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Desmond Godwin
Film Handler

Posts: 75
From: Ireland
Registered: Apr 2011

posted November 29, 2012 05:27 PM

For anyone out there that was following my restoration of the Elmo GS1200 Xenon its now compleated and you can watch the final part(3) at the link below.

https://vimeo.com/54553697
Thanks. Desmond [Smile]

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Alan Rik
Film God

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From: New York City, NY, USA
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posted November 29, 2012 06:21 PM

Truly, truly amazing and incredible. Wow!
Now...can you turn my GS1200 halogen to a Xenon unit using a potato and some washers? [Smile]

Seriously thanks for posting. Its inspiring to see so much work and dedication going into such a rebuild. Bravo!

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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

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From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010

posted November 29, 2012 06:51 PM

Excellent, and a real professional commentary.

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Larry Arpin
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From: Sunland, CA, USA
Registered: Dec 2006

posted November 29, 2012 07:44 PM

The best sequel I've seen this year. The trilogy ends. How sad!

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Alan Rik
Film God

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From: New York City, NY, USA
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posted November 30, 2012 01:16 AM

Now we need to do the prequels where the original GS1200 Xenon started out from the Elmo Factory and was perfect, then it went from being a great projector into a college workhorse in the 2nd prequel, and then the third of the prequel trilogy it is in an Adult Movie theatre playing endless Swedish Erotica loops in a dilapidated part of town where it finally dies and is thrown out due to neglect --where it is found in a trash bin by....Desmond!

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Lee Mannering
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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted November 30, 2012 04:50 AM

The legend must continue!

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Desmond Godwin
Film Handler

Posts: 75
From: Ireland
Registered: Apr 2011

posted November 30, 2012 10:46 AM

THANKS GUYS for the comments, much appreciated..
Alan [Smile]

thats a great Scenario on the anecdotal life of the Elmo,and a lot of what you say is probably true,apart from me finding it in a trash can! It had been left in a warehouse along with other disused photo equipment. I plucked it from certain death, restored it back to good health, and its now got a great retirement home with lotts of TLC.
Allan, after writing the commentary it was transfered to the video using IBM 'text to speech software'

Desmond.

[ November 30, 2012, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: Desmond Godwin ]

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Paul Browning
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Midlands United Kingdom
Registered: Aug 2011

posted November 30, 2012 04:05 PM

I must comment on this 3 parter desmond , a remarkable piece of rebuilding , i'm surprised no has has said " IT'S ALIVE I TELL YOU IT'S ALIVE" , more spare parts than scrapheap challange !!!!. Nothing was overlooked . Brilliant mate ,really enjoyed the video's.PS where did you get that toshiba lamp from ? , i thought they stopped making them .

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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God

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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted December 01, 2012 08:57 AM

A testament to patience and love of the hobby, first class show
Desmond, if as Alan suggested,that it was used for naughty film
shows, what happened to the films?

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Desmond Godwin
Film Handler

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From: Ireland
Registered: Apr 2011

posted December 01, 2012 09:19 AM

Hugh, Now maybe there might be a PART 4 where Desmond goes in search of the Films and comes back with 'The Ten Commandments'
[Smile]

Thanks Hugh for you comments.

PAUL...Your right that Toshiba don't make the Lamp for the Elmo Xenon Gs anymore.. I just happened to find a new one on E\Bay and the seller was offering a 'But it now or make offer' . I made an offer & got it for E160. I have put up about 12 hrs on the machine now and it working fine! (Tkns for your comment)

Desmond

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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005

posted December 02, 2012 12:48 PM

Hi Desmond, really excellent work and really excited to see your videos! [Smile]

I was wondering what kind of film leader you was able to find to execute your scratch-free test...
Can you let me know where on ebay you found it?

Thanks
Flavio

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Desmond Godwin
Film Handler

Posts: 75
From: Ireland
Registered: Apr 2011

posted December 02, 2012 02:47 PM

Flavio.. Thanks for comment. Re.the black Super8 leader. I was searching thru E\bay few Months back, looking for a Black leader
to enable me to do the scratch testing that you see in my video.
I found some at this link and this is the leaded used for the testing.
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/pearcepainting

Desmond.

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