Project: Eagle 5 - Spaceballs PC

[TheGreatSatan]

I finally got my new UPS in the mail.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4411/ups10ix.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2743/ups28vj.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2829/ups32lm.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6774/ups42ov.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3318/ups56wc.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8582/ups62wr.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2263/upsin14lb.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5994/upsin25yj.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9919/upsin34bg.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4426/upsin47vn.jpg
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7748/upsin56nj.jpg

You know I'm gonna Mod this right?? It will be getting repainted and I'm gonna add a window or two or three. :D

[The boy 4rm oz]

I'v never seen a mod like this. Can't wate.

[tybrenis]

I'll be watching this one, never seen a UPS modded before. Good luck, and make it cool! It's unique to begin with, make it good.

[Snophox]

Thats is one interesting Design for a PC

[Defyant]

i found mine on rubbish pile!....... can't belive that box lasted 20 seconds int he post!

*pic removed as to not clutter up TGS's worklog*

[xmastree]

Damn, you stole my idea... I was fixing mine the other day and I thought about modding it...

[TheGreatSatan]

Thats is one interesting Design for a PC

It's not a PC

[nil8]

I've been thinking about this too. It ruins case mods to have this big white UPS sitting there.

I wanna see what happens with this.

[GT40_GearHead]

ups mod hhhmm this could be nice

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm not gonna change it much structurally. I do want to make it look like something. I just got to figure out what it's current shape resembles

[TheGreatSatan]

I've got a theme!

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/9447/spaceballslarge011uy.jpg

[nil8]

The spaceballs RV. Sweet.

[b4i7]

ohh god...this is gonna be great...i love that movie..we watch it every day at work on our nice sony TVs

[OvRiDe]

KickA$$!!!!

[Short Modder]

A UPS mod would be sweet. Just be VERY careful not to touch the inards. It could still have a charge from testing. Even though the battery is 12v, it's boosted to 120v, just like an outlet in your wall. One zap and you could die.:eek: So, just warning you guys;), Be careful.:)

[xmastree]

Yeah, UPSs are dangerous, even when unplugged. The first thing to do when you remove the cover is disconenct the battery. Either by removing the fuse or pulling off a wire. Then turn it on and that ought to drain whatever is left in the circuits. Then it's almost safe.
The problem with batteries is that you can't turn them off. They store a huge amount of energy. With AC, when it's off it's off. With DC, the batteries are just waiting for a chance do discharge...

Be careful.

FWIW I used to work on systems containing 56x12V lead acid batteries in series. You have to respect that kind of power, or else it'll kill you.

[TheGreatSatan]

I've nearly completed my degree in electrical engineering so I know what I'm getting into.

[Cannibal23]

Damn, you stole my idea... I was fixing mine the other day and I thought about modding it...

crud. i had the same idea too. i picked up a few spare ones from work that we were tossing so i could chop them up. oh well i guess we will have to think of something else

[TheGreatSatan]

I think it would be difficult if not nearly impossible to actually make it look like a Winnebago, so...

http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/4b/10/26_3.JPG

Should I just buy a winnebago and chop it up, then reassemble it around the UPS?

[nil8]

If the dimensions are right. You might also consider making the windows look into the ups.

A model would be easier than hand crafting it.

[crazybillybob]

I've always wanted to see a good SB Mod....and a UPS to RV would be perfect!

Good Luck!

Crazybillybob

[Maz]

heh if you are really fraid of getting zapped. poke around in there w/ a screwdriver, there is a chance of shorting only the caps...

buy the model it will save your ass in the long run. unless you break it. then in that case its your ass.

[Cevinzol]

heh if you are really fraid of getting zapped. poke around in there w/ a screwdriver, there is a chance of shorting only the caps.ROTFLMAO.
oh yeah just root around in there with a screwdriver hopping to only short out the capacitors. LOL

Why didn't you just tell him to take a bath with it.

[nil8]

You can't take a bath with a ups? Dang! What about a shower? Mine went outside and rolled around in the dirt. How am I supposed to get it clean?!

[public_eyesore]

Thats is one interesting Design for a PC
im sorry, but i laughed at that

[TheGreatSatan]

PISS OFF, you spammer. Every damn thread....

