Russian Gauge from Metro Exodus Game

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This weird retro gauge on reddit. Someone said it was CGI from a game called Metro Exodus. Apparently it was based on a real Russian voltmeter from the 1950s. I've never played the game but I liked the look of the gauge and it seemed like a cool prop to stick on something, so I made my own version from scratch in OnShape, using a ruler on a printed image to get dimensions. It would have worked as a one-piece print, but making it two pieces makes it easier to add a clear plastic bezel, which can be cut from packaging material - I used the lid from sushi. The PNG file has to be printed and cut to fit in the Innards piece. Sorry I didn't add a printed cutting border - I just freehanded it with scissors. After some sanding I primed it with spray black and then mixed some different shades of reddish-brown using Deco-Art acrylics and gave it a mottled paint job to make it look worn. Then two light coats of clear Krylon. White glue to attach the gauge background, superglue for the bezel and to glue the parts together.