Limited Run Back to the Future Hoverboard Run - Screen Accurate Honeycomb Lenticular

[ollyhills]

Hey everyone! So I’m doing a thing; a nice exciting thing. Several nice exciting things in fact— a run of hoverboards

These are hand made prop replicas, with every minutia of effort spent to make them look as screen accurate as humanly possible. This means they won’t be the super clean sanitised looking hoverboards we see from officially licensed reproductions, but super clean and sanitised aren’t words you’ll find anywhere near the real thing.

The boards are 3D printed, with the graphics built upon the very same lenticular holographic material as used for the original screen used props. The experience of handling a prop is as important to me as looking at it, and since hoverboards are obviously supposed to be plastic (and not wood or styrofoam), I decided this melding of the real world and the movie world would be the way to go. On top of that are all the glorious 80s looking stickers and velcro that make this thing really pop.

Anyway, thanks for checking it out guys! My original plan was to do a run of five, but if there’s enough interest then I’ll open it up to more. I’m super proud of this, and I hope fellow Back to the Future collectors feel it’s a worthy addition to all the other great fan made boards out there.

The boards are made to order and the price is £350 plus shipping, which I think seems about the mark based on researching other fan made boards. If anyone has any questions then please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

 

[MiamiLoco]

Isn't the lenticular pattern on the screen used board different?

 

[ollyhills]

Isn't the lenticular pattern on the screen used board different?

Nope

 

[ollyhills]

No one…?

 

[ElectroDFW]

No one…?

I think you need to go more into the details about its construction.
It's not usually as simple as saying it's 3D printed and has the right lenticular and decals applied and then ask L450 for it.
And if I'm not mistaken, most printers on the maker market won't handle a 28" long print in one pass, and it would have to be chopped somewhere and glued together.

Adding details (and better pictures; the pink background has got to go when taking pictures of a pink hoverboard) can help gather the interest you're looking for:
Is the footplate 3D printed, or another material? Is it static, positionable, or free-spinning? What kind of bearing does it use?
Are the bottom plates and brackets removable? Are they printed in those colors, or painted? What type of paint?
Do you have pics of a 'fresh-off-the-printer' board? Is it a one-piece, or a two-piece that's been 'welded' together?
How much does it weigh?

The more work that people can see that goes into the build; when they can see the quality of construction; the more interest a run generates, and the more people are generally willing to pay.

Regards,
McFlyDallas

 

[ollyhills]

I think you need to go more into the details about its construction.
It's not usually as simple as saying it's 3D printed and has the right lenticular and decals applied and then ask L450 for it.
And if I'm not mistaken, most printers on the maker market won't handle a 28" long print in one pass, and it would have to be chopped somewhere and glued together.

Adding details (and better pictures; the pink background has got to go when taking pictures of a pink hoverboard) can help gather the interest you're looking for:
Is the footplate 3D printed, or another material? Is it static, positionable, or free-spinning? What kind of bearing does it use?
Are the bottom plates and brackets removable? Are they printed in those colors, or painted? What type of paint?
Do you have pics of a 'fresh-off-the-printer' board? Is it a one-piece, or a two-piece that's been 'welded' together?
How much does it weigh?

The more work that people can see that goes into the build; when they can see the quality of construction; the more interest a run generates, and the more people are generally willing to pay.

Regards,
McFlyDallas

Cheers buddy, appreciate the advice

So it’s resin printed in 3 parts (this initial board was actually four, thanks to a minor technical glitch along the way…), then glued together and the gaps filled with Milliput and sanded. It’s then primed, and slathered in glorious neon pink paint.

The footplate is also 3D printed, and does not spin. Many screen used boards are missing the foot plate, and have left behind no evidence that they were ever there. Since the quickest and easiest solution is always the way in the prop world, I figure it must’ve just been stuck there pretty easy (hence them falling off and getting lost to time). So after days and days of futile research, I decided they must’ve been velcroed on (since the Velcro is already there anyway). So it can’t spin, which as far as I know was only a function on one specific board, but can be positioned however you want.

The underside greeblies are screwed on so they’re removable, and the middle piece stuck with super strong double sided tape. Again all printed, and painted up with automotive sprays (Toyota chilli red and berry purple, if anyones interested).

Of the couple things I’ll change going forward, one is these screws. The ones shown here are everso slightly oversized and don’t fit in the recesses so cleanly.

The graphics are pretty self explanatory, just building up layer after layer of self adhesive coloured vinyl and 25mm wide velcro. It’s all then stuck down with more trusty ol’ double sided T Rex tape.

