My Knex Pip-boy

by ccamacho2 in Living > LEGO & K'NEX

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My Knex Pip-boy

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so i searched online one day and i went, like, everywhere and i couldnt find a single tutorial, set of instructions, or even pictures of anyone who had made their own pip-boy out of knex. so i decided to make my own! more than that i decided to make one i can pop my phone into! still not enough? i also decided to share it! so... here's how you can make your very own Pip-boy made from knex!!!!! enjoy! ^,..,^

The Parts!

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here is a list of every piece you'll need for this project! oh! waaaaait!!! its 10 blue spacers not 9!

The Top Section

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simple right?

The Middle Section!

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i hope these pictures are easy enough to understand... o,..,o

COMMENCE THE CONNECTION!!!

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I slid yellow rods through the purple connectors and attached them to the red connectors on the middle section!!!!

BACK SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!

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i added a yellow rod attached a beige connector piled the blue spacers in and closed it off with another beige connector then i locked it in place between the red connectors yay!!!

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whoops! i forgot to add those red parts in earlier! they point downward, the opposite direction of those other red parts. (it's because they're nonconformists... [whats this??? a thought inside a thought???? wow!]) oh yeah! add those grey bits!

The Bottom

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attach those bendy guys! they can be replaced with chain parts or string or spaghetti or whatever you want, you know, i dont care GO CRAZY...

YOU ARE DONE!

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phew that was a journey! wow! well we made it out in one piece, and hey! look at you man! you have a cool pip-boy you made on your own! oh yeah! oh and before i forget, it doubles as a phone stand! i made 2! one with greyish parts and one super colorful! haha!