Oh man.. that was close. I had been warned in embarking on this project that I would likely have a *very* difficult time finding certain […]
Keyboard Done!
Despite the risks, I stuck with the black acrylic paint. As long as you let it dry fully, it doesn’t eat the plastic key surrounds. […]
Ulp.. painting it is.
You read that right. After a few days of crisis, debating whether to ‘destroy’ a very difficult to replace original Mohawk keyboard, I finally gave […]
Keyboard and Case Come Together
I haven’t been posting but I have been doing, sort of. I wanted to get going and build an externally complete mockup of Don’s TVT […]
The Keyboard
Being a ‘TV Typewriter’ and all, it goes without saying that the keyboard is a rather important component of the thing. No matter how well you […]
Building the Case Pt. 1
One of the challenges with replicating something you’ve never seen in person is getting the details right. In my modelling of the Kettle Valley Railway’s […]
Auuugh! How did I miss these?!
What a bummer. As mentioned previously, the TV Typewriter was a true do-it-yourself project. Literally all you needed to do to get going was order […]
Setting Out
So, where to begin? Well first, I had to decide what I was going for. The TV Typewriter was a DIY project; as DIY as […]
TV Typewriter Redux
I’ve been an old computer collector for as long as I can remember. Even before they were old, they were unique – unique in look, […]