finish my 127mm off well and I know they will finish your beautiful 152mm , f12 perfectly .

As always enjoy the photos and comments most welcome :thanx:.

Brian.

Larryp
14-09-2014, 05:10 PM
Nice case, Brian, and the decals look great :thumbsup:

brian nordstrom
17-09-2014, 10:06 AM
:) Thanks Laurie , seems :shrug: a bit ho-hum to others. , oh well.
Brian.

MattT
17-09-2014, 12:38 PM
Not to me! Nice Istar decal...not sure about the saxon one though :shrug:

I'm a bit busy doing the Gaunt mount mods to have put the decals on my scope but I'll get there one day. Wouldn't mind putting my scope in a case either, be a long case though :lol:

casstony
17-09-2014, 12:53 PM
I like the Istar decal but think it would be better placed on the dew shield rather than cramped beside the saxon.

brian nordstrom
17-09-2014, 08:18 PM
:D At least it stirred a bit of interest , I notice the APO police are very quiet on this one :lol: , ya think Matt ? .
Each to his own , I like that position , it looks OK when mounted .
Brian.

Stardrifter_WA
17-09-2014, 08:23 PM
What does it matter. Who's gonna see it in the dark anyway :question: :lol:

MattT
17-09-2014, 08:33 PM
Damn...knew I should have asked Mike Harden for glow in the dark one 💥

brian nordstrom
17-09-2014, 08:41 PM
:rofl::rofl: very good ,,, damn that's funny Matt , but then the APO police will be able to find us in the dark :thumbsup: .
Brian.

LewisM
17-09-2014, 09:14 PM
OK, APO Police checking in.

Nice decal. Should have REMOVED the Saxon one :D

Case. OK, I'll be honest - needs a coat or 3 more of varnish to seal that soft pine.

brian nordstrom
17-09-2014, 09:23 PM
;) Roger , Roger .
It already has one coat , I will lightly sand and apply 2-3 more and it will come up well , thanks Lewis , its a nice case .
It is a Saxon/iStar , all $620 worth ;) my keeper , iStar make excellent achromats :thumbsup: .

This is what matters ( see photo) :thanx: , .the OTA is only there to hold the optical components apart , mine does very well at that .

Brian.

LewisM
17-09-2014, 09:57 PM
OTA needs to be black & orange like a certain Charger :thumbsup:

brian nordstrom
18-09-2014, 07:00 AM
:question::question: That's a thought ...
Brian.

Saturn%5
18-09-2014, 07:16 AM
Hmmm No A84 Option Brian :P

brian nordstrom
18-09-2014, 10:13 PM
:DBut she has a 5 speed Supra , wild wood discs , 400 real hp etc etc etc ,, and she is mine like my iStar .
Brian.

MattT
17-10-2014, 05:50 PM
Finally put mine on :thumbsup:

brian nordstrom
17-10-2014, 11:28 PM
:thumbsup: Sexy my mate , looks like a real telescope .
Brian.