Vocaloid "Magnet" headphones DIY

If you've been eying on something you wanted for a while, one way to have it sooner is DO IT YOURSELF, right?

When I first saw Vocaloid's 'Magnet' headphone I went into a search frenzy for its pictures and tutorials on deviantart that I even sacrificed my sleeping hours and study time.


Found this one by far the best ever made, in my opinion. So I used this as reference to make my own. In case you're wondering why is it called "Magnet Headphones", it actually refers to the popular song titled "Magnet" sung by Vocaloids Megurine Luka and Hatsune Miku. Well, not exactly "sung by", more like synthesized singing. Wiki it up all you'll understand.

In this particular song, "Magnet", the two characters wore headphones with butterfly wings attached.


Enough of that and let's begin the tutorials!

First and foremost, refer to available tutorials be it on Youtube or Deviantart.

List of deviant tutorials :
Type 1 - http://rainbowmaple.deviantart.com/art/Magnet-headphone-Tutorial-130637249?q=boost%3Apopular+magnet+headphone+tutorial&qo=3
http://cardcaptorkiki.deviantart.com/art/TUTORIAL-Magnet-Headphones-147305851

Type 2- http://rorin25cc.deviantart.com/art/Magnet-Tutorial-157308250?q=boost%3Apopular+magnet+headphone+tutorial&qo=5

The two above are just extra reference to combine the methods making it more convenient for me. This one below is the method I followed with a little modification.

I'm using my own modified method so the materials are not entirely the same with the tutorials above.

Materials I used :

1. Any kind of black paper (hard type or normal).
2. Semi-transparent blue hard plastic cardstock (the one used as file dividers or covers for project folios).
3. Scissors.
4. Sharp knife.
5. Paper clips and hair pins to hold the papers together while cutting.
6. Last and most important, in-use headphone or unused headphone that can no longer function.

I'm using my Ovleng headphone that is still functioning. I picked it cuz of its perfect circular ear shells and its blue colour to go with the blue wings I intend to attach to it. I'm using hard plastic cardstock so that the wings can stay upright instead of drooping or flap madly when wind blows.

Next thing is know how you want the wings to look like. Best not to draw out yourself unless you want to modify it to maybe longer. I refered to templates on deviantart, printed them out on normal white A4 paper in black and white then cut them out.

Butterfly wing template
http://fenlaf.deviantart.com/art/magnet-headphone-base-137085875

Design on earpiece
http://michiresu.deviantart.com/art/Magnet-Headphone-Design-155604374?q=boost%3Apopular+magnet+headphone&qo=10


You will need FOUR cut-out wings, TWO of black paper and TWO of the blue one.

To start cutting out the butterfly wings,

1. First, cut out the outline shape of the printed black and white wing template.
2. Stack together two of the black papers and two of the blue plastic cards.
3. Put the printed wing template on TOP of the stacks as reference cutline as you cut out the shape.

4. Before that, hold the papers and cards together with paper clips and hair pins.

You'll have something like this.

See why I choose this hard plastic cardstock? The beauty of its semi-transparency is indescribable and the deep blue colour is just perfect. It can actually make the wings look more "lively" rather than flat solid blue colour paper.


Okay, now the thing is you want to cut out the black papers following the lines on the wing template. Leave the blue plastic card as it is there's no need to cut them cause you'll be pasting the black papers on top of them.

Cutting out the butterfly wings outline :
1. Hold the two cut-out black papers and the wing template together once more with paper clips.

2. Shade the the area bounded by the outlines that you're going to cut in case you get confused and mistakenly cut.
3. Take a sharp knife and start cutting following the lines like this,

4. Clean any uneven cuts by trimming using scissors and you'll have your cut-out black papers like this,

Glue.

Using super glue, apply it on the backside of the black papers and just paste them on the blue plastic card following the shape. Don't apply too much of the glue in case the paper gets wrinkly as it absorbs moisture.

Clean and trim out any protruding part that don't follow to the black papers.

Now you have a pair of wings like these!

Earpiece design.

Last but not least, cut out the circular earpiece designs and just paste them on your headphone ear shells like this,

(this one is my dysfunction headphone)

(this one is my still functioning headphone. I didn't use superglue to glue the
designs on it but instead i just use cellophane tape in case I want to take them off)



*DRUM ROLLS~*


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FINALLY YOU HAVE YOUR VERY OWN MAGNET HEADPHONES!

Voila~

*faints at its beauty*

There are alternative methods you can use to make this headphone like using Styrofoams or model magic to create your own ear shells then paste them on a normal hairband.

It's a one of the kind ACCESSORY.
And it still functional for me to enjoy my fav songs.

Am I gonna wear it out to public?
Hmm...



NOT A CHANCE!