[TheGreatSatan]

I got the Winnebago in the mail. Till I need it, my kids will happily play with it.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/5056/van10yu.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4153/van23pj.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5564/van34ir.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2672/van45jl.jpg
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/2984/van54qp.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3043/van63xu.jpg
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/907/van73rk.jpg

[Drew]

That gonna be big enuff?

Don't look as big as the UPS in the first pics....

Drew

[XcOM]

SWEEEEeET

[Omega]

That is either a small kid or a big winnebago.

[maximan1]

or both

[TheGreatSatan]

The winnebago is 22 inches long and the UPS is 17 inches long.

[TheGreatSatan]

I finally took some size comparison pics.

http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/9349/compare11rg.jpg
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/3485/compare24nt.jpg
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/1260/compare32ns.jpg
http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/6686/compare40cr.jpg
http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/9748/compare58hq.jpg

[AMD RULES]

I think it may fit. Just barley. I cant wait to see this. I've nev
er heard of this type of mod before.

[TheGreatSatan]

That's because it's dangerous and I'm crazy for attempting it. :)

[b4i7]

That's because it's dangerous and I'm crazy for attempting it. :)
but most of us modders are crazy.....thats why we do it

[TheGreatSatan]

Alrighty let's get started. I gutted the Winnebago.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3756/seats8ph.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7223/rusty17bn.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8691/rusty25jl.jpg

I opened the top.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8613/plan16az.jpg

And dropped in the UPS. It's a perfect fit as far as length and width, but height.....

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1693/plan26nl.jpg

When I measured it before I assumed that the height of the winnebago was the same on the inside as the outside. But I never really considered the bottom.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6993/plan39cg.jpg

The inside is just 17cm

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/660/plan44qx.jpg

The UPS is 22cm

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2166/plan58bn.jpg

And the outside of the winnebago is 22cm....

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/1047/plan68am.jpg

I could fabricate some kind of shell with the wings attached that could go on top to cover the top of the winnebago. Or pull out the bottom and set it lower. What to do?

I rented the movie too.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/566/movie2vd.jpg

[Aero]

wow. Looks like alittle fabrication may be in order. Shouldn't be that hard though. And it will be well worth the time. Keep it up TGS.

[nil8]

I would say take out the bottom. It doesn't need to be able to move.

[Airbozo]

I would say take out the bottom. It doesn't need to be able to move.

But then it wouldn't be a winnebaGO...

Just saying...

[ardyandkari]

i wouldnt be able to roll, but if you put in liquid schwartz it would easily be able to fly!!!

[TheGreatSatan]

Lucky me, the bottom is attached with rivets. Which I've removed many times before.

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5794/rivetjh4.jpg

Once they were all out, I used a hammer and beat the bottom down to it lowest position (22cm).

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3055/pushedlt9.jpg

Now it looks like a monster truck.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8761/tall1ri0.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4758/tall2kc0.jpg

Next I pulled out the windows. Each side is one long piece.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2455/windowset8.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5373/nowindow1ek8.jpg

Then the windshield.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/470/windshieldhu8.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1442/nowindow2gw1.jpg

I have the paint bought too. Cream and brown.

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1411/creambrownvi5.jpg

I figure that I can cut out aluminum pieces to cover the open areas, then Bondo.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/6775/redrawjb5.jpg

[nil8]

Looking good TGS. Can't wait to see more.

[Aero]

hahaha. This is awesome. TGS great work as always. I'm a big fan of Spaceballs, can't wait to see the Winnebago come to life.

[isunktheship]

HAHAHAHA this guy is funny. Why hasn't anyone commented on the size comparisson pics? With the UPS on top of the... ah forget it...

Yeah, good call with the bottom, what you could do is chop the tires in half so that the bottom of the case is completely flat, tires and all. This would save some of the winnebago theme, but it would also show that it's a case. I havent got a clue how to implement this idea, but if you like it I'll gladly take credit for the idea :D.

And mad props as always, can't wait to see the end of it all.

[TheGreatSatan]

Size comparison? It fits fine.

