pimped my guide

[troypiggo]

Don't ask me why I bothered doing this to a basic guidescope (the blue Skywatcher Short Tube 80) worth a couple of hundred dollars, if that. I was having trouble with flexure, so decided to upgrade the focuser to a GSO 10:1 one.

I was browsing around another forum and came across this fake carbon fibre contact-like stuff. Thought it might look pretty cool jazzing up the old cheap-looking SW ST80. It's 3M Di-Noc Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film Wrap. I bought 2 x A4 sheets for $14 each off eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130405418238&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT).

Here's the result. I reckon it looks pretty sexy. Sorry I didn't take before shots, but it's just one of these (http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_st80_s_L.jpg) underneath all that.

[bmitchell82]

wheres ya grillz n blinging chain wigga! also pump dem beeetz so the whole hood can heeerz it! wooorrrrd.! :D hahaha

[troypiggo]

ah forgotz da grillz, yo. wooooord! :)

[dugnsuz]

That looks great Troy

[jjjnettie]

I'm so going to tart up my guide scope now.
It'll look pretty schmick next to the RC.

Thanks for the heads up Troy.

[Octane]

Troy,

That scope's worth at least $1,000 now. : P

H

[troypiggo]

Thanks guys and gals. :)



I wouldn't sell it to you for $2,000. :)

[telemarker]

Schmick!!! Now you need to pimp the focuser - a bit of gold paint and call it a Featherlight or maybe a Moontouch.

[multiweb]

:lol: Now you gotta do the same to the ED80. That will leave all those TAKs for dead ;)

[wasyoungonce]

I love it...but where are the "Blue LEDs"?...and fake fur...like you see on pimped cars!

[Logieberra]

Hahahah! Good timing Troy, I had actually emailed the ebay seller the other day - inquiring about 40cm x 120cm (normally he sells 30 x 120), and he said add another $7.00 USD.

I wanna cover my filthy ED80 gold tube! Looks like you beat me to it.

The americans refer to this stuff as "Faux Carbon Fiber", but if you google it on ebay search for "Carbon Fiber Sticker".

Sweet!

[troypiggo]

Hmm, I would think the blue LEDs wouldn't go down that well at star parties. :) Maybe red?

[AG Hybrid]

MM nice looking good. The sort of thing to put on the spoiler of your car to rice it up a little. You could buy an alumium GSO RC and just wrap it up in this to fool people.

[troypiggo]

Did you see the youtube video in that eBay site linked above? They do up the roof, mirrors, etc on a Mini.

[AG Hybrid]

Yeah they ruined that car. Not that mini's are that great to begin with. Actually the interior was - interesting, but the motorcycle one is interesting.

[Brundah1]

Troy,

That's gotta be the coolest looking blue tube in the hood brother.

You may have just started a craze, makes those Orion CF EDTs look a bit overpriced mate!

Cheers,

David

[AG Hybrid]

'Carbon Fiber' tripods and truss poles. 'Carbon Fiber' ota's. 'Carbon Fiber' mirrors... wait that wont work. What about pets?

[troypiggo]

Lol. Can't trust what you see any more, can you.

[renormalised]

That's worth closer to $3000, now:):P

And now, with Hubble like resolution........:)

[troypiggo]

Err, resolution is still ST80 quality :( Got a cheap way to improve that? :)

[AG Hybrid]

Attach it to hubble?

[renormalised]

Unfortunately, no. But maybe we should figure out how to make a 24bit colour display, light intensifier that makes your scope the equivalent to an 8 metre scope:)

And it only cost $500:):P

[AG Hybrid]

Well feel free to tell us more!