Fallout - How we made a real working Pip-Boy 2000 Part 3 of 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, not only will we try to build a working Geiger counter, clock, and holotape, but we will also be exploring the little-known journey it took to create the Pip-boy kit and why it almost never happened. Join us as I, Chris Barnardo, Nate Purkeypile, Dan Lanigan, and more, tell this epic story.
#Workingpipboy2000 #Fallout #Yourgeekfix #thewandcompany
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Black Berry disassembly and radio hack
6:39 - Taking the Pip-boy from fantasy to reality
12:30 - The torturous story of the Pip-boy
16:00 - Why are those screwdrivers so small?
17:22 - Making a working device
22:52 - What happened to the Geiger counter?
26:22 - How to make a working Geiger counter
35:17 - Making a working clock
42:20 - Working holotape/wifi miniserver
49:39 - The end of Timmy
51:25 - Closing credits
Due to limitations on #of words, I put the links for the mods in the description of the holotape/clock disassembly video here • How to Disassemble the...
★ Sound: Evan Designs was nice enough to create a speaker for our audience that has a tiny chip loaded with Geiger counter clicks that will fit nicely in the top. tinyurl.com/bdd7c76f
►Mr. Handy: The Mr Handy you see in the video is the 1/6 scale Mr Handy Deluxe Articulated Figure gear.bethesda.net/products/mi...
► Below you will find those who additionally contributed to the video. They are awesome!
★ The Wand Company: Thanks to Rachel Colville and Chris Barnardo for all your support and amazing creations!
www.thewandcompany.com/
/ thewandcompany
thewandcompany
★ Nate Purkeypile: Thanks Nate for taking time to spend with us! Best of luck with your game development! Check out his past work and new open world horror game development below…
www.artstation.com/artwork/0X...
www.justpurkeygames.com/
www.justpurkeygames.com/team
★ Dan Lanigan: Dan was super nice to spend a couple of hours with us and show us even his secret collections. Check out Dan’s film and TV projects:
Prop Culture www.disneyplus.com/
Fan-O-Rama www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-1RM...
Behind the Scenes Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUu7A...
Check out Dan’s newest film, “Izzy Lyon the Unspun Truth” vimeo.com/451897648
★ TESTED: / testedcom A special thanks to Kristen Lomasney
and Norman Chan for helping us out, drafting a contract, editing video, and sending it to us in just a three day period. All video from tested was used with permission and under contract.
★ Roger Bosse (Esso Bregor): We loved Roger’s concept of a blackberry that can be slid in and out of the phone without disassembly! Also, great idea with the hood. For the full videos of Roger’s Pip-boy build, check out the videos at
/ @essobregor9775
★ Vinz from Massive DMG: We’ve known Vinz for a couple of years now. He has been working on his pipboy project, which you can check out at hackaday.io/project/173206/logs
We are also fans of his old TH-cam channel here / @massivedmg
You may also see his present projects on Twitter @MassiveDMG_
★ Aaron Newcomb at Retro Hack Shack: If anyone would have a Commodore 64 with the tape deck, it would be Aaron, who helped us out with clips. Thanks Aaron! Check him out at his TH-cam channel Retro Hack Shack
/ retrohackshack
★ StormRaider_93: Any time you saw game play in our video, it was probably StormRaider_93, who has their own TH-cam channel dedicated to gameplay. We couldn’t have done this without them and thank them for giving permission to use their videos.
Check them out here… / @stormraider_93
►Music from TH-cam Audio Library / audiolibrary
★ Clear Eyes by Silent Partner
★ Retro by Wayne Jones
★ Double Agent by Everet Almond
★ Aimless Amos by Rondo Brothers
►Additional music and stock footage by Storyblocks tinyurl.com/3nucbz8y under licesnse
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at the Wand Company, Bethesda,
and Evan Designs, we are not
affiliates at the time of this
video and received no
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otherwise, for this video
or our Pip-boy build.