[TheGreatSatan]

Alright another update. I took off the wheels and sanded off most of the rust.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/663/wheels1nc1.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/5876/wheels2ke5.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2661/wheels3vb4.jpg

Some rust was left, but since I had sanded it smooth and since I'm using RUSToleum

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3529/cream1tc7.jpg
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/8813/cream2kz7.jpg
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/6742/cream3fz8.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/2960/cream4ez5.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/323/cream5cr1.jpg

[Rankenphile]

I love it. Very clever.

[Aero]

ahh I love the look of a base coat. It always makes whatever you working on look so clean and professional. (even if only for a few minutes in my case :p)

Also I saw your new site.According to that you had something featured in the PC Modder from 04/01/05? Sweet, thats one of the few magazines I've actually kept. Totally did not notice that.

[maximan1]

[QUOTE=Aero]
ahh I love the look of a base coat. It always makes whatever you working on look so clean and professional. (even if only for a few minutes in my case :p) [QUOTE]

Same here I don't know why we modders love the look of primer on an toy rv :rolleyes:(not to make your mod look bad or anything Satan)

[Aero]

I think it must be because whe you prime something, its giving you a blank canvas, to do what ever you want. Which is really what modding is all about.

[tennysol]

It's like a minature episode of Pimp My Ride...First they gut it, then they sand it, then they prime it...Are you gonna put some rims on it too? :D Looks great...nice original idea!

Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made. Spaceballs-the T-shirt, Spaceballs-the Coloring Book, Spaceballs-the Lunch box, Spaceballs-the Breakfast Cereal, Spaceballs-the Flame Thrower...We even now have Spaceballs the UPS!

[Airbozo]

Yeah follow on the pimp my ride theme and install a disco ball up front...

[TheGreatSatan]

I watched the Spaceballs movie and took pics of the winnebago off my TV. So here's what I got.

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/2841/real0py7.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/3120/real1qi1.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3013/real2rs9.jpg
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/1344/real3he3.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3695/real4ev5.jpg
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2413/real5jw3.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/6320/real6yw9.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/8188/real7jo1.jpg
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/9583/real8xc1.jpg
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3089/real9tg0.jpg

And I have a short clip of it too here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIPo9dLx63I

[tennysol]

And I have a short clip of it too here:


That's a riot...especially the ceiling fan reflected in the tube of the TV...:D

Dark Helmet:Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.

[Omega]

At last we meet for the first time for the last time.

[maximan1]

I love Pimp My Ride

[Luke122]

I love this project.. I think it's going to be great.

You arent going to use those big tonka wheels on the finished project are you? The monster truck look is not so good IMO. My 2 cents.. I'm sure you could pick up something at "toys r us" with some better wheels to use, and you could tuck them into the wheel wells to appear more stock.

Gonna be the coolest UPS ever!

[slaveofconvention]

If you're tryin to get images from the movies - stick the DVD into your PC and take some stills. As for the wheels - I think the monster truck look is just a lil wrong - is there no way you can refabricate the base so the wheels are attached to the sides instead of connected by an axle - sure - the bottom of the winnie would be touching the ground but it's not meant to be mobile - least then the wheels will still look right and you don't have to mess with the arches so much....

[TheGreatSatan]

I know about the whole watching it on my computer, but I didn't feel like it. Also, it's not gonna look like a monster truck, I got it figured out. It's gonna look as close to the original as possible. One thing I can't change is where the "W" is. In the movie, it's over the back tire. On my Winny it's over the front. Oh well.

And I'm having problems with the paint; it's not sticking. After 3 coats, I applied painters tape on it to get ready to paint the "W" brown. It was on for all but 3 seconds when I pulled it up to straighten it and off came my 3 coats of paint!!!!!!!! What to do?

[b4i7]

not to point out the obvious....but you did sand it before paintin right?

[Aero]

is it not sticking to the metal or to the primer? Did you use a metal primer? Clean the surface good enough? Maybe try sanding off all the original paint and then painting it.

[TheGreatSatan]

I sanded quite a bit and used primer, but I'll try again, that's all I can do.

[isunktheship]

yell at it. a lot.

[TheGreatSatan]

Wow, thanks for your help. I'm sure you'll turn into a great member.

[DaveW]

Hey, TGS, I was looking at your site and saw your Matrix Mod for the first time today. I have to say that's an amazing peice of work-very well accomplished, professionally done, with a lot of great ideas well implimented along with a cracking paintjob. Hope to see more like that!

