HWT Observations

[Darth Hilarious]

I've been looking at these dudes a lot lately, and though I have no immediate plans to build one, I've been putting some research into them.

 

First, here's some more hi-def screens for everyone.

 

 

And here's one that's just a cool pic, but isn't the best for details.

 

 

 

Some observations on the HWT backpack:

 

The pack is comprised of 9 components, being:

• The main body, which (if my scaling is accurate) should be about 18" x 15" x 5". Attached to this, clockwise from the top left, are:
• A rectangular box at top left, with a round-ended panel, with four buttons
• A feature on the top face, slightly right of center, resembling a filled-in handle. Directly below it:
• *this one I find hard to identify from most angles it appears to be a cylinder (very close to an O2 can with a panel covering the entire outward-facing side. however, it looks slanted and weird when seen from the left, could be an animation fault* help anyone? top middle
• A cuboid box at top right, with vents on the top face bordered by an inverted U-shaped frame
• A long tube, similar to that of a Sandtrooper backpack, 22-24" long, has a detail (similar to O2can) with 5 bumps on both front and back sides; the tube itself is attached to the main body on the outside/back edge (the edge further from the wearer)
• A trapezoidal box at middle right, with 3 (ridges? not sure if they go inward or outward) details on a plate attached to the front (slanted) face
• A cylinder with a white conical projection at the bottom right
• A box, bottom right, at this level of detail is it the same as a Sandie's radio or something else? I don't know my Sandie stuff... Radio box appears tobe about 6"x9"

 

Given how box-ey the main body is, I would suggest a guitar case-style construction would be the easiest way to accurately replicate it. You could use much lighter ply (not having to protect a guitar) and it would be possible to make the whole thing a useable storage space.

 

I am in the process of making a 3D mockup of this pack, to hopefully better illustrate these things, once I have done more scaling and nailed down the details better.

Is anyone good at using sketchup?

Edited September 1, 2021 by gmrhodes13
photo updated