ASPHIAX - VENATOR Class Republic Star Destroyer

[ASPHIAX]

Hello everyone,

Here he is again with a new build!

*Mumbo Jumbo *

ANYWAY >>>

As you may know I am a bit of a SCIFI fan. So my next build is going to be another SCIFI build. After the USS EURISKO and the IMPERIAL AT-AT its time for another Star Wars build.
http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2527391/width/600/height/336 (http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2527391/width/600/height/336)

And one I have been dreaming of for SOOOO long but now finally have developed the skillset to actually start building it !

ASPHIAX - VENATOR Class Republic Star Destroyer !

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You are probably wondering, how the hell is he going to fit a liquid coooled high spec pc in there ??!!??
Well that's the beauty of these concept builds, i dont fully know yet !
Offcourse I have made some designs and done a ton of research on fiberoptic lighting, weathering and aluminum builds but for the finish it will come down to improvisation and working with the curveballs it will most definately throw me !

For the purists amongst us, I will try to keep to the original design of the VENATOR as mush as possible but there will be a couple of compromnises made to allow the hardware to fit in.

What do I want to do ...
Its gonna be big. Over 5 feet long , almost 2,5 feet wide and 1,5 feet high. The topside will be complete modellled and the bottomside will be the hardware side. More on this as i get there. Liquidcooled Mini-ITX with CPU, NB, Mosfets and Nvidia 670GTX all with waterblocks, Laing pump with reservoir. 2 x 240 rad with 8 x 120 slim fans or 6 x 92mm fans for intake and 4 x 120 fans for push pull (depending on the final design discision i make) and finally a good PSU and 2 x SSD or 1 x SSD and 2x HDD.

*More Mumbo Jumbo*


Here are some of the design sketches I made a couple of weeks ago when on vacation !

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And now ... On to the build !!!
I have done some work already, here are the updates on that !

Sit Vis Vobiscum !

[ASPHIAX]

Ok, lets start by building a simple frame to see if it all will fit !
I always do this phase of a build. Slam together a couple of pieces of cheap mdf, saw some blocks of styrofoam (the size of the rads, psu, mobo and stuff) and move them around. You will be amazed at the configurations you can come up with that way.

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Then took the big step! Ordered a couple of aluminum 2 mm sheets that were delivered pre-bent!
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Sawing and filing, sawing and filing, sawing and ....
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At a certain I had to stop grinding the ALU as the petting zoo behind my house came complaining about the noise. I lie awake cause of that damn new donkey with its ... well whatever donkeys do and I have to stop during the day cause I make to much noise ... GRRRRR !!!!
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Oh well, its starting to take shape now. Now time to start thinking on the room for the side trays.
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Also managed to score a couple of kilometer of old fiber optic cable from a datacenter project at my office. If i were to get the fiber optic cabling out I might be able to use that for the lighting setup I have planned. Will save a couple of hundred euro I think !
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Well that was it for this weekend !
Laters !

[ASPHIAX]

Here is another weekend update !!

Started work on the bulkheads !
http://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/01.jpg

I have 3 bulkheads planned cause the 2 mm aluplating should be strong enough to hold all the hardware but I am leaving room to place more if I need to!
http://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/02.jpg

Quickly mapped out the location of the fans, mobo window and psu intake. This is the bottom side now facing up. The intention is to place a mirror underneath the model as a base showing the bottomside hardware.
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My fathersday present came early this year! Last week I got this beautifull aluminum bending table from my daughter
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Put it directly to work !
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Also started on the back flaps. Everything will be covered with 1 mm styrene sheeting for the panelling and detailling
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Some nice lines already visible !
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And that was it for this week (well last week actually, lol)
Laters !

[AmEv]

And I thought Mr. Owen was overkill.... >_>

[d_stilgar]

This is looking really good already. I can't wait for more.

[ASPHIAX]

And I thought Mr. Owen was overkill.... >_>

WOW, Do I feel welcome here ... The very first post ... Well DONE !!!
I think you have just proved why forums are loosing their appeal to new and old modders and are changing to the likes of facebook. I mean really, is this your first thought when I post all of my hard work on this forum?
If so, please dont post anymore ... You really make me feel to stop telling you guys about what I like to build.

[ASPHIAX]

Here is another weekend update !
Had a stagnight so couldnt do much but still a small update!

Started on the commando tower. even though this looks like a small and easy job, it actually was a lot of work getting the right angles and dimensions.

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This makes my blood run a little faster !
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The engines need to be reworked offcourse. I want to do this according to spec but i had to place a couple of tubes to see the overal design
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The next step is converting the mdf bulkheads to aluminum and making the fan assembly for the bottomside of the ship. I will be going for the 6 x 92 mm fans that will be visible through the mirror, On top of that will be the 2 x 240 rads and 4 x 120 mm slim fans. The warm air can escape through a mesh on the top of the ship.

Laters !

[d_stilgar]

WOW, Do I feel welcome here ... The very first post ... Well DONE !!!
I think you have just proved why forums are loosing their appeal to new and old modders and are changing to the likes of facebook. I mean really, is this your first thought when I post all of my hard work on this forum?
If so, please dont post anymore ... You really make me feel to stop telling you guys about what I like to build.

