hodge911 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) bought rabbiters home made spotter on Thursday and set about revamping it today . used an old plastic lamp/ torch cut up for the handle a length of flat bar from BQ [£4] a couple of hours in the shed with me grinder and welder and hey ho ready and waiting for my screen and battery pack to arrive .............. oh and a tin of satin black paint first three are when I got it next three how it is now Edited January 17, 2015 by hodge911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 how it is now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 mine was better peter,lol.......... where you gonna mount the ir and battery then mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 my god it gets worse,,,what the hell is that and do you need a rucksack or forklift to carry it round :lol: your meant to make them smaller NOT larger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 mine was better peter,lol.......... where you gonna mount the ir and battery then mate? there is space under the unit mate made to suit the battery pack . the ir going on a bracket and mount on the new upright at the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) my god it gets worse,,,what the hell is that and do you need a rucksack or forklift to carry it round :lol: your meant to make them smaller NOT larger it will do for me for now to see how I like nv. limited by funds just now and I can always unscrew the monocular from it as it uses factory mounting threaded holes for a bipod and then it can be sold as a bresser 5x50 digital nv monocular . if I get used to using nv I will go down the route of buying one or making one similar to "someblokes" off of the night vision forum using a e700 camera. as for size it is not much bigger than the monocular and not noticeably heavier .........and it beats waving a rifle around to spot with Edited January 17, 2015 by hodge911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) my god it gets worse,,,what the hell is that and do you need a rucksack or forklift to carry it round :lol: your meant to make them smaller NOT larger it will do for me for now to see how I like nv. limited by funds just now and I can always unscrew the monocular from it as it uses factory mounting threaded holes for a bipod and then it can be sold as a bresser 5x50 digital nv monocular . if I get used to using nv I will go down the route of buying one or making one similar to "someblokes" off of the night vision forum using a e700 camera. as for size it is not much bigger than the monocular and not noticeably heavier .........and it beats waving a rifle around to spot with have a word with DaveG off here he makes much better one's than "somebloke" of nv forum colin Edited January 27, 2015 by colin lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 and theres me thinking they were the same person atb dolphin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 and theres me thinking they were the same person atb dolphin :lol: it is the same person, you will find him floating about somewhere,,he,s even come to his senses now and realised the T20 built properly is better than a 501b with an aholson conversion and a quarter of the price :whistling: only yoking Mr G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 top bloke i have had a few dealings with him very helpful colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 top bloke i have had a few dealings with him very helpful colin +1 a very helpful guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) OOAARR LAADS I be he lol. For anyone who hasn't seen one of mine - here is one of the variants: And this is why its better to get quality camera and lens's rather than cheapo's - to be able to frequently use it without an illuminator in fog or moist air for one example; And just for the record so it can be seen I aint no snob - I used tape, plywood, laggy bands, steel exhaust pipe, velcro etc for my first builds a couple of years ago lol: Edited January 29, 2015 by Dave-G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Dave what camera and parts you using in the 1st spotter that looks top class colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Dave what camera and parts you using in the 1st spotter that looks top class colin Strange how the first video has disappeared so here it is again. I make the handle so it can be used like this too: The camera is an E700 from SURE24. The lens has since been swapped for a 50mm prime C mount cine lens. The battery and screen compartment are custom moulded one's I supply - The C mount adaptor is custom made too. I have recently revised my spotter build parts and will be putting a new thread up on the NVF soon and can copy it across to here but about all of my sales are on the NVF or FB - barely a sniff on this site lol. Funny thing happened with the sale of this one on the NVF: Someone from Stowmarket bought it so I posted up that it was sold to a genulman from Suffolk... But... someone else had also been making enquries about it and I had not noticed he was also from Stowmarket. Anyway, long story short both guys from Stowmarket paid for the same spotter so I cracked on and made another: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 i will keep an eye on nv forum then colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Just a quick Q Dave-G...with the "easy NV" thread and scope attachment build, does any adjustment on the scope have to be made or is it literally a 'Plug and play' after mounting on the scope? Cheers in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just a quick Q Dave-G...with the "easy NV" thread and scope attachment build, does any adjustment on the scope have to be made or is it literally a 'Plug and play' after mounting on the scope? Cheers in advance! I don't get the question TBH - there is no scope in use on any of my builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesbach Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/uploads/monthly_12_2014/post-30855-0-94667200-1419782734.jpg It was a Q based On this project... When fitted onto the scope, does any adjustment have to be made to the scope or no? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 No adjustment to camera needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.