World of warcraft ideas

[mad_max911]

Any creative minds in here who could come up with an idea for a casemod about World of warcraft?

[mad_max911]

I have been inspired by this wallpaper i found on Blizzard's website and i've come up with some ideas.
http://hjem.tele2adsl.dk/mad-max/darkportal.jpg

This is a very poorly drawn sketch of the mod i've planned so far :redface:

http://hjem.tele2adsl.dk/mad-max/Picture3.jpg

The idea is to get the entire case to look like the yellowish stone like on the portal on the wallpaper (problem 1)
I plan that the logo on the side whould be a window cut out like the logo. Insert a clear plexi window and print out the logo on these clear plastic papers so if i insert normal white light inside the case it would light up on the outside in the colors as seen on the logo..

The problem is how i should make the case look like stone.. I have seen a few mods around where they use some kind of molding cement or what ever it is. Painting it isnt the problem but im in a loss on how to make the actual stone looking feature..

In the end i could plan on making one of the statues and put it on the front like they stand on the wallpaper. Offcourse with 2 red LED's as eyes :)

I hope to get started soon but need some input i think..

[richmandudeus]

I'm a wow fan myself and am interested with what you come up with. As far as the stone look... i saw a while back when i went to my local hobby store, that they had a spraycan that made things look like concrete. texture and all. i'm not sure on the durability of the paint but i think it's exactly what you are looking for. I did a quick sketch of my opinion on how i believe the case would look...
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f88/richmandudeus/wowcase.jpg
"Good luck on your case mod!!!"

[Rankenphile]

Neat plan.

For the stone look, you can basically slather the structure in bondo or another rigid surface filler, and then sculpt the final shape using a dremel and sandpaper. You can actually paint the base coat with the "flecked" sandstone spraypaint, but I would recommend aging the final piece after the base coat of sandstone by drybrishing and ink washing the surface. If you need more description, let me know. I've done a lot of stone work before, on a much smaller scale.

I'll be interested to see how you imlement this mod. It's a great idea, but one that has a lot of details that would have to be focused on, as it is a very recognizeable symbol - everyone who plays WoW (only about 5.5 million of us, so far, lol) would recognize it right off the bat, which means they would also recognize any imperfections, too.

Not to worry, though. It's a great idea, and I can't wait to see what you do with it!

[mad_max911]

Thanks for the input.

I must say its a very nice sketch you have made Rich. Though i think im sticking with the stone only look to begin with. Scuplting the statues and the snake is a bit out of my hand. i got skills with a paintbrush but not with clay :P
Also if i where to put a statue on i was thinking about putting only 1 in standing in front of the case to make it more equal on all sides..

Rank. im gonna try the local handyman shop to see if they got anything special i can use..

But first i need an old case or something to put my HW in temporarily.

Btw.. IF anyone from denmark is reading this and have sculpting skills im interested :)

[richmandudeus]

Well regardless of what you do, i'm verry excited and intreagued with your project. Go for the gold...

[Rankenphile]

lol, this has to be the fastest set of replies I've ever seen on this board.

Make sure you post your worklog as you get started on this mod. I'm curious to see how you do it.

And don't write off the statues and the snake - you maty be able to find a set of action figures, if nothing else, that could fit the bill just fine. Work on the base first, and keep your eyes open for other solutions.

good luck, and have fun!

[richmandudeus]

lol, this has to be the fastest set of replies I've ever seen on this board.

That's WoW. It's so hot right now... WoW.
...'Mugatu' (revised)

[mad_max911]

hehe yeah this is kinda fast replies for this forum.. Sadly..

All hardcore modders should be in here more.. since TBCS is the gods of modding :)

[mad_max911]

Btw. Dont stay up late for a worklog any time soon. Its still winter here and my workshop is also the garage wich has a temperature below zero..

NOT a good working temperature ;)

[Rankenphile]

Lol, I know the feeling. I was trying to solder part of a mod right before christmas, and it was about 20 degrees F in the workshop. My hands were shaking so bad I couldn't get a good bead going at all.