I'm pretty sure he was giving you a generous compliment by comparing you to Bill Owen, who is known for doing some fairly high end computer mods. If I'm interpreting it correctly, he is saying that your mod is way better than the stuff Bill Owen does. I would have to agree.

[AmEv]

WOW, Do I feel welcome here ... The very first post ... Well DONE !!!
I think you have just proved why forums are loosing their appeal to new and old modders and are changing to the likes of facebook. I mean really, is this your first thought when I post all of my hard work on this forum?
If so, please dont post anymore ... You really make me feel to stop telling you guys about what I like to build.

Sorry, I didn't mean to insult you. I meant it as a compliment. :(

I just didn't get my thoughts down completely. I was in a hurry at the time.

Seriously though, I'm always excited to see your work.



What I meant by "overkill" was the amount of design put into it.

[ASPHIAX]

I'm pretty sure he was giving you a generous compliment by comparing you to Bill Owen, who is known for doing some fairly high end computer mods. If I'm interpreting it correctly, he is saying that your mod is way better than the stuff Bill Owen does. I would have to agree.
Thanks! I think Bill Owen is a class in himself. I wished I could spend 60 hours a week on my builds. I think I have around 4 hours actual build time and another 2 hours planning to get the most out of it.


Sorry, I didn't mean to insult you. I meant it as a compliment. :(

I just didn't get my thoughts down completely. I was in a hurry at the time.

Seriously though, I'm always excited to see your work.

What I meant by "overkill" was the amount of design put into it.

Ok, maybe it was lost in translation then. I find it hard sometimes to put your words in proper perspective as they can be interpreted one way or the other.

[ASPHIAX]

Here is another weekend update (23-6-12)

This was the status of the topside where i left off the other day.
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Cut out the marked section to make way for the fans and radiators.
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The started on the fan assembly ! The bottom side will feature these 6 x 92 mm Be Quiet 1800 pwm fans.
http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553755/width/590/height/330 (http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553755/width/590/height/330)

This is the bottom side thats visible !
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This is really bugging me. I had to bend the alu the old way... with a hammer. This is the result. This will not do.
After the styrene covering you wont be able to see it, but I will know its there. So I will replace it !
http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553762/width/590/height/330 (http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553762/width/590/height/330)

http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553763/width/590/height/330 (http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553763/width/590/height/330)

Cut away the bent pieces and reinforced the fan tray with some 12 mm rods I had left over from the AT-AT. Will have to file it down to a better degree but its an improvement already.
http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553766/width/590/height/231 (http://www.overclock.net/image/id/2553766/width/590/height/231)

Could have continued work but my saw blades were all used up, the last one broke (off course) 5 minutes after closing time of the local hardware shop ...

Untill the next update !

[TLHarrell]

That old fiber optic cable is GLASS fiber. You probably won't really be able to use it the way you think you are. I'd just look online for spools of 0.020" plastic fibers. Pull the fibers through a hole, leaving 3/4" or so extra, secure with super glue, paint, then trim them off close to the surface.

[Stonerboy779]

until now i had no idea you could get 92mm rads.

looking good so far

[AmEv]

Ok, maybe it was lost in translation then. I find it hard sometimes to put your words in proper perspective as they can be interpreted one way or the other.

Yeah, you probably had a bad day, and just needed to vent.


*pats on back*

We cool now?

[ASPHIAX]

That old fiber optic cable is GLASS fiber. You probably won't really be able to use it the way you think you are. I'd just look online for spools of 0.020" plastic fibers. Pull the fibers through a hole, leaving 3/4" or so extra, secure with super glue, paint, then trim them off close to the surface.
Yeah another problem is the width compared to the ship. The fiber is 0.009 thick which is way to thin for the relative size the light has to be on a ship of this size. Oh well, was an idea anyway. I have seen some 64 strand 0.256 fiber in 1 cable. Sold by the foot, it should fit on 1 led perfectly.


until now i had no idea you could get 92mm rads.

looking good so far

Thanks! For the Deep Space 9 build I was planning I was planning to use 12 x 2x40mm radiators by magicool.


Yeah, you probably had a bad day, and just needed to vent.
*pats on back*
We cool now?

Sure we cool, just make sure you explain a little better what you mean dude!

[ASPHIAX]

Hmm, I need to start planning the internal hardware scheme and I am running into a problem. The topside will have red accents around the mesh area just like in this picture.

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The engines are going to be fitted with white leds and lenzes like in this picture.
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The idea is to make a bent plexiglass window just behind the fan assembly to give a view on the hardware through the mirrorbase under the ship. It should resemble the engines . Like this
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What colourscheme should the internal hardware have and be complemented with what colour leds.

Poll: What colour scheme should the internal hardware be ?
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Tussenstand:
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[ASPHIAX]

Unfortunately there is no weekend update this week!
My 23 month old daughter has been rushed to the hospital last monday with 7 times the amount of bloodsugar in her blood. Diabates 1 is the diagnosis.
I have been learning how to count carbohydrates and adjusting the insuline pump accordingly so there's no work done this week.
We are back from the hospital now but our life has been changed irreversibly.
Time out for now ...

