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This is an Instructable to modify a Monopoly board game.
I started with a special edition Monopoly board and added a Community Chest, a water tower (for the water company), a Ray Gun (for the Chance cards), a train (for the railroads), and street lights (for the electric company). I used reed switches and magnets for the triggers when you land on designated spots on the board.
This project required a lot of different things. I will provide a supply list for each part of the project as I go.
*** The pictures have a lot of information *** I'm better at showing the steps than describing what to do.
Here is a basic set of things you will need for this project.
- Wire (I used phone wire - 6 colored wires for color coding)
- Glue - Elmer's, Wood glue, and a Goop/E6000 style glue
- Shrink Tubing
- Heat gun
- Assorted LED's of your choice
- Solder/Solder Iron or Gun
- Scissors
- Drill
- Box cutter
- Saw
- Wire stripper/cutter
- Pliers
- Batteries 3V and 9V
- Screwdrivers
- Dust Mask
- Safety Glasses
- Reed switches
- magnets (very strong)
I started with a special edition Monopoly board and added a Community Chest, a water tower (for the water company), a Ray Gun (for the Chance cards), a train (for the railroads), and street lights (for the electric company). I used reed switches and magnets for the triggers when you land on designated spots on the board.
This project required a lot of different things. I will provide a supply list for each part of the project as I go.
*** The pictures have a lot of information *** I'm better at showing the steps than describing what to do.
Here is a basic set of things you will need for this project.
- Wire (I used phone wire - 6 colored wires for color coding)
- Glue - Elmer's, Wood glue, and a Goop/E6000 style glue
- Shrink Tubing
- Heat gun
- Assorted LED's of your choice
- Solder/Solder Iron or Gun
- Scissors
- Drill
- Box cutter
- Saw
- Wire stripper/cutter
- Pliers
- Batteries 3V and 9V
- Screwdrivers
- Dust Mask
- Safety Glasses
- Reed switches
- magnets (very strong)
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Signing UpStep 1Construct the Ray Gun
I made a ray gun to hold the chance cards.
Here are the supplies I used:
- Paper Mache egg
- Toy Gun (Cap Gun)
- Wooden base
- Blue LED
- Wire
- Cardstock paper
- Paint
- Wooden rings (for decoration)
Take the gun apart. I took the part that holds the "bullets" out of the gun as well as the orange cap at the nose of the gun.
I cut the egg to fit over the gun. This required cutting a hole for the nose of the gun and one for the handle. I cut a line between these holes to get the egg onto the gun that I later covered with paper and painted over.
For the LED nose of the ray gun, I took a blue LED and wrapped wire around each lead. I put shrink tubing over the exposed wires and heated it with a heat gun to secure it. The wire pieces were long enough to reach from the LED to under the game board when assembled.
NOTE: I keep a 3v battery handy to check my wiring connections before I shrink the tubing. It saves time figuring out what the problem is if something isn't working.
For decoration, I used blue craft wire and wound it around the wires coming from the LED. I added 2 wooden disks that I painted silver for accent. For added separation between the wooden disk and the egg, I used cardstock to create an extension (to cover the nose of the gun).
I painted the egg silver to match the gun.
I cut a hole large enough for the Chance cards to sit in.
I then stained and varnished a wooden base to attach the gun to.
After the base was dry I used an L shaped bracket to secure the gun to the base. I drilled a hole through the base for the wires for the LED to pass through.
Here are the supplies I used:
- Paper Mache egg
- Toy Gun (Cap Gun)
- Wooden base
- Blue LED
- Wire
- Cardstock paper
- Paint
- Wooden rings (for decoration)
Take the gun apart. I took the part that holds the "bullets" out of the gun as well as the orange cap at the nose of the gun.
I cut the egg to fit over the gun. This required cutting a hole for the nose of the gun and one for the handle. I cut a line between these holes to get the egg onto the gun that I later covered with paper and painted over.
For the LED nose of the ray gun, I took a blue LED and wrapped wire around each lead. I put shrink tubing over the exposed wires and heated it with a heat gun to secure it. The wire pieces were long enough to reach from the LED to under the game board when assembled.
NOTE: I keep a 3v battery handy to check my wiring connections before I shrink the tubing. It saves time figuring out what the problem is if something isn't working.
For decoration, I used blue craft wire and wound it around the wires coming from the LED. I added 2 wooden disks that I painted silver for accent. For added separation between the wooden disk and the egg, I used cardstock to create an extension (to cover the nose of the gun).
I painted the egg silver to match the gun.
I cut a hole large enough for the Chance cards to sit in.
I then stained and varnished a wooden base to attach the gun to.
After the base was dry I used an L shaped bracket to secure the gun to the base. I drilled a hole through the base for the wires for the LED to pass through.
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And I'm having a little trouble following the instructions. Could you be more specific?
I'm sorry for the trouble, I'm just really new to this....
I'd like to shoot some footage of your Steampunk version of Monopoly for a documentary about Monopoly that I'm producing called Under the Boardwalk. What part of the world are you located in? We'll be traveling around the US (and a bit of filming outside the US as well) throughout 2009.
You can visit our website at MonopolyDocumentary.com to watch a short teaser of our film. I'd love to hear from you!
Kevin Tostado
Producer/Director of "Under the Boardwalk"
kevin (at) monopolydocumentary (dot) com
How about a custom made board with anime inspired locations. That would be epic and would finish off what is pretty damn awesome to start with.
(Painted in oils, for that old look maybe).
Hope you like my idea =)
I personally got mine off ebay.