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Ion Nebulizer Blueprint Project
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Current Status

JUNE 25, 2003 - Great news! I've recently come on to some new reference material on the "ion nebulizer" prop and will starting on a whole new set of blue prints!

OCTOBER 5, 2003 - I've added the new pics of the Ion Nebulizer the Props pages.

OCT 21, 2001 - After a lot of hunting I've located two additional photo of the Nebulizer that lends some credence to the flared body styling. They're not conclusive, but they do give us a bit more detail. I'll also be putting up a reference page in a week or so.

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Here are some photos of a Nebulizer created by Mike Bolin last July. I wasn't too sure about the flaring but it looks close... Time for more hunting!

AUG 15, 2001 - Another "Fan built" prop has shown up on eBay, This time it's a Ion Nebulizer hand weapon... It raises and interesting question that I'll have to research: Does the body indent or flare out above the handle?

References

Ion Nebulizer Prop Pictures

CAD FILES

CAD FILES FOR DOWNLOAD - Not Yet Available
The zip file contains the follow formats:
AutoCAD R14/LT97/LT98 Drawing .DWG & DXF
AutoDesk QuickCAD .CAD
If you need another format contact The Questarian VIEWS

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SET 1 - Box Art Version

SET 2 - Series Prop Version

Current issues to be resolved:

1. What exactly is the size/shape of the Nebulizer?
The best Image I have to date is from a prop box from the convention scene, and a 8" x 10" pic... Which unfortunately isn't a lot to work with. The box art is very much like concept art... close but not exactly like the finished version. From what I can tell, there appears to be 3 distinctive versions of the Nebulizer:

The prop toy box art version.

The "fan/series" version.

The "Thermian Real" version.

I think the versions I'm working on somewhere between them all... at this rate I can promise is about 60%-70% accuracy at best. I'm hoping to find better reference in the future. One of the best shots of the Nebulizer is in the Sci-Fi Channels Galaxy Quest special... so If anybody's got a clean copy they can grab some hi-res captures They'd be helpful. :)

2. Grip detail?
The only Image I have that shows a full sided profile (soon to be added to the prop reference page) appears to show the bottom of the grip to be more angled then I have in the "box art" version and there also appears to be a bit of a sort of "notch" on the bottom forward part of the grip.

Special Thanks to K. J. Karvonen for Source Reference Material!

PLEASE NOTE: The Nebulizer blueprints are based on reference material and not the original prop specifications... the dimensions given are base on measurement of the material I had to work with and a large number of educated guesses. Short of the release of a set of original prints, this is as accurate as we're about to get.