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[crazybillybob]

So I've been sorta hiding under a rock for awhile..... But many of you here know me and have followed a few of my older mods so I HAD to share this one!

Claptrap Is sporting a GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 Motherboard with an AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core CPU. The CPU is Cooled by a Corsair H50 water cooler. Graphics are handled by a SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB. 8Gb of Corsair XMS2 ram help out. A Maxtor 500Gb and a Seagate 1Tb Hard drives Round out the Storage. All of this is powered by a CoolerMaster 750W PSU.

[crazybillybob]

The First step was to gather many, many, many screen caps of the different ClapTraps in Borderlands. From them I was able to create a model in CAD so that I could cut out all the pieces at the same scale.

The outside of the case is made of 1/4" Plywood.

A rough outline of the parts were cut from a large sheet, thus making them more manageable and it easier to cut accurately.

1 by 2's reinforce the corners and side cutouts to distribute the weight and strengthen the case. All the joints are glued for strength, and then nailed together with brads just to hold till the glue sets.

Once the outer shape has dried, the front cutouts are made using a Jig saw. It's a bit more difficult to cut on a compound angle but it helps make sure that the details are centered.

This is where I'll leave it for now.... More later!

[OvRiDe]

Yahooo!!! Its a CBB mod!!

I have been wondering how you were doing. Great to see you back in the modders chair.

[crazybillybob]

Yahooo!!! Its a CBB mod!!

I have been wondering how you were doing. Great to see you back in the modders chair.

I've had a Rough year..... Still no Job...and only kind of have a wife

But I'm doing what makes me happy Modding!!! Only way to go is up from here!!

[OvRiDe]

I'm sorry to hear that my friend. Glad to see you doing what you love, in spite of the trials and tribulations. Hang in there and looking forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve on this mod.

[billygoat333]

woo haven't seen a CBB mod in a long time! lol welcome back, hope life gets better, but hey, life's a pendulum I say, sometime its gotta swing back!

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

CBB its awesome to see ya back in the game man.. its been a while.. cant wait to see what ya pull off...

[billygoat333]

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

A hooker?

[x88x]

Great to see you back, CBB! I can't wait to see how this turns out. I've been wanting to make a claptrap myself, but unidirectional wheels are so slow.

I'm lost, what's a ClapTrap?

Awesome.

Oh, also, they're small robots from the game 'Borderlands'.