Sorry to hear about the paintjob giving you trouble: If i was you, what i'd try and do is strip everything down to the bare metal, prime it, then start again. What Metal is the thing made from?

Good luck.

-Dave

[slaveofconvention]

Bare metal can be a real PITA to get a good grip on. If you want it right, I'd suggest popping into your local independent bodyshop and ask them if they'll etch prime it for you the next time they're etch priming something. Couple of things you need to know about etch tho - once it's on, you have between 2 and 24 hours to get the next coat or two on (of "normal" primer) - less than 2 hours, you'll lose the etch qualities, more than 24 and it'll be like metal - nothin to grip onto. The etch primer is very aggressive stuff and actually eats into the metal so you get a REALLY good base to paint on.

If that isn't an option, try this way, it isn't AS good but it's pretty good. Get some standard paint thinner and completely strip every trace of paint from the body. Just use a rag cloth, it'll all wipe off with a lil time and effort. Once thats done, make sure its super-clean and apply about 6 coats of primer. The important thing is this. Apply VERY VERY thin coats. In fact, it shouldn't even be a coat at all - the first 2 or 3 should be dustings of primer and, contrary to "normal" painting techniques do NOT sand before the first coat of primer AFTER the dustcoats - do not sand the dustcoats at all. Once you have 2 or 3 on, you should have a decent base - the next coat of primer you put on, treat as if it's the first, with a very light sand. You don't need to really worry about leaving a key for the next coat - the thinners in the primer will actually eat into the previous coats and get their own grip on the surface/paint.

By the way *grin* I work in a bodyshop so altho I don't do the painting, I have a pretty good idea of what goes on....

[TheGreatSatan]

I hadn't posted this before, but this is my 3rd try painting this damn thing.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/299/w1jl8.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7208/w2qu1.jpg

When I peeled off this piece a long strip of paint came off too.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/650/w3mi8.jpg

Almost looks good from here.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/6385/w4ah9.jpg

But it still looks like crap.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4193/w5hj2.jpg
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2250/w6db4.jpg
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/3117/w7ux0.jpg

I hereby cancel this mod. I've wasted nearly 3 cans of spray paint on it and would still have to start over agian. But I am not going to. I quit, lock this thread.

There are better mods ahead.

[DaveW]

Dude, that's a shame. This was looking pretty cool.

You can lock your own threads if you really want it locked. There's not much point in locking the thread in my opinion though.

-Dave

[Basjuh]

Ah man, to bad to hear all this getting canceld.
i wish you the best of luck in future projects!

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm gonna finish my HDPC first, then I'll try using brushes for the brown stripes.

[Airbozo]

I have to admit to having one of these as a kid. I remember it was some light metal (not sure, things that long ago are fuzzy). I also remember this yellowish greeninsh primer I used in the navy that would stick to _anything_ and bond directly with the metal (you would have to remove some of the metal to get it off). Not sure of the name, but I will look it up. It would even bond with corroded aluminum and provide a base for filler. Once you paint it, it becomes one with the paint too.

[TheGreatSatan]

As soon as the Superbee is done, this worklog will reopen. I had real problems getting the HD's to behave in my HD PC and I won't let the pitfalls of this mod stop me from completing it.

See you mid-Sept.

[Cannibal23]

please please please tell me your going to try to do the bumper sticker. that would be clasic.

[TheGreatSatan]

Bumper sticker and side decal

[Cannibal23]

sweetness. so i have a question for you regarding the ligting. your going to need voltage supplies of 5 and or 12 volts. i thought everything inside a ups would be bigger then that seeing as it is dealing with wall current. where do you intend to find these voltages?

[Airbozo]

FYI in one of the ups' I tore apart there are several different voltages to use. If I remeber right there is even a clean 12v, 5v, and 48v signal on the monitoring board.

