Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Star-Lord's Walkman! 

I don't know. He's referred to himself as a celebrity in a previous video and now instead of a plain black shirt, he wears one with his name on it. Just saying.

@@laterix Well, stating facts isn't hubris or self promoting or anything. He IS a celebrity. The shirt is already explained. Many people with their own companies wears their own company shirts.

Exactly ... this clearly is a man that does what he loves doing and nothing more to it. It's just beautiful.

because its his hobby, he enjoys it

@@laterix He said he'd rather build the Walkman than pay for an actual vintage one, when he could obviously afford it. This is why i still have a lot of respect for the dude. It's not about being cool or being the perfect cosplayer, it's about the joy of making things, and Adam still very much has that energy.

Looks even better in VR on the Oculus Quest where Adam takes you on a tour of his workshop. Just wish I had one with all the tools and materials he has. Just jaw dropping.

Regular-sized, prop-making Hagrid.

I think the workshop is also called his "Man Cave", maybe that explains the aesthetic.

@@Jierk no offence but i thought he had a back room to the workshop and that was the man cave, just a friendly conversation but what do you think of this statement?

@@robertmalone1694 So I read the description and re-watch the intro of "Tour of Adam Savage's Cave!" and apparently the entire building is considered his cave.

Are you joking? Adam injures himself on a daily basis.

For me, i think that these come by default/accidents and we`re all in the same ring. :)

It’s impossible to be making all his stuff and not make mistakes/get injured ||-//

Yea if you watch his videos regularly you know it's probably a common thing. He doesn't have the best safety measures when working

It seems like you haven't watched mythbusters in awhile

"Yea let me just destroy this perfectly fine case for the button! What a logical solution!"

If you use quotations, be sure to actually be quoting something. Otherwise, use these little guys ' '

I wonder what the comparable ebay costs are between an OG walkman and that case alone.

Coworker sees the mangled case: Adam, what happened to the case? Adam: I cannibalized it for a walkman. Coworker: Okay.

I cant imagine the number of other things in shop thats missing random small chunks or pieces. hahaha

Dice Punk lmao, that’s why i love watching adam build or create anything. he gets so genuinely excited and adam’s love for the machines, materials, and tools he owns/amassed over the years really shows. he’ll explain how it all works in an easy way for most viewers to understand. he also has learned to genuinely be proud of his work, which for a lot of people is hard.. as we all critique ourselves so hard, lol. always have looked up to him, all around just a good ass person.

@@urcutejeans- I feel the same way. And I always pick up something new by watching him, even if he's done something before, there are a lot of small tricks he does unconsciously that he doesn't mention. It's made me a better maker and hobbyist as a result.

i thought styrene was a gas byproduct of the cataclysm of MEKP and fiberglass resin....

Icy Uranus what’s ur point? Ur dumb?

Those 666 likes have opened a portal to hell.... Sick!

Why? An MP3 player isn’t relevant to Starlord’s character or story....

@@Spazza42 because it's a walkman. A Walkman was a device to play music. An the Music is relevant for Starlord

That was the one thing I was waiting for, actually. Sony marketed the Walkman as giving you the soundtrack of your life, so it would be extra awesome to be able to play Vol1 while walking around in costume... 😎

@@BTVRhoenrad That’s not the point of character. His Walkman was given to him by his mother who made mixtapes of all the songs she listened to growing up so he could experience them as well, it’s his childhood connection to her. If he wanted a functioning Walkman he’d have been better off buying a real one, not building one. The Zune is only relevant because it was intended as a gift from Yondu. It was given during a moment of clarity of who his real dad was, and to replace his conveniently broken Walkman. MP3’s have nothing to do with it aside from giving a prop a function, even though an MP3 player would be a pointless cost.

@@Spazza42 man shock people are allowed differences of opinion lol. an unseen, completely hidden mp3 wouldnt compromise the build imo.

Well put. Indeed.

Or hoarder

and when you find it you fucking knew that someday you will need it !

People call me a hoarder

@@ajtee721 My Dad calls me that all the time. Then I show him a project where I used a piece of crap from years ago and he says "oh, cool! You're still a hoarder."

XYZ Create, almost everyone, lol.

Me.

99% of viewers will not build this...

Well no i won't ever make this, but seeing him doing his thing and techniques is always valueable for any project.

Shoorit far more than 99%, but that’s not what these videos are about. They’re about materials and techniques.

I laughed at that too, but I'll go ahead and give him the benefit of the doubt and say that it's possible he had that on hand for materials and it wasn't really in use anymore.

But makes how much from the views he gets saving $400?

Its just a small chunk. More like a scuff.

If adam can afford to buy a spectral prop suit and gun that is valued at couple of thousand bucks a walkman is a drop in the ocean, but also he's not likely to wear that for a con is he ?

