Who's doing the wristband, and can I get one? And can it fit my iPhone, which is of the same length but more squared corners? Because that would be ace.
Who's doing the wristband, and can I get one? And can it fit my iPhone, which is of the same length but more squared corners? Because that would be ace.
I'm still not sure if I'll be offering wristbands, but I'm considering it. However, I really don't think an iphone would even come close to fitting. I don't have one on hand to measure though.
That smaller size sounds much better. That puts it at about 2.75 inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
Wow...can't believe the progress on this thread already.....That's amazing work Zenix, your model looks great!!! I'd definetely would be up for one of these, on a run, depending on the price.
Apologies but I haven't had the chance to dig out those pics yet of my wriststrap, will sort that asap...
I've just been looking at the 'toy' version I have......why oh why did they not make it that slightly more larger!!! Grrrrr
The toy fits fine on my wrist, the thing that bugs me about it is the huge manipulator, the thing is 1/2" thick at least.
I can't wait to see this thing come to life. I'll be working on my own sculpt of the manipulator when I have time, but seeing how this progresses will definitely help me stay motivated.
Thankfully though, without the pressure of having to make a VM now, I can focus on more important things...like replicating Van Gogh-inspired paintings.
Good luck guys, I'll be down to help in any way I can. I can't wait to see how this turns out!
-Nick
Ooof; you're right; I just quickly held my phone up to the specs and it looked about right. But I just threw a ruler on it and it's 4 1/2" x 2 7/16" x 7/16" so it looks like I'm off to find a local garment leatherworker.Risu said:
Risu said:
Yeh, same here...fits fine but just bugs me the slight undersize to the whole thing, as well as the thickness of the computer.....could they not have made it slimmer, even with the battery compartment?? So close but yet so far....
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Here's a quick couple of pics of the prototype I was working on a while back....like I mentioned earlier, unfortunately I couldn't get the same type of leather/colour but still was happy with the first attempt....but I still crave more!!CJ 617 said:
Oh, the computer was a piece of mdf but didn't take to the paint in the end, so what you see now is just a quick abs insert I was working on at the time but it gives you the idea...
I so would love a really accurate version of this device.....it's such a great prop...one of my favs!!!
Not bad. I'd love to see a closer shot of the inside of your cover flap and hear how it's assembled. Even if its not the same as the original it might give me some ideas.
does anyone know the THICKNESS of the circular button?
I'm planning on printing this part today or tomorrow so we can get the ball rolling.
hole through angled box added.
The button is about 1 mm thick.
i must say i rather excited about this.
Its too bad a led watch couldnt be found that could be easily gutted to install.
Zenix, that looks amazing... one thing, though:zenix said:
does anyone know the THICKNESS of the circular button?
I'm planning on printing this part today or tomorrow so we can get the ball rolling.
hole through angled box added.
The 4 semi-circle designs on the round button appear to be raised on your model. On the Big Bang VM, they appear to be grooves rather than a relief. And then, on the Jack version, it looks from the screenshots that the shape is flush with the rest of the surface and just made by outlining the semi-circle with a groove.
I'm not 100% though. Anyone care to ring in?
The opening hole through the angled box is going to be 7.29mm x 3.75mm, so anything you can fit in there will work. That's pretty small so i doubt you'll find a mini-watch for that area you're just looking for a light, I'd say. the other hole for the round LED is 3.75mm in diameter.
Yes, currently my arcs are raised.
yeh, the top cover was made by molding the piece of leather, over a piece of mdf, shaped the same as the computer, which I gave to the maker..so it would sit snug over the top (hope this makes sense) The light colour of the inside of the cover is just the original colour of the leather....Risu said:
OK, that's what I figured.
The round cell phone button is actually made of two pieces. The "arcs" are a chromed piece that rests behind the silver plastic pieces and pokes through. The silver piece has 4 curved slots cut out of it and the arcs rise up through those slots. The end result is that they're completely flat in profile, but there is a groove all the way around each arc.
i don't think I'll be doing that button as two pieces. we're getting too small to have individual parts, and i dont think its a detail that matters enough for someone to care. if you want it more accurate, then buy the original phone button. I'll adjust the button to make it LOOk more like the grooved pattern as described above, but two separate parts is just not worth it. the parts will be too thin and break.
i'm adding a lip behind the three oval buttons so that they will not fall out, and will catch themselves behind the faceplate, but still be removable if you first take out the faceplate.
to both of those things. I wasn't suggesting you should make the button two pieces, just describing it as best I could so you could make the model accurate.
I'm going to order the master tomorrow. I updated the oval buttons to make a little more clearance so they fit through the faceplate better, plus I added a tab behind the buttson to hold them in. Once I remodel the circular button, we'll be good to go.
Sounds great!!!
groovy version of button. ordering soon...
That's basically it. The edges are a bit more rounded, but that can be accomplished individually with a few seconds of sanding.
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