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What a wonderful end to this adventure! This video has brought so much insight into the production of the Pip-Boy. The team really did a great job with what they could and I'm so glad I was able to get my hands on one with all the add-ons. They're beautiful pieces of art. And thank you for tearing apart yours so I don't have to. 😂
Thank you Elizabeth! I always appreciate your support.
@YourGeekFix Is the new pipboy prop the 1 from the new amazon fallout tv series any good ??? i am thinking about getting 1
For your clock what about the old Kindle screens which only need an electrical charge to change the display, but unpowered just leaves what was last displayed?
@@YourGeekFixI wanted to know if you can show me a website on where I can get myself a pipboy
@@flare1075 bethesda gear store and ign.
"Here's the 3000, don't forget your canvas bag"
That got a right proper chuckle out of me.
I am glad you noticed! I think a lot of people missed that joke.
Lol oh no 😂 I just got informed about that whole mess with the 76 special edition.
Honestly, if they would make a fully functional Pipboy that could link to the game like the fallout 4 app did on smartphones. I'd pay like 400-500$ if it actually worked.
Lol I just seen it at the end 😂 (the "don't forget your canvas bag" 😅)
You’re an idol to me, you have no idea how much I love the fallout franchise, It’s the shame the other project broke but I can’t wait to see this! Thank you!
It won't disappoint!
@Xivie lol
@@YourGeekFix how would I get one of these with working parts, at least the screen and radio, Geiger counter isn't really necessary for me to have because it will never go off
Edit, I should also mention that price isn't a problem
@@whiteboy4045 I know they are re-releasing this year with the screen and radio.
@@YourGeekFix sweet, thank you
I'll probably buy one when the opportunity comes
one of the best mods for the pipboy ive seen. alot of people just make an illuminated screen and do a paint job but my man made the thing entirely functional
Thanks
Those little cartoon bits you make are so amazing! You are by far the best channel I’ve seen!
Wow! Thanks Shane!
This video just showed up in my recommendations... 2 years later. How in hell haven't you had like 1 million subs already, you are awesome!!
Well, thanks! So are you.
When i saw the sub count i honestly raised an eyebrow. The passion and editing work put into this series felt like a multimillion sub channel.
@@thesoraspace Thanks.
How you only have this little recognition on TH-cam escapes me. Production value is absolute top-notch. Well done!
Thank you Benjámin Bartha-Tóth! You are awesome!
You are a true hero. I tried looking into all of this a while ago, a few months or so, and ended up getting stuck basically everywhere. But you did so much work and research I never had time for. So now if I have time again, I can try to make everything great like you did! Keep up the awesome work! I had so many ideas for my own custom Pip-Boy mods but never really got around to them either where it just got annoying that I never had time to work on anything. Anywho, awesome job!
Wow, thanks J B! Hope to see your final product.
@@YourGeekFix Ack! OMG! I didn't think you'd actually reply! Hehe sorry, but yeah. I can't wait to finish it, myself. I'll try and figure out a way to show you when it's done! Probably won't be much different than yours but it'll probably be a while since work has kept me busy a lot lately. Anyway thanks for getting back to me!
@@jb6002 You can email it to me and we will put it in the community section.
@@YourGeekFix sounds awesome! Thanks so much!
@@jb6002 sure
This shows why Chris made the right decision. In order to do it right he would wind up building a bespoke machine that would require a strong Market. The truth is there isn't a market for a 2 and 1/2 kg gigantic cell phone that you wear on your arm. We have no need for everyday use of Geiger counters or exposure meters and no one listens to the radio anymore. That said this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Thanks
That is the most funny thing you've said so far, "You'd think clock making would be easy!" Horology is one of those things that's as much if not more of an art than a science. I wouldn't want anything to do with that! Makes taking apart phones look easy!
You're a brave brave man!
True
@@ltjon1924 also true
Hey man just wanted to say this whole series inspired me to become an electronics engineer 4 year ago. I love rewatching this video, I'm graduating with my bachelor's this summer. Thanks for being an inspiration!