Wow. Lots of replies. I do realize he can afford them, and making is fun and perfect for content. It just seems like a Pelican case would be one of his favorite items, since he loves storage. Plus they're basically a forever item with how durable they are, so it didn't make sense to use it IMO. That said, he does what he wants. who cares. just thought it was kind of funny.

I was thinking the same thing - and even if the final prop isn’t worth that, him spending a day in the shop working on literally anything is worth more than $400

the real one i have sitting in front of me is worth $1000

And also.. If you plant birdseed, birds won't grow out of the ground.. Unless you water it.

No.

i was thinking the same thing

Sounds like less fun for Adam than the fan

you mean,have Norman be more often on the One-Day Builds?

@@redstar96gr57 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@Hematoph Why, it's basically just a funny man straight man setup but with someone who's a master and someone who's learning.

He just released a book about that.

I thought I was the only one looking at that, lol!

@@NONIMNO nope, I had hoped we got enough likes to get the story but so far... It remains a mystery. Lol

It's very likely intended to tell people they cant change clothes somewhere, like at the poolside or on the beach itself.

@DarylMorning I was watching a video about the story of that just before watching this. If you haven't seen it here is it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W38HXRhsLAo.html

im gonna become a patreon just so I can ask him this for you

@Eric Bowman HEY!

Yes, I turned up my speaker a bit to hear everything and then the music starts blasting

6:40 Cutting 7:14 Blood

well it was nice to hear Adam calling me

That defentily was ironical.

@@5uperM Take off the al. Ironic

Same

The moment he said it I went straight to the comments.

That smacks of an AvE quote...

@@ChozoSR388 spot on, I certainly have heard AvE refer to hammers as thumb detectors

Actually I think it does qualify as transmission fluid based on the fact without any in the pan you ain't movin'.

@ then I guess it's like every automotive fluid except for washer fluid.

Don't forget some people run on blinker fluid, LoL 😆

Yeah, usually when I make the noise at 14:28, my next words are "Thank you so much, babe, that felt amazing!"

Me too, exactly.

Just watch at double speed when in doubt?

Siana Gearz I don’t understand how people watch videos or listen to podcasts at higher than normal speeds. It sounds so unnatural and is harder to follow.

@@AlasdairGR Depends. To me, most people talk too slowly and aren't economical with time, i can speed them up by 25-50% and it would still be fine, especially if they aren't conveying any information that is too challenging to process. Of course there are opposites, the guy doing biotech and physics science videos at The Thought Emporium, who i wish spoke on average 20% slower, but unfortunately time-stretching audio never works quite as well as time-compressing it. And sure, the sound is never entirely natural, but it is more intelligible than for example text-to-speech voice synthesis. You'll just get used to it. Double speed tends to be a bit borderline and sometimes you have to rewind.

me, too…😂

Or maybe bluetooth so you can change songs with your phone!

Thats what i was thinking then it would be more like him to have better technology in an old body of tech

Maybe even a Zune. I hear it's what everyone is using on earth these days.

I'm going to assume it's because Adam would then want to make the buttons on the outside work with the MP3 player (breaking it down, rewiring, etc.), and although he would love overkill builds like that, probably too much for a one day build

It would be an awesome project to make all the buttons function to control an mp3.

...Zune???

Great idea. I think I would do an arduino based MP3 player, which isn't a whole lot of work or cost. I would say that because you could wire up real buttons to this thing and make it actually functional. Hell you could even wire up an led power light and a motor to make the tape move.

that last sentance gave me dyslexia

@@kristjancebulj8162 maybe spell "sentence" right before trying to criticize some one else for a grammatical error.

@@snavisTM i mean... i told you i got dislexia

Haha!!

What do you expect? Making the walkman and NOT playing the mixtape?

and as always the music is at least 3 times louder than Adam talking .. i wonder if they do it to really piss off people wearing headphones

It’s a bit awkward when he’s not saying anything and we’re just watching him work. Maybe a little quiet background music would be nice. Something that fits to the build?

I love that 80s sound! any ideas on where he got it? I can't find any clues.

Adam does...period.

Evil people 😂

Someone that really, *really* needs an orange button. Duh.

That's a lot of damage! And I'm gonna fix it using only flex tape

old case that he most likely got on ebay for 20-ish$

zushiba 100% yes to this.

James Hamaker Joy is not a zero sum game dude. Someone else’s enjoyment of a thing you do not like harms you in no way. So don’t be a jerk. Go find your own joy.

@@Taaneria well put.

@@Taaneria "I like killing people"

I believe he already has (mentioned on the podcast).

@Sheepskin Mcgrue It was probably a good deal for both then, and it still is. The Walkman as well as the music are iconic items of the shameless flirt with the 1980s.

@Sheepskin Mcgrue they do now

@Sheepskin Mcgrue If Disney Records is smart, they should throw more cassette tapes on the market.

I think he's talking about the whole sony/ spidermans deal, not the actual walkman

@@Prime501 that would be a Zune.

