Guest Kheldar Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Finally TNT let me into the building to picky my new precious up Thankfully no police were lurking around on the A52 on the way home else I might of been in trouble Apologies if you are reading earth titans thread on SGL as this is going to be much of the same as he stole all the mods I had in mind! It's in superb condition! The only defect I can see on the outside of the tube is a small scuff near the primary cell screws. The mirror may have two or three small spots that I suspect are dust but will check tomorrow when I strip it down. Here's what was in the box. The inclusion of one of the shiny blue dovetails was really nice, I've been drooling over these for ages but always settled for second hand ADM ones ...... Here's a comparison next to the 200P. It's only about 4" shorter due to the extended nose after the focuser, and weighs about the same I think. No scales used so it's just my interpretation. You can see the huge difference in focuser position though! The lovely back end (oo-er!) No immediate signs of slop in the primary cell, but I have the silicone just in case ... The focuser which on face value looks better than I've read of it. Doesn't appear to be much (if any!) slop to it, so I might hold off on transplanting the Steeltrack just yet .... The front baffles, secondary and spider. The tube really isn't as grey as the flash makes out, but I still plan to flock it a bit And finally one all the way down the tube. The baffles go right the way to the bottom! I don't think I can be bothered (yes I'm lazy!) to try and flock between the baffles. So metaphorically speaking, all dressed up and no where to go! I'm sure the clouds will clear at the most inconvenient point for me to test this out Edited January 10, 2012 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's a beauty........ with a scope that fast it looks like your'e going to be a collimation expert real soon..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks fabulous - Congrats Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 very nice scope, what are these, F4 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Nice looking scope. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Love those baffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 The word baffles baffled me. (until I read up on them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Congrats Stephen. Very nice scope. I also like the blue coloured 200p, very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 That blue dovetail looks interesting - if you're after a beefier blue "plate" style dovetail from the same stock I'd be interestd in a trade of some sort (I'm after a smaller one) just let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Thanks guys. Yes Rob it's f4. and yes Martyn, I'm going to have to get that collimation down to a tee! Might be time to give in and try the Barlowed laser rather than Cheshire followed by standard laser ... Can't afford a Cats Eye yet! Can't afford the gas bill either now but that's another matter Kim PM en route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Moving to a mod thread as this is going to be big Edited January 12, 2012 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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