I just got done working with some fiber glass resin, man that was annoying! Well, this is what it looks like so far... like crap. But after the rest is covered, and painted, it will look good.
I shaved down the bondo i put on the usb ports here.
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I just got done working with some fiber glass resin, man that was annoying! Well, this is what it looks like so far... like crap. But after the rest is covered, and painted, it will look good.
I shaved down the bondo i put on the usb ports here.
What would be the best way to make rocks for this? I'm going to use the fiberglass for the main body, but I think I want it a little more rocky.
Okay guys, I just got done with adding the fiberglass to the bezel. I hated it! haha, no... really... that sucked. O well, at least it's done. For the rocks everywhere else, I think I'm just going to use some type of clay... I'm just worried about it cracking after it has dried, should I be? Well, here are the pictures of the bezel, as well as pics of Gustav's side hittings, and pics of something really neat I did last night unexpectedly! ;)
If you can't tell because of the camera, it is the monster on the front of the Doom3 xbox case. It turned out better then I thought.
Then I decided to through an LED module on there real quick. I think this might be the front of my homemade reservoir.
Ah, Gustav! You silly thing!
I laid out the fiberglass cloth first to see where I needed to put it.
Then I snapped on the gloves and through on the resin! Again, turned out better then I thought it would.
You can't tell here, but I added more styrofoam to the side for support with the second layer of fiberglass.
Here, I added more to cover up the rest of the "blank" spots on the side.
And the bezel is done for the most part!
Tomorrow I'll do some trimming with my Dremel, just to shape it around a little, and then put a base coat of white on everything. I'm also going to buy some clay to fill in a few spots. And if anyone knows whether I should be worried about the clay cracking after cured, please let me know how I should prevent it... or am I thinking about the cheap stuff?
kool looks great
I just got done with the bezel. I still have to paint the guard for the sewer pipe and put that on. But today, i collected some rocks, and threw them on with some bondo, painted it white, then black, then added a layer of brown, and a layer of orangish oil paint. It's going to take a day or two to dry, but I have to wait for my water cooling and lights to get in before I can finish the top.
Put on a coat of primer:
Rocks! :-D
This reminds me of Mars for some reason?
Bondo and Rocks
More Bondo
I shaved the bondo down a little before painting everything black with some spray paint
Brushed on some brown
Then I put on some orangish color paint
Then rubbed it down a little, and painted and scraped at the tubes. Then voila! It looks
awesome!
I just sat it up against the case to get a view of what it looks like.
Well, that's it for a few days. Keep checking back though, you never know. Hope you guys like it!
That looks awesome dude. Can't wait to see the finished project. The rocks turned out great. +rep
Hey guys, I ordered the water cooling and UV lights a few days ago. The water cooling should be here by tuesday... don't know about the UV lights though.. Below are the links to lights and water cooling.
Cooler Master Aquagate Duo
12in Dual UV Cold Cathode Kit
Once I get the water cooling in, I can start working on the top of the case!