Cl4p-tp

[crazybillybob]

So I've been sorta hiding under a rock for awhile..... But many of you here know me and have followed a few of my older mods so I HAD to share this one!
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Clapninja_Thm.JPG


Claptrap Is sporting a GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 Motherboard with an AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core CPU. The CPU is Cooled by a Corsair H50 water cooler. Graphics are handled by a SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB. 8Gb of Corsair XMS2 ram help out. A Maxtor 500Gb and a Seagate 1Tb Hard drives Round out the Storage. All of this is powered by a CoolerMaster 750W PSU.

[crazybillybob]

The First step was to gather many, many, many screen caps of the different ClapTraps in Borderlands. From them I was able to create a model in CAD so that I could cut out all the pieces at the same scale.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/rednecklab_Thm.JPG

The outside of the case is made of 1/4" Plywood.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Ply_Thm.JPG


A rough outline of the parts were cut from a large sheet, thus making them more manageable and it easier to cut accurately.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Side_ply_rough_Thm.JPG

1 by 2's reinforce the corners and side cutouts to distribute the weight and strengthen the case. All the joints are glued for strength, and then nailed together with brads just to hold till the glue sets.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Side_view_rough_Thm.JPG
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Top_rough_Thm.JPG

Once the outer shape has dried, the front cutouts are made using a Jig saw. It's a bit more difficult to cut on a compound angle but it helps make sure that the details are centered.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Frt_Face_cutout_01_Thm.JPG



This is where I'll leave it for now.... More later!

[OvRiDe]

Yahooo!!! Its a CBB mod!!

I have been wondering how you were doing. Great to see you back in the modders chair.

[crazybillybob]

Yahooo!!! Its a CBB mod!!

I have been wondering how you were doing. Great to see you back in the modders chair.

I've had a Rough year..... :facepalm: Still no Job...and only kind of have a wife :(

But I'm doing what makes me happy Modding!!! Only way to go is up from here!! ;)

[OvRiDe]

I'm sorry to hear that my friend. Glad to see you doing what you love, in spite of the trials and tribulations. Hang in there and looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve on this mod.

[billygoat333]

woo haven't seen a CBB mod in a long time! lol welcome back, hope life gets better, but hey, life's a pendulum I say, sometime its gotta swing back!

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

CBB its awesome to see ya back in the game man.. its been a while.. cant wait to see what ya pull off... :)

[billygoat333]

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?
A hooker? :D

[x88x]

Great to see you back, CBB! I can't wait to see how this turns out. I've been wanting to make a claptrap myself, but unidirectional wheels are so slow. :(


I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

Awesome. :D

Oh, also, they're small robots from the game 'Borderlands'.

[crazybillybob]

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

CLAP-TP (ClapTrap) Is a small ubiquitous utility Robot in the game Borderlands. In the beginning of the game he acts as your guide and tutor to get you up to speed quickly. Later in the game there are several sub quest where if you choose to help a Clap Trap and fix him you will receive XP (experience points) and other rewards. There is a small Pic of CL4P-TP in the first post of this thread just to let you know what he looks like if your unfamiliar with the game!

Also Clap Trap is slang for many other things including one's mouth Ie "Shout your Clap Trap!" But in this case were sticking with the Borderlands Robot!


Thanks Everyone It's good to be back!! Hopefully this mod will turn out as cool in real life as I have it pictured in my mind!

CBB

[crazybillybob]

When I first started to design the case I was going to mount the Motherboard directly to the back wall of the case. As I went into the build phase of the case I realized this would limit many of my component choices due to size and the wheel in the middle of every thing. So I revisited the "Mounting Plate" that I used for my Pak N Play mod.
It's basically a 1/8"+ thick plate of Aluminum (6061) With tapped holes for Stand offs and a custom HDD and PSU mount.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Disk_mount_upg_01_Thm.JPG

I wanted to increase the amount of storage I had, so the Drive rack was expanded to hold Two standard HDD One on top of another. The Second Drive is a 1Tb Seagate This gives me 1.5Tb internal on Cl4p-TP.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/PC_Plate_01_Thm.JPG

With the Change to the Plate I had to add a plate mount to the case. This was accomplished with a piece of 1"x6" Pine running across the case about 1/4 of the way down (half way down the stripe) This also had the added bonus of giving me a solid place to mount the wheel strut to later!
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Mobo_support_01_Thm.JPG