[msmrx57]

Unfortunately there is no weekend update this week!
My 23 month old daughter has been rushed to the hospital last monday with 7 times the amount of bloodsugar in her blood. Diabates 1 is the diagnosis.
I have been learning how to count carbohydrates and adjusting the insuline pump accordingly so there's no work done this week.
We are back from the hospital now but our life has been changed irreversibly.
Time out for now ...

Sorry to hear that. Glad that things are under control and she is back home. It is a very dramatic change indeed. I hope that you can get your daughters needs sorted and your family can get adjusted to the new normal without any further scares like I'm sure that trip was.

[ASPHIAX]

Sorry to hear that. Glad that things are under control and she is back home. It is a very dramatic change indeed. I hope that you can get your daughters needs sorted and your family can get adjusted to the new normal without any further scares like I'm sure that trip was.

Thanks man ! It sure was a big scare indeed. One minute i was calmly cutting down aluminum for the venator and the next I am doing 200 miles an hour in a hospital. Sooo glad she is responding beautifully to the insuline and injections.

[licenseless]

definitely... one of the coolest nerds i have ever seen...


this rocks... nough said

[ASPHIAX]

definitely... one of the coolest nerds i have ever seen...


this rocks... nough said

Thanks man !

[Kayin]

Thought about a 4x120 rad instead of 2 2x120s to save a few cm? Temps would almost certainly be better running them on one loop anyway, and you could reduce some of the front overhang (underhang?) that seems to be an issue.

Looks great though. You guys are making me wish I could work more on mine, but until this EKG comes off I'm just about tied down.

[jdbnsn]

That is a bad ass theme dude! This is going to be a monster, I love it!!!

[ASPHIAX]

Thought about a 4x120 rad instead of 2 2x120s to save a few cm? Temps would almost certainly be better running them on one loop anyway, and you could reduce some of the front overhang (underhang?) that seems to be an issue.

Looks great though. You guys are making me wish I could work more on mine, but until this EKG comes off I'm just about tied down.

That was the initial idea also! Except I am doing this without sponsors so money is tight. I had these 2x 240's lying around ...


That is a bad ass theme dude! This is going to be a monster, I love it!!!

Thanks man ! Still in the middle of some family problems so expect no update real soon (maybe in a month or so)

[ASPHIAX]

Well its been more then a month ...

[OvRiDe]

Good to hear from you! I hope all is going well or at least better now.

[ASPHIAX]

Thanks man! Been a couple of hard years but as my health improves, so does the need to build again!

[ASPHIAX]

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"YAZI" - Venator Class Star Destroyer 3D Printing Update 001

Since the venator went into storage and I went off to pursue my dreams I learned a lot.
Learned about materials, fabrication, design and so much more.
So I decided I needed to build the YAZI in a different way then what I was used to before (ie jump in feet first and hope for the best lol)

I think that 3D printing is the way of the future of casemodding. To be able to create any (case)structure you want, any mounting option you want, any decoration theme you want, all from the comfort of your house is what I believe will be happening in the next few years. Offcourse you will need to use common sense like "reservoir before pump" and mounting a drainport 2 cm above your PSU is still not a good idea, but the way we look at computer systems and how they should be constructed is about to get a major overhaul. (ok rant off)

So I bought myself a 3D printer after a LOT of research. I decide on the TAZ5 from Lulzbot.
When you get past the name (lul means d!ck in dutch) its one hell of a machine.
Travel speed 185mm/sec, print speed 80mm/sec, dual extruder option and a nozzle that can heat upto 400 degrees. That means its capable of aluminum powder and carbonfiber printing.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/12096541_894523747305665_5566737906716420995_n.jpg

So I started learning how to design and print.
Here is the first print ever I did on the machine and its a part of the detailing (also called Greebles or Nurnies) that I am planning to put on the YAZI.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/11221951_1051296858214760_312375357346581329_n.jpg

Not too bad I think, but it has lots of room for improvement.

After several test prints I decided it was time to up the stakes.
This engine part will hold a reservoir. (there will be 2 with and 2 without)
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https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/resdesign003.png

BUT , lets make it interesting and connect the 2 reservoir engines
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This is what i mean with iteration based building. Small to large but in steps.
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Some shots from the print itself. It different then with designing for laser or cnc. You think in single lines mostly when you design for those, for 3D printing you have to think in 2 lines as a wall.
Small but important difference IMO.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/dsc07045.jpg

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/dsc07066.jpg

So that was it for this update, the final design and prints will come in a later update!

Have a good one!

[ASPHIAX]

Working my ass off in the 3D files atm.
If all goes according to plan, we can start cutting and welding aluminum this weekend.

FINALLY getting my hands dirty again with some REAL work lol

[ASPHIAX]

Somebody asked me where the hell I was going to put the YAZI When it was finished ..
Well right next to these !

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Got some filament in today, time to crank up the volume !

