UPSB v3
Approved Tutorials / G2-CTE
G2 ColorTwin Extended
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 08:51:17
Here is my latest personal mod:
Here it is using all 3 of the different bodies
It is balanced, sleek, good looking, customizable (grips) and is retractable. It is a little less than 8\" long and is not too heavy and not too light. It is fairly simple to make and is great to spin.
Materials:
Pentel Color Twin
Pilot G2
2 Extra Grips (can be any grips laying around. they are needed for covering the G2 mechanism)
Ballsign/Gellyroll Inktube
HGG Inktube (optional)
RSVP Inktube (optional)
Saw
Teflon Tape
Celophane Tape
Sandpaper/File
Spoiler:
Spinability Video
This video was done by my friend Fang. He is much better than me at pen spinning and was able to cover a wider range of tricks so that you can see the full spinability of this pen. Thanks Fang!
Video to help you get the grips on the back end:
Tutorial on GPC (German Penspinning Community):
http://forum.penspinning.de/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8735
Comments are appreciated!
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 09:02:42
nice mod...does it work very well??
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 09:04:00
Seems like a nice way to use up a spare CT body, good work
edit: The use of 3 G2's is a bit excessive though imo -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 09:09:31QUOTE (ellusion67 @ Mar 25 2008, 01:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>nice mod...does it work very well??
if you're asking about how it retracts, then very well. if you measure the length just right, you get the smoothness of the G2 clicking mechanism which is great -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 09:25:59
Wouldn't be better if u turn othersides the g2 grip in the tip side?
Nice mod. ^^ -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 14:21:58
excessive use of pens, and try to use ball point ink cause gel ink goes flying when u try to spin it. but overall nice looking mod.
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 14:45:52QUOTE (iNoob @ Mar 25 2008, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>excessive use of pens, and try to use ball point ink cause gel ink goes flying when u try to spin it. but overall nice looking mod.
im guesssing that you are refering to me using 3 G2's as the excessive part? well you dont have to use G2 grips, but seeing as you buy G2's in packs of 4 and you hardly ever use the front ends, you just use those grips. but thats just me.
If you are referring to the inktubes for extending the G2 inktube, then you dont have to use so many. you can use one long section of a ballsign/gellyroll inktube flushed out with water. -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 17:41:19
like k4s said, this is a nice way to use teh spare ct body that people usually have lying around after ordering two cts and using the two caps on one, and then just having one lying around after they made their dr. ct (unfortunately, i dont' have a spare -__-'' )
but the 3 g2s.... eh... i guess i could always use the rest of the unused g2s remaining from this mod and make an any-x or something...
but overall, it looks nice--but once again, the amount of materials needed is bothersome
oh, and try and add some measurements to some of the places that people have to cut on the pics above
(like..the second pic)
and not really necessary, but perhaps use cm measurements...? for the convience of the rest of the world that uses cm and for the fact that it's just more accurate than inches -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 17:48:42
nice mod too bad i have no more g2's
and never had any colour twins. -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 18:43:32
this seems like a great use for g2s I will try to make it soon
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 19:35:27
Ok, i have changed the materials so that it looks more user friendly. You really only need one full G2... i only put 3x because i used 2 other grips to cover the back mechanism... you can obviously use whatever you want back there but since G2's come in packs of 4, you would think that you would have 2 other G2 grips...
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 19:39:45
Very Good tutorial! Way better then the Comssola. How does this spin as compared to the RG2V(or whatever its called...
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Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 19:47:18QUOTE (nolan @ Mar 25 2008, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Very Good tutorial! Way better then the Comssola. How does this spin as compared to the RG2V(or whatever its called...
compared to the RG2T? in my opinion better, but im sure people would disagree with that. it does infact spin quite well and is almost perfectally balanced. it has a good thickness and nice spinning room. you can even do infinities with both ends haha -
Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 00:52:18
Somebody said this already, but yeah spinning G2 ink gets really, really messy...Other than that though, very clean looking mod
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Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 01:23:24QUOTE (iamk34n3 @ Mar 25 2008, 04:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Somebody said this already, but yeah spinning G2 ink gets really, really messy...Other than that though, very clean looking mod
Really? there hasn't been any issues with mine and ive been spinning it 24/7/365 -
Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 01:32:09
When me and pholord were testing the Dr. ST, I modded my ST so that it could write in G2 ink. After a while, I took it apart and there was ink everywhere. The ink seems to come out of the tip so most of my ink was condensed in the cap.
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Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 01:47:35
Huh, well if it happens ill just replace it but it seems fine. but i will heed your warning
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Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 16:14:15QUOTE (iNoob)gel ink goes flying when u try to spin it
I don't think that that happens. The front part is the same as in original G2s, and these don't spit ink either when you let them drop on the floor.
But thanks for warning.
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Date: Wed, Mar 26 2008 16:58:07QUOTE (h4st1ngs @ Mar 26 2008, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't think that that happens. The front part is the same as in original G2s, and these don't spit ink either when you let them drop on the floor.
But thanks for warning.
see? im not the only one. i even took it outside and whipped it infront of a piece of paper 30 times and there was no ink spatter at all
has anyone even tried to make this mod? -
Date: Sun, Mar 30 2008 23:59:32
Spinability video plz?
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Date: Mon, Mar 31 2008 00:10:29QUOTE (Guitrum @ Mar 26 2008, 09:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>see? im not the only one. i even took it outside and whipped it infront of a piece of paper 30 times and there was no ink spatter at all
has anyone even tried to make this mod?
Weird...maybe its the way I tried to put in inside my Dr.ST.