Congrats! That is a very worth while degree! Let us know what you do with it!
This is just amazing, I’ve waited so long and I finally get to see this , this is truly wonderful , I hope to see more in the future
Thanks Leo!
But can you make it mysteriously manifest a weapon in my hand?
No, but I can in the Fallout universe. It can interface with another universe.
For that you must download the "bottomless undies" DLC
I just pre-ordered their Pipboy 3000 Mk V!
This interview was fascinating. Absolute gem of a channel. Subscribed and I need to go back and watch part 1 and 2.
Awesome! I hope you enjoy the other episodes.
The Mr. House we all needed...
LOL
It's always amazing to think about Fallout lore and how far ahead of us technologically than we are now.
True
this is so cool! been looking all over youtube for a properly working pip-boy, finally found one and its from 2 years ago!
True. Although, the new pipboy does everything this can do and for only 200.
The first thing that popped in my head when he said "76 wasn't as successful as they hoped" all I could think of was thanks Bethesda if you would not have focused so much on forced multiplayer and more on the story, the game would have been a success, yes people wanted multiplayer however multiplayer isn't as important as the story
True!
Incredible job, can’t express how impressive this is!
Well, thanks ClayNo3!
I'm only halfway through, and this is your best video. Animation, interviews, tech, engineering....amazing work.
Thanks. You are awesome!
Really cool video and I'm glad I had a part in it. Looking forward to whatever the next big project is!
Thanks! You are the animator!
When people modding the Pip-Boy, Instead of the Radio that they Provided For the Pip-Boy, They instead use a Small Bluetooth Speaker and fit it inside of the Pip-Boy Radio.
I only saw that they Did this in a Punished Props Academy Video.
Not a fan of the Bluetooth speaker there as I have one in the top as well.
@@YourGeekFix Yeah, That's Cool!
Oh my god. That is one of the most satisfying props I’ve ever seen.. beyond what I ever thought was possible. I tip my hat to you, sir.
Thanks Cooper! You are awesome!
This just popped into TH-cam home page - never seen the channel before! What a treat, I loved it.
Awesome! If you subscribed, glad to have you as a member of the community!
THIS IS SO COOL THANK YOU FOR ALL UR HARD WORK!!! I am genuinely so happy this is absolutely amazing I hope you realize just how brilliant you are!
WOW! Thanks Luke!
I'm so impressed with your creativity and skill in order to make this thing.
Thanks Joey! You are awesome for thinking so!
The views to production quality is unheard of! Seriously impressive work, your stuff should be more popular
Thanks Dakedres!
This is just amazing stuff, keep the good work, looking forward for the other pip boy tutorial.
You can see the other tutorial now. Mostly a teardown of the holotape clock area and how to do it safely.
Love it! I remember watching part one of this series when it came out, but life happened and I completely forgot. This has been all over my recommendations, and as soon as I saw those BlackBerrys it all came back to me. :)
Awesome!
This is like a full documentary on the IRL Pipboy construction, the interviews, and oh my god the animations are amazing! you need more views!
Thanks!
There are Cathode Ray Tube that may fit to the Pip-boy. The tube has side electron gun instead of the gun on back like usual tube. This is for hand held television in real world, the same application as a Pip-boy! It was products from Japan.
Interesting
And now the *MK iv* is selling for $600+ and the modules are all $100+ A working *pipboy deluxe edition* is $1,000+ 🤦♂️ wild.
That's why it's best to buy the new one before they stop selling.
@@YourGeekFix i did way back when
Think-geek released the mark iv, still have it all new in its box, also just watched the video *you* recently did on the series die-cast replica. Thank you will definitely pick it up.
@@pandorin2348 Awesome!
A wonderful adventure. You really have great ideas and always, or mostly, find a solution to realize them.
And the C=64 was an awesome machine. I miss mine ...