I’ll have to look into that. Also cool last name haha

@@crimsonvampyre602 thanks, my parents gave it to me haha

I was actually just wondering if anybody has simply substituted a Soundwave for a Walkman (or making a prop of one) for a Starlord costume. :)

Probably of the tested premium plataform. Wouldn't surprise me

If you know the model of Walkman (TPS-L2) you can get the dimensions fairly easily. After that all you need is images and a micrometer to compare.

Why not just putting in a bluetooth modul?

Exactly. Bothered me too. Love 1 day builds nonetheless.

That was something I noticed he skipped too.

Yeah noticed that. Could've easily gotten some off some cheap junked walkman, glued to another small board.

Came looking for this comment

To be fair, it is just a prop for a cosplay he will probably only wear the one time. Besides, if you ran into him at a con and glanced at the Walkman, would you really stand there and nitpick the Walkman or would you look at the whole cosplay?

David, I know this isn't the time or place, but I just want to say that your models on MMF are brilliant.

@@lavachemist Aww, thank you! :)

Those theoretical $600 is insignificant compared to what he'll earn from the video(so far about 1 million views in just 8 days), so he didn't lost anything of his own time, making these videos is "his job".

@@E_y_a_l the point of my comment went over your head ....

​@@-CLASSIFIED- No it didn't, the basis of your comment is just wrong, he didn't lost any money and didn't spent any of "his own time" by creating the prop, this is his job, just like other successful youtubers who are creating content and making money out of it, this is what he does for a living, you wouldn't comment in a pewdiepie video about him losing money and spending "his own time" by creating his videos, right? What we see in the video is a man working, yes, he's having fun and likes what he does, but it's still his job, the only difference between him and someone working in an office or a factory is that Adam got a camera pointed at him. He can't justify spending $400 for the working walkman, that doesn't contradict justifying EARNING money by creating a prop, in one case he losses money, in the other case he earns it, so there's no contradiction, he made the obvious and right choice. You wanted to compliment him, I get that, but your statement was wrong, don't hate me for correcting you.

He probably has or bought the real thing anyway

@@BavarianM You can be rich and frugal at the same time.

Sony TPS-2 ... Not similar, the exact model.... Also, is anyone going to address that the color is wrong ? Way too deep blue :-)

Covered early in the video due to "Starlord" these Walkman' have a ludicrous price point... $500-$700 for a refurbished and over $350 for "Parts Only"

I bet someone on movie staff have predicted that, bought whole bunch of them and now is selling those on inflanted pricess.

cost of materials, not to mention specialized tools, well in excess of $400 but hey if you love model making

Nothing at all in this build was "Specialized" Adam used a mill because he had one, there is not anywhere near $400 in materials in this build AT ALL, Nothing required specialized material at all, nothing required specialized tools, Tandy Leather Factory offers belt clips that you can just buy...

That depends on how brave you are with the disinfectant :p

just make the cut bigger so the disinfectant can reach!

@@thijnspeksnijder1294 BIG BRAIN

I did not know that. Thank you! :)

A true maker produces his own internal disinfectant.

Its not worth it because he just wants to talk to everybody.

A bt transmitter would be even better.

Wear some air pods inside the headphones

maybe a future addition, there is easily enough space left inside.

and he has to steal all of the materials

dollar stores are garbage value. sure, you get cheap stuff, but compared to buying bulk value it's garbage. it's expensive to be poor

then he uses thousands of dollars of tools on them

@@user-le4bx1jw3f Its like the "make a 3D printer" with a 3D printer that that Ben Hecks boomer made

This is Tested, not a William Osman video (I love them both)

Not all cassette players have the same mechanic functions. For example the Tps-l2 (walkman used in the movie) has a different tape pulling direction compared to the later made wm-4

Getting Rick rolled is a reward

Why save for months? They aren't that expensive.

Yeah, found one that looks like the one in the video for like $60.. Not that much compared to average shop equipment prices. Especially one as big and as stuffed as Adam's. Still I'd prolly just paint it proper color instead, but it's not like a holy grail of cases was destroyed for it?

@@DemoBytom Probably and colour

@@DemoBytom A before proper

@@DemoBytom It's before A

Yeah. When he was milling the pieces, I was thinking "I have a CNC engraver/router that would do a good job of that."

rockstarTraveler he knows he will make more than $400 from RU-vid on this video. It’s a win-win-win-win situation to make this fantastic custom prop. No brainer. He probably took the profit and bought the Walkman anyways, because who wouldn’t want the original Sony Walkman. It’s a rare important historic cultural technology and music piece that will only appreciate in value. He made something from scratch that created both joy, video content, a cool prop, and profit which invested in a collectable becomes a longterm growth financial asset.

except then he would have missed the pure joy of making stuff ... you can't buy that. It's never about the destination. It's the journey that counts.