Just for Fun I stuck the wheel in there to get a feel for the size of the case (the wheel is 10" in Dia and 3.25" across)
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Tire_rough_sizing_Thm.JPG

Some of the details are key points that help align other features so I wanted to get them in early... So I started with the main Eye and the bit of detail below it.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Face_plt_cut_out_01_Thm.JPG

Before I could start on the Lid I needed to level the ledge around the top out (this is one of those little mistakes. I didn't think about the sides being angles so I glued the top supports in @ 90 degrees that would make designing the top which has like 3 different faces on it even harder to make...) So I cut out a rectangle that fit inside the case then cut the center out a little glue and some brads and we have a flat surface to work from!
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_suport_rim_01_Thm.JPG

Ok, at this point I was a bad Modder, I forgot the camera on 2 of the days we worked on this project.... The Day we made the wheel mount, and the day we cut the side rails for the top :( Those were important days so I've got some leftovers from the lid, and can piece together some of the Wheel mount stuff so I'm going to do my best to "recreate" the missing days, it will just take me some time because, it was all done at my buddy's shop, and I'll not be back there for a few days... but I will fill you in!

CBB

[x88x]

Oooh, I just had an awesome idea! Put in servos and a 3-axis gyroscope, and make it actually balance on the one wheel! :D ..might be kinda hard on the gyros though, having to compensate 24/7....oh well, it'd still be awesome. :D

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Glad To See Your Back At It Looking Good

[crazybillybob]

Oooh, I just had an awesome idea! Put in servos and a 3-axis gyroscope, and make it actually balance on the one wheel! :D ..might be kinda hard on the gyros though, having to compensate 24/7....oh well, it'd still be awesome. :D

They have a Gyro that is made for Bikes that would do this (http://www.thegyrobike.com/howitworks-s/37.htm) (it's a 12" wheel so I'd have to totally rescale Claptrap.... but the Tech is out there!

While I would love to make this a working droid, my funds are limiting it to just a PC Case this time (maybe if I hit the lottery or land that CEO job with that big finance company that I haven't applied for I'll do but not now).

CBB

[x88x]

That actually is a really cool product. Unfortunately it wouldn't work unless you had it constantly driving around though; notice how it tends to fall over? ...though, claptraps do have pretty wide wheels, if you put two counter-rotating gyros in the wheel....hmmm...

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

That actually is a really cool product. Unfortunately it wouldn't work unless you had it constantly driving around though; notice how it tends to fall over? ...though, claptraps do have pretty wide wheels, if you put two counter-rotating gyros in the wheel....hmmm...

gotta be careful there.. CBBs worklog might be so full of (im sorry) epic win.. that the counter-rotating gyros might cause a swirling vortex of modness... how would you feeling if his cat suddenly had a stomach window?
EL-wire wiskers?

(on second thought thats kinda kick ass)

i havent played the game yet... so u gotta do this one up... blow my mind.. so i can go play the game and scoff at the original...

[crazybillybob]

. how would you feeling if his cat suddenly had a stomach window?
EL-wire wiskers?


Ummmm.... I keep telling my wife we need to put a zipper in our dogs stomach, that kind of like a window.... seems like every time we turned around there for a while she was cutting that poor dog open for some health problem! (by the way your vet will not think that putting a zipper in your dog is as funny as I do!! Oh, my wife is a vet, and happens to be my vet :whistler: ;) )

My Claptraps wheel does work, it makes getting him into LANs so much easier (yes I've taken him to a lan... oh he's not done, but I wasn't going without a PC...:) ).... In future updates you'll see how I got around him falling over when I let go ;)

CBB

(next real update will most likely be some time next week, as I'll not get pics till this weekend and we have a shop to get ready for 26 yards of concrete next Saturday...this weekend and next week will be busy! but I'm working on some details, that could get posted sooner...what I don't want you guys wondering off on me, you just have to wait and see what I give when :think:)

[The boy 4rm oz]

I loved Borderlands and very much enjoyed the weird Claptraps that you found around the place, there are a few hidden ones as well ;).

Very much looking forward to this project CBB, nice work so far.

[crazybillybob]

Hold just a little longer boys!! an update is coming.
Life has gotten in the way of my updates! Between helping out friends, looking for work, planning an update of my mod website, and getting ready to start dealing with the divorce lawyers... and having a new mod kitten that needs a bottle every 3to 5 hours (cute little guy!...Yes,Yes you want pics I know) I've not had much time to re-stage the shots I missed, or even get any further on my details for the cooling system. Hopefully I'll get something done soon, I really need the time to relax and get all Zen in my mod!

