Project: Elements of Fortune

[tomcatt]

thanks !!!

I began to make the horizontal beams

here are some pictures

They are a little bit too long, so I have to make them smaller. (I'll do that later )

I still need to do the front-side and the back-side. But I ran out of plexi.

after a couple hours this is the result.

After this I went to bed to have some sleep

[KiLLERMAN21]

Nice update, its coming along very nicely.

[jdbnsn]

Very cool design!

[DonT-FeaR]

:O this is beautiful...

wont be long till it stands at this rate.

[tomcatt]

:O this is beautiful...

wont be long till it stands at this rate.

you ain't seen nothing yet.
A lot to come !!! (even a small glimp in this little update)

So ... a little update.
I sketched the stuts on each metal and each plexi plate (twice)
A lot of work, these things ... but I'm sure they will be worth it

and after this I started on something else.
I'll be jumping from one subject to another - that's my way of working, I hope you don't mind.

These are some pictures for the backside of my case.
In my last case "Helghan", I also made a big logo on the other side of the window... And with this scratch build I want to do the same.

the beginning:

It will be something like you know as "steampunk".
But instead of those copper colors with the old look ... I want to make this like in the casino's.

The cogs will be made of UV orange plexi
The tubes and stuff will be very white
the background / overall color will be blue (UV)

I hope I can make this like it is in my minds.
and I hope you like it 2

cheers

[DonT-FeaR]

cool...

hmm gunna have a bit of left overs from that pile of alumi and plexi

[tomcatt]

Thx DonT-Fear !!
It has been a while ... I'm sorry for that.
I made some progress though.

Some more sketching, an actual 1/1 scale on paper, not detailed – just for right dimensions

This will be huge … xD but I know I can manage to make it.

Some more sketching

I gave back the figure saw I borrowed from my uncle, In two weeks I hope to buy a new one for myself. I moved on the payout container. This is where you get your chips if you have won something.

To make it a bit more stronger, I made a click system.

It is pretty strong because I can put my grinder on it and the wood doesn’t bend at all.
The edges are smooth, and I sanded the container one more time.

There need to be some chips in it as wel.
I thought about going to someone who could make chips with a mill, or any programmed machine. But my ego is too big, for a machine to make it – I NEED TO MAKE IT MYSELF !!

I stared with a sheet of plexi…

Yes I also modded the drill a bit ^^ (if you could mention it as “modding” xD )

Some round chips were born.

After those, my drill … well euhm

Ah yes … I almost forgot – I made these before I began doing the drilling of the chips (previous foto)
I made this with a small saw and curved them with a dremel.

I wasn’t satisfied with the result as all, because you can see the scratches very good.
I thought about making a mould / model … maybe the result would be cooler if I used some paint.

Making the model:

A better result now, some chips are disgraceful, but because there are many … nobody will see it

Thx for watching, reading
Let me know what you think about it !

[SXRguyinMA]

amazing work on those chips!!

[DonT-FeaR]

yeah the chips look sweet great work mate...

[KiLLERMAN21]

Nice work with the chips.