The IA-Parts Ultimate Periscope.
You may have noticed this little guy being featured as pretty much the main character in Kenobi Ep1 popping out of the sand of Tatooine and being used as an alarm for old Ben Kenobi in his cave…Keeping him safe……Allowing him to sleep at night……. If not – go watch it right now !! ……What is wrong with you ???!
When you saw it, you may have wondered……… Who made that? ……Is it the same design as the one seen in ESB/ROTJ?…… Wonder no longer… it is !….And it was ours… pulled out of my personal R2. So now that I don’t have one – it’s time to make more.
These beautiful screen accurate Periscopes are Machined 6061 Aluminum, Silicone Rubber bits and Machined PMMA lenses.
The main housing has been designed to be as light weight as possible with every detail painstakingly machined. The magnetic pie panel attachment is an incredible upgrade ( Now Included ).
Disclaimer:
We will be doing a Limited Quantity run based on the poll numbers on Astromech.
To make this project happen we are taking pre-orders. This will help share the financial burden.
All Parts should be completed by the end of September, and we estimate another two to four weeks to ensure everything is correct and have time to package and ship. We estimate orders will begin shipping as early as November – barring any unexpected delays. Rest assured – everyone will get their parts. In the past 12 years we have never had someone not get the parts they have paid for – even it has taken a little extra time – the patience is strong with this one.
IA-Parts is a hobby, not a business. We build these parts for the fun and love of the hobby. We both have full-time jobs that keep us busy.
If you don’t know us or are uncomfortable with a PRE ORDER… DO NOT ORDER THIS PART! We absolutely do not need the stress of dealing with “has it shipped yet” builders. When people complain too much it takes the fun out of making parts. So again, if you don’t know who we are, or you think that there is no excuse for shipping delays — then please DO NOT buy from us.
Periscope Kit Includes:
Main Housing
Front Lens
Side Lens(2)
Rear LED Gaskets
Stainless Steel Hardware
Magnetic Pie Panel Attachment System ( New )
Riser details set includes:
Riser Cap
Structure Shaft
Structure Shaft- Rubber Boot
Structure Shaft – Boot Cap
Power Shaft
Taper Shaft
Taper Shaft- Top
Small Connector Clip
Large Connector Clip-
Small Connector Clip – Rubber Insert
Large Connector Clip- Rubber Insert
Stainless Steel Hardware
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LIFTER MECHANISM. YOU WILL STILL NEED THAT TO RAISE AND LOWER YOUR PERISCOPE ASSEMBLY.
I also recommend the Light kit.
Periscope lifter mech
PERISCOPE LIFTER and ROTARY SYSTEM { FEAT ~ MIMIR open source electronics }
If you missed out last time or just wanted another - now is you chance!!!!
This set is the same as the last run we did of these all those years back with one change..... The electronics are being built by Mimir! He has done an excellent job at building an open source board set. This will make repairs easy and code updates current.
The Lifter Kit will include:
- Aluminum Top Mounting Plate
- Aluminum Bottom Mounting Plate
- Aluminum Lifter Carriage
- Aluminum Riser Pipe
- Acetyl Custom Lead Screw
- Acetyl Custom Lead-Screw Nut
- Linear Slide Bearings (2)
- Top Lead-Screw Bearing
- Bottom Lead-Screw Bearing
- Lead-Screw Top Bearing Adapter
- Bearing Shafts (2)
- Support Shafts (2)
- Motor Mount
- Drive Pulleys (2)
- Timing Drive Belt
- Top and Bottom Limit Switch
- 25mm Drive Motor with Hi-Res Quadrature Encoder
- Motor Driver and Encoder Control Board with 8 preprogrammed routines (Assembled and Tested)
- Miscellaneous Hardware
Rotary System:
The rotary system allows for continuous rotation of the periscope – similar to R2’s dome.
This ability allows for periscope lights to shine on the surrounding walls and or objects and provides a good platform for situational awareness sensors.
This Rotary Kit will include:
- AlumPeriscope Riser Cap Adapter Mount
- Alum Rotary Bearing Housing
- Rotary Bearings (2)
- Limit Switch
- Limit Switch Actuator Ball Bearing
- Metal Drive Gears (2)
- Alum Gear Bushing Adapter
- Alum Motor Mount
- 6-Wire Slip Ring
- 25mm Drive Motor with Hi-Res Quadrature Encoder
- Motor Driver and Encoder Control Board (Assembled and Tested)
- Miscellaneous Hardware