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Sorry for the facebook link but for some reason I cannot get the picture to work properly!

[OvRiDe]

Nice! Looks like you should be set for a while on filament. I picked up a Migbot Prusa i3 not too long ago. It was a kit I had to assemble, but it was only a few hundred and it prints well. The Lulzbot is a really nice machine, and those prints look great.

Are you using PLA or ABS? Are you going to be using any smoothing techniques or products? I am not recommending that the parts need them, in fact I rather like the look of some 3d prints because of the surface finish it leaves. More curious at what other people are doing.

Looking forward, and its damn good to see you back on here!

[ASPHIAX]

Nice! Looks like you should be set for a while on filament. I picked up a Migbot Prusa i3 not too long ago. It was a kit I had to assemble, but it was only a few hundred and it prints well. The Lulzbot is a really nice machine, and those prints look great.

Are you using PLA or ABS? Are you going to be using any smoothing techniques or products? I am not recommending that the parts need them, in fact I rather like the look of some 3d prints because of the surface finish it leaves. More curious at what other people are doing.

Looking forward, and its damn good to see you back on here!

Yeah got it straight from the factory so good deal indeed!
Migbot is also good, see them with other modders too.

I started with HIPS (High Impact PolyStyrene) cause well I just love polystyrene lol. But changed over to PLA after having amazing results with that. No smoothing used yet. HIPS can be acetone vapoured though.




Looking forward, and its damn good to see you back on here!

Thanks buddy, means a lot to an old dog like me!

[ASPHIAX]

OK, I am going to need your help regarding the detailling of the hull.
Will it be option 1 or 2?
1. The horizontal lines will be lower and have more detail like structures etc,
2. More fine detail with structures here and there ..
Let me know !
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/option-1-or-2.jpg

[OvRiDe]

Personally I like the clean lines of the option 1, but I think option 2 looks more star destroyer. I really don't know.. either will look great.

[TheMainMan]

I agree that option 2 looks more Star Destroyer-esque.

[ASPHIAX]

Thanks guys, I went for combining the two designs. Few more big structure lines and more details!
Result will be posted soon!

[ASPHIAX]

"YAZI" - Venator Class Star Destroyer * * * Exterior bottom hull details

Well the design for the bottom hull is done and ready to print.
This was NOT a small job.

Here are the different iterations of the design from start to finish.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/hull001.png

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/option-1-or-2.jpg

Combined a little bit of design 1 with a lot from design 2 and extruded it as seperate blocks to get a highth difference as well.

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/hull003.png

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/hull006.png

Quick shot to see the hight difference better.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/hull008.png

And did a quick bend of the planes so you can get a good feel of the design when its on the YAZI.
The colour scheme might differ a bit in the end.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/hull010.png

And offcourse there will be some styrene work done to detail it further.

Let me know what you think!

[OvRiDe]

I like it! Should look GREAT!

[ASPHIAX]

I like it! Should look GREAT!

Thanks bro!

[ASPHIAX]

Sneak preview of the tower design
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/20151111_143630_resized.jpg

[ASPHIAX]

Requirements :
1 x 50mm acrylic tube
2 x 50mm acrylic disks
Sandpaper (wet/dry) ranging from 240 to 2000 in 5 steps
Cup of water
non abrasive cloth
silver polish
old molex cable
ACRYLIC glue that is water thin
Hypodermic needle
29/64 inch drill
Tap G1/4
Powered Drillmachine (or stationary drill)
Some old fittings and tube

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151112_143151.jpg
Ok so instead of just showing I made my own reservoir, i want to show you how to make one yourself as it is pretty easy.
You just need to have the right tools and glue!


https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151113_090336-e1447415828415.jpg
So I ordered 2 pieces of 50/3 mm tube and 4 pieces of 3mm acrylic cut into circles of 50 mm
Got some wet/dry sandpaper ranging from 240 to 2000 grit and start put your sandpaper on a completely flat surface


https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151113_091709.jpg
Above you can see how much you need to sand. The slightly coloured pieces are deeper and made by the sawteeth of the factory.
Just sand with the 240 grit until they have disappeared. Make sure you keep the tube completely level with the sandpaper and use a circular move.
No need to apply big pressure, if you notice that the tube is hopping over the sandpaper, use less force and smaller circles.

When you dont see anymore sawteeth marks, take the 600 grit and repeat the procedure ( i do at least 3 x 20 circles per side)


https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151113_094216.jpg
When thats done, time to break out the water. From 1000 I always use water, just works better
Stick the tube into the cup and pull the tube out leaving the drops on the tube and place it on the sandpaper.
That is enough water to sand it with.


https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151113_095412.jpg
After 20 circles, dip it again in the cup and repeat at least 3 x per side of the tube.
Continue with the 1500 and 2000 grit.


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After finishing with the 2000 grit, it should look like this. You can start making out the reflections of the tube itself inside the acrylic.



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Then the final step to make it perfectly smooth. Everybody has their own preferred brand but I always use this silver polish as it has no special chemicals added.
Those would possibly ruin the acrylic. You just have to try some on a old piece of acrylic and leave at least 24 hours to see if it degrades or stains the piece.