[Cannibal23]

awesome. i was planning to do a ups mod for a long time. i even got a few spare ups's to use incase it didnt work out so well. my big concern was where to get the voltage for the cathode tube and then where to put the darn thing. guess i should have used my head and looked or logicaly though that out. if its going to led's on the front to tell you how many minutes are left then its going to have all kinds of diffrent voltages. wonder how much of an impact stealing 12v from it is going to make on its internal system. like the one that detects a falut with the ups. guess i will have to go play now lol

[Airbozo]

Seeing as how most of my mods are _always_ built for being upgradeable, wouldn't it be better to just plug a transformer into the regular plug and get your voltage from there?

Although with a ups it really does not matter since what usually need replacing are the batteries. If I remeber right, on one of my APC ups' there was even a lead to pull the different signals off of (battery level, load level, AC power...) APC even has cool software to monitor the ups using a serial cable. (as do all of the ups companies)

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm trying to recreate the sticker on the door just like:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1023/upsstickerqa5.jpg

But due to lack of any useful software and very little in the way of skills....

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8840/stickerha3.jpg

And I painted the other side with no problems.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/8836/rightupsap2.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Thrasher2 over at PCApex made me the door sticker.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2572/eagle5ver3st4.jpg

The bumper sticker was easy enough for me

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7335/uranusbk0.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I had to apply bondo to the front, because its got to be like the movie.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9135/upsbondo1rd9.jpg

Next comes the wheels.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5033/wheels1sd9.jpg

Since the bottom had to be dropped, the wheels are going to be too wide

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8458/wheels2cm4.jpg

So I cut them in half

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5448/wheels3zp6.jpg

I had to use this saw because I'm doing it at 11:00 p.m. and my kids are asleep

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3783/wheels4qm3.jpg

It actually only took about 5 minutes.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/394/wheels5pr2.jpg

[simon275]

Good to see you are still going with this. Maybe when you are close to finishing it put a pair of tiny fluffy dice haning from the drivers mirror that would be so cool.

I don't think Cathodes draw to many amps it should be ok.

[Airbozo]

Saw this on my daily walk and instantly thought of you...

http://www.lotechdesigns.com/host/images/9466winnie.jpg

Please continue with this great mod!

[TheGreatSatan]

After a lot of time and breaks inbetween finishing Interceptor, I will complete this mod. But there's a change. The UPS I was going to use for this Mod is DEAD. I have no idea how. Anyway, I think I want to try to make a PC instead using a Mini ITX.

I did some testing today. I wired up my Epia M10,000 Mini ITX to an ITX sized PSU, a spare CD drive and a 30GB hard drive from an old Creative Nomad MP3 player.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/56/miniitx1dv3.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6785/miniitx2xo5.jpg

Here's my ITX and my tiny HD

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2662/miniitx3gh3.jpg

The BIOS don't show my HD or CD drive so I changed the cable twice and still nothing. I guess the actual mobo port is bad??

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5013/miniitx4bd7.jpg

I moved on to the front grill and added a fresh layer of bondo

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9361/newbondojh3.jpg

Then sanded.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2546/sandedls8.jpg

[Eclecticos]

I really like this One! You have alottt going on over there
. .what is this like 2 or 3 projects going on at the same time?

Very Imaginative, and Out of the ordinary. I'm gonna subscribe to this one.
Thats besides the fact the I've watched Spaceballs more than any other movie ever.

[TheGreatSatan]

The grill got it's new coat of paint.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4489/almondgrillkf4.jpg

[SgtM]

Obviously, I don't know what you've done in troubleshooting, but try using cable select on the CD drive. See what happens.

[TheGreatSatan]

I will.

I'm going to add a power button and 2 usb ports to the outside.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1890/usbadapterhp6.jpg

I put the ITX inside the Winnebago. As you can see, I'll have a crapload of space for whatever.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3687/miniin1ob1.jpg

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/879/miniin2jo4.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/8362/miniin3jt1.jpg

[moon111]

After a lot of time and breaks inbetween finishing Interceptor, I will complete this mod. But there's a change. The UPS I was going to use for this Mod is DEAD. I have no idea how...

Ironic that you were making a replacement case for your UPS, when I scooped the same UPS (which was dead) for it's case to use for a future mod. I spotted a dozen of them in a dumpster. I wonder if they're any good?



The BIOS don't show my HD or CD drive so I changed the cable twice and still nothing. I guess the actual mobo port is bad??


