8-Bit Baron Nashor (League of Legends) by 8-Bit Builder

[thorkon]

Hi, I'm 8-Bit Builder and a New Year= A New Pixel Mod! I've been playing a lot of League of Legends for the past 2 years and decided I wanted to do something in that game world. Though my builds are usually based off old game sprites, the Baron Nashor is not traditionally pixelated (unless your running a weak gaming pc of course :D ) I made an exception for this.

Previous Builds (to get an idea of my modding style)
http://i.imgur.com/02kRIJq.jpg

Goal:
- Replacing my old HTPC with a new one (albeit bigger)
- Able to have some kick for gaming

Components:
ASUS Maximus VI Impact Mini-ITX
CPU INTEL|CORE I5 4670K
8GB DDR3
OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular Gaming Power Supply
Graphic Card: Haven't gotten this yet. Keeping my options open atm but havent decided on what to get. Keeping aneye for something good to go on the sale during the build process. For the meanwhile I have a older card to be a placeholder.
SSD: 250gb
HDD: 2 TB

Mock up design:
http://i.imgur.com/K6JGwkf.jpg

The clear squares will be plexiglass, the eyes will light up, and the teeth will light up also.

Build Process:
This is a large build and will be 2 feet wide and almost 5 feet tall once finished. Definitely my tallest build yet! This is the base of the build.

http://i.imgur.com/jvrNnEv.jpg

It's only my first day building so I dont have much more than this but I'll have a lot more pictures/work done in a few days and possibly the whole model (unpainted) finished in 2 weeks. Keep an eye out!

[Stonerboy779]

I think you have mentioned it before, but where do you get all your cubes from?

[thorkon]

I think you have mentioned it before, but where do you get all your cubes from?

Caseyswood.com I actually have to order more cubes, I have grossly miscalculated how many this build is going to need.

[thorkon]

Got the top head section done as I want to work on getting the eye sections drilled and prepped for the LED lights. Speaking of, heres 20 of plugged in which will be how many will be used on the head.

http://i.imgur.com/OMYJuli.jpg

This is the 20 LED control board:
http://i.imgur.com/vOy3x3c.jpg

Next is to build up the base and get the motherboard fitted while working on getting the head LEDs' set up.

[TheMainMan]

Looking forward to seeing another of your mods come together!

[d_stilgar]

Looks awesome. I've always loved your builds. Can't wait to see more.

[thorkon]

Thanks guys, I'm excited to finish this, I want to see how tall its gonna be.

The build up (literally)! I've begun the monotonous cube build up and have ordered another 2,000 cubes because I grossly miscalculated how many I was going to need...

http://i.imgur.com/Mukoq0c.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/98jjBXF.jpg

Just so you get an idea on the actual height of this thing...


This is only the first section of the build. To get an idea on the height of this thing, here is my other mod, Link being enveloped by just the bottom section:


http://i.imgur.com/JgQSZtJ.jpg

[Stonerboy779]

Geez and I thought link was large.....

[thorkon]

Some multi-progress going on:

Been drilling out some cubes so I'll be able to network the LEDs to light up the lower jaws teeth.

http://i.imgur.com/51BYKhr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dY1HYTk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mTsNacI.jpg

And added a few more layers and an idea of what the window will look like.

http://i.imgur.com/ofDIbGj.jpg

[thorkon]

Getting some progress done:

Motherboard installed with heatsink:
http://i.imgur.com/bCTyVTd.jpg


Side view with a few more rows complete:
http://i.imgur.com/HfioVPc.jpg


Close up of the window view, This plastic is a placeholder, waiting on my acryllic order to come in the mail so I can work on lighting up the eyes/teeth:
http://i.imgur.com/ul6f5ZG.jpg

[TheMainMan]

Coming along nicely!

[Stonerboy779]

Love your unique style keep it going

[thorkon]

Getting there! Just got to finish the heads, fan positions, and some other minor things then its time to tape and paint.

Going up:
http://i.imgur.com/jacfomC.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3rHRJPO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hUxDCK8.jpg

What the head will look like when on (this is the upper jaw, not the lower)
http://i.imgur.com/qPTnwNY.jpg

One of the side heads
http://i.imgur.com/hy2M2n6.jpg

Inside of the neck, kind of Minecraft-y
http://i.imgur.com/slV8O8W.jpg


Sanding the acyllic cubes down to make teeth for the heads on the side
http://i.imgur.com/XLlL8Na.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mqO62YY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UcrPsc1.jpg


I feel decent about the teeth but would like a better finish but I'm out of ideas on how to make them better.

[TheMainMan]

Wow, it's huge! I definitely didn't have a sense of the full scale of it until this update! While I've never had to polish the edges of any acrylic myself, flame polishing or NOVUS polishing kits would be something to look into.

[thorkon]

I tried a a flat sanding power tool I have instead of the dremel tool and it did a lot better. I'm not looking for a polished look, just a uniform shape among all of them. Thanks for the tips though, MainMan.

[thorkon]

Big pic update! :D

Heres the lower jaw with LEDs wired throughout
http://i.imgur.com/V6PIHy1.jpg

Lower jaw and upper head combined and put on the body. Can see the LEDs hanging out and about
http://i.imgur.com/MdNd59q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eEf7IFg.jpg

Time to get some dentures in
http://i.imgur.com/ZfvsE6Z.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/g8Lfqyl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fYrxV06.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/evbiUVH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/qHDSiWO.jpg

Little side head got his eyes going too :D
http://i.imgur.com/IBLdcMM.jpg

This is the small board that houses all the LEDs hidden inside the head by a small latch/door system
http://i.imgur.com/kyassnR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/e7LOIb9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dZVAfLY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/GMuA7sr.jpg



Now just finishing up the inward swinging window/fans/component placements! Then to the dreaded painting/taping :(

[msmrx57]

Good lord that's HUGE!! Looks awesome so far! :up:

[thorkon]

Got the window and just about the rest of it done:
http://i.imgur.com/Mezcgab.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2IvgMgr.jpg


Put some "tails" on it
http://i.imgur.com/4c14i9u.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Xe9zHQ6.jpg


On the dreaded painting stage. Oh man do I hate painting. And its taking about 5 coats of paint to cover it well, so it's becoming monotonous :(

http://i.imgur.com/sBxY8QP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AGFvgxh.jpg

[Stonerboy779]

I do not envy you in the slightest right now, good luck with the painting.

[Twigsoffury]

hit polycarbonate with fire (like from a lighter) to clear out the haze or translucency.

=)

[edit] experiment first though, just to be sure.. but thats how they always cleared the edges of the poly plates at the window factory =)

[thorkon]

Finished!
Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o4G5Ks_v-I

http://i.imgur.com/8IjnTq1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/W6BEW6L.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZZU6JCc.jpg

Power button is the circle:
http://i.imgur.com/EhaXHyw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hJX1T2b.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aieN9l8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/X38cF6X.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DVdEwzk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UWPdwVF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tccalUL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1uFKbRO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Pfk9Pcm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ENY4cnc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TglAOb4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/te8LCqq.jpg

[Stonerboy779]

That is stupidly huge and just all around awesome

[TheMainMan]

:stupid:
Simply stunning!

[d_stilgar]

I started laughing it awe when I saw this finished. It's huge! I wish I could see it in person. It's too cool.