Thanks bro I loved your comment!!! ;) True indeed!
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Thanks bro I loved your comment!!! ;) True indeed!
C'Mon, TBCS Staff!
Give this guy a promotion to a featured WL!
Their mods are without a dobut awesome and unique!
;) Thanks brother for the support, much appreciated!!!
I second that :up: :bowdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by AmEv
Thanks buddy!!!! Your support is awesome!!! :) :)
Where's the next update!?!?!?
Soon brother soon!!! ;)
So Update no 7 its here guys!
I ve start working on the most difficult part of this mod which is going to take some time and that
is the main top part.
Here you will see the progress which is simple enough, yet very difficult in execution.
I am using fiberglass paste for the rough first fills and then Isopon 38 known as body filler for the finishing touches.
The design is really complex with many many curves and details. The angle of each curve its different (30 to 70 degrees) and I have to create a smooth curve to attach each and every one of them.
The progress requires sanding with grinding wheel, mouse sander, files and by hand.
After I finish sanding I add one more layer of isopon to cover any imperfections and holes and then sand again, then new spots are revealed so I repeat the process over and over again.
I estimate to finish this piece after 50 or 60 hours of work.
I will post the pictures without comments as I ve explained everything already! Enjoy.
Thanks for reading this worklog guys till next time, peace!
OK, Now I get it! When you started covering the big piece of bent plexi in fibreglass I thought you were using the plexi as a plug and making a mould from it and my first thought was "How the hell are you going to get it out the mould" :?
Now I see the plexi is the base shape which you are working from, I don't think I have seen that done before but I can see that it enables the shape to have some very thin twisted areas where there is no fibreglass/filler just the plexi and some real depth and thickness where there is 8)
Looks like warm weather there, bet the filler goes off quick :D
That is a lot of sanding!
Warm weather indeed my friend, basically we still didnt hit the 45 degrees Celsius but I hope it will delay some more!!! The corners of that part are also filled with fiberglass to ensure maximum durability and also to create the desired shape between the curves. Thanks for the comment my friend!!! Stay tuned for more I am sure you are going to love it.
I have a looooot more work to do on that part but I will update through the process! :)
Indeed bro!! And more to come!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuganater
some one who is new to fiberglass (newb): hey man have you ever worked with fiberglass
some one who is not a newb (OG): yes... why you ask
newb: well man i was just thinking about making something out of fiberglass and i was curious as to what is the most difficult part
OG: the sanding
newb: well i am sure you have to sand... but what about the fiberglass mixture ... how much hardener to resign should i use
OG: its on the package... but get a lot of sandpaper and a sander and a dremil
newb: what about the bondo mixture afterwards ... how do i know i mixed it right
OG: it hardens and you have to sand it... thats how you know you mixed it right
newb: is there any special technique to it
OG: yeah sand a lot
newb: no i mean the mixture
OG: dude your not ready for fiber glass
2 weeks later
newb: holy sanding batman... **** fiberglass my fore arms have been sore for days
og: Stupid newbs
seriously... though... the case looks AWESOME MAN... i am excited to see the colors on and it and the components in it...
enjoy the sanding man... and it looks great... i like the use of the file... i just used a dremil and alot of cuss words ... but the file can me more accurate
last time i worked with fiberglass and catfur(fiberglass paste) i was doing body work on cars... and that crap wasnt fun then and its not fun now hahahaha but... the finished product is usually pretty awesome... so keep on keeping on man... its looking great!!!
LoL that was the best comment ever my friend!! I ve never seen a comment big like this!
Indeed my friend, this job is extremely difficult and not for noobs for sure! Its going to take a lot of time and the details in this are very difficult! I am glad that you could capture the whole concept from now you have a good modding imagination!! :) The file is for removing bug chunks of material just to shape and form the curves etc. It works better that anything else!!! Thanks for the awesome comment my friend!!! :)
Update no 8 guys and lets see together what I did so far!!
First of all I received 2 packages, one from Bitspower and one from Aquatuning!!
First the products from Aquatuning! Thanks to Christian for his amazing support so far!!
Now the products from Bitspower!!! Thanks to Mr.Vincent for his very kind approach and professional attitude!! You rock my friend!! :)
A big thanks to my sponsors for one more time, I will give 1000% to satisfy you with my work!
Now lets move to the hard part! The work (under the burning sun!) which seems will take for eva!!
I had to harmonize the top part with the aluminum box as the curves where a bit out !
So I masked the case and applied as much fiberglass was needed!
Then I created a mold out of 1mm acrylic. I used that mold to create 2 "feet" kind off, which they will be used to screw the top part on the aluminum case. I ve been thinking for 2 weeks how I was going to attach those 2 pieces together and the most functional and cool looking way was that.