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After the polish you should see a lot of internal reflections in the tube wall.


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Next step, find yourself an old molex cable. You must have some lying around ;-)


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Strip the cable and place 4 of the small strands between the tube and the disk.
This creates a very small cavity into which the acrylic glue will be "sucked"
This is called the capillairy action and is very usefull.


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I was lucky to have found the last weld-on 3 in europe. They are not sold anymore due to a specific chemical thats used.
Appereantly you can make a bomb with it. But thats next on the MCGyver show ...
This can will probably be enough for my grandkids to build reservoirs with.

Take the syringe and suck a tiny amount out of the can. Then find the cavity between the tube and disk and VERY, VERY slowly push the glue out while following the cavity along the disk.
When you come to a strand, pull it out and continue. WATCH OUT : you will only have about 20 seconds to replace the tube if you knock it over or move it.
You will see the glue being sucked into the cavity and spread out.
DO NOT push on the tube, just let gravity work its magic.
(PUSHING will create a crackled appereance and potentially ruin the weld)


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If you squirt out to much of the glue please do not be tempted to whipe it off as I intentionally did here.
The glue is so powerfull it will stain the acrylic. Just let it dry and use the previous method of sanding and polishing to clean it up.


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As you can see here. Mind you, it will never become as transparant as it was so better safe then sorry!


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Next up, drilling and tapping the G1/4 port.
I had a very hard time finding the correct drill as its a non standard size here in the netherlands.
Luckely I found the correct drill and tap over at the E22 store!


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The human body and mind is perfectly capable of drilling perfectly straight but you can probably better do THIS .. with a vice or stationary drill.
The flakes you want is about the size above. Go very very slow, spinning to fast will melt the acrylic and ruin the reservoir.
Let gravity again do its work and blow away the flakes regularly from tube and vise.
WATCH OUT : The drill will lockup at some point , usually when almost through the acrylic. Be ready for it and immediately stop drilling.
Spin up the drill and gently push it down. The speed of the drill will remove the lockup part and you are cutting acrylic again!


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Now onto tapping.


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Again better to do this with a vice but you can do it by hand. Just takes some practise.
Drive the tap to about halfway , dont stop to soon, the fittings will like that ;-)



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And two last tips ..

How to get those darned flakes out of the tube...
Do you know what the fastest way is to empty a bottle?
Fill the bottle with liquid and spin it so the liquid makes a vortex towards the cap. Air replacing the liquid inside will have a unobstructed way in while the water can get out.
Dont believe me, try it with a coke bottle!
Also, due to the vortex the flakes (lighter then water) will spin down in the center of the vortex and flush out in one go .. guaranteed!

And the last one : Simple Leaktest
Add the fittings and tube and for a leak test, keep one end of the tube closed off with a finger and blow on the tube on the other end.
Put the entire reservoir under water (use a bucket or a bath) and if you see bubbles, you got a LEAK!
(see if you can add some additional glue, if not start again unfortunately!)


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And there you have it, your own tube reservoir.
Thanks for watching and if you like this DIY (or have some improvements or comments) leave me a comment.
Starting to think I am talking to myself here lol
Untill next time!
Mod-on

[ASPHIAX]

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Did a quick test fitting of the reservoir. The resholder is very solid and has a good overall feel.
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The benefit of designing with 3D is that just before the final version was ready to print I thought it might be handy to have a inbuilt LED wiring channel in one of the legs.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/12219440_913008262123880_9011997657539016662_n.jpg

They are multiplying ...
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And after so additional love and care they are now ready for airbrush and lighting !

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/12234925_914053942019312_2011434635484124379_n.jpg

Untill the next update !

[OvRiDe]

Looking good! What was the print time on those?

[ASPHIAX]

The big ones about 20 hours, the small ones about 16.
That was with 0.20mm layers. I can go to 0.1mm layers. You can almost not see the printlines anymore then but it doubles the print time so was a trade off this.

[ASPHIAX]

And finally the 3rd engine designed and printed !

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/12238118_914256781999028_448558389041696743_o.jpg

The force is strong in your family ..

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Also started on the lightplan for the YAZI by covering the internals of the engines with aluminum tape*

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You know you are getting good progress when you start designing the hardware / internal structures of your build ..
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[ASPHIAX]

And to show what can go wrong if you design to fast and dont take enough time to properly analyse the part you have created in 3D.

Printing supersmooth, almost looks like a mirror with no feelable bumps or lines ...
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Oh **** .. the 3D design is missing a single surface somewhere deep in the design ..
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After some fidling and testing in the printsoftware it turned out ok ...
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Why not use the misprint for a glue ....
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Laters !

[TheMainMan]

Wow, you've really upped your game with this build! Thanks for showing us the process of the 3D printed parts, I'm finding it really neat to see how the pieces look and then how they fit into the design.

[ASPHIAX]

Wow, you've really upped your game with this build! Thanks for showing us the process of the 3D printed parts, I'm finding it really neat to see how the pieces look and then how they fit into the design.

