Spacecraft dome holes done:
See you tomorrow !
Pedro Torres.
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Spacecraft dome holes done:
See you tomorrow !
Pedro Torres.
Spacecraft building:
The materials:
Marks
Feet base sanding with Dremel:
Work done:
The circle scratch:
The center base fixed with super-glue:
The leds work:
Fixing the leds on spacecraft dome:
Leds Fixed:
Wired:
The spacecraft dome placed on the center base:
The spacecraft body fixed with epoxy (2h to dry):
I’ll be back soon !
Thanks
Pedro Torres.
The very, very, first UFO preview:
See you later !
Pedro Torres.
Whoa! That thing is Kewl as all Hell. .
Looks like close encounters of the third kind. +Rep
Great Reflection off that dome piece, I wish I had thought of that.
Thank you Eclecticos, later today I'll bring other photos of the finished work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eclecticos
See you !
Pedro Torres.
More about the UFO and top alien base:
Top alien base remake:
Done:
See you later !
Pedro Torres
Are those rocks being used as weights to hold the base of the UFO down or are they going to become part of the mod itself?Quote:
Originally Posted by pedrofilho
It's only to keep the base of the UFO down, nothing else. I think this UFO have not enought power to carry those rocks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DrumThumper
Last but one gluing
Next one will occur about 21:00h.
See you there.
Pedro Torres.
This is what happens when use the wrong material:
Now, the work is going faster as a rabbit:
Taped:
Why don’t I think this before? I waste two days trying to get that PVC circle to shape I want…
See you really soon !
Pedro Torres.
UFO dome protected:
Body filler first pass:
Second layer:
I’ll do one last body filler layer and sand it.
See you soon !
Pedro Torres.
UFO 3rd shot.
Epoxy gluing
Glued:
More leds work:
A closer look:
Finished:
Making the borders clear:
A little dusty:
Ready for the leds:
Leds fixed:
In the dark, daylight !
Tomorrow I’ll work with the body filler again and finish the UFO.
Enjoy !
Pedro Torres.
Wow! Very cool effect Pedro!
Thank you gdbnsn, you're allways very wellcome here. Now I am working on UFO body, with body filler. Later, today, I'll post the photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdbnsn
See you later !
Pedro Torres.
I'm speechless.
I'm also going to incorporate that idea with the LEDs into a mod of my own. Thanks for the inspiration, as always!
:up: :up: :up: :up: :up:
Awesome! Like the ship from ET.
Glad to see that my work has inspirated someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrumThumper
Thanks for the coment !
:D Thank you for the coment The Black Pumpkin, nice to see you.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Pumpkin
Body filler work:
Today I’ll sand it before apply another body filler layer and do the texturing job.
See you soon !
Pedro Torres.
After a hand sanding, the imperfections appears:
I’ll do another body filler layer and sand it again. Almost there.
See you later !
Pedro Torres.
Painting the side panels:
I’ll finish it tomorrow.
See you
Pedro Torres.
Damn, that looks very very very pimp.
+Rep, you got the goods man, keep it up!
Thank you for the incentive words Drum Thumper, I appreciate that. Today I'll finish the job on the alien window texture and start the works on the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrumThumper
See you soon !
Pedro Torres.
Working on the feet and one side panel:
Dry brush paintings:
Final result:
See you soon !
Pedro Torres.
Feet dry painting:
The differences:
The final results:
That’s all for now, see you!
Pedro Torres.
Great work on the window Pedro, looks amazing!!! I am really liking the way this mod is turning out, even gave you another bump on the front page. Keep it up!
ya those feet look alot better and i love the lights on the case you added.
Thank you Spawn-Inc, I'll finish the mod tomorrow and will bring some nice photos of the work. Glad you liked the lights, hope the same happen to the rest of the case tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc
See you.
Pedro Torres.
I’ve got the power:
Really nice stuff !
Cables sleeving begins:
Tomorrow I’ll bring more photos of the sleeving process.
See you !
Pedro Torres.
Font sleeving:
Done (the main cable will be hidden, so, I don’t want it glowing)
Now, I’ll do ‘the one’ cable.
See you,
Pedro Torres.
Another cable done, PCI-E:
Now, I’ll do a cable to connect all the gears.
See you soon,
Pedro Torres.
Looking good buddy! +Rep.
-Dave
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveW
Thanks DaveW, I hope to finish the cable sleeving and the rest of the case until next monday, keep watching.
See you,
Pedro Torres.
Small back panel plate:
Routed with Dremel
Sanded:
Fits:
See you later !
Working on front panel with fiberglass:
Cut the bended part (not necessary anymore)
Preparing the fiberglass:
Cutting:
Opening the center hole:
The fiberglass pieces needed:
Fiberglass to fix the depression:
Done:
When it dry I’ll paint and come back with more photos.
See you really soon !
Pedro Torres.
Front panel paintings:
First hand, black:
The regeneration chamber painting:
First layer, natural shadow (brownie):
Second layer, ochre:
Third layer, titanium white:
The results:
A better shot of colors:
See you tomorrow with the front panel window in plexi-glass.
Pedro Torres.
I love the paint job Pedro, almost looks like bone actually. Nice work!
Jon
Sweet paint job you got there, cant wait until the next thing.
+rep
I've not thoke about this. Looks like bone really.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdbnsn
Thank You Jon !
Thank's B1Gtime, today I'll fabricate the front panel window and bring the photos to forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by B1Gtime
You're allways wellcome here.
Pedro Torres.
Damn, I had to register just to leave a comment in this baby!
AWESOME job Pedro, you have some mad skills!
A question:
Did you plan this ALL from the beggining(which tools to use, materials, etcetera) or you bought them as needed?
Você é o cara! Se melhorar estraga!! Hehe.
(Sorry for the portuguese guys... Had to congratulate him in good old portuguese too!)
Thank you very much Axell, I'm glad to have some fellow citzens around the globe. Actually I was building and the ideas were coming up, so, I mad many changes along the construction of this case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Axell
The main tool is the Dremel and a lot of other materials, like fiber glass, body filler, sanding and a lot of paint job and modeling.
And, yes, I bought then as I needed. Each new creation requires specific tools and materials. Most of the case was projected, but, a nice part of then just was happenig as I build it.
Thank you again for the visit and you kindly coment.
See you !
Working on front panel plexi-glass window:
Bending the borders:
Bended:
The other side:
Bending the middle:
Done:
Almost there:
After a few adjustments, the result:
Fits perfectly.
See you tomorrow with more news.
Pedro Torres.
Exterior texture starts:
Black base:
Tomorrow I’ll do the texturing paintings and bring the photos.
See you,
Pedro Torres.
Texture paintings:
First of all, fix some irregularities of UFO surface:
The first part to be painted:
First layer, Prussian blue:
After a second and third layer, titanium white and ochre:
The upside:
Prussian blue:
Work done, with flash:
Tomorrow I’ll paint the UFO and it’s side panel.
See you,
Pedro Torres.
