Hoverboard display options

[emeraldnite]

Hi there. Once I have the money I plan on buying a hoverboard replica from razorsharp192, and I was just wondering if anyone had ideas for displaying it with a levitating effect--like if springs were good to give it a kind of "wobbly" effect, or if even a bunch of those levitating display bases could theoretically hold up the weight. I'm guessing neither would work, or I probably would have seen it on the site by now =P

 

[rollerboi]

Your best bet is to work on tricks with perspective and/or mirrors to hide the mount, IMO.

 

[tinman303]

Hi emeraldnite I'm new here but depending on your budget you might want to look at something like this.
TechEBlog » Real Working Hoverboard
and there are some more articles,
Working hoverboard revealed by French artist - Odd News | newslite.tv
Artist Builds a Working Hoverboard | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

 

[Batmansdog]

I've looked at those levitating platforms and they would work in theory as long as you're willing to spend a lot of cash and willing to hack open your board to hide a couple of magnets. It depends on how "real" you want the effect to be ( could use clear plastic) and also how much your board weighs will be a deciding factor

 

[razorsharp192]

I've looked at those levitating platforms and they would work in theory as long as you're willing to spend a lot of cash and willing to hack open your board to hide a couple of magnets. It depends on how "real" you want the effect to be ( could use clear plastic) and also how much your board weighs will be a deciding factor

hi emeraldnite, look forward to your order (when you do, let me know you're from the rpf and i'll try and bump yours to the top of the list )

i've looked into the magnets used on the hovering hoverboard seen in the youtube clips (the one in the art gallery). the magnets he used are from a company called Crealev (Crealev Magnetic Levitation Technology), they have a few different strength models, the one in the clips used 2 CLM-1+ levitation modules, but to lift my hoverboards it would take the more powerful CLM-2's. i emailed Crealev, this was their reply:

"With one CLM-2 the height will be reduced to approximately 4.5 cm.

If you use 2 CLM-2s the height will still be around 7 cm.
One of the 2 CLM-2 will need a small modification in order for them to operate together.

The price of the CLM-2 is Eur 4800,- including power supplies."



thats right, 4800 EURO's EACH! (about £4000 for us in the uk, $6000 in the US), so to make it hover would cost £8000 ($12000) just in magnets alone :cry

 

[Alan Castillo]

You should send this info to that French chap who wants his daughter's hoverboard to hover :lol

 

[xmr1]

That's a steal ;-)

 

[emeraldnite]

Thanks for the research/tips guys (especially you razorsharp192!) Now I have something to tell people who keep complaining "Why don't they just make real ones? It shouldn't be that hard/expensive!"

 

[Jedifyfe]

Razorsharps board is EASY to display. Just let it hover on a table. I mean these really hover, right?

 

[TheNickFox]

I'm not sure how heavy the boards are, but you might be able to get away with a really simple setup. What I'm thinking is a U-shaped base that is wider than the board is long. Between the two uprights you string stripped wooly nylon thread* as many times as you can without it being too visible.

*Stripped wooly nylon is just black wooly nylon thread that you meticulously "de-strand." Basically you undo the twist in it and pull out every single stand that composes it. Be careful because it WILL snap easily.

With enough neighboring strands it should be able to support the board (And if you need to fit more strands, try making your support the width of the board, so you have the entire length of the board to mount fuzzy nylon strands to.

So long as you don't put them too close together they should be invisible for all instances except extremely closeup AND with direct, hard lighting.

Good luck.

-Nick

 

[division 6]

Something simple.
base with clear acrylic support arms to hold it up.

 

[jdraimer]

I got one of razorsharp192 's Hoverboards for Christmas and I absolutely love it! It is a "Heavy" board though. (Pun intended) I'm looking into displaying mine in an upright acrylic case, possibly on a turntable so you can rotate and see both sides. Does anyone have any suggestions on custom acrylic case websites or locations in LA!?

If you do please PM me as I don't want to hijack this post.

Thank you.

 

[Alan Castillo]

Here's how I displayed mine emeraldnite

http://www.therpf.com/f9/bttf-hovering-hoverboard-hoverboard-org-uk-102076/

 

[emeraldnite]

alancastillo1, I remember your display and think it's awesome! Admittedly I'm looking for a display option that mimics the hover-height of the movie boards and is more free-standing instead of a wall mount.

 

[emeraldnite]

A new thought occurred to me--has anyone ever tried to replicate the way Marty drops the hoverboard on the ground before he burns the Almanac in part 2? He just drops the board and something holds it up that is blocked by some blades of grass, but it still wobbles? Does anyone happen to know how they did that?

 

[dinoignacio]

I'm interested in buying a pair of these for my Hover Board.
Anyone tried them yet... They seem to be a cheap alternative to Crealevs.

 

[trumagic]

those stands are basically magnetic levitations just like the crealev

but not as stable. with the crealevs u can basically kind of throw the levitating object onto the base and it will work. with the levitron it takes a bit more practice to get it right

Levitate any object up to 12 ounces with Levitron Revolution - YouTube

 

[bboynotbgirl]

those stands are basically magnetic levitations just like the crealev

but not as stable. with the crealevs u can basically kind of throw the levitating object onto the base and it will work. with the levitron it takes a bit more practice to get it right

Levitate any object up to 12 ounces with Levitron Revolution - YouTube

I was considering using the Levitron but I doubt that magnet would hold up my hoverboard.

 

[Trooper_trent]

A new thought occurred to me--has anyone ever tried to replicate the way Marty drops the hoverboard on the ground before he burns the Almanac in part 2? He just drops the board and something holds it up that is blocked by some blades of grass, but it still wobbles? Does anyone happen to know how they did that?

I second what Rollerboi says about utilizing perspective. I made a stand for a hardware build hoverboard years ago. I'll see if I can make a diagram explaining.
Basically it was an acrylic stand where the arm was at an angle that was the same as the angle the board was viewed at. I looked just like it was floating unless you got right up underneath it.

Edit. This may help or it may confuse the heck out of you, but it uses the same principal as the Floating Lady trick that stage magicians do. It's basically just a plexi glass plate that the board rests on in the center. then an acrylic rod goes down at an angle to the back bottom edge of the display case and mounts on the other side to hide the mounting.
The other key piece is some kind of a baseboard (I mounted a plaque to this to give it a purpose) that goes along the bottom edge of the front of the display. If you get your angles right, you cannot see the angled rod holding the board up. This gives it a really convincing illusion of floating and it cost me about $15 to make.

 

[Trooper_trent]

I was board so I took 5 minutes and mocked up a miniature version so you can see what I'm talking about.
Hover board stand - YouTube