Star Wars Binoculars Diy | Custom Project
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2024
- Star Wars Binoculars DIY is the name of the game today. We are going to take inspiration from Star Wars The Last Jedi prop makers and use a vintage camera as the base, as well as several other found parts!
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Now I’ll be able to find the droids I’m looking for!
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Move along trooper.
So good! Honestly, I really like when people make things that are "inspired by" Star Wars. It opens it up to so many other possibilities! Not that screen accurate props are fantastic too!
Totally agreed. I love seeing people create after they have been inspired from the films. It’s so exciting
This is mega! Ive just found a similar tri lens Bell & Howell camera, and a Russian Quarz 5 camera, and i'm using them both and a mini Nintendo wii shell case to make two sets of variant Star Wars binoculars. Cant believe these cameras are so cheap! Thanks for the inspiration bro 👍
Camera has arrived! About to start my build. Nice one mate.
YES!!!! Excellent!
I'm a star wars child. I was 8 years old when star wars a new hope hit the cinema. Hooked ever since. I'm now almost 50 and consider myself a decent "crafter." Your builds are inspiring my friend and opened a whole new chapter in my star wars book. Thank you.
A german television series from the sixties used flat Irons, automatic pencil sharpeners and Water faucets for the sci fi look. Very imaginative.
Your binoculars look awesome!
This stuff F U E L S my imagination, thank you for being awesome!!
EDIT: I didn't know Brian would notice me omg
Awesome!!! So glad!
Very nice!!! Can’t get over the Soldering station
LOL, its so ridiculous!
This is amazing! You take things no one ever thinks of and make it into a Star Wars prop!
YES, anything can be made into a Star Wars prop! Thank you for your comment and for watching!
Just what I’ve been waiting for.
so glad to hear it!
Awsome video!! Great to have you back!! May the spires keep you!!
Very cool! The glow from the blue leds through the screen is awesome!
Thank you!
This guy is an absolute legend, I wish I had this much will power to do cool stuff like this
Wow, thank you! So glad you enjoyed it.
FANTASTIC!!!!! MAN GREAT INSPIRATION!! Now you've done it I'm going through my old junk to see what I make out of it. The mind boggles.
The best place to start! Good luck with building something out of nothing! Thanks for your support and thank you for watching!
Totally agree!
This is so cool, you are the best star wars-ifying channel I have ever seen so far!
Thank you! We love doing these geeked-out builds and glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching
Yup - Such an inspirational channel!
Worth it!!!
A little patience always pays off.
Thank you!
Very cool looking.
I've got a couple vintage cameras, both at different stages of being turned into either Electro or Macro Binoculars.
AWESOME!!!
I really loved this build! Using a vintage camera brought this project to a whole new level of realism. Fantastic work as always Brian and keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!
Yeah, I get what you mean about over greeblification. In art we often talk about "rest area" or the 70-30 principal. In sci-fi design terms it means we would strive to make our works 70% simple design and 30% complex detail or vice versa (such as the ships in SW). But it can apply to all sorts, such as colours. Though we also often apply a tertiary of 5-10%.
Rest areas are very important in making a design that looks appealing to our eyes. You'll find a lot of great artworks and even modern products obey this principal.
100% true
This turned out great! I love the finished look, and that exposed aluminum really sold. If you can, I’d recommend throwing some more diffuser behind the screen, but that’s just me. Another awesome prop, can’t wait to see what you have in store for next time
Yeah, our tactic with the visor didn't work out how we planned, but that's how we figure out what works and what doesn't for sure! Thank you for watching and for your continued support!
Awsome video!! Great to have you back!! May the spires keep you!!
Great build always informative.
Thank you!
Great build comrade, George would be proud !
Thank you!!!
I always feel the need to make something after watching your videos.
YES!! I call that a win!!!
@@TheSmugglersRoom I was a model maker in the 90s for WB and you remind me of the cool as hell old guy who taught me so much. Your chanel is always a win with me!
as all the props you do , this looks amazing !
Thank you!
This kind of stuff is why Star Wars and Fallout are my favorite 2 franchises. You can use alot of real world stuff to create items that look right out of the movies/games. And if your lucky, alot can be found or purchased cheap at thrift stores 🙂. Great video!
