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    AHHHHHH have to scrape the whole top panel off... Can't work on it cos its too skinny to grow bulky. Now I'm working on the original "vision" of two large curved horns, i think its time to try out paper carving when its hard. Most probably photos by tomorrow. Front panel all pasted up.

    Bloody hell holes around me cant even find a single place that sells black n clear spray paint. One thing I find reaaaaaaaaaally weird is how those paper can get so stuck on the panels, steel or plastic, without adhesive. Tried removing a bump about 3/4 of a cm with my hands but it wont budge :O

    Be back tomorrow

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    Top Panel Part 2

    Ahhh.. a lot of paper to use last nite. Scraped the top panel, gave it 2 silicones lol as a base for the 2 um.. "horns"? Felt horrible grabbing the pulp when its that big, cos my brain keep on imagining my hands belongs to a porn star's hang grabbing a big.. you know... erghhhh






    Gave it a little life with some small curves






    Front Panel Part 2

    Front panel is all patched up and worked on the curves at the bottom part.










    Now I'm kinda lost when it comes to the empty FDD bracked.. should I patch it up?.. hmmm

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    Front Panel Part 3

    I was dead bored and squeezing the water out of the paper pulp while watching X-Files (see how bored I am) and then I took a look at the thing I squeezed and thought "Heyy I like the look". So on came 4 of these bone-like thing for the front panel. The idea is to leave a few gaps for the 120mm intake on the three empty 5.25" slots.




    Here's the front panel after 2 days' work. Yeah, ran out of idea I know. Cos it takes 2 days to come up with a line and 2 curves Then 2 of the bones came on, with some help of super glue.






    And then 3. Decided to add some contours to the corner of the front panel too.









    Top Panel Part 3

    Arrrr I donno what to type, so just take a look.






    Right Panel

    Thought of sticking to the bone thingy, just refined. Nothing to type on my mind. Lol




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    Just paint. Both my side panels are already heavier than a cheapskate Powerlogic case (minus the PSU) before I even patch them up. Had my offday yesterday but didnt do much on it cos needed my sleep lol.

    Front Panel Part 4

    Added some curves to the side of the front panel cos it looked.. well too empty to my liking








    PAINT

    Me is gots itchies hands. Can't resist the black spray paint so decided to have a go at it and see how it looks like after the first layer. Brown will be coming up but I need to see if i can wake up earlier than 10am lol.



    Dude... you're fugly

    Honestly its fugly, the paper suck up most of the first layer and it looked purplish and damp. So a second layer of black to make it more or less shiny. Ahhhh I need to wake up early to get the brown in. This reminds me of a petroleum covered bird lol.

    Misc

    Did a few more "fingers" for the right panel and some other minor stuffs (non pedo related stuffs lolx). 120mm bracket for the 3 5.25" slots which will be thicken when I have time. And filed a face plate and layered it to stealth the ROM.








    There's more to do tonight when I get home. No more spray paint job for these few days.

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    Thanks. Actually the paint dried the same way as the pic :O sorta like petroleum covered. Hate that pic cos almost cant diff the texture from the pavement's texture lol. Meh. If I'd wake up tmrw being blessed with wicked painting skills I'll start a new religion; Capelloism heh.

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    I found something, uber cheap, kinda tough considering the demand of Paperazzi, and I can finally ditch my paper-molded fan grill ... Will post pix tomorrow, bloody Nokia's batt died on me again.

    Oooooh.. excited & can't wait to try it out. No, its not a new girlfriend.

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    ...File found: cable "square tubes"
    ...Copy: Tried as fan slider
    ...Warning: custom LED on fan
    ...Result: LED blocking ROM slot
    ...Final result: Phailed
    ...Total damage: Excitement died

    Meh... I don't know whats the thing called generally, its those white square tubes that u hide cables, usually nailed onto the wall and has a cover that can slide off? Time for new alternatives..

    @Dane: Yeah, it highlighted teh texture, but I need brown shades now to make the base looks better.

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    Top Panel Part 5

    Did a bit here and there for last nite. I'm more or less that type of guy, when I have sorta new vision on how to go on molding the shapes n angles, I work on it first. Spent 3 hours on HALF of the top panel last night. Couldn't go on with the other half cos my back's killing me. Got home at 10pm, finished around 1.30am. Sketched what was intended to be a horn (which eventually turned out to be something of a crocodile's tail in the end, which I like more than my initial idea). When it comes to a larger shaped scale, I don't do freehand molding like the front panel. I use these base first to get the area n gap right.






