Functional Pip-boy 3000 Mk IV from Fallout 4

[Voltaire Surge]

I just took a tap mesure to my wrist amd wrapped it around it. I was a metal one but it did the job. I got just about 8 inches at the wrist with some squeeze cause its a metal one not fabric. Then exactly 10 and 7/8th around my forearm just a bit further up than the middle area with a slight squeeze. So i guess it fits? Just with some squeeze XD how long is the pipboy?

 

[Voltaire Surge]

Have you had any time to check out the fallout 76 beta? Jw

 

[zapwizard]

Voltaire Surge, yes about six hours so far. My feedback is here: https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=291067&page=3&p=4540692&viewfull=1#post4540692

 

[Voltaire Surge]

Got it. All fair pointa that i can agree with. I'll have to add you. That said, have you had the time to make a video of your put together pipboy with all thenparts moving? Also, now that u had some in game time with it, thoughts on the pip-boy 2000 mk vi? I noticed it has no light up buttons, the top scroll knob is a rotary encoder with a push switch, theres a secondary knob for the radio altogether, and there is a rocker switch on the radio aswell. Not sure if its for the pipboy power itself or if its just for the radio. Not sure ifnits on topic though.

 

[Voltaire Surge]

Now that the site is back up i wanted to ask if you would be doing a video on the mechanical aspects of the pipboy once its all finished up. Nit the electronics part mind you. I suspect thats alittle while off. Dont want to be spammy at all was just o dering.

 

[zapwizard]

♫ Country roads...take me away...from the projects...I love...West Virginia....Fallout 76...taking my time...country roads♫

Seriously, I have recorded a few videos, I'll try to get one posted.

It is also that time of year, when games and home projects will be taking most of free time.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Soon I will attempt to heat bend the acrylic to make the curved CRT like display. I am hoping to sag-form it using gravity, otherwise I will have to resort to a pressurised forming jig.

Something like this inexpensive slide viewer wouldn't work for cannibalizing? I'll be test printing a couple chunks of the front body to test-fit components this week, including one of these lenses. It seems close to the right size, the 3X magnification is subtle without being exteme, and if it's a little too big, I can cut it to size easily enough...

 

[zapwizard]

Close work cut it, the Pip-Boy has only room for a panel exactly 3mm thick, and the exact right shape. The art designer curved the edges to amplify the CRT look. Real CRTs actually have straight perfectly straight sides to the display, they only look curved from an angle due to the trim following the curve of the glass.

Besides, I want to learn the from acrylic anyways. Part of this whole project is to expand my skill set by doing things I know are possible, but that I haven't done for myself yet. However, if I end up needing a glass form to use as a mold half, I may look at ripping apart a slide magnifier (one with glass instead of plastic)

 

[linein]

Man, I love the way the gear reduction works on that tuner knob. What a great creation!

 

[Voltaire Surge]

Hey Zap. Did you say before that you would order a pipboy 2000 kit to take a look at it? Or amni misremembering? Either way my own kit arrived yesterday and its... its even a bit bigger than the fo4 phone case version from before. Yet looks harder to fit a processor or screen into it. I'll attach an image of it on my arm.

 

[zapwizard]

@Voltage Surge:

I had to upgrade to collection to a bigger shelf today:

I recorded a unboxing and review of the helmet and the Pip-Boy 2000 MKIV. I also recorded the three hours it took me to put it together, I don't edit video very fast, I am getting a big back log.

Text review of the Helmet: Holy cow is it huge! Some aspects are quite high quality, some areas need work.
The Pip-Boy 2000 MKiV is great, much much better than the Pip-Boy edition from FO4. I enjoyed putting it together. Although the arm strap doesn't tighten down enough, even after I modified it. I can't wait to see the mods people do to it, it can easily be painted/upgraded.

 

[Voltaire Surge]

Will you consider nodding your own varient or would u rather just build a functional one from scratch? I wonder because for the most part this new pipboy seems to be very simple in build. Akd aside from how the holotape player can only open fully in the replica when the whole thing is pulled all the way out, where the games seems to pop out the same and yet doesnt need to fold into a 90 degree angle from the cuff. I dont remember if it was something u would consider or not. That aside i look forward to both your reviews as well as a video on the fully build mechanical functions of the 3000 mk iv whenever that comes about.

 

[iklask]

Hey zap, semi related to your build and the new 2000mk6: I was wondering what the size of your holotape is compared to the one included in the piboy 2000 mk6 kit! I was going to post on your holotape thread but idk this forum's rules about necro-ing. thanks!

 

[zapwizard]

Voltaire Surge: I think the Wand Company did a great job on most of the parts. I wouldn't re-engineer it from scratch. However, since everything comes apart, it may be worth designing a few upgrade modules to add functions to some of the parts with either a direct replacement, or a internal upgrade. However, I am not doing anything to mine for the time being, its just pretty on my shelf. Perhaps after I get an airbrush station setup, I will age it a bit.

iklask

I am working on my video this weekend. But here is an image from the video showing my holotape and the Wand Company holotape side by side.
Their holotape is the only non-game accurate part in the whole build. They decided that matching the width of the part in-game was more important than matching the overall perportions. So theirs is set to the proper width, and then shortened to fit into the space allowed. Obviously the in-game model is cheating again on how the Holotape actually fit inside.

That said, my holotapes fit great inside the PIp-Boy 2000 MK VI. My tapes are the same height and depth as theirs, just not the same width. So with some added spacers on the sides you could use my design in their build.

 

[zapwizard]

Okay, here is the video showing the mechanical prototype details.

 

[RyceKaeks]

Commented on the YouTube video but just in case you don't really read that I wanted to mention that the bottom right dial/knob that you made into a 4 way select is actually supposed to be a volume control knob, as for the dial on the left of the Pip-Boy is possibly a brightness control or as the think geek version has it as is a temporary screen switch off, but brightness makes more sense to me.

 

[zapwizard]

RyceKaeks replied here also:

Here is the in-game Texture image, with the GAIN label. I plan on adding that label back onto the left knob. A gain knob is something that was present on a CRT oscilloscopes so it makes sense on a CRT Pip-Boy. Since the knob can rotate 360 degrees, it can be software programmed to control a whole host of functions, perhaps based on what screen you are in, or what setting you have selected. All the GUI is still to be programmed though.

The small knob below the radio makes sense as a volume control, although I never saw anything in-game describing it as such. However, without any type of touch-screen or up/down/left/right function, the GUI would be impossible to navigate using a scroll-wheel and select alone. Inquisitor Peregrinus came up with the idea originally. I added it to the design back in Dec 2016...I swear...I will get this thing done someday.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Yeah -- I have that switch as a four-way directional, 360° rotational, center-select; function determined by the screen selected. Controls for the mini-games, waypoint setting and zoom for the map, volume for the radio, item selection for the inventory, etc. zapwizard thinks the switch I want won't fit. His looks good, but doesn't have all the function the one I like has. Now I've printed a test-article, I can order the switch and see if I can make it fit.

 

[RyceKaeks]

Have you guys ever looked at the think geek version of the Fo4 Pip-Boy 3000? The functionality of it is based on the design doc of it by Bethesda.

 

[CAKComedyProps]

I really want to see your 3d print painted! It looks amazing! I think I came up with a proper paint color as well. Most people just paint it tan, but I mixed a tan color and an olive drab color together and depending on the lighting it changes from green to tan like in the game. I think I used the model masters paint colors, I'll post the pics when I get home.
This thread is really getting me back in to the Fallout mood again.
Also I have plans to totally accurize the 76 pip boy when I get it for Christmas as well so I'm excited!