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Who here has made an alethiometer?

Postby CuriousGoods » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:21 am

Here are some of mine:

Kids (out of an Altoids tin)
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Pocket watch
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Book version (in progress)
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Postby wasipurple » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:44 am

Wow! Those a really precise!
Congrats!
Also, AryaAurora made one as well.
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Postby CuriousGoods » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:30 pm

AryaAurora is the friend that "dragged" me here. :wink:

Her alethiometer is great -- as are many of her other fan projects!
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Postby Dust21 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:48 pm

Really nice, I think I said so already in your welcome thread! I especially like the centre of the book version :)
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Postby CuriousGoods » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:57 pm

The symbol wheel on the book alethi photo was just paper. I've since done the symbol wheel as simulated ivory:
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Postby fbi_woman » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:29 pm

wow, those are amazing! I wish I could make stuff like that.
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Postby seyla » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:50 pm

*sobs* I WANT ONE!!!
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Postby Lyra Fan » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:51 pm

I tried to make one out of tin foil once...Um, as you can guess, it didn't work. I ended up crumpling it into a ball in like a minute, lol.
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Postby LowProfile » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:23 pm

how did you manage to do that?
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Postby AryaAurora » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:38 am

Yeah, I've made a couple. Only one is worth posting:

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Hopefully I'll make more soon.
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Postby Dark Fantasies » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:40 am

Very talented! Great wrok :)
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Postby AryaAurora » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:53 am

I tried to make one out of tin foil once...Um, as you can guess, it didn't work. I ended up crumpling it into a ball in like a minute, lol.


Try clay. Clay is fun. :)
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Postby Penhaligon29 » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:11 pm

CuriousGoods, you did a great job on those! I've never been able to figure out how to make one that I liked. The detail is soooo exquisite. Could you PM me on how to make one, even if it's out of an Altoids tin? Again, great work. I loooooove your Alethiometers, and I'm so jealous of you right now. :roll:
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Postby Into-Dust » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:14 pm

I actually did once, in year 6. It was made out of paper and cardboard, it's still around somewhere I think.
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Postby Adamoun » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:31 pm

I painted an alethiometer to our guestroom wall. :) It isn't very practical. But I have to say you guys are doing great job!
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Postby Lord Kinbote » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:23 pm

Beautifully done! I just posted some pics of my own pocket watch - alethiometer conversion in another topic. I'd wanted to make one ever since I read the books, and originally planned to scratchbuild it using clock parts. But then I saw a "skeleton" pocket watch, and realized most of the work had already been done for me.

I couldn't figure out how to include a third symbol-selection hand and maintain the functionality of the timepiece. Not surprisingly, watches lack a lot of spare room to work with!
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Postby elyaeru » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:13 pm

Wow, those are incredible! The detail is amazing. ^-^
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Postby Fran » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:34 am

I keep staring 8O Great job!
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Postby AryaAurora » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:23 pm

Lord Kinbote wrote:Beautifully done! I just posted some pics of my own pocket watch - alethiometer conversion in another topic. !


Why don't you post them here so we can see. Or post the link to the other thread. It sounds very cool.
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Postby whohash83 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:39 pm

I saw the pocket watch Alethiometer on ebay just a day or two ago going for over 200 dollars (last time I checked though I'm certain it probably ended up selling for more.) I've jealous of the lucky chap who happened to win that!
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Postby Lord Kinbote » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:30 pm

Sorry, I thought it would be easy enough to find the other thread entitled "my alethiometer." That link is:
http://www.hisdarkmaterials.org/cittaga ... php?t=8373

I also wanted to avoid seeming to ride the coattails or, even worse, look like I was trying to steal the thunder from CuriousGoods' wonderful and impressive works which are featured so beautifully in this thread.
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Postby AryaAurora » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:15 am

Not bad. Not bad at all...You may possibly give CG a run for her money on this one.
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Postby devilaxe » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:03 pm

wow... thats REALY intricate :wink:! (however you spell that...)
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Postby Cireal » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:25 pm

Wow....This is very interesting! 8O
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