derbaum
08-20-2007, 07:27 AM
on this years IFA (berlin), thereīs a new category for mods: modded consumer electronics or just "ce-mods". terratec was kind enough to supply interested modders with their noxon i-radio for free. i was interested !:twisted:
timeīs very short so i chose a very conservative design. the shape of the radio stays nearly untouched but ill change some of the original materials to get a more precious look.
plans for the case :
- walnut veneer instead of plexiglass
- alu-buttons
- speakerguard made of 6mm alubars
- all silver-grey parts painted white
- rounding the edges with a shaper
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3036653639623465.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3036653639623465.jpg)
qucik work with sketchup. dimensiosn are just appreciated. the speaker is a bit smaller in the original but that wont change the design in general. ill just scale it down.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3938303638653939.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3938303638653939.jpg)
this package arrived last week
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3737333962376564.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3737333962376564.jpg)
mhh the radio is not that ugly but itīs definitly not a beauty. i dont like the "silvergreyiwishicouldberealalu" paintjobs. the used plastic tells me " i was made in china ..and i am cheap!". maybe this sounds like the iradio is just a piece of *#?$ but that wasnt my intentions. this little voices from china whisper from nearly all electronics on todays markets ( i know itīs my own fault .. i wouldnt buy the same product if they take 100 extra bucks for some real metal bling bling)
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3663623265653937.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3663623265653937.jpg)
cleaning up
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_6533386237656132.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_6533386237656132.jpg)
i found some nice veneer . not 100% shure but it looks very much like walnut
anyway it looks exactly like the material i had in mind
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_6463316265383862.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_6463316265383862.jpg)
the colours get closer to the final, painted , look when the wood gets wet.
this wasnt just for a better look, i needed to press it. after at least 50 years of several attics you could ride a big wave contest on it
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3861646234366233.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3861646234366233.jpg)
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3964313736316136.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3964313736316136.jpg)
timeīs very short so i chose a very conservative design. the shape of the radio stays nearly untouched but ill change some of the original materials to get a more precious look.
plans for the case :
- walnut veneer instead of plexiglass
- alu-buttons
- speakerguard made of 6mm alubars
- all silver-grey parts painted white
- rounding the edges with a shaper
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3036653639623465.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3036653639623465.jpg)
qucik work with sketchup. dimensiosn are just appreciated. the speaker is a bit smaller in the original but that wont change the design in general. ill just scale it down.
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3938303638653939.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3938303638653939.jpg)
this package arrived last week
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3737333962376564.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3737333962376564.jpg)
mhh the radio is not that ugly but itīs definitly not a beauty. i dont like the "silvergreyiwishicouldberealalu" paintjobs. the used plastic tells me " i was made in china ..and i am cheap!". maybe this sounds like the iradio is just a piece of *#?$ but that wasnt my intentions. this little voices from china whisper from nearly all electronics on todays markets ( i know itīs my own fault .. i wouldnt buy the same product if they take 100 extra bucks for some real metal bling bling)
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3663623265653937.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3663623265653937.jpg)
cleaning up
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_6533386237656132.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_6533386237656132.jpg)
i found some nice veneer . not 100% shure but it looks very much like walnut
anyway it looks exactly like the material i had in mind
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_6463316265383862.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_6463316265383862.jpg)
the colours get closer to the final, painted , look when the wood gets wet.
this wasnt just for a better look, i needed to press it. after at least 50 years of several attics you could ride a big wave contest on it
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3861646234366233.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3861646234366233.jpg)
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/400_3964313736316136.jpg (http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/51/2108551/1024_3964313736316136.jpg)