Awesome! Thanks for watching and being a part of our community.
I used my C64 for 2M Ham Packet Radio!!!
I appreciate all the time and effort you put into these updates and videos. I have had mine since release unopened and after watching all three videos recently I’m interested in modifying mine and ready to start the project.
Best of luck! It will be awesome!
@@YourGeekFix thank you I will have to definitely show you once I finish but you are truly an inspiration I’m set on making this a reality as well
@@phantomtonygaming2410 awesome!
It has been interesting to watch your progress on this over the years. Using the side of a "side" vue meter was a clever solution.
Thanks. You were helpful as well.
Looks awesome! Great job! Just Pre-Ordered my Pip-boy from IGN. It’s a faithful replica of the Fallout TV show’s pip-boy with LCD screen and animations. Even has USB charging apparently. Was surprised it was only $200.
I am good friends with Chris and the Wand Company and will be traveling next month to see it.
The rocky journey and the finished product?
Chef's kiss....
Your presentation and production are pretty smoking too.👏
Thanks Chris!
Not sure the term ‘labour of love’ has ever been more fitting!
Thanks!
It's been two years since, when I saw your first pip boy build, and I remember this odd quote that resonates in within me when the Pip-Boy was shown for everyone to see; *"When you first saw halo, were you blinded by it's Majesty?"* (Halo 2 Quote). Blinded? No, It's more like I was *Awestruck* and this Pip-Boy was an exception. But Honestly, this is an Incredible Journey to see and thank you for taking the time to make that Magnum Opus. I hope my gratitude was enough to see more and other works in the Future. Thank You Again
- Your Longtime Fan MrAlTheOrdinary
Wow! Thanks Mr AITheOrdinary! I appreciate your support.
Your cannibalism is exceedingly pleasing to my philosophical views on problem solving. There is nothing new under the sun, solutions are only intangible momentarily, relatively speaking of course. Exceptional work, carry on my son! ❤
Thanks dad
The holotape mod is quite impressive!
That was really my greatest achievement
Bro this is straight up amazing very good job sir
Thank you!
OMG it's almost time 😁 I'm so excited
I think you won't be disappointed. See you there Fallout Helper!
Hell yeah! Now make some Power Armor.
We'll see.
That is so very awesome! Good job!
Thanks William!
Lord, this is amazing
Thanks!
Awsome work!
Thanks man. We talked about you in one of our upcoming podcasts.
guess whos going shopping at the weekend... GREAT vid some nice ideas looks like im pulling the pip boy apart again lol i will be watching this vid at least 30 times i have no doubt. great work.
Thanks and good luck!
Now I need one. Thanks!
You should get one!
It’s almost here!
Very close now!
It's almost reclamation day!
@@sausagemccrusty That is the date on the pipboy. Also, we recreated the scene from the teaser trailer in the thumbnail.
Whoa! That was a trip!!
2 years. Step by step, trials and errors. I don't want to say some couch potato things, I just use d a mouse wheel to see, there Are people said it already it (yep, Pi)
Screw money, screw convenience and comfort... I just jealous on your passion and persistence!! I used to have about 3% of yours when I was a kid, many years ago. And it's gone for a long time already.....
YET! Projects like that and most importantly - people like YOU, my dear sir, do can restore, drop by drop, my entire life power!. Thank you
Thanks
Amazing as always! Some more are coming out this year as well! You need to do one of the newer limited edition ones!
I am working with the wand company on that. You are the first to know. Chris is even planning on auctioning some fallout items. Stay tuned!
@Your Geek Fix Wow, that is some surprising news! I am looking forward to updates on that :)
Man I wish I could buy something like that it would be awesome to have something like that, nice work 👍
In 2023 Bethesda is rereleasing the Pipnoy model.
@@YourGeekFix ah sweet thanks!
@@TheIronDiamond sure
oh my this is epic, i want one now.
You are awesome Guilherme Rossi! If you make one, let me know.
