I managed to get some time to work on the Pip-Boy over the holidays.
As requested by you folks, I added a navigation switch to the bottom-right knob.
The switch will mount to a PCB, and the knob will simply snap into place.
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The switch allows for Up/Down/Left/Right and Push controls. This will be needed since the screen won't be a touch-screen.
The position of the knob should also work well as it will sit about where your thumb would rest.
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Speaking of the screen, I also designed in the new 3.8" High-res AMOLED display.
The display will mount to a 3D printed mounting bracket. The bracket will allow it to attach to the PCB directly. So it can be assembled and tested before final assembly.
The green acrylic sits on top of the LCD, and fills the rest of the display opening.
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With these changes I made an all new rendering. I am very happy with the way it looks with the new LCD.
The display was the last part of the design that wasn't really game-accurate.
There are lots of other internal changes/tweaks I made while I was actively working on the design.
For example, the background of the rad gauge and radio guage was originally going to be 3D printed pieces, but instead I changed them to a stackup of laser-cut acrylic.