I dont know how to explain the awesomest of that case:eek:
exelent work m8;)
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I dont know how to explain the awesomest of that case:eek:
exelent work m8;)
Looking good. I not sure if you did this on purpose, but I see you have what looks like a couple parts from some old Transformers on there. Nice. Rep+
Look forward to seeing this one completed.
LOL, your right, I raided my old toy box at my parents house. I even found my all my old starwars toys. I have an original Milenium Falcon and X-Wing Fighter that had a broken wing, that I was going to use for some parts, but I just couldn't see myself cutting it up. But as for the Transformers. they were already in pieces so It didn't matter much.
I think to add a little more realism to the model parts you do some fine sanding around some of the edges to give them the worn look.
not sure if I'm folowing you. the black paint is just a base coat, there will be alot of air brushing and hand painting of all the parts, and then I'm going ot weather the entire thing similar to the turbine. So it will have the used/weathered/rustic look to it. But I can see doing some ares that look like they have been damaged, That is a good idea!
Yeah, I didn't mean coloring. Just if all of the model parts are in perfect shape with clean, squared edges it may lose a bit of that realistic industrial edge. Whereas some fine sanding around select corners, and maybe some really low grit or wire scraping in small areas to simulate aging and wear and tear might enhance the look. Actually, you should ask Paul about this as he obviously has extensive experience with it.
Man you're blowing me away with this ****! +rep
i have a sneeky supision that renderman is going to max out his rep on this mod,
even so it will def be worth it.
from now ill neg rep him then :p
Great project, forgotten to keep watching the updates for some quite some time, but you did a great job. I love the idea of the screen with servos :D
Hey guys, I've been pretty busy getting things ready for paint. I primed and painted everything a black base coat and found I had some issues with the liquid mask that I used. It wasn't cooperating with me, so I've had to result to the good old masking tape method in some areas, and I've had to redo some of the illuminated lables. The liquid mask didn't want to release from the printed labels I made for the fan controller and the hdd activity light. So I head to tear them out and remake them. The front switch panel came clean at least. -we;ll see how it looks when its done.
I also notices some of the paint got into some of my hinges like on the louvers on the top intake. Now they are almost impossible to move and it actually broke the actuator arm. So now I have to redo that entire louver assembly. :mad:
-Sorry I don't have any pics right now. I've been taking them, just haven't uploaded them yet.
I'm very frustrated right now!
I really LOVE this project:banana: Great features!
I must have been hit by the bad luck bug recently. I've been assembling the case piece by piece after i've fixed a few things and painted everything black.
Now I noticed that my DVD drive is not working properly. See this post:
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...187#post156187
So is it fixed? I want this mod to go on. I might be slightly addicted. Not that its a bad thing around here.
I think I've narrowed the problem down to something getting pinched or messed up due to the screws I use to install it. I can get 3 in, but the fourth one seems to mess it up. I got so frustrated with it, I just decided to put it away for a few days and work on something else. So here is a small update. Sorry its not very big, the holiday and xmas shopping, xmas lights on the house (that are set to music by the way) have been taking all my spare time. :)
But here you go anyway.
Here are some shots with all the parts painted black.
God there are alot of parts to this case!
here is a shot of all the accesories and power input for the servo controller.
From the left we have, 6V power in, then switch to turn off servo controller, then Video in for the lcd, then a small 1/8" headphone jack, that I'm using as a connector for power to the lighted mouse pad.
I also started on the back panel. here it sits all nice and clear.
with some CA glue and .03" thick styrene sheets, I glued to the back side and trimed to match the panel.
I want to install the rear exhaust 120mm fan on the outside of the case. this is due to the location of the window on the side. I dont' want to look in and see the ugly side of a fan right?
So I cut some styrene to make a box to fit over the fan.
And here it is.
I added some modders mesh, the same stuff I used over the side radiator. to the back of the case.
and here is a shot with it on the case.
Then I hit it with some primer and black paint.
Here is another shot of the case.
And just for reference. here is the black case with the turbine sitting on top. Sorry its a little blurry.
As far as I can tell, all the major building and modding is complete. There is still some wiring that has to be done for lights inside the case. I bought a couple led light strips. and some more glow wire that came all messed up with black spots in it again. :(
So now its time to clean the workspace up and get the airbrush and paint brushes out.
Cheers!
Mate fantastic work. The whole mod looks great, will look even better once it's all completed. +rep
omw this just keeps getting better and better!
hmm i kinda like it all black! i say repaint the turbine black to haha really great work though!
The light wire. Where do you get it? Does it need to be run off 12v or can it be modded to run off anything else?
I'm really excited to see this so far along. I hope you can get all the kinks worked out. I have to disagree with Spawn though. It looks really nice black, but it looks boring. I am highly anticipating a matching paint job. Great work man. Still can't rep you though.
