Hero Mark VII Tricorder with a working display

[stapleton13]

Well I finally finished another prop for my collection. I have been working on this off and on for over a year. I started this with one of my old fiberglass Tricorders, and added a 1.5 inch mp4 player watch, but wanted all the other lights as well. The project was on hold for quite awhile. A few weeks ago I got a set of blinkies for it. I then decided to use one of my new VII bodies for the project, and damaged the watch attempting to remove it from the old body. I picked up a new watch with a 1.8 inch screen, and installed it in the body with the blinkies. I also created some graphics, and modified a few graphic files I found online for the display.

Myron

Here is a video of this Tricorder.

 

[phase pistol]

A new "watch"? What kind of watch? :eek

 

[micdavis]

Nice!!!!!

 

[silverskyes402]

Holy crap Myron!!! I remember you were talking about this awhile ago on the TPZ, this has to one of coolest trek props I've seen, you remain the master of tricorder!

 

[Funky]

If you ever decide to sell it, please keep me in mind. That looks and sounds fantastic! :thumbsup

 

[Johnny Fever]

A new "watch"? What kind of watch? :eek

I think he may have used something similar to this.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/954e/

Tricorder looks beautiful by the way.

-John

 

[stapleton13]

A new "watch"? What kind of watch? :eek

I got it on ebay for 50 odd dollars. It was called a 2GB 1.8" MP4/MP3 MUSIC VIDEO PLAYER WATCH SILVER/BLACK

 

[kevinericon]

My god! The watch really makes it a REAL tricorder! That's genius!

 

[nailuj]

That is a great looking piece. Out of interest, how do you work the graphics on the watch.

 

[Nexus6]

Best tricorder replica I've ever seen. Unbelievable.

:thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[MattMunson]

sheesh dude, that's just plain nuts. Unbelievably cool. Awesome work. The working screen really puts it over the edge. Man, I don't know what to say. That's just too darn cool.

 

[madrobot]

I don't think I've seen a cooler prop. Ever.

EVER.

This is a red letter day friends. THIS, is Star Trek, the way it should be.

I am simply amazed, and awed by this prop.

 

[SSgt Burton]

Freakin' unbelievable workmanship!!! :eek

Yep! That screen puts it in a league of its own!

Kevin

 

[00MrNotWrong00]

I've seen a lot of tricorders. When I got a mp4 player I knew prop making was about to change. I knew this would happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be executed so perfectly.

Very Nice item thumbsup:thumbsup






john

 

[stapleton13]

That is a great looking piece. Out of interest, how do you work the graphics on the watch.

Thanks Guys. I had a lot of fun with this project.

The main graphics are a video file I created using a stop motion. The rest were video's I found on the net, and I cropped parts of them, and put them in the video to look more tricorder screen friendly.

 

[ArtistTheGeek]

oh man... that video. That is just incredible. Why don't places make things like this....

I wanttttt *sobs*

 

[Gojira61]

Wow, everything you would want a prop to be and more, way more.

 

[stapleton13]

sheesh dude, that's just plain nuts. Unbelievably cool. Awesome work. The working screen really puts it over the edge. Man, I don't know what to say. That's just too darn cool.

I'm just trying to replace you as the center of the Universe. lol!!!

 

[jhusel]

DUDE!!!! That is freakin AMAZING!! I am insanely jealous!

We need to talk..........

Jhusel

 

[AJK001]

Wow!