Also try booting up with just one drive attached. Then switch drives and try again. They might not like each other, and as stated, it might be their Master/Slave/Cable Select jumper settings.

[Cannibal23]

most likely the batteries in these are toast. look in your city for a battery store and they should be able to provide replacements. i had the same problem with 3 large ups's that i picked up. they looked dead but when i changed the batteries... well now i got some good ups's. one question about modding this. is there an acctual 12 volt line inside there? i would love to mod out mine but i was concerned that seeing as its supposed to output wall voltage that i wouldent find a 12 volt line to use or that the ammount of power in this thing would cause some serious problems with added on devices. let allone the safety concerns.

[TheGreatSatan]

So I made the wings and props.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3222/wing1ki6.jpg

And added rivets

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3247/wing2lb4.jpg

Looks pretty good

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1639/wing3kl9.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6200/wing4ax3.jpg

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8332/wing5gd8.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3618/wing6rq4.jpg

Once they were attached I scoured the sheet metal so it could be bent.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6310/wing7xh7.jpg

First Down...

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/695/wing8nx1.jpg

Then even.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6907/wing9ah7.jpg

[b4i7]

haha...im glad you kept this thing around...its gonna be great

[Computer-Geek]

looking good ! this will be interesting

[TheGreatSatan]

I cut out the wings and riveted them to the frame

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9177/addwings1eu9.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4564/addwings2ks4.jpg

Here's with the roof up. I really like this feature, especially for a computer.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4781/addwings3fl1.jpg

As you can see there's a slight gap on the underside where the wing hits the prop,

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4655/addwings4bh7.jpg

So I'm adding bondo! Man, I love this stuff.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8022/addwings5ts8.jpg

[moon111]

I was once asked, "Why?" A bit of advice, don't try to explain. Just keep posting here, we understand. Seeing those wings, put a smile on my face. I'm diggin' it. Awesome job.

[TheGreatSatan]

Another update coming tonight

[slytherock]

with the wings, it start looking like the spaceball ship of Yop Solo :D

:up: nice work

[rendermandan]

This is sweet. -Excellent idea.

[Drum Thumper]

TGS, this is looking good! I'm a huge fan of Spaceballs, so I can't wait to see the end result!

~Even in the future, nothing works!~

[TheGreatSatan]

So, here's this thin aluminum leg that came with the Weber grill I originally bought to obtain R2D2's head.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1729/engines1mn0.jpg

I pounded it in to an oval shape as it is in the movie.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/773/engines2mn6.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/3967/engines3fu6.jpg

I finished sanding the bondo I applied earlier.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5564/engines4kx7.jpg

The area where the wings are attached to the winnebago go over the edge....

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/4374/engines5yx5.jpg

So I folded them under with a hammer.

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/7440/engines6tp1.jpg

And attached the engines.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8652/engines7ww8.jpg

More bondo, sanding, cutting and paint to come.

[alphastryk]

looking good, as usual... :up:

[TheGreatSatan]

I started some patch work on the wings. LOTS more to do.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4822/touchups1rs9.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6673/touchups2vb0.jpg

[AJ@PR]

OMG!
I hadn't seen this!
Wow! :)

Space Balls FTW! LoL

[TheGreatSatan]

Here comes all the major Bondo-ing. I will ad several layers to the wings to make them thicker and smooth-er.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8259/majorbondo1ex0.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5602/majorbondo2xz6.jpg

[Bucko]

Great stuff so far TGS. Having multiple mods on the go is fun too.

[Andr0m3da]

This will be the first UPS mod I've seen, can't wait for the final product.

[Bucko]

This will be the first UPS mod I've seen, can't wait for the final product.

If you read back you would have seen this is no longer a UPS mod.
With that note the thread is now renamed as TGS would like.

[SgtM]

I love how this is coming out TGS! +rep

[TheGreatSatan]

New toy!

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8434/sanderrh6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

As usual, I like to add a coat of paint when nearly done sanding to find all the small areas that need to be filled in. Needless to say, I found some.

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6525/primedwingxv6.jpg

[Wannabeamodder]

All I can say is Barf!.... BArrf!.... BARRF!

Knock on his door next time knock!

Did we see anything?

No we didn't see him playing with his dolls again!

