RogueScout
Well-Known Member
With all this talk of Sonic Screwdrivers lately, I figured it was time to let the cat out of the bag; after all itÂ’s been a year since I revamped this and aside from a few select people, I have yet to share it with anyone.
Five years a go I offered a few sonic screwdrivers here on the board but I was always discontented with one particular thing about the prop, sound. A couple of years later Greatwazoo42 had his Jeff Parks version refitted by Hyperdyne with a soundboard and as they sayÂ… the quest began. After conversing in great detail with both Hyperdyne and with GW42 I went back to the drawing board on my previous build and asked myself how I can incorporate the sound board into what I already built. Well that was back in spring of 2004, one year later and after many frustrating hours of work, mistakes, rework, redesign, experimenting and teaching myself new metal working techniques I finally arrived at a milestoneÂ… I built The Tom Baker Sonic Screwdriver with sound.
Externally she is the same prop I produced back in 2001 but the internals are 1000% different. A few other details are: Platinum electrical contacts, an all aluminum anodized control rod which also houses the electronics, exterior parts are titanium and aside from the hidden port for the sound she is sealed tight like a maglight (waterproof) and the control slide moves like butter thus eliminating/correcting some of the scratching that occurred with the original design. I have hand fabricated all the parts from scratch, nothing was pre-excising or purchased other than HyperdyneÂ’s sound system.
I have spent five years now perfecting this prop and I donÂ’t see any reason to go any further. I believe I have done with this prop what many people only dreamt of and those who have had the chance to hold mine or GW42s will agree itÂ’s a work of art. So without any further adieu I present to you, the Tom Baker Sonic Screwdriver with sound. BTW, this is not a for sale thread or an interest thread, I am not doing anymore refits and there are none for sale, sorry. The man hours alone that go into one of these would make the price well beyond affordability of most of the membership here.
Thanks for looking and Enjoy.
P.S. I apologize for the crappy photos and video, when I get home tonight ill post new pics. These are only temporary. I can machine just about anything you throw at me but god forbid I have to take a photo of it when its complete.
Here is a photo with the slide fully compressed.
And here is one with her in her cradle with the cover off.
Here is a link to the video, keep in mind its not the gratest but im sure ill will get the point across. Keep it on the lowest reolution setting when you watching. I shot this with my Razr and like the photos it really isn't the greatest quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_j6QV84CUg
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHlBBv6-6k0
P.S Did I mention its also SCREEN ACCURATE??? Hehe... I'll let GW42 explain.
Five years a go I offered a few sonic screwdrivers here on the board but I was always discontented with one particular thing about the prop, sound. A couple of years later Greatwazoo42 had his Jeff Parks version refitted by Hyperdyne with a soundboard and as they sayÂ… the quest began. After conversing in great detail with both Hyperdyne and with GW42 I went back to the drawing board on my previous build and asked myself how I can incorporate the sound board into what I already built. Well that was back in spring of 2004, one year later and after many frustrating hours of work, mistakes, rework, redesign, experimenting and teaching myself new metal working techniques I finally arrived at a milestoneÂ… I built The Tom Baker Sonic Screwdriver with sound.
Externally she is the same prop I produced back in 2001 but the internals are 1000% different. A few other details are: Platinum electrical contacts, an all aluminum anodized control rod which also houses the electronics, exterior parts are titanium and aside from the hidden port for the sound she is sealed tight like a maglight (waterproof) and the control slide moves like butter thus eliminating/correcting some of the scratching that occurred with the original design. I have hand fabricated all the parts from scratch, nothing was pre-excising or purchased other than HyperdyneÂ’s sound system.
I have spent five years now perfecting this prop and I donÂ’t see any reason to go any further. I believe I have done with this prop what many people only dreamt of and those who have had the chance to hold mine or GW42s will agree itÂ’s a work of art. So without any further adieu I present to you, the Tom Baker Sonic Screwdriver with sound. BTW, this is not a for sale thread or an interest thread, I am not doing anymore refits and there are none for sale, sorry. The man hours alone that go into one of these would make the price well beyond affordability of most of the membership here.
Thanks for looking and Enjoy.
P.S. I apologize for the crappy photos and video, when I get home tonight ill post new pics. These are only temporary. I can machine just about anything you throw at me but god forbid I have to take a photo of it when its complete.
Here is a photo with the slide fully compressed.
And here is one with her in her cradle with the cover off.
Here is a link to the video, keep in mind its not the gratest but im sure ill will get the point across. Keep it on the lowest reolution setting when you watching. I shot this with my Razr and like the photos it really isn't the greatest quality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_j6QV84CUg
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHlBBv6-6k0
P.S Did I mention its also SCREEN ACCURATE??? Hehe... I'll let GW42 explain.