Thanks man! I have got to say that with this printer the creative energy flows freely.
I was planning on doing a timelapse from creating the 3D design to printing it to airbrushing it with some nice music behind it.

[ASPHIAX]

**** JUST GOT REAL ..

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/sht-just-got-real.jpg

[OvRiDe]

I'll say!!! :up:

[ASPHIAX]

"YAZI" - Venator Class Star Destroyer Greebles and Lighting update

So here we are with a new update. Time flies and I knew I had to get going on these two parts very soon.
The reason why the Star Wars ships (and others) look so "real" is because of the scale and the use of Greebles.
Greebles are the little structures and depth variations and shapes you see on the outside of the models.
That gives it the sense of scale and tricks the mind into saying, hey that looks like a hangar, but wait see how small it is compared to the whole ship.
Damn that ship must be HUGE !!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/greebles.jpg


So I started greebling with the help of a friend of mine Mortum. He helped create all the little ingle structure types that I could combine to form larger structures.
Normally you would do this with parts of styrene from scalemodels and this is called kitbashing. I did it digitally lol.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/greebles-2.jpg

Once I had the size I wanted, I overlayed it onto the model of the YAZI
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And there we have the base structure of the armour panelling.
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Then came the hard part. Creating shapes that resemble something that you can (probably) find on a starship.
This 20 cm piece is the result of 8 hours scaling, cutting, removing, adding, rotating parts and pieces into new shapes.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/greebles-8.jpg

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Here is the end result. I love my 3D printer. Didnt expect it to come out this crisp.
Here you can also see what I mean with "It has to mean something"

This is the mechanism for the 2 Heavy and 3 medial proton torpedo launchers.
From right to left :
You have to have some type of generation apparatus (far right) , then the protons beams have to be aligned and injected into a collection chamber (middle)
Then you need to condense and accelerate the beams into torpedo shape for firing by the launchers on the far left.
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So onto the next challenge, how to light the ship properly.
First attempts obviously failed.
Tried cutting into the printed PLA with a dremel but the end result was far from what I wanted.
If only I had some channels into which I can put the fibers for the light.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/failure-to-light.jpg

Oh wait ... Lets print that into the design...
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/redeseigned-venator-tower-head.jpg

In my opinion properly lighting is lighting which you can see when the light is off.
Offcourse you need some light point to accentuate certain parts but ..
Getting the holes into the PLA was proving a REAL challenge ..
Tried: dremel drill, Dremel with cnc mill, thin tipped solder iron, glowing wire, handdrill all didnt give the quality or speed needed to finish the project on time
PLA is different stuff compared to polystyrene thats for sure!
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The answer : Good oldfashioned brute force. Use a very thin (just wider then your fiber) screwdriver and make sure you print the object the right way.
You have to just break through into the cavity of the internal structure and ou on the other side!
Only took about 3 days of testing methods to figure that one out. lol
But hey, its all fun and games right ...
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You almost couldnt see the holes in the one of the previous pictures ..
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Also had to change from 0.75mm to 1.5mm fiber cable as the 0.75 was way to small for this scale.
And i didnt have a 1mm screwdriver ;-)
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/greebles-lighting.jpg

I love that not only you can create beautifull things with the printer, but also practical things.
Here is a fiber to led coupling. with just enough room for the led (0.2mm space left) and room for 20 fibers that will be guided by the tapered internal structure of the coupling
to the exact degrees of the led beam (60 degrees in this case) The result optimal light usage and less power needed!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151127_103940.jpg

Well that was it for this one.
Welding the main body tonight so pretty stoked for the next update !

Let me hear your thoughts !

[ASPHIAX]

Finally it was time to do the work for the aluminum body!
And who better to check your work then one of the best aluminum builders, Pascal de Greef.
After driving to his house (20 minutes) I had the honour to sit and play around with his Next Level desk. What a piece of engineering. The lifts in the legs raised the whole desk up to my chin and all the way down to my knees. Build quality over 9000000!!!!
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Almost reluctant we left his desk and house to start work on the body.
We had to cut just one last plate, the bottom hull ...

This is the beast. 20mm steel is nothing for this Nitrogen 6Kw flastbedlaser
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The main man himself : Pascal De Greef!
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Then we had to do some bending
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I designed the hull parts with a Male/Female connector method. Easy aligning of the parts and you also have a got place to put the welds.

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Folding the sides with the large amount of holes cut out proved to be a challenge as we had to do that by hand. Learning so much about this design. Got at least 15 points of improvements for the next one (wait whut ??? That comes later ;-) )
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151128_011704.jpg

Finally all the correct pieces in place. And you can see we had to change welding method from MIG to TIG as it was putting to much heat into the aluminum and the test pieces deformed pretty easily.
Full 3 mm aluminum next time!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151128_020812.jpg

To cover up all the unattractive parts I also designed a midplate which will have a black and white vinyl decoration.
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I truly felt like Anakin building his podracer in part 1.
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I dropped off Pascal at 3.30 am and got home at 4 am.
Thanks Pascal, your work and help really meant a lot to me. You are truly a gifted person!