Till next time!
CBB

[x88x]

Sorry to hear about the divorce lawyers, I hope everything works out in the end.

Also, yes..yes we do want pics of the mod kitten. :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

Take your time mate, life comes first.

[crazybillybob]

ARISE!!!!

So I've been working on this mod without posting Because I'm entering it in LANOC.org 's Summer Case Mod Contest (http://lanoc.org/component/content/article/35-announcements/3843-summer-case-mod-contest)

Check it out Voting Starts on the 3rd of October.
But as A side Effect, You all get the Worklog to read :) Over the next few days I'll be uploading the worklog... But just cause you can read it here doesn't mean you should go vote on the contest!
On to the gooder stuff!


So One of the Next things I did was to Create Claptrap's Unicycle style wheel.
It's load bearing so it has to be strong, but easy to bend..... Black Steel Gas/Water Pipe that's the ticket!

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Wheel_temp_01_Thm.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Wheel_temp_01_Big.JPG)

Balancing on one wheel would be tough to pull off. So I came up with a novel Stealthish Kick-Stand.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Kick_stand_01_Thm.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Kick_stand_01_Big.JPG)


I'm still missing pics of the Bending of both parts...but moving on.

I welded a plate across the top to give plenty of surface to spread out the load and bolt to the wooden cross brace. Then a couple of coats of 1200degree Ceramic Flat black paint (it's what I had on hand that day).


http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Wheel_Frame_01_Thm.JPG Big pic (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Wheel_Frame_01_Big.JPG)

Next step on to the Lid.

You would think that The Lid would be the Easy part right...A large flat Rectangle.

Your in correct. I made the lid like you make cabinet doors. The outer edges are solid wood and the center of the part is plywood. Why did I do it this way. Because the Edge of the lid has a crazy profile. It has an outer lip so the lid can sit down on the base, an inner lip for the plywood (this allows the whole top to be flat), and the out 1/3 of the rail is cut on an angle. Toss in the angle cuts for nice corners and you have lots of angles to work with.

Here's a look at the profile (cross section) of the lid rail.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_Rail_profile_THM.JPG BIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_Rail_profile_big.JPG)

To cut down on the fasteners you can see (and angle holes to drill (screw up)) I used Biscuits to join the corners.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Biscit_prof_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Biscit_prof_Big.JPG)

A Biscuit is just a little football shaped piece of plywood, that is designed to fit into a slot you cut into adjoining pieces of wood. The plywood will swell a little when you cover it in glue between the glue and swelling you get a nice tight bond and it's hidden inside the wood.
Here's the Lid Rails and styles glued together.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_Rails_glue_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_Rails_glue_BIG.JPG)

The piece of plywood was cut to fit snugly into the lid frame's lip.
I used Gorilla Glue to join the two parts... and lots of weights to hold everything while it dried.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_feild_glue_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_feild_glue_BIG.JPG)


A little wood putty and sanding smooths everything out.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_Sand_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_Sand_BIG.JPG)

What to post next??

[x88x]

Yay! Updates! :D


But just cause you can read it here doesn't mean you shouldn't go vote on the contest!

FTFY ;)

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Very cool

[crazybillybob]

It's good to be back guys :)

With the Top done it's time to work on the bump that will house the water cooler radiator. The hump is a plywood top and solid sides. The vent details will be cut out to allow air flow. First step cut the vents.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_Hump1_THM.jpgBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_Hump1_BIG.jpg)

Part of the way complete.

Fully cut.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Lid_Hump2_THM.jpgBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Lid_Hump2_BIG.jpg)

The Vent edging is made out of solid strips of pine.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/VentTrim_whole_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/VentTrim_whole_BIG.JPG)

The solid pieces are cut down for sides, tops and bottoms.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/VentTrim_Parts_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/VentTrim_Parts_BIG.JPG)

Once glued up this is what the edges look like.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/VentTrim_assmb_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/VentTrim_assmb_BIG.JPG)

[The boy 4rm oz]

Awesome progress mate. I love how you incorporated the wheel.

[SXRguyinMA]

nice! I've got 2 mods in their contest right now :D

crap that reminds me...gotta get a pic of myself and Tempest SXR for that one

[crazybillybob]

With the Lid complete The Next step was to get the Arms in place.