You have to have the most criminally undersubscribed channel I've run across. I've been waiting a while for the conclusion to this series to see how you tackled the rad meter, having picked up my own parts for a very miniaturized geiger counter. We'll see if the US-made GM tube has the desired sensitivity despite its small size. I have to agree about the moving coil meters, and your solution was excellent. I'm more interested in real-ifying the 3000, which has an even tinier rad meter, so your edge meter hack is probably the only real solution. Thanks for putting out such quality videos!
Wow, thanks! Would love to see your meter when you finish it. For the 3000, check out the zapwizard, he has been working on it for a while. Thanks again!
your editing is hilarious 😂😂
As in good?
Dudddeee 500 views only????? This has to be eaily my favourite DIY video out of all the channels on TH-cam, which there is a hell of alot.
Thanks LAZEREO DUDE!
Another great video!
Thanks!
This is SO cool
Thanks!
That's so cool!
Thanks loodio! You are cool for thinking so!
Helped inspire me to get more technical
Great!
cant wait for the pimpboy 10000!
One day!
Who knows, with the fallout series running the interest will probably increase again.
Maybe
Great Video!
You are great for thinking so!
Thanks ! I can't wait for the video :)
I didn't modified my own pipboy, fearing to wreck it, but i definitely enjoy any news about this project of yours :).
I can't wait to see it the collab part as well. Wand Company is a great corporation that really loves to do what they do :)
(And i'm definitely interested in the counter idea. I missed the radio so ... :P )
Have a fancy day !
You too!
@@YourGeekFix By the way you mentionned in the comments below a geiger counter part that the viewers of the video could acquire for 15$ . Won't lie that it would interest me :). Were you talking about the parts you show or something else ? (english isn't my first language so my apologies if i didn't understood it right) ^^
@@mitchellfoxel6078 It was the speaker that comes with Geiger counter clicks preprogrammed. Only needs to be attached to a battery and it will work. That was specially made for our audience
This was superb 👌 defo need more views! Hopefully the algorithm with the Amazon series will bring more people to you! (The algorithm brought me here!)
Thanks!
Super cool video and super cool channel! You definitely earned my Subscription!
Thanks! Glad to have you as a member of our community!
Wow just watched all 3 of the videos and just now looked at your subs..i thought forsure youd have some millions lol I subbed tho and also man you are super smart. Awesome content here fr..
Thanks Jp Vert! I appreciate that.
@@YourGeekFix You keep putting that effort in its gonna pay off man
@@jpvert5511 Sall good!
that thing with the holotape actually looks easy to pull off, might try it on the 3000 mk 4 when i get it.
It is easy and cheep
Super underrated
Thanks
Maaaan, idk why your channel doesn't have big numbers, the editing, the explanation, the interviews, the sketches and jokes
Every single thing to the most tiny detail is Top Notch bro
Also, I love that quirky and out of the blue "you are my father! 😃" Twist, it's so damn unexpected and wierd I bet it's canon lore in fallout (or at least should be)
And with the bag you should have alerted your son-like father figure to not confuse Nuka cola with rum
Thanks Edwardo!
Pass a frayed multi-strand wire over 1.5v battery terminals with a small speaker directly in circuit and you'll get plenty of great-sounding clicks.
True.
You should look into making some software to automate the Wi-Fi connection so that whilst in the Pip-Boy interface, inserting a card will start playing whatever is on it automatically
It already does that. The app has settings for that.
No way! You took my advice from two years ago to add a Geiger counter !!
Sure
@@YourGeekFix I’ll see if I can find the old comment
@@thewonkyfonker cool
Literal goosebumps
Awesome!
Honestly its something that could be built from the ground up, with its own screens and software, and even a cassette player and such. It would just take a need and a will to make one
Hardest thing is that square and size of a screen.
AHHH!! I've waited so long for this!! its amazing!!
You are amazing for thinking so!
Can you run the "Geiger counter" and clicking speaker from the same 9V battery? And do I need any additional components that you didn't show?
