Project: R2-D2 becomes R2-M5!

[TheGreatSatan]

TheBestCaseScenario Exclusive! I won't post this brief worklog anywhere else!!

Since I built my R2-D2 a few years ago, many others have been popping up. To keep the whole Astromech idea fresh, I'm changing my paint job, to RED thus becoming R2-M5!:banana:

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9581/r2m5ru7.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/557/p1010568tt5.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1367/p1010569bo5.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5558/p1010571pk7.jpg

[chaksq]

Yes! Finally some love for the other astromech droids. For that you deserve a +rep sir.

[AKA_RA]

Besides this and a purple R5, I dont think I've seen very many variations on the R2 spring up as projects. Cheers for daring to be different! +rep

[TheGreatSatan]

About half way on one side is done.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9436/p1010575ya7.jpg

And the eyepiece is coming around too.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4817/p1010577oj4.jpg

[Drum Thumper]

It's about time some of the other R2 units get some well deserved attention. +rep for sure!

[Xperiment]

IMO the red really suits it, great work.

As others have said, its nice to see someone daring to do something different.

[TheGreatSatan]

More finished

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010578.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010580.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010583.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010581.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010582.jpg

I may put a window here with clear red plexi

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010585.jpg

And here's the completed head.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010599.jpg

[Drum Thumper]

I think I understand why you're looking for red cathodes now. :D

Oh, and btw,


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/DT-Stamp.png

[TheGreatSatan]

Thanks! Here's some body painting updated.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3372/p1010615qd7.jpg

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7539/p1010619zb6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Next are the legs which are the hardest part because the goofy shape is difficult to tape off.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010642.jpg

For the first time the paint dripped a bit.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010651.jpg

But it does look a lot better.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010653.jpg

Still more coming...

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's what's more to come

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/158/p1010654rk3.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I worked on the front plexi window this morning. See my plexi bending tutorial in the Tips, Tricks and Tuorials section

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/4135/p1010666xq4.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6020/p1010670rr7.jpg

Looks close enough.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2606/p1010668ji8.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6399/p1010669ld9.jpg

Then I slid it in.

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/465/p1010672ta3.jpg

Here's with a flashlight behind it.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6990/p1010673xc5.jpg

I'll take a pic with the floodlight installed behind the plexi once it's dark enough. (See my Floodlight tutorial in the tips and tricks section)

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/2947/p1010675uo4.jpg

[Cannibal23]

TIP: next time try painting the inside of the plex instead of the outside. this way it will prevent scratching as the paint is not exposed to outside your case. great work so far. looking forward to seeing this finished.

[TheGreatSatan]

The paint is a bit reflective and I was concerned that the Flood light on the inside would reflect back inside the case. The matte finish on the inside will ensure that much of the light will push it's way to the outside.

To hold the plexi in place I added silicon on the inside. I need this sturdy layer here to hold my 5.25 drive cage in place.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010676.jpg


ANNOUNCEMENT!!

R2-M5 will have Blu-Ray!!

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5936/blurayij3.jpg

Now to paint the other leg....

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010680.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

The leg has been painted.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010683.jpg

Now I'm taking a break while I wait for more parts to arrive. What's coming?


Compu-Nurse temperature LCD
Blu-Ray DVD ROM
Floppy/Media Card reader
Another Gig of RAM


P.S. I'm loving where this is going!

[The boy 4rm oz]

I loved your original mod but this takes it to the next level. Looks great in red.

[TheGreatSatan]

Small update. I removed this small piece of mesh that was once for cooling my HD

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3777/p1010701ey6.jpg

And replaced it with clear plexi. Now it's a window instead.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5241/p1010706wm9.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

The temp monitor came today

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1041/p1010707yt5.jpg

Here's without the flash. You can see my blue LED PSU through the window I added and half of the light coming through the Red translucent window.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5386/p1010708od3.jpg

Up close. I'm using it for general system temp only

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/27/p1010709va2.jpg

[DonT-FeaR]

noice i like it

good work

nice flood light toturial

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Hmm... blue droid, red laser; red droid, blue laser...

Something to that, man.

Anyway, R2 looks better than ever now! Liking the subtle changes, that you're not "just" doing a repaint.

[DonT-FeaR]

amen to dat man looking good c3po mod next right>?

[TheGreatSatan]

Nooooooooooooooooooooos!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Lol

[TheGreatSatan]

The media reader arrived

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010711.jpg

[DonT-FeaR]

wow that looks so different good job tho i like it

[TheGreatSatan]

My extra gig of RAM is coming soon. Also, I accidently bought two Blu-Ray drives!!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Oh unlucky lol. Will they accept a return?

