Fallout Holodisk/Holotape Replica
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Published on October 17, 2012
Description
This is a replica of a Holotape/Holodisk from Fallout 3/New Vegas. I based this design on the in game texture as the in game model for this item is just a rectangle. I’ve tried to keep it as accurate as possible but the only source image is the 128x128 texture which isn’t very detailed so I improvised a little with some parts.
I designed this to fit the 4mm tape found in a conventional audio cassette and to have a fully operational mechanism so it should be theoretically possible to make a fully working player for one of these with a little effort.
edit:- just added a new pic of the inside with the tape installed
Update:- it Works! sort of, just did a very quick and dirty test with parts from an old walkman and a dirll and it plays, not very well but with a proper player it would be much better. see here youtube.com/watch?v=aM91xYbEtww
I designed this to fit the 4mm tape found in a conventional audio cassette and to have a fully operational mechanism so it should be theoretically possible to make a fully working player for one of these with a little effort.
edit:- just added a new pic of the inside with the tape installed
Update:- it Works! sort of, just did a very quick and dirty test with parts from an old walkman and a dirll and it plays, not very well but with a proper player it would be much better. see here youtube.com/watch?v=aM91xYbEtww
Instructions
Print two of both reel halves and two guides and one of each of the other parts. All parts can be printed without support. To fit together 4 M3 screws are needed (between 6MM and 10MM long). To make the item fully operational as well you would need the tape from a cassette and an extension spring or small rubber band.
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Spaceman-Spliff
on
October 19, 2012
said:
It actually looks like there'd be enough space inside the tape to install the guts from a walkman and maybe even a small speaker behind that grille.
Wired1
on
October 18, 2012
said:
I'm gonna make one of these and leave it lying around the back of the man cave to see who recognises it :) Big grin.
License
Fallout Holodisk/Holotape Replica by Hyena_Of_Doom is licensed under the Attribution - Share Alike - Creative Commons license.
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I noticed after printing that the tape guides need to be drilled out a little to fit on the tape slide.
That’s intentional; the drilled hole is much smoother
than a printed one allowing them to spin more easily.