Thank you! And I Couldn't agree more! We really need to make some Fallout Projects, i love that look!
@@TheSmugglersRoom I really enjoy your your videos, and how you make inspired by, rather than screen accurate. With my resources and budget, I can't really achieve screen accurate, but make really cool other stuff that would fit in the world of Star Wars. I call them fan fiction props lol.
Thank you!! I totally agree. I like the imagination that goes into the builds. I’m not against replica props by any stretch, it just always makes me fell constricted. Glad you like it too!
Awesome! Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you for watching!
Awesome build. I thought your latest posts meant this build would be for next week. So happy to see it drop today !
Glad you were able to enjoy it!!! Thanks for watching
Cool Video I love the look of it.
Thank you!
This is beautiful! I have to admit I cringe sometimes when prop builders use beautiful cameras, but you make something awesome out of something that’s close to nothing, so WELL DONE!
Thank you! My sister is a vintage camera collector, so I totally understand. Whenever I work on something like this I try to respect what it was as much as possible, kind of strange, but I like to honor the design.
Pretty cool and awesome prop, looks really great, wonderful work ;)
Thank you so much Ivan, always appreciate you watching!
Looks awesome
Thank you!
Awesome build!
Thank you!
Brilliant build dude
Thank you!
At first i was sad that it wasnt the Binocs from Mandalorian or A New Hope.... but then when I saw it was a version of Poe's binocs from The last Jedi I was even more excited! This fits perfect in my "post original trilogy" cosplay and now i GOTTA FIND THIS CAMERA!!!
Lol, yeah sorry, we have the camera from the Mandalorian but this one just screamed “original trilogy prop”. It has that same “vibe”
@@TheSmugglersRoom oh man are you going to build the one from Mandolorian too then!? Maybe as a tie in once its back for season 2?
Why do you not have your own television show? You’re up there with the myth busters, as far as I’m concerned. Good work.
LOL, thank you very much!
NIOCE!! Love it! Definitely gonna put binoculars on my “to build list”
Whooohoo! Hope you do!
Awesome build! Been thinking of doing a similar project soon!
Awesome!!! I saw that there was a new video and thought "YEEEEESSS, more smugglers room" and it is better than I could have thought.
Thank you! Much appreciated
Another amazing build bro!!!!
Glad you like it, thank you for watching!
Brian, this is fantastic mate such a beautiful piece to start with and you dealt with it so gracefully. Turned out to be an amazing Star Warsy goggle set! Love the outtakes at the end... I spend soooo much time doing that too haha!
Lol, thank you my friend!!!
Very cool!
Awesome job BT. Love it when those happy accidents take place. 👍🏻
Right??? Thanks for watching!
I’ve been waiting for you guys to come back! Happy to see it’s with such a cool project!
Thank you!
I love that you made a darn-near screen accurate prop for about 30 bucks. I love when you show that you don't have to have big money and fancy tools to make something that looks so good. Have you thought about make the Hoth or even Tatooine macrobinoculars?
Thanks Joseph, much appreciated! We have talked about it, and it's on the list!
I really good way to diffuse the light from those LEDs and make them less of a spot is using the closed cell foam sheets that's used as packing material. Play around with how many layers you need, sometimes only a single thin sheet works great. I use it in the blade plugs for my lightsabers.
That's genius! We're going to try that out next time! Thanks for the advise and thank you for watching.
That is Awesome! I Enjoy the video 💥😄😄👍🏿👍🏿
So glad you liked it!
you do great work
Excellent ! And congrats on your 20 years anniversary mr &mrs T. I am thinking of making some Star Wars binos and I would like to incorporate one of those in car accident cameras so it focuses through a tube from the front and displays on the small screen on the back of the binos. I already have one to use I picked up at a gas station for 19 pounds , well cheap. It also has a memory card and sound so should make a good prop. Keep up the good work and Big Boba says Hi!
Thank you very much!!!
Brian: "Using real world items like vintage cameras, really *lense* authenticity to the project." Couldn't tell if you intended the pun or not. Either way, nice job on the project and the script.
As always: amazing ^^
Thank you!!!
Nice build
Thank you!
Amazing
Awesome.. makes me wish i had room to do what u do .. so cool
You totally could make this with minimal space my friend. The kitchen table is a great place!