Love the movie.
Love the Mod.
Keep up the good work. and dump the matched luggage!


Where was I born?
Somewhere in a Ford Galaxy!

Charles

[slytherock]

So weird to hear the original version: I saw that movie hundreds of time when I didn't know a word in english...

Like wannabe: Love the movie, love the mod :up:

[TheGreatSatan]

I will be out of town for the weekend and will start back up on Monday

[nil8]

This mod is looking really good TGS. Keep it up.

[TheGreatSatan]

I had to rebondo some of the holes.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3144/rebondopq0.jpg

After another quick primer, it looks like I'll have to bondo. . . . . .again.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9769/repaintng6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I have this Mesh from the transformer of an old Tandy CoCo

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4715/goldmesh1ob8.jpg

I cut and bent them into 3D triangles

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/585/goldmesh2na1.jpg

Then added them to the wings

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/1584/goldmesh3ti8.jpg

And I painted them to match

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4643/goldmesh4os1.jpg

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9282/goldmesh5ye5.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Updates coming tonight!

[Aero]

haha, I didn't even realize you were still working on this. Looking good, kinda a shame your daughter won't be able to play with it anymore though :P.

[TheGreatSatan]

Definitely coming tonight! I was busy puking out of my nose yesterday!

[Spacehonkey]

I was busy puking out of my nose yesterday!

That had to burn.

[FrooP]

thats because you are you are a member of teh bad church lol..
no jk jk this is nothing funny done often also

[b4i7]

im just tryin to picture it...a big demon-y guy....dremel in one hand...spraying puke out his nose...

[TheGreatSatan]

So the mobo will be in the back

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4669/iocut1ye1.jpg

I had to use two stand offs together to get the height that I need.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4452/twostandoffsuk4.jpg

I then had to hold them in place on the bottom with nuts.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4417/iocut2qy6.jpg

Here's before...

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/2665/iocut3fs5.jpg

And immediately after. I obviously still have to make it look clean.

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5565/iocut4bj3.jpg

[jdbnsn]

Lookin cool man! It's none of my beeswax but I'm compelled to ask, did you know Anton LaVey?

[TheGreatSatan]

Nope. He lived in Cali and I never got that far north.

[TheGreatSatan]

I cannot find the IO plate so I bought this mesh garbage can for $4

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5751/mymesh1yg2.jpg

I cut a little piece out

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5350/mymesh2ie3.jpg

Then cut out the IO ports

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3663/mymesh3of1.jpg

Now it's getting painted.

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5720/mymesh4gb2.jpg

[rendermandan]

nice!

[TheGreatSatan]

Time to work on the [front]panel. Here's an older case I had with an Athlon XP 1800+.

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/4313/buttons1uf9.jpg

I'm gonna be stealing the USB, Audio jacks, and power from here

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3294/buttons2qe7.jpg

I'll mount the plate and then the USB.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3381/buttons3eg7.jpg

That was easy....

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4535/buttons4lh6.jpg

I'm going to add a hinge to the tire so it flips up and reveals the panel. Once I figure out how to make it look good I'll get back to you.

[jdbnsn]

Lol, I got to hand it to you, you score modding materials from the damnest places!

[TheGreatSatan]

For the last two days I've been working non stop on perfecting the wings. I've used bondo more than a dozen times in broad strokes and with a small pin to fill in all the tiny holes. There are still some small imperfections, but I'm going to ignore them and accept that I'm at the best I'll possibly ever get.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3192/lastwings1gb2.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4463/lastwings2xj6.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5771/lastwings3tc7.jpg

[Jim Beam]

use a filler primer to fill the small holes this is a common problem with bondo brand bondo. filler primer is really thick primer and will fill the tiny holes then wet sand and your good to go.

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's where I plan to add the DVD drive. And I will stealth it.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4093/dvdideadr0.jpg

Now your turn. What do I do with the PSU?

#1
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5221/option1km0.jpg


#2
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/6392/option2by4.jpg


#3
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/145/option3iq4.jpg

[Jim Beam]

Hehe, put in back corner about 1 inch from the side and plug it in with just the cord hanging out. Then get some of that cheap wire sleeving from the auto store. Cover the cord with that painted white on top and slight brown on the bottom. It will look like the crapper cleanout.