The next day I removed the aluminum case and the masking tape and here you see the excessive fiberglass which needs to be filed.
After a lot of filing and sanding!!!
Here I cut some parts from the curvy part of the top in order to create later the "neurons" design which is going to serve as ventilation holes.
I also had to work on that side to finish it so I could move on to the next side. That included 5 layers of Isopon and a lot of sanding!!!!!
Thats all for now guys I hope you enjoy my little journey, till next time, peace!! :)
looking good! loving it!
Thanks brother! ;)
Just curious ... Is the case going to be cut on the one corner like the fiberglass box above it or is that one corner going to stick out...
Sorry for the question I'm just excited to see this thing built!
Good work man
No brother it will stay as it is, I will put the reservoir there!! :) Thanks for the support my friend!! :)
One more update on the go for you guys!
I ve been working really hard these days in order to "almost" finish 2 sides of the top part out of 6 and I still have the ventilation neuron designs to do and finish!
Here are some shots of the front and curvy part finished. The curves are aligned in an unorthodox style yet are flowing among them really nice and in a unique style.
That wasnt an easy task at all as I am going to show you in the 3 final pictures.
First lets see these 2 finished parts.
Here is how I start to form the various shapes. I am using a filler which is really hard yet easy to work with and sand, I found the specific brand after years of using many other materials and brands.
And a little preview of the 3rd side's final steps to finish.
Here you are going to see the step I took in order to create these 2 sides of the top part.
The amount of work is ridiculous (and the materials used from the beginning to finish).
STEP1:
STEP2:
STEP3:
Thanks for reading my worklog guys!!! Till next time, peace!! :)
I don't know why, but I'm thinking of some sort of demented cow after seeing that.
Still looks awesome!
It reminds me of a kids playground toy. haha Looking forward to seeing where this thing is going.
LoL thanks bro, I ve heard a lot about how my mods look but never something like this lolz :lick:Quote:
Originally Posted by AmEv
Hahahaha another unexpected comment, hope it will change shape soon :PQuote:
Originally Posted by billygoat333
Update no 10 guys and the amount of work I did is unbelievable and I have a looooooot more to do yet!!!
I ve been working every day for an average of 6 straight hours, under a burning sun and I can tell you for sure that my arms are in real pain as the amount of filing and sanding is ridiculous!
Here is the finisher I use for the final touches. Also with this material I "build" some parts, like extending the curves, filling parts to harmonize the flow of the curves etc etc.
When I spot an imperfection on the organic shape, I immediately start filling the spot, let it dry and start sanding till I have the desired shape.
Here you will see that I choose for my input output part of the case not to use the regular rectangular shape but instead I ve calculated the motherboard i/o shield placement, gpu and psu outputs in order to create something different and more modern looking.
At first I did some freehand drawings while I was calculating over and over again the right space and also I had to keep the flow on the case and to not disturb the overall design.
First big cuts were made by a grinding wheel and a steel cutting disk.
Then I used the sanding disk to remove big chunks of excessive material.
After a lot of filing and sanding I had to fix the imperfections and also shape the curve to fit flawlessly with the rest part.
After 2 days of total in work I managed to finish this part.
I kept working on the other sides and believe me it was really hard as I had to redo many of the curves as they wouldnt align perfectly with each other. I increased their length by adding more isopon and also shaped them in order to flaw with each other perfectly.
Here are some shots of the finished (for now) main top part.
And here are some tease shots of the upcoming work on the creation of the "neuron" ventilation system. I choose to create them by adding 2 layers of handpicked fiberglass (no molds used or anything like this) and then cut the desired shapes. So that way it will be easier and more durable as the design has many thin lines.
Thats all for now guys, the updates will be slow for the moment as the amount of work is really big and the real changes will come after many many days of exhausting work.
Thanks for reading my update guys, till next time, peace!
Mmm, Sanding filler, great job my favourite, I would rather file metal than sand filler!
It's coming along good I'm really liking the overall shape, if you have problems with small holes, dents and marks you might want to use body stopper to fill them rather than use filler, as you know it's often wasteful trying to mix a very small amount of filler for a few small holes and often you just sand it away again and still have the holes.
Body stopper is a very fine paste and you can get it in one part so you don't have to mix it with hardener/catalyst and you can spread it very thin so you don't have to use much and there is very little waste, you use wet and dry paper to smooth it down, something like this stuff.
Wow thanks for info mate I was thinking about the exact thing for a week now and I was thinking of a primer that could do that job!!! I might buy and use that as I never used something like this before!