Yes. The battery runs the lights in the clock and Geiger counter, the speaker, and the needle.
If you have metal pieces like the parts on a treadmill handles on your hands heart and legs you can detect your health plus in the older fallout games pipboys had gloves most likely to check your health
I did that in video 2. Did you see that one yet?
@@YourGeekFix I just watched it
@@poopsweats5043 Awesome!
So cool.
Thanks
You don’t need a meter that’s set for the right measurement. You do that yourself by managing the power going to it with resistors
I did. The lights have resisters. That's how it bounces.
Use a Nintendo switch pad with touch screen then use that to make the Pip-Boy work by connecting the buttons to the phone itself and program it to work
Ok
3000 MK IV is my jam.
Cool
Hi there, I had a question about how you access the on/off switch on the Blackberry. I remember in your first video you showed a piece of tubing that slid back and forth, but am I right to assume that you've changed that since the modules on that side along with the cuff are blocking access?
No, that still works. So, when you press the knob It turns on the phone.
nice love this vid
Glad you liked it
There's probably clocksmiths on TH-cam or experts like Clickspring that could get the clock to actually work with some specialized tools.
Maybe
it woud be so nice to give the klock a nother try :D Yes it will be komplicadet, and maby very expansive, But: The Pitboy is in one or oher way A very very overfechered smartwach, so the clock is the part, that maby like the geigerkounter the most important part! ;D
maby you must go vor a sligtly bigger enkloser vor that, i woud not see a problem for that, a working turning ckock is it so woth it!
also, the pitboy woud bekome a realy useful even when you not were it, bekaus it show you time, days and sutff, it woud be a amasing deskitem! preas, give the klock a nother go :D
my atampt woud be: rubber weels that drive individualy the numberweels from behind. the motors can be more easy kontrolt by elektonik programming. also the rubber weels kan have multiple sises, to make room vor each other, so, you can use multible motors anstead komplikaded gears. But, if you use geras, make then visible. i see no reasons to hide nice cool geras ;D maby even the whatchletters it self cud be 1/6 a gear it self, so you can insteao of rubber, gear in the back to turn the letters.
i think a combination of tuning from inside and from behind can you get the clock, that we want ;D
I’m upgrading my Pip-Boy 2000 mark 6 right now. Unfortunately those Blackeberrys are expensive now. At least the ones I saw on eBay are.
Look for "not working". We have a series right now for helping people step by step including purchase. Look up working Pip-boy phase 3.
@@YourGeekFix just saw the new series. I was following the old one 😅
@@Tanneroo cool!
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION, here's hoping you see this.
I have search through the description rigorously, but was unable to find the 3d models of the buttons or the buttons themselves and what not you mentioned. It would greatly aid me in my own project! Thanks!
Of course I finally find it when I post the comment...
I am curious as to what buttons those are though.
I had to put them under the video I described for taking apart the clock because youtube has a limit on words. You'll find the video link at the end of the video.
@@poptop89 also in the description for the clock video.
bruuuh so underrated vid
Thanks
The problem with the antenna is solvable. I have now built several radios here, some very small ones and some from kits (I'm a HAM), there are these mini-radios built over an Si4732 FM/AM radio chip, that is small sized and if you put that thing on board with some SMD parts, you would easily have a receiver that fits. A small AM/MW ferrite core would fit, too, well the FM plug should be external or a telescope that you just pull out. The whole thing runs from 2x1.5V batteries and the thing doesn't suck much power and runs for days on that.
I mean the ready radio kit you'll get with everything for less than $5 on the internet. That's doable.
Sure, you'd need your own layout, but that's not a hard one.
On the other hand you got two mockup tubes in there already, throw one of them out, place a real tube, some el-cheapo Chinese 6J1 in there and copy the Franzis Verlag Audion receiver. Then it will only be playing shortwave, but that cooler anyway. With an single tube Audion you can receive AM, and CW and SSB transmissions, if you restore the carrier, which is just another little chip, the Si5153, I guess would work fine. If you generate that, you'd be able to tune in to all kind of shortwave transmissions, of course to be able to run that you then need about 6m of wires.