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Date: Mon, Mar 31 2008 00:12:41
this is like... a rich-er man's RG2T. looks nice and spinnable. will deffinately make when i hav a spare ct body @-@
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Date: Mon, Mar 31 2008 02:42:48
thanks for all the kind words guys!
EDIT: SPINABILITY VIDEO HAS NOW BEEN ADDED -
Date: Tue, Apr 1 2008 03:33:27
I don't like the G2-CTE very much, but its like moderate, good if your a beginner i think, the way i spin doesn't really match with it
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Date: Tue, Apr 1 2008 03:40:24QUOTE (Fang @ Mar 31 2008, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't like the G2-CTE very much, but its like moderate, good if your a beginner i think, the way i spin doesn't really match with it
so modest fang... it spins REALLY well for me though -
Date: Tue, Apr 1 2008 03:44:19QUOTE (iamk34n3 @ Mar 30 2008, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Weird...maybe its the way I tried to put in inside my Dr.ST.
It could be because the ST has a LOT more momentum than this pen so it will probably be fine. I remember another one of my heavy mods had gel ink inside and the ink actually moved to opposite ends of the tube as well as comming out the tip. As long as there is not a huge amount of weight on the ends gel ink should be fine. -
Date: Tue, Apr 1 2008 08:36:49
it's pretty^^
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Date: Wed, Apr 2 2008 15:49:08QUOTE (pen_MAKer @ Apr 1 2008, 01:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it's pretty^^
haha thanks!
This is also a great way to use your other ct body after making a Bonkura CT. -
Date: Thu, Apr 3 2008 04:01:03
ah. nice AND simple
7/10 -
Date: Thu, Apr 3 2008 04:35:53QUOTE (Guitrum @ Apr 2 2008, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>haha thanks!
This is also a great way to use your other ct body after making a Bonkura CT.
this is "exactly" how i'm gonna use my extra ct body after i make my bonkura ct -
Date: Thu, Apr 3 2008 05:03:39QUOTE (-JC- @ Apr 2 2008, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>this is "exactly" how i'm gonna use my extra ct body after i make my bonkura ct
Sweet! and just a word of advice, you dont acctually need 3 G2's... i messed up with that in my tut... you just need one and then 2 other grips for the back end... I just used the 2 other G2's that i got in my 4 pack that i bought. so yea, you can use whatever grips you want on the back so it is also a great way to use up grips that are just lying around! -
Date: Sat, Apr 5 2008 18:29:43
sweet! im gonna try it with a crayola super tip as soon as i get some more g-2s.
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Date: Sat, Apr 5 2008 18:35:11QUOTE (Thnikkaman @ Apr 5 2008, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>sweet! im gonna try it with a crayola super tip as soon as i get some more g-2s.
i dont think that a supertip would work... i tried it with a comssa body too but it was too small of a diameter. plus, then it wont be a G2-CTE.
EDIT: This tutorial has been put on the German pen spinning forum. Link is below.
http://forum.penspinning.de/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8735 -
Date: Sat, Apr 12 2008 06:54:06
how does the weight compare to other "more famous" pen mods?
cause i'm more used to around that of a signo tipped mx. is it around there? -
Date: Sat, Apr 12 2008 06:57:07QUOTE (Teddy @ Apr 11 2008, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>how does the weight compare to other "more famous" pen mods?
cause i'm more used to around that of a signo tipped mx. is it around there?
well, acctually it is a medium weighted mod. its a bit heavier than a regular MX. basically, its weight is perfect for me. i love it and highly recommend it to everyone!!!! -
Date: Sun, Apr 20 2008 17:16:53
I would like to make this mod, but I have only got a Miffy & Melanie pen instead of a ColorTwin. Can I use my M&M pen? If yes, how long is the body supposed to be? I'm not sure, because it is exclusively indicated how long the cut section of the CT should be.
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Date: Sun, Apr 20 2008 18:50:07
what you can do is see if the tip piece of a g2 fits inside of the back of the m&m before cutting it. then see if the tip fits inside the backhalf of the G2. if so, then the m&m body will work. i am not sure of this because i have no m&m body. so if you could do this and get back to me by posting again, that would be great. then i will measure my own G2-CTE and tell you the measurements.
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Date: Tue, Apr 22 2008 17:29:48QUOTE (Guitrum @ Apr 20 2008, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>what you can do is see if the tip piece of a g2 fits inside of the back of the m&m before cutting it. then see if the tip fits inside the backhalf of the G2. if so, then the m&m body will work. i am not sure of this because i have no m&m body. so if you could do this and get back to me by posting again, that would be great. then i will measure my own G2-CTE and tell you the measurements.
Thanks. Yes the G2 pieces fit nicely.
Please tell me the measurements now. -
Date: Tue, Apr 22 2008 20:46:47QUOTE (h4st1ngs @ Apr 22 2008, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks. Yes the G2 pieces fit nicely.
Please tell me the measurements now.
will do. i have to get home (im at school right now) and find the pieces i cut and measure them for you.
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Date: Wed, May 21 2008 01:28:58
well, it took some trading and some time, but i was finally able to get all three bodies to make all three G2-CTE variants.
Here is what they look like
its also posted on the first post
EDIT: outserts are good for this mod too i imagine -
Date: Sat, Jun 21 2008 09:00:51
I added my video for putting the grips on the back end to the first post. hopefully this will help people make this mod, because that is probably the hardest part ^^
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Date: Tue, Feb 9 2010 07:12:36
what are the red rings used?
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Date: Tue, Feb 9 2010 07:46:10QUOTE (cardswithpens @ Feb 8 2010, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>what are the red rings used?
that was so long ago i cant remember... i think it was g2 and hgg or something :/ i dont think it really matters as long as they are red grips
