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vintage TV replica project
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:59 pm
by evildragon
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..
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:35 pm
by evildragon
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:50 am
by Stef
Funny project !
Honestly i prefer the first shot, looks like... more authentic
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:43 pm
by TmEE co.(TM)
I agree with Stef, your first idea is better, more authentic
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:37 pm
by evildragon
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..
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:51 pm
by Stef
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:53 pm
by evildragon
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..
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:55 pm
by Stef
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
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:05 pm
by evildragon
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