The arms are PVC water pipe. The upper arm is 1 3/4" the lower arm is 3/4". The Elbow and Wrist joints are 1/2" and 3/8" socket universals.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/ARM_Mount_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/ARM_Mount_BIG.JPG)

I welded some washers on the ends of 3/8" steel Rod. The other end of the rod was beveled with a grinder and cross drilled for a cotter pin. These Rods go through the 3/4" wood vertical, trough matching holes in the PVC Pipes, and back through the second vertical. This allows the arms to move up and down. A couple of washer and the cotter pin keep the rods from working their way out.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Arm_Pin_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Arm_Pin_BIG.JPG)

While I was welding the Rods I also fabricated the hands. I wanted Cl4P-TP to be able to grip things. So I start with a steel spring clamp, an old 3/8" drive Socket (I think it was a 10 or 12mm one). The socket was welded to the back of the Clamp. this allows the hand to be disconnected and repositioned on the end of the arm in more ways than could be done with just the universal alone.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/clamp_weld_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/clamp_weld_BIG.JPG)

Once the Socket was welded on The Shields were welded in place. The shields are to give Cl4p-TP's hands the correct look from the game.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Hand_parts_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Hand_parts_BIG.JPG)

Both hands fully welded.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Hands_Welded_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Hands_Welded_BIG.JPG)


CL4P-TP also has Some Sheet metal Shoulder pads and a Steel Eye bill.

I cut the Base parts of these out of 16 gauge Sheet steel and the details were made from 20 Gauge sheet steel.
My Trusty Cordless Jigsaw made short work of the 16 Gauge steel. Tinsnips were needed for the 20 Gauge steel.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Shoulder_Cut_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Shoulder_Cut_BIG.JPG)

All these parts have a dimpled cover. To make the covers I laid out a staggered grid pattern on the back of the part. On every intersecting line I made a dent with a custom ground cold chisel and a ball-pion hammer.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Shoulderdet_hammer_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Shoulderdet_hammer_BIG.JPG)

Once complete the part was flipped over and you can see how nice and smooth the dimples are.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/shoulder detail_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/shoulder detail_BIG.JPG)

The Shoulder pads are made of two parts the larger base and the smaller dimpled detail. They run around the edge of the lid so there is an angled bend that needs to be made so they sit flush, both the base and detail have to match on another and the lid.
To do this we used a bending break.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/bending_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/bending_BIG.JPG)

Here is a look at the Eye Bill all the pieces are setting together before they get welded fast.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Bill_dry_fit_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Bill_dry_fit_BIG.JPG)


I had to come up with a way to attach the metal parts to the wooden lid. My solution was to weld bolts to the base pieces and use washers and nuts to hold them tight. To do this I cut the heads off some long machine screws. Then I drilled holes the same size as the bolts into the base plates. The bolts were welded from the top, and ground down flush.
Here's how the looked from the bottom.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Shoulder_Mounts_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Shoulder_Mounts_BIG.JPG)

The Details were then welded to cover the holes in the base.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/shoulderpad_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/shoulderpad_BIG.JPG)

So I've been welding allot on this Project. What am I using? It's a little 110V Lincoln Electric MIG.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/welding_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/welding_BIG.JPG)



Next Time I'll cover some of the Front Details, and Radiator mount, which will leave base Painting to be covered in a later installment... That will get you caught up to present.


CBB

[crazybillybob]

To Mount the Radiator In the Lid hump I needed some Straps. So I settled on some simple T Straps made from Angle aluminum and some flat Aluminum. In typical Hillbilly Fashion... I left the camera in the car for the cutting and welding only pulled it out when things were cooling...oops :(
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Rad_Mounts_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Rad_Mounts_BIG.JPG)

Once the Rad was bolted to the angles The Flats were marked, cut to size and screwed down.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Rad_mounted_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Rad_mounted_BIG.JPG)

The Front Eye Detail is made from a cereal bowl found at a dollar store. I cut part of it off on the band saw so it would fit correctly, Then Painted it with Black Fusion for plastics.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Ct_Bowl_Eye_zoom_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Ct_Bowl_Eye_zoom_BIG.JPG)

The bowl needed an extension so a 2" PVC pipe Coupler joined perfectly to extend the Eye. A bit of Zap a gap to hold it all together.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/eye_Etend_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/eye_Etend_BIG.JPG)



To bring everything together A little color. All the Gray and Black Parts are masked off and a base of white primer (2-3 coats), two coats of white paint, followed up with 3 coats of Clap Trap Yellow.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/eye_paint_mask_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/eye_paint_mask_BIG.JPG)


Next time I'll cover the rest of the paint and The Final Pics!!!