[Weasel]

Why not leave the Power Supply in the top pic location (in the middle of the winnie) and Mod the PS so you can extend the power plug and switch to the rear by the mesh I/O panel. I think it would be the cleanest look.

[Bucko]

How much space do you have underneath the case when the wheels are on?

I was thinking you could cut a hole in the base of the mod and have the power cord just plug in underneath.

[TheGreatSatan]

Actually that's not such a bad idea. I will have about 2 inches with the wheels on.

[TheGreatSatan]

Almost 1 month later and finally an update. I added the PSU!

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/4527/psu1uo7.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7585/psu2nr3.jpg

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/2821/psu3wa7.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5876/psu4lq3.jpg

[NamesAreUseless]

Hmm....what a coincidence.... I was just done watching spaceballs on comedy central...

[Bucko]

Looking good! Better than having a hole in the side for the cables.

[TheGreatSatan]

So, while I wait for some drying over at Project Namesake, I decided to toy around with Project Eagle 5!

I have the wheels cut in half so they can be added to the frame.

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7044/tired1zu1.jpg

But first they need another cut. I want to cut half way down to make a "shelf" for the body to sit on.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1838/tired2af2.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4474/tired3jt6.jpg

I then drilled two holes in the rims and screwed it down to the frame

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2792/renew05ys7.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1024/renew06ew7.jpg

Here it is on it's own wheels.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7492/renew07cw5.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6016/renew08hl2.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1841/renew09ls9.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2511/renew10bk4.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8339/renew11il2.jpg

[Luke122]

Glad to see this project still lives!

[Darth Dad]

I like this! :)

[TheGreatSatan]

So, this is a midpoint update. I'll let the pics do most of the talking. Here's what I still have left to finish...

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3482/p1010248vo4.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/434/p1010249eo6.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4683/p1010250wj7.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1069/p1010251jp7.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1646/p1010252nm6.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/764/p1010253pw8.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1967/p1010254nk9.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6862/p1010255pm3.jpg

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1891/p1010256wd6.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8058/p1010259ls4.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1273/p1010261cl7.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4267/p1010262gc2.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9227/p1010263mj2.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Today, I cut out the hole for the DVD drive. I’m still not sure if I’m gonna use a slot loading drive or this slim-line external DVD drive.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9705/extdvdqk0.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

So now that my TGS mod is complete I can complete The Spaceballs PC! Everything is in. Everything works! I still need to touch up the paint and front slot loading CD bay.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1014/spaced01fe7.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4672/spaced02nf2.jpg

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1874/spaced03fk7.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3168/spaced04je9.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6264/spaced05jp0.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6820/spaced06xk2.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3066/spaced07js2.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/9439/spaced08le9.jpg

[Tavarin]

Wow, great mod so far; loved the movie and I love this mod.
Can't wait to see it all finished +rep
PS. The green glow from the inside looks eerily cool, you should keep it around.

[billygoat333]

wow, i missed this one. freakin awesome... love the idea. great movie too! +rep

[Eclecticos]

This is really neat. Useee. . thaa. . schwartzzz. :)
Are you going to chrome the front bumper, or add headlamps?

[nevermind1534]

Wow, this is great. You should get one of those 90° angle power cords for it.

[Tavarin]

So Satan, where's this mod going? Are you going to pick it up again?

[garzzar]

this is one of th coolest builds ive seen (for the simple fact that the subject hasnt been done or thought of before you) + Rep when i see it finished

also you can buy little action figures of the spaceballs crew because i seen them yesterday when i went to the mall, before i even stumbled upon this thread, Ebay might have them too.

[TheGreatSatan]

I will finish it eventually, I just don't know where I'm going with it.....

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm have a hard problem making the DVD drive bezel look any better....

[garzzar]

what problem are you exactly having maybe some of us can give you an opinion on how to help

[TheGreatSatan]

Where the front of the Winnebago is cut for the DVD drive to eject. Looks like crap.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/spaced01.jpg

[Bopher]

What about some sort of light colored felt or brush like material to close it up some?

[FuzzyPlushroom]

What about some sort of light colored felt or brush like material to close it up some?

Good plan, mate - at the very least I reckon it would look better with the edges filed.