The kids woke me up at 6 to find all the parts in the living room.
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The fan/radiator cage I had to design to make sure there was proper airflow!
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And there we have the whole YAZI built up for a test fitting.
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So happy to be at this stage already but SO much more work to do in just a few weeks now.
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Also all the parts of the system are starting to show up !
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151129_130840.jpg

First the beautifull B150M Mortar by MSI and the 1200 toughpower grand by thermaltake!
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Then the well designed AVEXIR 2400 Blitz DDR4 16GB RAM kit.
Cant wait to light these babies up!
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Then a beautifull black and white mouse and keyboard by Ttesports.
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And Finally a whole assortement of thermaltake fittings, Pacifice W1 CPU cooller, P1 Pump with silent kit, Tubler Petg tubing and whatnot...
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151129_150135.jpg

I feel blessed to have such a group of great sponsors that believe in my ability and have enabled me to build this dream of mine! Hats off to you!

Now to start printing the Venator "Skin"

Laters!

:dremel:

[ASPHIAX]

Now on the printer ..
A miniature (20% of original) exterior hull
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[OvRiDe]

Umm .. words seem to fail me at the moment.....

[ASPHIAX]

Umm .. words seem to fail me at the moment.....

That bad huh?
I came to this forum when I came across Paul Capello's work online.
His vision and craftmanship is what I always admired.
He always told the whole story with his mods. Such an inspiration.
I didnt know you could do this with computers. Hooked ever since..

[Oneslowz28]

Man I just saw a photo of this that was shared on Facebook! This is one of those mods that goes down in the history books with the likes of Paul Capello, Tribal Overkill, Boddaker, and Dyfiant! Nice work with the Taz as well. I have a couple of Lulzbot printers, and have been a loyal fan of their from the beginning. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see this finished.

[ASPHIAX]

Man I just saw a photo of this that was shared on Facebook! This is one of those mods that goes down in the history books with the likes of Paul Capello, Tribal Overkill, Boddaker, and Dyfiant! Nice work with the Taz as well. I have a couple of Lulzbot printers, and have been a loyal fan of their from the beginning. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see this finished.

Thank you! Those guys are my all time favorites. They pushed the boundries of PC architecture so far.
I am honoured you would consider me in the same ballpark as them lol.
Just another couple of weeks remaining so time is running short .. As usual ..

[ASPHIAX]

Funny little print, just scaled the top layer a bit too much!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151130_000831.jpg

You know what the fun part about 3D printing is?
There's always something sweet waiting for you when you wake up.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/miniature-test-print-exterior-hull.jpg

Result of the 2nd greeble sessie !
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[ASPHIAX]

Final result of the second greeble session, session 3 is already in its 16th hour of printing .. Only a few more !
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/result-2nd-greeble-session.jpg

Greeble session no 003
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Whats next ???
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[ASPHIAX]

I was so stressed for this print. At 3/4 into the print (16 hours) i started to notice the amount of filament on the spool was growing thin .
With the filament already in the guiding tube of the printer, it was finished at 20 hours with about 70cm of filament left ... Pfew ...
This will be the last picture update for a little while.
Need to slow down a bit and enjoy the music more.

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[ASPHIAX]

In the meantime ...

The final loop has been found!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/loopz.jpg

Inside the case I will be mounting several 3d printed PETG coolant tube guiders and supports, VGA and I/O space and some decoration.
You know when you have spent to much time in 3D when you start sketching it only also.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/think-3d.jpg

Only 300 left to solder Sander ... Pfew ...
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[ASPHIAX]

First light ...
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/first-light.jpg

Lightning !
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[ASPHIAX]

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[OvRiDe]

Looking fantastic. I was thinking about the lighting. It looks great. My thoughts are if you split up your fiber groups so they are more evenly dispersed along the sides, you could use an arduino to randomly turn or fade led's off and on. Might give it a more dynamic look. Technically you could do it with just blinking leds, but then it would probably look more like the side of the WOPR. With an Arduino you could have long intervals and fades that would be quite as jarring. Just an idea, either way its going to look amazing for the progress pics.

[ASPHIAX]

Good suggestion man!
I can hook up a pretty good daisy chanied TLC5940 circuit that has 4k fades per channel. 16 channels per TLC so I would need at least 3 . Easily done, I think I already have a circuit like that layinga round somewhere actually.
4k fades per minute or so. With some important pieces lit all the time.

[Zenator]

Its looking grate ASPHIAX. I'm hanging to get a 3D printer. :D

[ASPHIAX]

Its looking grate ASPHIAX. I'm hanging to get a 3D printer. :D

Thanks man! Yeah a good printer can do so much these days.

[d_stilgar]

This gets better every time I see it. The finished quality of this is going to be incredible.

[ASPHIAX]

This gets better every time I see it. The finished quality of this is going to be incredible.

Thanks man!

