im gunna say alot under 480 :)
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im gunna say alot under 480 :)
These are brand new on the market, and I believe will sell for around $1.50 each. They come in many colors (color matched to Primoflex tubing) and are paintable as well. Not a bad option for people on a budget. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
Should be available at Moddersmart by next week.
Thanks for the info Bod. If they perform well I may replace all my barbs with these.
Smallish update:
Only had a short amount of time this weekend, so I thought I'd tackle the hard drive covers.
I took 3 pieces of 1/4" transparent blue acrylic cut to hard drive size:
Looks cool held up to the light. :)
I set up my router table with a 3/4" round-over bit to give me a nice wide curve around the plexi.
First piece cut. A little rough, but I'll smooth them out in a bit.
A couple minutes on each edge with a mouse sander and 220grit sandpaper and I have this:
I purposely rounded only three sides on the top and bottom piece, and only the 2 sides on the middle piece.
This way, even though they are separate pieces, they work together to make up a larger canvas for the next step.
I'll need to sand these a bit more in preparation for paint. Then I will apply a mask with a trident-ish graphic.
But that's for another time. :D
great work mate.. pitty you didnt have more time cuz i love your work
Nice bevel mate.
Here's a little show of some progress I made before all the other goings-on this last weekend (daughter's 2nd birthday party).
T3 reservoir mockup with tubing! :D
I'll get some more detail shots of them up a bit later.
dude that looks EPIC! what are thoose resevoirs?
Dude, that is sweet. Awesome idea. +rep
Thanks man. These are the new Typhoon III dual bay reservoirs from Primochill. Just came out, should be in stores in June. They're pretty sweet. Can accommodate two separate loops with two inputs and two outputs on the back. They also feature two fillports in front which make filling and emptying the system a breeze. Just tilt the case over on its back to fill, and tilt it forward to empty. Comes with or without a D5 pump, and it also will be available in a non-pump version. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by p0Pe
Now those are some killer reservoirs.I would love to get my hands on one and mount it to the top of my case facing upwards. Just gorgeous I tell ya, simply gorgeous.
those look sweet
looks great... good work as normal..
say happy bday to the daughter from tbcs
Got more work done on the hard drive covers:
Received the paint mask in the mail and couldn't wait to try it out. The actual masking is sandwiched
between two protective backings:
Peeled the top coating off,
Flipped it over and applied it to the covers after lining them up as they would be on the hard drives.
Then peeled off the other backing:
Using the x-acto knife, I took care of the pieces spanning the gaps between the covers.
Then I primed and painted them white with a pearl topcoat. You can kinda make out the iridescence in the light.
I'll remove the masking tonight and place the covers on the hard drives to see how they look. Stay tuned!
this should look way cool :bowdown:
I think it looked awesome with the white pattern on the blue but when you peel the mask off it will look insane.
yeah this is gunna look awesome bod... good work mate
make it dry faster! update NAO!:D
Removed the masking last night! :D
Then I put some UV cathodes behind the covers to see how it will look lit up.
This is with me holding the cathodes over the covers.
I'm surprised the white paint doesnt glow under the uv light. Maybe it's the pearlescent coating that shields it?
Works better this way, and I may not even need to light these covers from behind like I was thinking. :)
Man, that looks so sweet!!! +rep
looks sick! :bowdown:
awesome, The white doesn't shine like I thought either ... but the effect you got now looks better !! :bowdown:
Now that looks bloody awesome Bod. +repQuote:
Originally Posted by Boddaker
thats HAWT! lol
nice work as always
so Bod.....
Have you ever made any thing that Sucked ???? :)
Nice effect by the way!
Now hurry up and get this done we're dyeing to see it!!
CBB
Wow. Just wow. That is all I have to say. (well apparently not because I said all thoe other words too... haha.)
lol thanks guys. And CBB... Yes, I have! I just neglect to take pics of that stuff. ;-)
i never want you to show us ur stuff ups :)
A true master acknowledges his mistakes and learns from them ;).
lol believe me I have learned A LOT that way. ;) And I do show the ones that I think others could learn from as well. It's just sometimes, things are better left on the garage floor lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
Well you couldn't tell that any mistakes were made by the results of the end product! Looks fantastic.
HAHA, yeah I know what you mean, you should see my first window mod hahaha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boddaker
Was able to mock up the tubing in the lower rad section last night. Still was pretty tight (due to the thicker floor) so I had to get some 90° and 45° elbows to make it work.
Came out ok I think. I love the blue fittings on the white tubing! :D
the tubing looks great!
but the $1000,000 question is does the floor leak :)
CBB
haha, I haven't actually gotten to the leak-testing phase yet, cause I still haven't glued the floor together. I did a glue-test last weekend, but apparently didn't use enough Weld-on so I got a bunch of air pockets. That stuff evaporates fast, and if I don't get the pieces together quick enough, it dries up. (doesn't help the weather up here has been upper 90's & no humidity).Quote:
Originally Posted by crazybillybob
looks great bod
the blue and white is great
I agree.. sometimes it just goes that little too far :(
looking awesome, evertime time i look at this Mod i want it finished! lol!
Yep, blue fittings looks sweet mate. I am re plumbing LEXA ATM and am trying to make do with the left over hose I have from the first time, I think I am like 1 inch too short in total :(.
I just got done prepping stuff for tomorrow's painting session. Sorry I didn't take any pics of the boring sanding,
cleaning, and priming of parts, but I didn't think you'd mind too much.
Here's a couple shots of all the parts:
If you remember my paint scheme, it will be blue with water droplets on the outside of the case, monitor, and keyboard,
and pearl white on the inside, but only in the main top section. It will be blue in the lower rad compartment.
As you can see, I already laid down the white inside the case shell and mesh boxes, mainly because of the mesh.
If I waited til after we painted the exterior, then all the holes will be white, and I don't want that. After I took the
pics I taped all the white mesh areas so that I wouldn't get any blue overspray on the inside.
So basically we're laying down the blue base coat and clear this weekend. Then we have to let that cure before going
back over and doing the water droplets. If you're wondering why we're shooting clear before the water droplets,
it's because we are using water-based paint, and the base needs to be sealed before we do the next layer. Then
after that we'll do a final coat of clear, maybe with a hint of candy or pearlescence. We'll see!
