DIY Star Trek Communicator and Tricorder
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- If you have a box of tacks and an old transistor radio, you can make an inexpensive Star Trek communicator and Tricorder. These are definitely not as authentic as the store-bought replicas, and they don't have flashing lights, but they're far more inexpensive than replicas (and if your transistor radio still works, you can be the first member of Star Fleet to get AM/FM radio on your tricorder...not even Spock could do that). You can make the set of both for around $20 or less, rather than the $70 you'd pay for replicas.
The thin black foam I used on the communicator is sold in sheets for 99 cents at JoAnn fabrics and Michaels. The black material I used on outside of the tricorder in the same stuff I used for Thor's Vest ( • Thor Costume Tutorial ... ) and Loki's Coat ( • Loki Costume Tutorial ... ). It's just a black polyester material I found in JoAnn fabrics near the alova, but it looks like real leather.
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(Ok, ok, I know the line is actually supposed to be "Come in, Scotty," but I screwed up and wasn't re-filming, so now it's "Scotty, come in." Whoops).
Hope you enjoy this tutorial. If you have any questions or requests for future tutorials, feel free to leave me a comment below. I post a new cosplay tutorial every Thursday and a new crafting tutorial every other Monday, so check back next week for more DIY goodness.
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I love how creative this is, you found the simplest and most cost effective way to make an amazing prop. Amazing job!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it 😊
I just wanna thank you for these awesome THRIFTY tutorials! I actually went to comic con with a communicator and phaser that I made with your helpful videos! And I made the tricorder out of a box which then acted as a purse! 😁 thank you for these videos!!
Glad you enjoyed my tutorials 😊 And like the tricorder purse idea; lack of pockets always seems to be my biggest problem at cons, lol.
Excellent job! And very very creative.
- I CAN'T LOVE THIS ENOUGH!!! :)
Thanks! 😊
Love the sound of the one you made 👍 Some of the most "ordinary" everyday materials make the best cosplay props!
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- I was cosplay before cosplay! :D
The OG! 🙌
Randomly came across this - very cool. I've been working on a Warehouse 13 communicator using an Altoids Tin... with blue tooth. I need to get back on that project...
***** Neat :) Yeah an altoids tin would definitely look perfect for a Warehouse 13 communicator.
yesss so glad this exists! I needed a cheaper way to get a communicator for my cosplay!! thank you!
You're welcome, good luck 😊
Geegees Cosplay im also gonna cosplay lol! ❤
Thanks for sharing! Also - if you don't like hot glue, fabri-tac glue also works.
That's great. I like it.
Star Trek Channel Thanks :)
Love the creativity. This is nostalgic for me. I used to do similar things in the 1970s.
It's always a fun pastime.
John Harrington yeah I immediately thought back to the 70's as a kid we made communicators from folded sheets of paper and then drew in the details, ah memories.
This week's #craft project is a #followup to the #startrek #costume tutorial I did earlier. This is how-to for the #coslay accessories: the communicator and the tricorder. Not as authentic as replicas, but a lot less expensive, and you can make them out stuff you probably already have at your house.
The Woodland Elf Thank You For uploading The Star Trek voyager uniform Tutorial I made mine with no trouble
Fantastic tutorial, very easy and it makes me wanna go and buy a box of tacks...
Good work! :D
+odanilly Thanks :) Just don't tell the store clerk what you're getting the tacks for, they'll think it's crazy, lol.
I would like to inform you that I have tickets for the NYCC 2015. I was planning on going as another character away from Star Trek entirely. However, I found it a bit too difficult being that it was my first cosplay, let alone, costume hunting and whatnots. Maybe I could've gone away with it and continued to plan it, but I decided to go as a Vulcan, more specifically Spock. Since my hair is naturally cut in a very similar way to Spock, all I really would need to do is just simply get a costume off of e-bay or something. However, I really was not planning on making a communicator, let alone a phaser. I was actually going to see out of curiosity how much one would cost, just for the fun of it. The prices of those are expensive! But then again, the fandom of Star Trek is huge with fans. I stumbled across this and I couldn't believe how simple you make it look! I mean, you use simple things that are just laying around the kitchen or in other rooms that rarely get noticed at times and place one and one together and bam! Thank you for this lovely tutorial and your others as well! It has been a tremendous help!
