As promised here’s my modified walking stick, with some initial work done on it. I’m really quite pleased with how its coming on. I don’t actually *need* a walking stick, but this does look cool, and I get lots of questions about it. At the moment the first bits have been added but there’s no brass paint nor extra bits added yet. The photo shows the stick looking straight ahead.
So far there’s a switch which works the light on the left (LCD light to be converted to yellower colour and inserted into brass can) and on the right is an earphone which emits high-pitch ethereal sounds to scare away dogs 😉 (or maybe it will play an iPod?) The light in the lower-middle is a zombie detector warning light.
I’d love to add some little rotary legs at the base which are powered by a clock (then it would be a literal “walking stick” teehee), and maybe insert my old laser pointer into the foot itself 🙂 (James Bond eat your heart out). It will eventually have a SP GPS (aka compass) and other bits I haven’t decided yet.
I want it to be functional and beautiful and a little eccentric (hence the hanging and off-centre wiring which is real antique house wiring). But not weigh too much. I was tempted to add a steam pressure chamber or a small steam engine but I think it will be too heavy. (You could use the steam to heat up cups of tea!)
Any ideas for other essential add-ons for the proper Victorian gentleman?
So far I’ve had suggestions for a snuff holder (great!) and an anti-anti-anti-missile (teehee).
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