[DonT-FeaR]

send send it my way i dont mind!!:P

[Drum Thumper]

Also, I accidently bought two Blu-Ray drives!!

Hmm....must remember to try that line with my wife sometime...

[TheGreatSatan]

Now for the weird to begin.

I knew this project wouldn't run smooth.....

The extra 2GB of RAM arrived

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010743.jpg

I have an Abit IC7-G board that I know can easily handle 3GB of RAM. Here's how I have them configured.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ram.jpg

I put it in and my BIOS recognized it, but this is far as it would boot????

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010744.jpg


Maybe I should have the RAM inter-mixed and that would work? I don't know, but I will try later.


And somehow my Compu-Nurse stopped working

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010745.jpg

[Bopher]

"Don't blame me. I'm an interpreter. I'm not supposed to know a power socket from a computer terminal."

me thinks someones driod has been plugging into the wrong sockets around the house:D

[SgtM]

Great work man! +rep. BTW, we have the same monitor, except mine is black.

[TheGreatSatan]

I changed the configuration so that the RAM is mixed.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/new_config.jpg

And it worked!

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/3gb_fix.jpg

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Hopefully, one of my Blu-Ray drives will be here soon.....

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's some NEW videos of my R2-M5's front lighting!

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[The boy 4rm oz]

As always fantastic work Satan, keep it up.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

+rep really looks nice i lke the red better IMHO

[TheGreatSatan]

I added the Pioneer Blu-Ray Drive and attached it with screws

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010755.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010758.jpg

Next up, I stealth the Blu-Ray drive!

[TheGreatSatan]

I cut away the right size of sheet metal

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010762.jpg

Then painted it to match

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010764.jpg

Next up, I put foam tape on the drive door so that the stealth cover will only grasp the door

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010768.jpg

I then stuck the cover to the door

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010769.jpg

Looks like I have to lighten the cover a bit.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nice.

[TheGreatSatan]

Thus far...

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9945/p1010775ts4.jpg

I'm still waiting for an extra long SATA cable for my Blu-Ray drive. My Mod is nearly done except for a little lighting show! Inside and out are on the way.

[Drum Thumper]

I changed the configuration so that the RAM is mixed.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/new_config.jpg



Painfully obvious now that I look at it--you've most likely got a dual channel motherboard--slots 1 and 3 are connected, as are 2 and 4. And with the board being dual channel, if you mix and match memory sizes, you get all sorts of interesting things happening, as you saw.

Wish I woulda seen this sooner, I coulda answered it right away.

+rep man, this is looking great!

[TheGreatSatan]

I made it a bit lighter. It's actually pretty damn hard to get the color just right.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010780.jpg

[Tarenmor]

M5's looking good! Can't wait to see what else you do. +rep

[TheGreatSatan]

I bought a NEW white keyboard. Let me tell you, white is a very HARD color to find that's not for an Apple. The one I found has backlit keys. I'm buying the mouse tomorrow. It's for a laptop, but it already the right color! (http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/576740/V320-Cordless-Optical-Mouse-For-Notebooks/)

I'm going to paint the arrowed sections the same exact color as R2, except I ran out....so I'll get some soon.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8228/p1010786by4.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6511/p1010787rc9.jpg

[Fuganater]

Dood... no joke... If I saw that red lighting in the middle of the night it would probably freak me out! lol. Good job on the Re-Vamp man!

[TheGreatSatan]

I forgot! I added a 500GB drive to R2 bringing the total to 750GB!! I'll be lucky if I can use a tenth of it! Updated specs in my sig.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Those better be red LEDs... ;)

Always nice to see some peripheral love - I usually forget, myself.

[TheGreatSatan]

I got more spray paint and worked on my keyboard.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3887/p1010897xy2.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4556/p1010900if3.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4097/p1010901po5.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

That keyboard looks perfect, great addition to the mod.

[TheGreatSatan]

I put it all together...

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010919.jpg

Like my wallpaper of my Mods? Most of them anyway.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1010918.jpg


PROJECT COMPLETE!

:banana:

[The boy 4rm oz]

Very nice work. +rep for an awesome re-vamp

[TheGreatSatan]

Thank you! It was definitely fun working on it all over again. I think in 2 years or so, I'll change the paint job to green or purple and update to Quad core.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Can't wait for that lol.

[Drum Thumper]

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/TBCS_Group/Ichbin/Frontpage.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

Congratz on the front page.

[TheGreatSatan]

Thanks!