It is wrong that you need so much wire for receiption, of course a resonant antenna is better than a non-resonant, but for reception a long wire is a good solution and only if you want to transmit on it, it becomes more difficult. We are using LW all the times here in Germany. And they start working well from 2m onwards, 6m is good, around 23m is optimal, after that you won't get any advantage, you'd been easily able to listen to all radio and amateur radio transmissions around the globe. Simple nylon coated steel wire for jewellery for $5 per 100m on the internet is working fine. We even transmit over that wire without a problem, up to 300W. Well, it's not perfect but it's thin, cheap, doesn't need heavy masts.
Good job! de DL7HH
Wow! Great advice. The problem for Chris was a lack of radio stations to receive where he was. Works fine for me here in the US. Would be better if it was AM.
@@YourGeekFix You did just a great job there, I also put in a comment how to do your dials and the clock without the mechanical gear problem for cheap in your assembly clip, I just watched now. Actually the MW/AM band is quite empty now, but the shortwave band (HF) is also AM modulated and because that band propagates over the ionosphere it is not just local but more or less global or at least continental. So a shortwave receiver would give you the real feeling of world radio with strange sounds, foreign languages and all that, also shortwave radio has ionospheric distortions, which would just add fine to the feeling. I do not think that VHF/FM radio is a good solution, because the music they are playing is just awful and doesn't fit. Also it's local, as MW. So SW is it.
The antenna problem isn't, because you can put a spiral wire around/inside your arm-padding, you just sew 23 meter of thin enameled wire or said nylon coated 0.35mm steel wire for $4 around. A single winding is about 30-35 cm so with about 60-70 windings you have a really strong shortwave antenna. What you want to receive is the 49m band, I guess, so 23m of wire would be perfect and resonant, but with all the capacity of your body and everything, who knows? Make it a bit longer and shorten it piece by piece until the noise level maximized, then it's perfect. Simple trick. Do the tuning with your arm inside, because it will change the induction.
I'm doing things like that on a nearly daily base, while it will not work every time, mostly it does, at least as a HAM I have absolute positive experience with that. Sure, you could have a better antenna if you stretch the wire up a tree or something, but it will work fine. You have a whole lot of HF/AM shortwave radio stations in the US and EU and if you don't listen to them, you have near that the 40m HAM band, which will work, too. Contact me, if I shall help you at QRZ.com DL7HH.
But it's not rocket science. I got my own channel and can make a demo setup, if you want. Just forget about MW, that's really dying, sadly. I'm not so much into props, but into tech and I'm playing with weird, cheap electronics very often (if not daily). Ready cheap HF receivers you get as a small circuit on Ali for $5 sometimes.
Check ATS-20 for example. The circuit is Arduino based, completely hackable. All-band-all-mode receiver. Does even Morsetelegraphy.
Digital paper display for the time rollers might work.
Too big. Only have 1/8 inch high.
Which type of meter did you use for the gigar counter? Also would there be another substitute for the 3d button holder as I don't have access to a 3d printer? Keep up the great work aswell been following this project since the begining and inspired me to upgrade my own pipboy thanks to you.
Since the video, I built another one using this meter that I like a lot more.G25632 - Unique Illuminated Miniature 500µA Analog Power Meter
www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G25632. As for the button meter holder, You could go to a library or make your space make your space or send it to send it to have it printed pretty cheaply. Otherwise, otherwise camera get the buttons and make something using styrene Or putty
@@YourGeekFix thanks for letting me know, I'll try that out, wish me luck 🤞
@@bradleyjackson2277 Good luck! If you get stuck, let me know!
@@YourGeekFix for the switches are they latching D:DPDT latching 7x7 long? I've seen some on ebay that look like the ones you used?