Take your time, bro. I'm sure you'll have good stuff to show us once it warms a bit, and this will give you more time to plan and collect the bits you'll need for the mod.

[fobnicat]

This is probably the best WoW idea ive heard/read... WoW has been my game of choice as of late and I would love to see what you get going....Too cold to work? Just spend your time planning and getting all the stuff together.. Im not pro modder but I would guess planning out your work might help to keep you going in a straight line.. Ive noticed in the past that if i plan out a schedule then I tend to strat running into those "mid work 'Ah Ha!'s' or should I say ideas that dont come to you until you are already midway through a project...

[NeroZero]

Richmandudeus

I love your design, been doing some drawing of my own as I love this idea and I'm a big fan of WoW. Anyway, sitting here at work and pondering a few ideas of my own.

So what if we took your pic one step futher, the idea: the side of the case becomes the front of the case with a monitor(lcd) in the side which would become the opening of the dark portal.

Rotate the cd drive, power switchs and so on to the side, which again has become the front.

Add some LED's under the faces of the statues, in the eyes of the snakes, and in place of the flames shining up on the status, or us some orange plexi and make some plexi flames etc.

Don't have a scanner so I can't scan my drawings but here is something I drew up in paint on windows.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/NeroZero007/WoW-case-mod-idea.jpg

I've since changed the over all size of it so that the angle sides would totally cover up front and back. The back would have a hinged cover, to hide the cables. Going to ponder this some more.

thoughts?

[Custom]

You could have the CD/DVD drive behind the snake head, or you could have a slide loading CD/DVD drive which is moulded into the Snake head bit!

[richmandudeus]

I actually thought to take it a step further than that...
I also had the idea of putting an lcd on the side pannel being the other side of the portal. But then i thought if the whole thing was on a swivel, one side could be the portal from the horde and the other side would be the portal from the alliance. That might be a bit overkill but it goes with the portal theme. All you would really need is a monitor switch... Projects to big but i'm getting the itch to start it up... Sigh.

[Rankenphile]

I love this idea. It looks like you hit on the basic idea of putting the USB ports below the monitor "portal", but why not take that another step further and add your PS/2 ports there, as well as a couple dials for fan controllers and a multimedia card reader? The LEDs on the front, illuminating the statues, would be perfect for color-cycling LEDs, shifting through the spectrum. And put red LEDs in the snake's eyes that blink at HDD activity. Coat the entire outside in bondo and drybrush it to give it a tough granite/sandstone look, and you'd be all set.

Man, I hope someone does this mod. Rich, you're due for a new one now that you have your cyclops mouse done - you could even repaint the mouse to be a WoW ogre, lol.

[richmandudeus]

Believe me, I would LOVE to do this mod if I had the means. Money is a constant issue and my job pays me enough to survive. Unless you guys want to start a "Pay Richmandudeus to build a WoW mod Fund":p :p :p:D. I just don't know how you guys make the money or find the money to do these great mods. I can keep a secret lol. More money in my pocket = more modding. Anywho... that's where i stand and as far as this mod project goes, i wish i could do it but if not me then i hope someone else does. Kudos to this post.

[Rankenphile]

Sell blood.

[Rankenphile]

;)

[NeroZero]

Well I pondered this some more and I came up with this 2 other ideas.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/NeroZero007/WoW-case-mod-idea2.jpg

Adding the stairway, you can do several interesting things. One idea would be to turn a keybaord into the stairway, with a modded keyboard that would fit that spot when not in use.

The other idea, it to turn the stairway into a stealth cd-rom drive area, with the bottom most stop being a stealth door behind which would be the power button, usb etc.

I wish I had the money to try do to do this mod, I've done some other non pc related stuff but nothing like this, would be fun to try.

[takeiteezzy.terry]

I actually don't play the game WOW, but after looking at the ideas, I consider starting to play the game and build a pc for it... If possible, what would u use for the case, wood? card board?

[snickells]

What ever you think would work for you dude... plexi, aluminium, paper-mesh'e if you want lol