Edit: I just realized how big that turbine is compared to the computer. Wow.
It looks great but i would like to see the opposite, the gears and pc look kinda dull in matte black, if he painted it more like the turbine or atleast added some accents instead of leaving it black, it would look 5X better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc
simply the best mod I've seen in years...
+REP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can't wait to see it painted...
Dude, this mod is so damned cool I cannot wait to see it in action! BTW- I agree with D1EE7 in that if you match the color scheme it may look strange. However, I don't have a better suggestion at the moment.
I'm pretty anxious to get this done myself. I can't wait to get everything working and all the parts setup and installed. I got some led stip lights in the mail yesterday that I will be using instead of the CCFL lights. the only thing about them is they dance. I wish they were just on solid all the time. :( I might have to do a little mod to them. :)
I will be using a lot of the same colors as the turbine. and I will give it the dirty, weathered look. although, there will be a lot of detail painting that will give it a little different look. I just have to figure out how :)
I ordered the light wire from Xoxide.com it was on sale for $5.99 for a 5 foot piece. However, the last 2 I ordered came all messed up with black spots in the wire. Like its old or worn out or something, so I'm considering not using it, maybe. I'd return it to them for a refund, but the cost of shipping would outweigh the benefit.Quote:
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And just how big did you think the turbine was anyway? :)
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(sorry for the hijack)
Ok guys, here's a painting update!
Here is a shot of the paints I will be using. A pretty good selection of colors!
I started by paint just one side panel first. the one with the most detail!
First I air brushed some gray onto some panels. Although they appear white.
Then I randomly painted some rust colored panels.
Then some green and tan panels.
Then after several hours of fine detail painting with multiple colors, we have this witht he flash.
No flash.
Then I used some mesh drywal tape and sprayed the inside parts of the gears with some gray.
Then I taped off the gears. and the center parts.
Shot them with some rust from the airbrush.
Then I got them dirty. (Drybrushing)
I drybrushed and airbrushed some dirt onto the rest of the panel to dull it up.
I am showed it on the case with the turbine above for color comparison.
Remember those spaces between all those panels that I covered wit the liquid mask. Well, I'm pretty close to removing the masking but I want to make sure everything is painted before I do that. I dont' want to have to re-mask those areas. I will be frosting the back side of the Acrylic panel to give it that Blue glow.
I overlaid the logo on it and guess what. It sticks out like a sore thumb!!!!! I really didn't expect the blue to stand out that bad. What do you guys think?
Maybe some of you can give me some suggestions as to what to do about the logo. Maybe you think it looks OK, maybe not. Let me know!
Thanks.
I think once everything is lit up, that logo will look good. Give us a comparison shot.
And another thing.. +rep for a hulluva job well done!
Very nice mate, matches the turbine perfectly.
With the light coming through the side panel it might look better, otherwise i'd say it needs some "dirt". But thats just me.
Love your work though, unbelievable craftmanship.
I think the logo is okay, since the sidepanel looks very crowded without the logo.
Woo painnt! and yea, i think the little silver parts(not on the fan grills) need a bit more wear and tear.
Wow.
yeah, wow.
Keep up the good work!
+rep.
I think the gears could use a little more weather. But i like the logo. I agree it could use a little dirt also. But incredible work. You really are a master.
Look great!. . I think you may be able to add some depth with a sea sponge.
Hats off to ya.
Plain outstanding mate. +rep
The logo really stands out, it's perfect there :)
That side of the case looks like the backdrop from a 80s TV show lol. I love it!
Possible to make the logo light up when the LED's are on, and not when they're off? Perhaps use a sheet of frosted plexi and run LED's to light it up?
Oh and looking SWEET!
Edit: and by light up I mean have it be white during day and light up blue when lights are on.
man that loooooks sweet, i didn't think the turbine was that big !!!!
and i think the logo is a bit bright, but i still think it suits it, maybe if it was a little darker shade of blue?
Hey man been following this thread quietly and I think it is great!
Another +rep for all the inovativeness (Is that a word?) hehe:)
I like the logo but what I think would set the tone for the mod is to have the gears behind the logo slowly turning.
Maybe have a small motor turn one of the cogs and the others would turn by the teeth meshing.
The logo could be on top mounted on the shaft ends of the gears.
These could be slowly turning the whole time the system is on, I think it would bring that side of the case to life.
Just a thought and it may be too late to make that big of a modification.
Charles
Thats an excellent Idea, and I actually thought of that too a while back. the only thing that held me back from doing that is the noise the motor and gears would make while the system was on. Servo gears are very loud and having one go constantly would drive me bonkers! that is why I decided to have the stationary. But yeah its a little late in the game to be making that kind of change. :)Quote:
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