Project: Gardens of Versailles

[Oneslowz28]

This is looking awesome man. Keep up the good work. BTW your g/f rawks. Tell her I said hi.

[billygoat333]

BTW your g/f rawks. Tell her I said hi.

bahahaha.



good work on the case sir, coming along quite nicely!! this thing is gonna be sweet when its done.

[Mark_Hardware]

Lookin great! Can't wait to see it done

[Datech]

Ok, I'm not going to lie. I'm starting to get really frustrated with this case. It is almost all together and I'm completely unsatisfied with it. Now that you have my bias before looking at the pics, see for yourself and make a decision:

Started out trying to find a way to get ledges on the arc:

I then glued the leather down to the front of the case. The effect is still good but I need to redo the corners:

Ending up getting pissed at all the gaps and cracks in the arc, ripped the crappy ledges off and called it quits on them and filled the thing with Great Stuff in the hopes of coming out with a clean product:

Sadly the expanding only created more cracks that I have yet to figure out how to fill. Didn't take pics of them though.

Painted the ring around the power button gold:

Test fit:

Got it in there nicely:

Testing:

Glued down the panels and trimmed the edge close to the arc:

Cut out the unnecessary bays that would be in the way of the fan. Took me two reinforced dremel bits and 15 minutes with some super sharp wire cutters:

I got frustrated so I went to the "I don't know what I'm doing so I'm going to doodle until something nice shows up" phase:

Once I come up with an idea for putting that design on the arc effectively it will look similar to that.

Here is where I start to get super frustrated, it just isn't coming together the way I wanted to:

I did a pretty decent job hand sanding all these pieces to the same height and level. The feet are pretty flush, and the base is about a millimeter or two short but that will provide give for the center weight when it is all together:

And again, super unsatisfied with this thing so far:

The sides just look too high for the case, maybe I should have taken the advice to keep it as a tower and do both sides as a cutout... idk, maybe it'll get better tomorrow...

[DonT-FeaR]

looks great man!

[Mark_Hardware]

I Think it looks pretty sweet man. Also, I think the idea of fllipping it on it's side is a good one. Makes even more unique, since you just don't see that very often.
Take a break for a little bit. I'm at that poit with my case too, where you just can't get it to look like you want it to, and now that original image you had in mind isn't quite as clear anymore....
Anyway I think you do good work man just my $0.02

[Waynio]

looks great man!

Sure does .

I agree with Mark 100%.

[Mach]

Your mod is good; it will be great. Its unique and the Versailles panel is a very cool idea with great execution. Everyone hits the wall, especially when you start free forming (modding to see where it takes you).

Like Mark_Hardware says, go back to your original idea. What were you trying to say with the vinyl/leather? As well, why the Arc du Triomphe?

I ask because these seem to be contrasting ideas to the garden which is good if that is your intent.

A couple of ideas that may give you inspiration

Miniature knot garden
http://www.raftertales.com/home-gard...r-knot-garden/

Antique trunk
http://www.antiques-atlas.com/antiqu...runk/as064a122

Golden gate
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/...4d2f0706f0.jpg

Paintings on walls of Versailles
http://www.dudziak.com/picture.php/paintings2320

[gntlkilr]

I Think it looks pretty sweet man. Also, I think the idea of fllipping it on it's side is a good one. Makes even more unique, since you just don't see that very often.
Take a break for a little bit. I'm at that poit with my case too, where you just can't get it to look like you want it to, and now that original image you had in mind isn't quite as clear anymore....
Anyway I think you do good work man just my $0.02

I agree with Mark_hardware. sometimes, letting a project go for awhile until you can get back to the original vision, or even a modified one that you are happy with, sometimes a break is needed.

[Datech]

Well you gotta remember this was a birthday present for my mom, and her birthday was last weekend. I changed some things though, and I'm getting happy with it. Delivery date is tomorrow, so I will have finishing and delivery pics up tomorrow and I'll be done with this dang thing.