Are you the guy who narrates "how it's made"? Your voices sound almost identical. Really good
LOL, no, but thank you much!
Thank you for this! I needed the inspiration/ kick in the rear to get around to finishing mine :D
Thank you!
Cool🥇
Thank you!
You should try experimenting with steel wool. You could get the same effects as sandpaper, and maybe more too. Also. Maybe paint some or little rust in some places to to show that the binocular went through several weather seasons or handling.
Great idea thanks👍
Awesome!
Thank you!
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I want to see
: How to make Star Wars latex masks
So sick! I like to think of myself as a happy accident too. ❤️
LOL!!! You certainly are one my friend 🤣
You could also wire the LEDs into that potentiometer so you're not blasting your eyeballs with blue. Some people may be fine with it, but blue LEDs get my eyes badly and I usually have to put stickers over them on my devices to dull them down.
Great idea!
Beautiful! Do you have a link to the resisted 9-12 volt LEDs that you used?
That looks great really like how everything goes together I did decide to build something similar I'll try Raspberry Pi in a camera for the guts with a small display that would be me but everything looks great great job .
The raspberry pie is a great idea!
made my day when the notification went off for the new video!! great work as always. Ohh and is that a punished props knife you are using?? I use mine all the time.. love their vids too.
So glad to hear we could help make the day a bit better for ya. And yes indeed it is punished props provided. Love those guys!
Righteous!
Thank you Joshua!
as far as upcycling vintage cameras or any other obsolete things...i fully support it..i can't wait till i get upcycled....
Thank you!
Well I’m inspired lol just bought one on eBay to do my own!
Fantastic!!!! Can’t wait to see yours!
Nice job. I hope you don't have too many problems with using Sintra for your Mando. The material has been known to become very brittle when heat shaping at elevation.
It’s come highly recommend by many from the mandalorian mercs, so we’ll see how it goes, and keep you posted.
@@TheSmugglersRoom True, but they are all at sea level. If you want some help, let me know since I'm not to far from you.
Working on mine now! I decided to go with the single lense one. What did you use for the strap holders?
A nice reuse of gutted old bits. the viewfinder would be crazy bright to use.
Yeah, it is a bit too bright. I’m thinking that eventually I’ll rework it, probably add a small LCD inside and do something fun
@@TheSmugglersRoom Adding a variable resistor would fix it.
Where did you get the Sintra from and how much was it?
I collect old cameras if I can but i would still do that!
Awesome!
love this channel. Where do you get your LED bulb holders? And sintra?
would you happen to know what the greeblie that you screwed on to the front side next to the lenses and the ball bearing
I just ordered a resin printer, I wonder if the screen that you used your laser to make could be printed in a transparent material in a resin printer?🤔 so fun! Another fun video, thanks man!
Hi Dan, I’m. It sure, but I assume it would. I have not tried a resin printer yet.
That turned out great! Sintra, eh? Hmmmmm
Thank you sir! Yeah, had never worked with the stuff before, I like it!
Any chance of making one that works as a shell for a working digital camera?
Possibly, that wouldn’t be to hard with these types of cameras, there is plenty of room inside.
Do you have a link for we’re you get your Sentra thanks
Oh I got to make me one of these...
Yes you do! 🤣
@@TheSmugglersRoom And I did...at least start...Fun what you can do with some adafruit parts and wires and a glue gun and stuff around the house...
awesome build man. what advice would you give someone starting there own channel?
Thank you Greg! Advice on a channel . . . well, the first thing I will tell you is to pick something you love. I've never taken on anything as difficult as this, and if you don't start something with true passion behind it you will certainly burn out. I think you have to do this because you totally love it. We enjoy the filming, editing, the builds, and all the interactions with people like yourself. We also want to share our love of making with others. Getting people excited about a project, and to hear they started one after seeing something we have done is 100% worth every hour we spend on an episode!
Be patient. I have heard of some channels taking of like a rocket, the creator quits their day job, and all their dreams come true . . . however in my experience it is a slow burn. Which is why you have to do this because of your passion (for whatever your channel is about). We didn't set out to start a channel for money, fame, or anything along those lines. We are creators, makers, and want to share that passion with anyone interested. It is something my wife and I are able to do together, and that makes it very special to us.