    1/3 of the tail is up by around 30-40 minutes. I need to mold it away from the base before placing it on the panel, as I'll risk tearing the base causing it running out of shape if I do it on top. Its sorta like the front panel curves except its more vertically curved. Those 2 lil fellas at the side are used to shape them around the edges. The L shape holder works pretty well considering how it can be held. And the small sdriver do good at chipping out excessive paper that causes bulges.






    After 3 hours, we're finally done. With legs numb as being short circuited by a PSU, and a back that felt like I've just been sleeping for 72 hours, I finished half of it. The other half will be done tonight when I get home. I'm loving it Its so worth the pain in the leg and back. Sorry if the pics are blurry, was having a dizzy spell yesterday due to inbalance fluids in the ear (slept too much the previous day).




    Side view






    My fav shots. Top where I can see the curves






    Front Panel Part 6

    The bezel for the stealth is done patched up. Gave it a lil bumpy surface so I can slime it from above making it sorta drip downwards (yet to make the slime, I don't want it to harden up cos won't be using it now).




    Sits snugly into the slot. Carved out all the excessive paper from the sides to make sure it doesn't hold tight.




    Will continue with the bottom part for the bezel tonight. Not sure if I still have enough pulp in the bucket for both the bezel and the other half of the top panel.


    Misc

    Found this thing at my friend's pc shop. Sometimes they do cabling work for offices. Thought I can use it as a fan slider. You know, sticking one half to the bottom part of the fan, the other half to the case, L-shape the front and back of each half to make sure the fan don't slide off when tilted.




    Cut off 2 pieces each of 3 inches long. Tucked em under the fan to see how it looks. Looks fine in white but I haven't patch n paint the inside of the case so if I'm using it I'll patch them up to match the black-brown colors as well.




    Well, in the end, that "if" in the previous line is a BIG IF. This monster fan (gave me black n blue thumb on a couple of occasions before, cut into my index finger tearing the skin once) is modded by the seller with red LEDs that I asked for during the previous project. I have 2 left, one red lighted, and one normal black. Here's the BIG IF factor.




    The LED; it totally gone a bit higher and I wasn't able to slide my mock ROM in. Damn. Easier solution will be plexi, cut drill and superglued to the steel and then patch n paint. Still yet to get a single piece of plexi. With petrol price hike over here, not sure how much does it cost for 1 ft sq rite now. Nevermind, I'll continue with the remaining panels first before moving to the interior. Still need to un-rivet the top panel after I'm done.

    That's all for yesterday night I'm a night modder cos I don't want the paper to dry "unnaturally", not even with the help of sunlight. Be back soon.

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    Back with a few new n old stuffs. Touched all 3 remaining panels and basically almost done molding with the front and top panel.

    Top Panel Part 6

    Was molding it off and on cos "fingers wasn't feeling right". And then I thought I finished the other half but basically its very uneven compared to the first half.






    So, had to pull some chipsmore biscuit advertisement on the top panel. Now you see, now you don't. RIPPPPPP. And spent my whole offday afternoon slowly re-doing the second half of the top panel. The front part is slightly thicker than the other side, but I'm leaving gaps between the two so its easier to work forward to the tip of the panel.










    Can't really hold the front panel too straight and the floor is so packed so this is the only pic I have for it now. Will take another prior to spray painting. Too damn blurry. Added some random surface to the center of the panel.






    Right Panel Part 1

    I found a chunk of exhausted kryptonite. Really. Lol its just those aquarium deco thats sold in packs and costs about RM4.50 only for like 30 of them in a pack (USD 1.50 / Euro 0.80 approximately). I found a part of a mini UFO that crashed into my room. Really, again. Well, part of a Crittertrail hamster cage that is. The cage was STOLEN while I was DRYING it outside. I can't imagine a living person, who would steal a hamster cage. So I took half of the running ball.








    Looks ok, but since I don't need green on the case imma spray it black too. Firstly do a layer of mold around the.. uh... um.... lets call it a bowl. Then I rip the thing out, put some of those black stones inside the circle. Close it back to see how it looks like.






    I took out the bowl so I'll have the base hardened and I can slip the bowl in. Reason: I want to spray the inner circle first before proceeding molding the outside to ensure there's no white thing left and visible due to uneven spray with the bowl on. Thats all for now. I'm getting my own internet in a few days' time so should have another post in a week's time. Out.

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    The paper doesnt contribute much but I'll get a weight and put the case on (with the h/w inside) just to see the total weight lol. You better start believing n pinch yourself everytime i update the thread haha

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