I sold my LAST ONE on eBay a few months ago. And it technically WAS the last one from that run. But this is my PERSONAL replica that I am now selling because we have repairs to make to the house, so I have to act like an adult and sell toys to pay bills.
Which sucks, BTW...
The shells were 3D printed by me in "ABS-like" resin. It is very strong and not brittle.
So this is NOT printed in PLA filament junk. This is made from very expensive resin on my 8K printer. The prints were thoroughly cleaned and prepped prior to painting...which consisted of several coats of filler primer and about 6 to 8 coats of high-quality, industrial metallic black lacquer. There is not a print line or flaw to be seen ANYWHERE. It is as smooth as a Klingon baby's behind!
The metal parts were supplied by Black Sea, who stopped making them. So, everything that looks like metal IS metal. No silver-painter resin. The lid is gold-anodized aluminum. I also cut a piece of glass and installed it to protect the LCD screen, so no need to worry about scratching the screen during normal use. That also gives the moire area a nice "glint."
The electronics consist of a high-rez LCD screen/HD/speaker with custom graphics and sound FX that were created for me by a good friend of mine... so NO pirated graphics/sounds here. These were created specifically for SD Studios. And since this is NOT an iPod Nano (like most other folks seem to like to use) You don't have to take the shells apart and boot up the iPod and select files and then put it back together to use it. BOOO.
Just click the switch on the rear shell, count to 3 and flip the lid to hear the familiar chirp and start the display. DONE! (the display screen is literally a micro-computer, so the HD takes about 2.5 seconds to boot up.)
Now, for the super-cool part...
There are SIX different graphics files that can be selected by clicking the left control panel button. (the right button doesn't do anything. It just sits there and looks at you funny. You can push on it, but it won't do anything. So don't do that. It will be a huge waste of everyone's time...You can pretend it is doing something, I guess. Up to you...)
Each push of the LEFT button (not the right one; see above) cycles through the various moire graphics files. (See video). You can even add more/different files by connecting the included cable and uploading them to the board.
Every time you start the communicator again, it defaults automatically to the classic TOS-style moire display.
Power is supplied by an internal rechargeable 3.7V battery pack. And some day in the future, if the pack should die, it can be replaced with about 10 minutes of effort.
The shells are held together by powerful magnets. Two tabs align the shells perfectly upon closing, so no shells sliding around while you are holding it. I hate that.
You can recharge the board by simply pulling the shells apart and plugging in the supplied USB cable to your computer or wall adapter (not supplied).
This run sold very well, but as I noted, this will be the LAST ONE for me. Onward...
Includes one USB charging cable.
This item is sold AS-IS. NO RETURNS!