Remember to Stop by the contest and Vote!! (http://lanoc.org/case-mod-contest-voting) You can Vote Everyday till the 10th!!!!


CBB

[The boy 4rm oz]

This is looking very cool CBB, keep it up.

[crazybillybob]

I will..... I'll get the painting process pics up today..:)

[crazybillybob]

Paint!!!
The painting Process started with 4-5 coats of Gray Primer that were sanded back and 2-3 more coats were added. Then I attempted to spray the yellow over the gray.... Two coats in Cl4P-TP was a blotchy nasty greenish color. So I hit it with 3-4 coats of white primer. Sanded it back, and covered it with 2-3 coats of flat white paint. Then the Whole thing was painted with 3-4 Coats of Yellow.
After the yellow dried (2 days) I masked off everything but the gray areas on the top and back. This area was given 3 coats of Gray primer.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Paint_Gray_stripe_1_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Paint_Gray_stripe_1_BIG.JPG)

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Paint_Gray_stripe_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Paint_Gray_stripe_BIG.JPG)

Once the primer dried it was masked off too, and I started with the White stripe. I masked of random spots of random shapes and Sizes. This is to give you the illusion of places the stripe paint has worn through and the base coat is showing. This masking was done with torn blue painters tape.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Paint_White_stripe_1_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Paint_White_stripe_1_BIG.JPG)

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/front paint_mask_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/front paint_mask_BIG.JPG)

Here's a shot of the hinged metal plates that hang down and cover the arm to body joint.

http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Shooulder_flap_gray_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Shooulder_flap_gray_BIG.JPG)


So do you want to see the "Final" Pics ???






CBB



Or comment about the work-log here and maybe I'll Post them quicker.... ;)

[BS Mods]

Dude that turned out awesome!!

I was trying to figure out what you had going on this thing and now I share your vision.;)

[crazybillybob]

BS,
Sorry it took so long for the end to peak through... :whistler: not really I meant to leave you wondering some :)

[crazybillybob]

Once all the Paint Dried and the Mask was torn off. THis is what appeared. (Ok so I did paint a few details like cdrom door with a brush before these pics but...)

The Motherboard and cooling system is in place in this photo.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/no_top_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/no_top_BIG.JPG)

Here it is Hooked up and turned On.
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/Clap_mon_thm.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Clap_mon_BIG.JPG)

and some shots from the sides
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/clap_isol_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/clap_isol_BIG.JPG)
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/clap_isorigt_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/clap_isorigt_BIG.JPG)

A quick shot of his bum
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/clap_reariso_lft_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/clap_reariso_lft_BIG.JPG)

Face Time!
http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/Thm/clap_top_THM.JPGBIG PIC (http://www.Dogh2omods.com/LanImages/ClapTrap/clap_top_BIG.JPG)


This is the point I called the mod "Final" for the LANOC.Org case mod contest. But it's not what I wanted... It needs some Lights, some dirt, some patches, and an easier way to hook up the wiring.
So What's a Modder to do? Well I Take my second place mod and keep mpdding it! Keep watching cause I have more updates coming!

Thanks to everyone that voted in the contest! I couldn't have gotten second without you!!

Till the next update!

CBB

Also Look For Cl4p-TP At the Nexus Lan in Dayton, Ohio October 23, 2010

[The boy 4rm oz]

The paint job looks fantastic CBB. A bit of weathering and it will look just like the real thing :D.

[x88x]

Oooh, and an 'Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Clap-trap' logo. :D

Looks great. :up:

[crazybillybob]

Funny to See that after all this time I'm still getting a fair bit of web Traffic out of this mod.

It currently is still in one piece.. more as art now than a PC. I keep it in the Corner of my Office at work.

Also Here's an exclusive for my BCS friends... I've got a new mod in the works. When I get further along then just CAD sketches I'll get a work log up here. I've not left Modding just jumped over to classic hot rods for a few years. Now I'm back (sorta).

CBB

[d_stilgar]

Nice! I don't use my portal speakers anymore really either I'd be happy to let them go at this point.