Matt 55 Thanks so much, good luck Trekkin' :)
The Woodland Elf
Thank you! :)
Thanks for uploading this project. Looking forward to giving it a shot.
Sifu Ancient Good luck :)
Those snaps are exactly what I use instead of Aurora Thunderjet slot car hubs.
Star Trek Channel Yup, much more cost effective.
Parabéns. Você construiu uma réplica muito boa. Vida longa e próspera! Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil
Obrigado 😊 Vida longa e próspera.
Great idea for crafts with kids! Love it :-)
I love the communicator!
Thanks! 😊
Searching for the items used to attach the belt to the tricorder but am struggling with the spelling of them as I've never heard of it. Can you help mw out?
The stuff I used is wreath wire, you can find it in any type of craft shop like JoAnn Fabrics, Michael's, Hobby lobby, etc. Basically any kind of thin, flexible wire will work.
The Woodland Elf Just saw this reply. Thank you. One last question: What is the model of radio that you used for the Tricorder?
The one I used was an old Realtone 1445b. Found it out in my grandparents' barn and it reminded me of a tricorder, so I turned it into one.
Great! I love the creativity you put into this. OK, so it's not a studio-grade replica, it's still very cool and s/b perfect for LARPing.
Ernie N Thanks. Yeah, definitely not studio-grade, just an inexpesive way of having some Trekkin' fun :)
P.S. Your profile image intrigued me to check out your channel, and I wasn't disappointed; very cool stuff!
What else could you use instead of Russell Stoves packaging?
If you've got some old window screen lying around, you could paint it gold and use that instead. If not, you could also just paint the box lid plain gold.
Thanks! That will work!
Wow! Good job!
Love to have it as a makeup case
That'd be awesome! Like take out the circle screen and put tin of eyeshadow or something its place.
Yes
the best is on 11:43 min.
YOU CAN GO TO HOLLYWOOD....:-):-)
another very nice idea - bravissima, complimenti!
Andreas Aichner lol, thanks, but I think it's probably a long way from Hollywood ;)
OMG!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Very cool and inventive :)
Stringfellow Hawke Thanks :)
what transistor radio did you use brand and modle number please
It was a 1960's Realtone FM-AM Battery-Electric 2223. Just an old thing I dug out of my grandmother's barn and figured it'd make a nice tricorder.
You can get them on Ebay for like $20.
I love it!!
Glad you like it 😊
Very nice.
Thanks 😊 Live long and prosper
metallic tape also works instead of tin foil.
Cool, thanks, I'll have to try some 😊 I also recently found and fell in love with that Cricut adhesive foil, which I wish I'd known about when I made this. Makes everything look seriously metal.
A little hot glue😆
Genius
Glad you liked it 😊
can you make me one
Depends on when you would need it. I can only do commission during the winter months, because I farm in the summer.
You can make that a makeup pettie for the eyes🖖
Yeah somebody else suggested that too; it'd be a cool trekkie makeup holder. Just take out the center indicator and put in one of those little circular eyeshadow tins in it's place.
make a jedi comunicator
Sure, I'll add it to my list. Do you want to see the Hush-98 or a different one?
The Woodland Elf the one qui gon has in episode 1
Delano Prieto Yup, that's the one. It'll take me a little bit to get to it, but I'll let you know when I've got the tutorial posted.
no, no, but
"It's A Long Way To Tipperary"
have a nice time...
Andreas Aichner "Farewell Leicester Square"
A bit too much work, I think maybe more cardboard will make it quicker.
Yup, cardboard will work too. You'll just need to add a hinge on your cardboard pieces so it can flip open.
Trailer Trash Trekie ,,,, lol
+The Woodland Elf , didn't mean anything by that remark
I honestly admire your ingenuity and creativity
mw10259 Yeah I know you didn't mean anything by it; I was just making fun of myself since the farmer-cosplay community is one of the smaller cosplay groups, lol. Thanks for watchin' my channel.