[ASPHIAX]

"YAZI" - Venator Class Star Destroyer The BIG finale part 1
Ok so here is the big finale (wel part 1 of it at least)
Due to the fact that MSI asked if they could showcase the YAZI at the International CES 2016 in Las Vegas the whole time table changed.
I am very strict op planning, its the only way to get stuff done fast, but this was ridiculous. The call came in about a week before the cutting of the aluminum, hence the reason why Pascal and I worked untill 3 am to get it sorted.
I proved not to be the last day I was up untill late !
Here we go:
Started with the always nice smelling epoxy work on the tower
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/1-yazi-venator-glue-tower.jpg

Then it was off to the dirty room for paint, got a nice anthracit paint. The pictures dont do it justice, its darker and less brown.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/2-yazi-venator-paint-tower.jpg

Quick test fitting
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/3-yazi-venator-test-fitting.jpg


And finally the last of the about 300 holes!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/4-yazi-venator-last-of-the-fiber-holes.jpg


With the holes done, it was time for the greeble basecoat.
The detail just popps out with this coat.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/5-yazi-venator-paint-greeble.jpg


And a quick test fitting, sure looks good in aluminum
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/6-yazi-venator-made-the-stand.jpg


But thats not the plan. So gave it a healthy coat
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/7-basecoat-the-hull.jpg


And then a good black matte paintjob
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/8-yazi-venator-finish-matte-black.jpg


With the black coat on I could finally start to epoxy the greebles onto the side hull
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/9-started-epoxying-the-greebles.jpg


Meanwhile : That was the first box of 8 kg PLA, onto the next one!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/10-well-thats-the-first-8kg-of-pla-on-to-the-next-6kg-dutchfilaments.jpg


Decision time, should i paint the greebles also in the anthracit coat?
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/11-yazi-venator-anthracit-or-grey-coating.jpg

So happy with the anthracit, it really has excellent licht action properties
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/12-yazi-venator-enthracit-it-as-it-has-good-light-action.jpg


I love doing test sessions lol
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/13-yazi-venator-quick-test-fitting.jpg


Houston we have a problem! That was the last of the 50 meters of fiberoptic cabling ...
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/14-yazi-venator-houston-we-have-a-problem.jpg


Waiting for the fiber, I put myself to the next design challenge the motherboard tray and I/O backwall.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/15-yazi-venator-design-challenge-for-today.jpg


I just love waking up to fresh new custom parts
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Ahh the joys of fiberoptic cabling. It wants to go in any way but the way you want it ..
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/17-yazi-venator-the-joys-of-fiberoptic-cabling.jpg


But ... the force is strong ...
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Poor mans glue clamp, well actually you can buy a lot of clamps for this grand 1200 watt powerhouse by Thermaltake!
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Also installed the rest of the lighting for the tower.
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/19-yazi-venator-now-the-last-of-the-lighting-for-the-tower.jpg


Someone asked my what happened to my old build the USS EURISKO.
Well its standing next to my work pc acting as a side table lol
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This looks just too cool not to share

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Working 12 to 16 hours a day takes it toll ..
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Installed the fans back into their housing. These are the original fans for the build 2 years ago. Try finding a decent 92mm fan these days ...
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I discovered a neat trick while glueing the 3D printed PLA. You can cut into just one or 2 of the layers and bend it precisely
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Me working the very last of the fibers, will be glad when this part is over ..

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The hull needed a little old fashioned styrene love

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/27-yazi-venator-hull-needed-some-old-fashioned-styrene-love.jpg

I wish I still had my workshop, space runs out quick with my builds!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/28-yazi-venator-i-wish-i-still-had-my-workshop.jpg


Me working the epoxy ..
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/30-yazi-venator-asphiax-working-the-hull.jpg


Darth practising his one-liners ..
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/31-yazi-venator-vader-practising-his-speeching.jpg


And there you have it, the result of the small ModMarathon ...

Post Project Carnage ..
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/32-yazi-venator-post-project-carnage.jpg

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And that was it for part 1 , stay tuned for part 2 and 3!

Have a good one!

[ASPHIAX]

So here is part II

I managed to get the hull painted two hours before the scheduled pickup for the CES.

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/yazi-venator-paint-1.jpg

Quick dry before the next layer. The weather was helping a lot!

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Got something very special planned for the radgrills.
3D printed red HDGlass radgrills!
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The front in this picture is missing due to change in plans at the last minute.

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Love this picture, she looks so dark and grimey here !

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I could not build the loop due to possible issues at customs.
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This must be one of my favorite views. Will look sweet with the loop installed.

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And finally with the lights on !!

https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/yazi-venator-lights-1.jpg

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Had to dismantle all the hardware inside so again no issues at customs.

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Made sure that it was very well strapped down and covered up ..

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Bye bye baby!

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And there you have it. From cradle to grave a complete log of how I built this first version!

Hope you enjoyed watching as much as I enjoyed building her!

On to the next one!

Regards

Sander aka ASPHIAX

[ASPHIAX]

While I was so busy with getting stuff done on the YAZI some pictures were made by Mortum
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/lights-6.jpg

AWESOME Greeble shot!
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/lights-4.jpg

Nice shot of the Aluminum Alloy / RVS stand ..
https://asphiax.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/stand.jpg

Its easy to forget how big she is lol ..
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