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I think it's just because they're still making a profit with the x3's (just not as much as with the x4's), and less profit is better than no profit (ie, people not being able to buy x3's and buying something other than an x4).

So you said that the decal came out perfect. Where's the picture?? I can't wait to see how it looks!!

I just sprayed the last gloss coat to seal it to the case side. It's drying now and i should have a picture of the finished side tonight.

EDIT: What the decal looks like before it is subjected to the pit.

This is what i was going to put the decal in to let it soak, but too small.

So i chose this instead! :D

Finished laying the decal down! This is before the gloss coat.

I am actually really proud of how this turned out, this is the largest decal that my dad and i have laid down. I always say "wow that turned out frickin' awesome!"

That looks awesome man. Are the white areas of the wings, clouds, etc clear? If so, that would have looked sweet on a piece of plexi. Still, looks very nice. +rep

Yea, all the white that you see on the decal is clear. Yea, it would look good on plexi...or like an etching even. :D

Nice!! :banana: That turned out great. +rep Not sure if I would have tried to do a water transfer that big.

haha. Thanks for the +rep's!
Before i dipped it i asked my dad if the decal was ready and he's like "it should be....are you feelin' lucky?" The point being that if you do not seal the decal enough before dipping (Especially on the edges), the ink will just disappear and your nice, clear water will be--most likely--black.

Wow, impressive. +rep Are you gonna do anything on the panel around it?

that is a big decal! lol good work.

@x88x: Thanks! I've been really thinking about that and i'm not sure if i'll do anything just yet with it.

@billygoat333: Thanks! Yea, it's been the biggest decal i've ever done before!

Put on the case sides, as of now it just needs a monitor because i already have a standard dell keyboard and mouse lined up. I'm really nervous on starting it up for the first time, more like anxious because i want to see my project work! I've been so careful with everything--much more than anything else!

A few more glamour shots. :D

I like that window. looks really good. any plans to stealth/paint the CD Rom drive? it sticks out like a sore thumb!! just my $.02 lol

:stupid:Minus the stupid. Wouldn't take much to pop the face off and paint it. Other than that looks great. :up:

Thanks! Yea, i could do that; i wanna fire it up first and see if everything is working properly, Then the small details will be finished up. lol

Got the Optical drive cover painted and checked the 710 pins and thankful they aren't bent or anything like that....it was just the locking switch that was sticking. With just a little more press it popped into the unlock spot and i was able to lift the 710 up out of the socket.
Whewwww! I have been freaking out about that for a long time and i'm glad they aren't bent.

I should be getting my monitor either today or tomorrow, i'm getting all giddy....i can't wait to see my project live!

Well, apparently it takes longer for stuff to ship West than it does East. I should have it today or tomorrow, or wednesday....or sometime this week. :/

As stated before i would post pictures of the Optical Drive painted to match.

I will be painting the mouse, got the primer coat done and about 3 coats of gloss white. I still have to come up with the accents for the mouse. While i am doing that enjoy some starter pics! :D

Here is the mouse apart and prepped for primer and first coat.

After all 3 coats and drying.

looks great dude! the decall looks like it was painted on with air brush!
+rep:)

That decal came out great. I'm thinking you should add a decal or two to the mouse too.

Thanks for the idea! It helps out because i'm still thinking of how to make the mouse look amazing. haha.

These are the pictures are a couple coats of primer, then Gloss white, and then some clear coat after the accenting. And yes i wanted it to looked ravanged.

Also so take note that the second picture is with no flash.

Oooh, I like it. One question though; how does it feel in use? That's one thing that I've always wondered about painting mice, especially with clear-coat.

Mine is pretty tacky feeling. It kinda sticks to your hand.

Now i know that i have to watch who i buy from on ebay...apparently there are some people who like to sit at home and complain that they have finals and play COD:MW2 instead of sending a package off right away. I just totally defies my logic that someone would rather wait to send a package at the last minute than to ship it off right away and have the transaction be done with. Got my full refund and a couple swear words thrown at me for some reason.
New monitor is on order.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009166
Hopefully i won't have any problems with this transaction.

Any mod planned for that monitor?

Not at the moment, i am more trying to figure out what to do with a 17" laptop monitor...because those lcd controllers can be pretty expensive.

Monitor will arrive tomorrow, i will post pics of the monitor and first boot up tomorrow!

Having problems with trying to get anything to show on the monitor...haven't even set up bios yet because of it!!

It's Alive!!!! Pics will be posted later!

Awesome! I take it you got new RAM and that fixed the problem you were having?

Yup. I just didn't take the time to slow down and realize what was really wrong with things.

Computer is up and running....got a upgrade copy of win7 64bit and tried to clean install....not working.
I got a friend who is gonna let me use a XP Pro CD and key to install and then try upgrading back to win7.:banana: :D

Yeah, the upgrade key won't work for a full install. One way to get around that though, is to just install without a license key, then run the upgrade program to "upgrade" to your licensed copy ;)

Wait, i never knew about that! How do you do that?

Just get a regular disc...from what source, I leave to your imagination ;) ..then, run the normal install. When it asks you for a license key, don't put anything in. It will ask you if you're sure you don't want to put in your key now (tell it you're sure), and then it will ask you what version you want to install. Select the version for the license key that you have and finish the install. It is now running in a 30-day 'trial period' (which can be extended to I think 180 days, but that's another topic). Now, just put in the upgrade disc you got, tell it to 'upgrade', and put in your license key when it asks for it. ..should work anyways, I haven't actually tried it myself yet.

I tried that and it didn't work.

Interesting. What error did it give you?

I'm pretty sure that an XP install will not progress without a key.