Star Trek (TOS) Communicator

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I love this model from Adafruit. But honestly, what I really want is the Communicator itself, not the electronics. So, I combined the two body halves and then trimmed and scaled them to fit more closely with the size of the actual units from the show. (Check out the Herocomm site for specs on ST-TOS props.) * I reinforced the antenna hinge and adjusted it along with the hinge openings so that it opens further and stays open. * I separated the bevel around the moira from the body, allowing me to print it in a different color. * I came up with new LED and Dial buttons since they no longer need to be pushed and nothing lights up. I was going to make the antenna and area under it smaller to match the actual props (see the side-by-side pictures), but frankly, I really like the larger versions on the Adafruit model. So, I left all that mostly in the same scale as the Adafruit model.