So what I’ll change going forward…

Like I said before I grabbed the wrong box of screws for the greeblies and these ones are slightly too large. I don’t think anyone would ever notice or know any better, but I want it to be just right. Also the white vinyl used on the graphics is slightly translucent, so I’ll be replacing that with something better. Other than that, I’m pretty chuffed with this one. Even getting to see some screen used boards in the flesh didn’t bring up anything I felt needed changing.

If there’s anything else anyone would like to know then please don’t hesitate to ask, and thanks again for looking

 

[ElectroDFW]

Add some of those pics to your original post, and I think it'll generate more interest. (The lack of them is probably also why you're getting reamed in the FB forum.)
Don't forget to tell us how much it weighs; I build mine expressly out of foam for the purposes of mounting them on fishing line to hover for cosplay. With stainless steel/aluminum hover plates, they top the scales at *maybe* 5lbs./2.25kg.

It could also be that at the moment, the hoverboard replica market is saturated. You may see more interest develop as the 40th anniversary draws closer.

Regards,
McFlyDallas

 

[DeLoreanDMC81]

This is pretty cool, I'm interested in seeing how this comes together. There are too many people that promise all these amazing things, take your money and you never hear from them again.

 

[bttf2fan]

Just bought one of your boards from Etsy. It looks great and it's nice to see some more pictures of it on the thread.

 

[ollyhills]

Just bought one of your boards from Etsy. It looks great and it's nice to see some more pictures of it on the thread.

Right on, thank you SO much! I’m just finishing one up for someone right now so as soon as I’m done I’ll have some more pics to throw up here. Thank you

 

[el toro]

Cheers buddy, appreciate the advice

So it’s resin printed in 3 parts (this initial board was actually four, thanks to a minor technical glitch along the way…), then glued together and the gaps filled with Milliput and sanded. It’s then primed, and slathered in glorious neon pink paint.
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The footplate is also 3D printed, and does not spin. Many screen used boards are missing the foot plate, and have left behind no evidence that they were ever there. Since the quickest and easiest solution is always the way in the prop world, I figure it must’ve just been stuck there pretty easy (hence them falling off and getting lost to time). So after days and days of futile research, I decided they must’ve been velcroed on (since the Velcro is already there anyway). So it can’t spin, which as far as I know was only a function on one specific board, but can be positioned however you want.

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The underside greeblies are screwed on so they’re removable, and the middle piece stuck with super strong double sided tape. Again all printed, and painted up with automotive sprays (Toyota chilli red and berry purple, if anyones interested).

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Of the couple things I’ll change going forward, one is these screws. The ones shown here are everso slightly oversized and don’t fit in the recesses so cleanly.

The graphics are pretty self explanatory, just building up layer after layer of self adhesive coloured vinyl and 25mm wide velcro. It’s all then stuck down with more trusty ol’ double sided T Rex tape.

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So what I’ll change going forward…

Like I said before I grabbed the wrong box of screws for the greeblies and these ones are slightly too large. I don’t think anyone would ever notice or know any better, but I want it to be just right. Also the white vinyl used on the graphics is slightly translucent, so I’ll be replacing that with something better. Other than that, I’m pretty chuffed with this one. Even getting to see some screen used boards in the flesh didn’t bring up anything I felt needed changing.

If there’s anything else anyone would like to know then please don’t hesitate to ask, and thanks again for looking

This hoverboard looks great. Also nice to see a product in hand and ready to go. I’d buy one but I just bought one from another recent therpf run.

 

[Cookie]

I feel like I've searched everywhere for good hoverboard graphics, does anyone have any links or anything to graphics for the Rising Sun hoverboard please?

 

[amnesia0287]

This is tempting. But the exchange rate for gbp to usd makes it so much harder. I gotta think about it but I’m certainly tempted. Just dunno if I can squeeze that much room out of lightsaber budgets

 

[ollyhills]

Hi all. Sorry for the radio silence, but been busy working on these.

So here’s my latest board that’s on its way out to a new home. Couple slight improvements that I listed before, but nothing drastic.

For those that were wondering she weighs just over 2 kilos. Also, I discovered a VERY special hidden bonus that likes to come out under UV light

 

[ollyhills]

This is tempting. But the exchange rate for gbp to usd makes it so much harder. I gotta think about it but I’m certainly tempted. Just dunno if I can squeeze that much room out of lightsaber budgets

Well right now that exchange rate is about as far in your favour as it’s gonna be! Also if I’m remembering right then I think shipping it to the US should only be about $60 odd?

And if it helps I just discovered it glows like the mother of all lightsabers under UV light

But either way thanks for taking a look Greatly appreciated

 

[ollyhills]

Thought I’d revive this post to see if there’s any interest in the run up to Christmas, since I have a few on the go.

I’ve also dropped the price from £450 to £350 (plus shipping). Feel free to get in touch with any questions

Thanks!