Thanks a lot mate, much appreciated!! :)
beta has some awesome advice , i feel the need to chime in and tell you about rondo , which is basically a mix of fiberglass resin and bondo , but its mixed in a pourable way , and sands just the same .
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/...ighlight=rondo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQhD...eature=related
here are some links , its also called mudglassing? any ways , do it to it!
Wow thanks brother, I ve watched all the videos but unfortunately I am close to finishing the top I wish I knew it earlier! I will have that in mind next time, thanks for the awesome info mate!!! :)
I am so intrigued as to what shape this is gonna be by the time you are done... every update it seems you change what direction I thought you were going in! I love it. Keeps me on my toes! haha.
I am NOT envious of all that sanding you have had to do though. blech. haha
Dude this is so crazy and awesome!
It looks strange at first but then it makes me want to keep looking at it. In a good way. It's very artistic, free form, and definitely not something you see every day.
Nice job on it.
Also, I really hope you are not breathing all the dust or you'll never make it to the finish line on this thing. Didn't your daddy ever tell you.."make sure to wear protection"? :D
I like to keep you people on your toes and I am glad I could achieved that! :lick: Thanks bro, I will try my best to keep you on the edge till its finished! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat333
Wow thanks bro, I am very glad you liked it!!! :) I am taking all the protections like full face mask, perspiration mask, gloves (sometimes) etc etc! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BS Mods
I hate when you update and its only words.... NEED MORE PICTURES!!!
Update time guys! After 6 days of exhausting work I am here to present you the results so far.
The most difficult part of the case was the interior. None of the available tools could help me so I had to sand all of it by hand! I wanted to cover the fibarglass edges and create a very smooth surface. That required many many layers of body filler and extremely difficult sanding.
Here is the first layer of isopon and sanding.
After a suggestion in the forums by a friend (thanks man) I created some Rondo! This is a mixture with isopon (body filler) with resin. That way you create a very smooth and more "liquid" material in order to apply it with a brush or just by pouring it and shake it around.
I used that technique to apply 6 layers (yeah I am crazy) of rondo in order to create a balanced and smooth surface and also add some thickness on the inside, to create a 3d effect on the neuron ventilation system as you are about to see later on this update.
After 4 days of work I managed to finish the interior!!
After I finished the interior I start working on the front part of the ventilation system.
The process its the same, filling, sanding etc etc until I had a satisfying result.
I had to use the dremel too though as I couldnt work only by hand.
Second layer of isopon.
Second time sanding.
As you can see I found a soft spot so more filling and sanding!!! OMG! That thing happened to me a gazillion times with this mod!!!
So after more filling and sanding I finished those pieces.
As you see I ve worked my way with isopon in a way that the ventilation system has a really nice flaw with the rest of the case.
Next step was drawing the design on the fiberglass. Due to the strange and unorthodox design of my vents I am using Zaha's design as a guide and I will create something similar yet with my own "artistic" touch too.
I also finished the last vent.
The following part drove my crazy!!! The discs on the dremel werent big enough to cut so I tried a thousand ways to cut the holes but eventually I managed to somehow route the holes by using a dremel bit for engraving. The proble was the depth of the vents as I wanted to have a 3d effect extending in the interior of the case.
And here are some shots after 4 hours of filing. This is not the final thing as I will come back later for the details.
Thanks for reading my update guys! The next update is going to be delayed as I have a loooooot of work so please be patient! :) Till next time, peace!
:eek: Wow!!! Don't know what else to say.
Very nice man! You gonna put some modders mesh behind the vents?
Thanks bro!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by msmrx57
Thanks my friend. I dont think so but I will have that in mind !Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuganater
WOW that's AMAZING! nice work!
I second this.Quote:
Originally Posted by msmrx57
I'm waiting patiently...
Thank you my friend!!! :) Glad you liked it!Quote:
Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA
Patience brings gifts!! Thanks my friend! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mDust
Time for our new and.... maybe last update for some time as I have to move in a new house, if everything goes well!
I will not post comments on the pictures as you already know the drill (sanding, filling, filing etc etc)
I will only say that it took me 40 hours to come to that point and that I ve already primed it and I am working on minor fixes and details right now!
I also cut a hole for the tubing in a way that I will be able to remove the top without interfering with the tube.
I also did some changes on one vent and I will work with the acrylic in a way that it will cover the space.
The primer I am using its a filler primer which is the best for my job as it fills little holes and it works like a thin layer of bondo too!
Enjoy the show guys!!! :)
Thats it for now guys I hope you enjoyed my slide-show progress ;) Very very difficult job so far, my right hand cant hold a sandpaper anymore lolz :) Till next time, Peace! :)
