Mate perfect as always.
Mate perfect as always.
Project: Elegant-Li *NEW*
Project: Alpha FINISHED
Project: LEXA Revival FINISHED
Project: LEXA FINISHED Bit-Tech MOTM Nominee October 08
insane case you got there, god-like an beyond!
LED work is absolutley fantastic!
keep up the good work!
very impressive. getting better with every update.
Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty-three thousand miles closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules — and still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress.
Kurt Vonnegut - Sirens of Titan
Ok, so I was going to start painting last week, but as i began to make preparations, I realized I needed to do
a few more things before I could begin the paint process. Parts needed a bit more detail added, and the keyboard
and monitor needed some work as well. Might as well have everything ready so I can paint it all at once.
So the keyboard and monitor got the ol' rib/armor treatment:
First I drew some random armor paneling onto the palm rest, and cut out a few portions.
Then I added the ribbing behind the cutout areas.
Then I covered the bottom.
Here it is attached to the keyboard.
Still gotta add a few more details, and prime.
For my main monitor I'm using an IZ3D 22" widescreen. I removed the front bezel and started adding the ribs.
These are just on for placement.
Gluing them down. Using a piece of tape to help keep the top and bottom ribs lined up.
Ribs done, and some detail pieces added for good measure.
Primed.
Now there are just some minor things to finish up before masking and painting everything.
If I can get the base coat on tonight I will be looking really good.
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Excellent work on the keyboard and monitor mate. They really put the finishing touches on an awesome mod. I can't wait to see them painted.
Project: Elegant-Li *NEW*
Project: Alpha FINISHED
Project: LEXA Revival FINISHED
Project: LEXA FINISHED Bit-Tech MOTM Nominee October 08
Here's a quick report of what I did last night. I set out to replace the psu fan with a red led fan. Sounds simple right?
One would think! It would be quite simple if the psu had a standard 120 mm fan in it, but I quickly found out that the
Cooler Master 850w modular psu wasn't going to adhere to standards!
Here is the stock fan I removed from the psu after breaking the great seal of warranty advocacy.
Here you can see the difference between that fan and a standard 120mm fan. It measured 136mm!
So what to do? I doubt I could find a 136mm red led fan anywhere, and I can't easily fit the 120mm fan in without
fashioning some sort of adapter plate. While I was pondering this, I noticed the 136mm fan had pre-drilled
holes through it at each corner that were suspiciously the same size as a 3mm led.
Upon further investigation, I found that the holes were the perfect size for a 3mm led!
So I got to work wiring up some red leds.
Rounding each corner, connecting them in series.
Then I got the (not so) bright idea to connect the led wires directly to the fan's 12v source, where its original
wires are soldered in the center. I thought it would be so clever and stealthy to have it all self contained!
Well, upon powering it up, the led's were quite dim, and the fan wasn't spinning very fast lol. Here are a
couple really crappy no-flash shots to try and capture the dimness.
Because of the lackluster result of my fan modification, I resorted to running the wires externally. I did
contemplate soldering them directly to one of the many 12v sources within the power supply, but I chickened out,
thinking I could potentially fry the whole danged thing (my success rating for the evening was less than admirable).
So there you have it, one of 18 days before Nvision burned and only a black fan with red leds to show for it. lol... (sigh)
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The fan looks surprisingly good with the LEDs. Yes it doesn't glow as much as the clear fans but I think it matches in with the mod.
Project: Elegant-Li *NEW*
Project: Alpha FINISHED
Project: LEXA Revival FINISHED
Project: LEXA FINISHED Bit-Tech MOTM Nominee October 08
I'm always amazed. I would have lost interest and finished it up in a crapped-up, rushed way. Way to go and +Rep!