@@bradleyjackson2277 these are the ones I used. www.ebay.com/itm/254783469237
1. download model from the game sources. 2. print model making place for electronics. 3. buy arduino/raspberry pi, opensource Geiger counter, power bank, display. 4. connect them all in one piece. 5. this will be the REAL one, with working REAL Geiger Counter. If you do this, I will create a software for that to help you not use crutches with different android apps for one purpose.
1. At that scale, current pi doesn't fit. Some one recently tried and everything was on the outside. 2. I used a phone for more powerful processing to do things the pi doesn't. 3. I made a real Geiger counter and it isn't worth it because you have to carry around large amounts of radiation to impress anyone. 6. You should print and make your own. Post it on the net and impress everyone. Or wait for pi tech to get smaller.
@@YourGeekFix 1. Pi version of credit-card size is capable to get inside, if not by height it is not hard to detach USB and RJ45 ports to reduce height and then you can connect them through wires and get these ports in right places of Pip-boy to provide access to setup and charge the device without disassembling it. 2. In comparison with arduino - you are right, but Pi for now in some versions is more powerful and provide you a set pins to integrate pip-boy buttons and other external electronics to it through GPIO. 3. Depends on resolution, if you connect it directly to your Pi you can fetch analog signal of the argon-tube through GPIO, and increase-decrease sensitivity of radiation, tube receives radiation even at home, electrons always pass through it, and rest of Geiger Counters doesn't record these low-radiation fluctuations, but they exists, and it is possible to setup scale between radiation at home and radiation near power plant to feel difference, and even possible to make it crackling outside home. 4. One day I created command-line programmable RobCo interface (exists on my github), I'll try to get you android app of pip-boy OS on next weekend
@@YourGeekFix if you well-developer in Java you can try IOIO OTG device for Blackberry phone too, but... it will take a place also
@@dev1lroot too wide. You should try measuring the midel.
@@dev1lroot model.. same screen size is difficult to find.
cool!
Thanks
imagine playing fallout on that pipboy. fallout inception
I am going to try!
Chris Bernardo must have enjoyed your designs.
it surprised me that the geiger counter was not small enough for the 3 buttons to be usable.
I have considered making the 2000(not the 2000 mark VI), though I feel there may be quite a challenge to recreate since the majority of the parts are difficult to fit into a condensed shell.
good luck in your 2nd recreation of the icoinic pipboy. may your progress be fruitfull.
Also, I noticed you could have just put in a digital clock rather than the analog as you show example of someone doing eairly the episode. perhaps do that instead?
But I wanted it to look like the game, more retro.
@@YourGeekFix , there are ways.
1st option blurry transparent material: makes the numbers appear more rounder.
2nd option: rounded transparent. Same but take the og mold and create a mold using clear (type used to make dnd dice) resin. And slap it on top of digital clock(note make sure the digital numbers fit where the mold directs it to)
Of coarse it is OPTIONAL.
Thx for your thoughts though.
Out of curiosity will you be attending the fallout new vegas event in goodsprings on july 8th?
Would love to see you there, you can fix all the broken pipboys as your robco technician!
At the pioneer saloon? I didn't know about it til you mentioned it. Sounds cool! Are you going? I will be in bear lake at the time. Maybe next year.
@@YourGeekFix ya at the pioneer saloon
Tk-mantis has mentioned it on his channel now twice (not sure if he set it up or just attending/promoting)
Ill be goin with my beat friend as a couple NCR veteran rangers- though ill be also wearing my own pip boy 2000 MIV
Hopefully itll become an annual event if it goes well this year
@@ConnorNotyerbidness cool
I wish I still had it in me to make my own working pip-boy but after a house fire I no longer have the tools, parts, drive or money to finish what I had started.
House fire! Hopefully not from making a working pipboy. That's why I said don't try this qt home.
Genius
Thanks!
i cant believe this haves only 15k views
Me niether.