vintage TV replica project

evildragon · Post by **evildragon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:59 pm

I have been planning on making a vintage TV replica... I wanted to make it look like it came from the 50's/60's, and be a COLOR TV replica.. I would be using 80's TV parts, and would modify the tube to mimick the old TV's color rendition..

Wouldn't it be cool to see a Sega CD/32X sitting on TOP of this thing?

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/VTV.gif

the tube measures 13"... So, with that information, you can kinda guess it's overall size (i never bothered to measure that yet)..

Think it has a good design? I still think after I build the basic layout as shown, I might put some siding and stuff on it, to give it a "finished" look.. It will be stained, as the picture shows..

evildragon · Post by **evildragon** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:35 pm

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/VTV2.gif

A new revision to the design...

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:50 am

Funny project !
Honestly i prefer the first shot, looks like... more authentic

TmEE co.(TM) · Post by **TmEE co.(TM)** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:43 pm

I agree with Stef, your first idea is better, more authentic

evildragon · Post by **evildragon** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:37 pm

how about this one?

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/TV-3.gif

the speaker grill on that one is directly inspired by the RCA CT-100..

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:51 pm

evildragon wrote:how about this one?

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/TV-3.gif

the speaker grill on that one is directly inspired by the RCA CT-100..

In fact i don't think the screen cover is very authentic, for the rest it looks very nice

http://merovingian.org/images/cover_art/TV_Themes.jpg
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adacces ... 72dpi.jpeg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/i ... 65x370.jpg

evildragon · Post by **evildragon** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:53 pm

the CT-100 did have a cover

http://www.pakratz.com/ct100_pix/ct100_2a.jpg

they had a cover because of the way the tube was designed, if you touched the actual glass on the tube, you'd get one hell of a shock.. i think it was because of the lack of grounding or something...

the one problem im facing in planning the construction, is making a frame to actually hold the tube..

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:55 pm

evildragon wrote:the CT-100 did have a cover

http://www.pakratz.com/ct100_pix/ct100_2a.jpg

they had a cover because of the way the tube was designed, if you touched the actual glass on the tube, you'd get one hell of a shock.. i think it was because of the lack of grounding or something...

the one problem im facing in planning the construction, is making a frame to actually hold the tube..

hmm ok. Well in fact i think i just prefer rounded screen without any square covering, that made stuff too modern :p

evildragon · Post by **evildragon** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:05 pm

Stef wrote:
evildragon wrote:the CT-100 did have a cover

http://www.pakratz.com/ct100_pix/ct100_2a.jpg

they had a cover because of the way the tube was designed, if you touched the actual glass on the tube, you'd get one hell of a shock.. i think it was because of the lack of grounding or something...

the one problem im facing in planning the construction, is making a frame to actually hold the tube..
hmm ok. Well in fact i think i just prefer rounded screen without any square covering, that made stuff too modern :p

heh, i was wanting to go fully round, but no color TV had a round picture..

they DID have a round picture TUBE though, they just had a cover make it more rectangular.. I got an old tube based black and white TV, that happens to hate my Genesis (the TV squeals with the Genesis on, and has a rolling picture)... it's picture tube is "semi rectangular", meaning, it's shaped as a rectangular, but it still has a massive curve in the shape.

http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/tvstatic.jpg