Do your research. Subscribe to creators like Video Influencers: th-cam.com/users/videoinfluencers, Pat Flynn : th-cam.com/users/SmartPassiveIncome, Brian G. Johnson: th-cam.com/channels/ZbvKhLl-I7UomMugaO24fw.html . These creators have channels full of great information on how to build, and grow a successful channel.
Listen and Respect your audience, it's not about you, it's about them. We value your opinions so much here in The Smugglers Room. We want to create content that you enjoy. Content that gets you excited about building your own project. That is the reward. So if you are not listening to your audience . . . you wont have one.
Lastly . . . have fun and never stop learning. With running a channel you get to learn so much about the process. You are the creator, the director, producer, designer, and so much more. I get so excited about the entire process. We have so many plans to get better, and ever video we upload we say, "Ok, next time we really need to improve _____________." It's amazing! Hope this helps, best of luck on your journey!
@@TheSmugglersRoom thank you Brian for the great advice! I am a die hard starwars fan and love your channel! my two younger boys ( 4 and 5 ) love your channel and we watch every episode together. they save there juice bottle lis and say hear dad another greeblie! so thank you guys for the great advice and the encouragement you guys are great and mabey someday I can meet up with my fellow smuggler and see this awesome room for myself.
This was extremely simple and easy, now all I need is a vintage camera...
That was the idea, hope you give it a try!
The Smugglers Room of course, ive been waiting a while to see how you do it so I have some inspiration. Thanks for the vid!!
whooo hoo!!!
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WHERE do you guys get your music from? It's so cool...
Thank You. We are members of Epidemic Sound, they have incredible artists and a great music selection. www.epidemicsound.com/music/featured/
I'm fighting the urge to go find a camera while I'm still working on the Droid Data Port kit. I have an Arduino and stepper that I just got to make a nice pattern. Now to make the gears I have work with it.
So many project, so little time! I always find it tough to stay focused. Hope you love the droid kit!
What kind of glue did you use for gluing the Sintra pieces together? I’ve cut out pieces of Sintra for a flamethrower to attach to my gauntlets for my mandalorian but I’m not sure what is the best. I just need to glue Sintra pieces together
You can use CA glue, but I also really love WeldOn 3 for Styrene.
Not a bad job... but this is a prop, a stage prop for a fan film. . Have you thought about creating a working sample of electrobinoculars like in Star Wars? I think that these things will be needed for this: an old vhs video camera or a mini-dvd with an ocular viewfinder, there is a very small, about 1.5 cm real kinescope! The space for the cassette and other unnecessary blocks can be removed. Any compact mirrored monocular reflector with the possibility of mechanical zooming is suitable for the lens. A compact laser rangefinder with a backlit screen, its display must be placed in the eyepiece for the second eye, so that when the observer looks through binoculars, the image from the kinescope and the rangefinder screen overlap each other. The active part of the rangefinder- the laser and the photodetector must be placed on the front edge of the device coaxially with the lens. For night vision, we will need a powerful infrared LED with a reflector and a lens for better focusing of the infrared beam. It would be possible to use a module from a passive night vision device, but it would be too expensive for the price, these are not cheap devices. We also need a powerful, capacious lithium battery of suitable capacity with a dilution board, which will allow this device to be powered with electric current. And, of course, you need a housing for this device, it is best to make it out of sheet metal in the form of two housings - internal, which binds the parts into a single structure, and external, for decorative and protective purposes. At the same time, it is not necessary to copy the appearance of existing samples of electrobinoculars from Star Wars, you can make your own original variation. The result is a device that works as a digital night vision telescope with a laser rangefinder. This is cool?
Any world where you are selling the viewfinder you made on the Glowforge? Also no link for Sintra.
Can Cintra (Sintra?) be used to make lightweight Death Star wall panels?
Hmm . . . probably. The thicker stuff i bought is pretty ridged. You would need something to hold it up, like a frame. But I don't see why not.
@@TheSmugglersRoom Yeah I was thinking a 1/4 inch birch plywood box behind the lit sections and just an open backed aluminum frame for the solid panels. I will email you the results. LOVE your channel, the delivery style and the energy you bring to the hobby!
Gotta love those happy accidents! I'm sure it's been mentioned but I can't recall, what laser cutter/engraver do you use?
