As part of my Fallout themed home office, I decided I needed a Vault-Tec themed wall clock.
The Vault-Tec Logo has two concentric circles, making it a great shape for a wall clock.
I ordered this clock movement from Amazon, and waited a week for it to arrive so I could make a 3D model of the movement.
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Once I had the movement 3D modeled, that effectively determined the diameter of the clock.
The clock parts will be laser-cut from 5mm and 3mm plywood.
The hour indicator marks will be made from aluminum dome solid rivets, which I will polish to a shine.
The minute indicator marks will be made from 2mm steel dowels.
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(The clock in the image below is a 3D rendering)
(The clock in the image above is a 3D rendering)
I took a photo of how my office sits currently. (Still a work in progress.)
In Keyshot I overlayed a rendering of the clock on the photo. This helped me determine the paint colors I would use. At first I thought I would do it in black and white, but then I decided black for the wings, blue for the circles, and yellow in the middle to make it match the wall color.
By making a rendering, I can see the near-final result without trial and error on the real deal. For example, I considered added small yellow numbers, but they wound up almost unreadable at a distance. I thought about using glow-in-the dark paint, but then I would lose the silver look of the indicators, and the brass look of the clock hands.
I plan on making it this weekend. I have all the hardware on hand, I just need to cut and paint the plywood.
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