Starting on the left panel now.. HDD rack should be done for the next update
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Starting on the left panel now.. HDD rack should be done for the next update
Left Panel
Not much time spent on it but progressing quite well with the jig deployed instead of the dremel. Having problem drilling the holes into the effin thick panel.
Covering the alu in paper is a pain in the ass. Took 2 hours for such a small piece to maneuver around with 2 philips screwdriver instead of fingers.
Wing
If you ask me, this is the hardest thing to deal with. Friggin fragile so have to go slow on it.
Head
Ran the LEDs through and covered the top of the head. Still very much more to work on the lower jaw, neck thickness, back of the neck, and top of the head. Those horns looks out of place so gonna break them and redo.
The back will be glued to the panel after some cuts. Got two of these from friend's shop and will cut into them to join the wires.
To think the head is almost finished but yet there's still more -_-
HDD Rack
Screwed them in after drilling the holes just now. Yet to sand them, don't really feel like sanding or filing when I'm doing mostly cutting and drilling at the time.
Thats a mock drive, a dead one from my friend's shop. With the holders on it'll be about 5mm taller than its position so the L-shaped corners don't interfere with the cables. Still need a top layer for a fan and to stabilize both sides.
Misc
Bought this mean lil thing for 19 bucks my money only, 1 liter. Got some on my thigh when I got the pull-tab off, and boy they burn really bad within seconds.
Will be in use after I cut the left panel. Nothing much to take out from the top and right panel.
So far most of the cut-outs aren't filed properly or sanded yet. Man, I just hate steel.
steel is a pain ... look like ur doing pretty good...
nice work man
Dude looking great, keep it up.
Looks awesome. Can't wait to see more!
I'm feeling lazy again now. Gonna go and get 2 80mm with UV CCFL on them for the top. Still deciding if I wanna paper the whole case. You know.. steel... I'm not really a steel type of guy.
Have to delay it for a while. No updates for probably till the next 2 weeks. Kinda busy
No worries mate, take your time.
Bahhh the delay will be longer than i like... this one whole month I'll be doing data transfer and hardware exchange for the local airline company... about a whooping 500 pcs.
Damn that's a lot of PCs lol. Good luck.
Soaking the paper. Just finished the last day of that stupid work yesterday. Should resume once the paper are all ready. Glad I left the done parts to cure for one whole month and didn't spray them. They appear more scaly now.
Btw, could use some help over at BT's Mod of The Year 2008 thing :D
sweeeet dude, im happy to know this hasn't stalled
LOL. I'm having fun with it except the drilling part so I might have to have another way to work around attaching the HDD cage on top. Seriously the thickness of the panel is killing me. Just waiting for my half a pail of paper to soften before I restart. Meh.. I hate waiting
Some pix will be up soon, stuffs are done and been there for about a week. I really need to stop frequenting pubs almost every night and change my timetable of sleep-wakeup-pub-repeat.
TADAAAA...
Got yall thinking me dead eh? Lol, just settled in this new city but without an internet connection of my own and the cybercafe's located in Twilight Zone (I still haven't found one so far). Have to make rare trip to my bro in law's house to come online. Problem is, I'm rebuilding the whole project again. Cos I chucked everything I sculpted away when I move back including the casing itself (except for the dragon's head). Can't afford to pay the uber expensive overweight charges for the flight.
Another thing is I got bored out after finishing the head cos everythign else that remains really makes me fall asleep. Wings, tail, claws.. wasn't having a single bit of fun at all doing those. And you know how much I suck and hate cutting. So fiddled around to see if any changes can be made, and the best option I have in hand is to rebuild the whole damn thing, totally different. By going back to what's fun; freestyle molding just like Pprz.
So.. a Tony Stark head-in-water moment came, and with the material all ready just need to grab another case within this week. Cant upload any pix now so probably be back next week.
p/s: Mod please advise if the rebuild should be under the same thread or a new one. IDK how these things work. It'll still be under the same project name.
Good to hear from you mate, it's been a while. A real shame about you having to throw away your pieces, I can't wait to see how you turn this around.
/\ yeah man same
i have seen u on msn 4 ages,,,
i would start a new thread if i were u
Keep it in the same thread cos it is the same mod, you are just redesigning it. If you had finished it and wanted to make major changes then you would make a new thread.
I guess I better start a new thread since its about a 180 deg turn. =)
Be under Project M2 here http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...029#post249029