Thanks Dan. We use a Glowforge Laser Cutter. So much fun!!!!
glowforge.us/f/SMXVOZPT
@@TheSmugglersRoom Ok I was looking at Glowforge last night! Definitely no need for a Pro so I'm weighing the option between the Basic and the Plus. I guess it depends if it's just for me or if it'll be making me money..
Yeah, I’ll tell you, so far I have not used the pass through feature in the pro, so I’m not sure it’s worth the extra cash. It’s not a cheap machine, but it’s incredible!! Easy to use, efficient, and a totally game changer.
@@TheSmugglersRoom good to hear real world reviews from people I trust.
I bought one of these to build up last year.....I really like how yours came out vs screen used. Your lights look purple. Did you use purple or blue?
Thank you. They are blue, but on camera they look much more purple.
@@TheSmugglersRoom I was thinking about printing a scene from the film on a transparency type decal and backlighting it in the area where you put your lights.
Hey Brian, I am amazed once again. Simple question after watching so many of your videos do actually run off of a script or do you ad-lib most of your commentary?
Thank you! I draw up a shirt outline, basically bullet points. Then just hit record and see what nonsense comes out! 🤣
@@TheSmugglersRoom Keep up the great content!
I am a Star Wars fan and this is cool. I however wish it would have been the binoculars from A New Hope (Luke's on Tatooine) or the ones used on Hoth from Empire Strikes Back! Can you do a video on how to make them? I am a die hard OT fan and that would be awesome! It took how long to make? Or was it finding all the parts?
We love the OT too, and I would certainly like to make a set of those range finders as well. This build was roughly 8-10 hours.
I was going through withdrawls of Smuggling
Same here!
Sorry about that. We had to take a small break. But we really appreciate the support and for you watching each week!
You Rock!
What was the name of the camera used again? I wanted to give it a try myself
Rewatching and your camera focus is sharp... did you get a new camera or is that a green screen behind you? Or both? Your editing is really tight also. I appreciate the voice overs and sound quality. Much better than alot of other maker videos. I apprciate the Alton Brown style plot lines of your earlier episodes, can you bring back more of that as well? I am loving the pacing on the newer epiaodes. I tell everyone about your videos whether they are a fellow maker or a Star Wars geek or interested in good video production. Where did you learn your video production and editing?
Hi Kelley, first of all thank you very much for the kind words! We didn’t get a new camera, just have been working hard to get better. I think we have a long way to go still, but that’s half the fun.
As far as your “Alton Brown” reference, we 100% agree, and we really feel like it has been missing from the episodes. As a matter of fact we have used that exact reference when we talked about the upcoming projects we have. My wife said, we need to be like “Good Eats” only for props, like “Great Greeblies.” So time answer your question, yes, we will get back to that very soon and glad to hear you like that style.
As far as learning, I consume a lot of content from creators like Peter McKinnon, Film Riot, and so on. A lot of those type of channels teach great stuff on film making. Long way to go, but the journey is the best part right?
If you don't have a laser cutter, which I know I never will be able to afford one, you could just get some cheap plexiglass and lightly sand it to get that look for the view finder. Just won't have the lines and stuff.
100%!!! That’s a great idea. Love it!
Hell yeah
Glad you like it!
@@TheSmugglersRoom Man, I absolutely love how you respond to a majority of all comments, its not often you see youtubers do that anymore.
i love bricks we really try. It’s hard at times, and we do miss them occasionally, but we really try. Thanks again for watching!
A pi , a camera module, a free rotation servo, two tiny lcd screens, a big li-ion battery, some coding and bam, a working device.
Great ideas! I might need an upgrade!
As a camera collector this irks me but as a props guy I get it and think it's sick lol
INNER DIALOGUE
I see the nylon straps: "leather would suit better"
Leather strap appears: "fuck, yes!"
Can someone help me find this camera? I can't find that exact camera thanks in advance
are you still trying to locate the camera? We found ours on ebay.
How long did this take you
Start to finish it was about 8 hours of work. I did it in a couple of afternoons. These kinds of projects are good for a day or two. Love them!
as is the case with many of these builds, once the word gets out, you’ll likely no longer find these for $25 anymore. lol
I am so happy because today I found a camera like that for 10 € and will build my own binoculars.