Cygnar Storm Strider Casemod

[Fuganater]

Pics work in IE, Chrome and FF for me and I'm in freaking Africa...

[Snowman]

Pics work in IE, Chrome and FF for me and I'm in freaking Africa...

I get squat in chrome, I cleared the data two days ago and cleared the cache again today and still nothing

[monkeyfun]

ntohing but white space or broken image icons, i will try a different browser. They load fine in firefox but not in chrome... chrome is really starting to upset me with their funky image rendering.

Dooh that sucks, especially since Firefox has been horrible since their latest updates. You might want to check the Content Settings in Chrome (Options, Under the hood, Content settings) and see waht the Images is set to and if there's any exceptions with the Block behavior.

[monkeyfun]

Update #24: The Last Week before PAX.
Count Down: Only 7 more days until PAX 2011.

This update isn’t as beef as my other updates but I’m spending the better part of my days (free time outside of work) filing. I’m currently in the middle of casting one of the resin legs and I’m a bit worried. It isn’t hardening as much as fast as I like. I know it heat activated and I started the process last evening but if it takes this long I might have to create some other place holders for my legs. There is a chance I didn’t use enough catalyst. I am hopeful that I did use enough as my off-pour is setting quite nicely. Any rate, here are the resin-casting pictures to date:

First I cold-welded the wiring tubes to the frames.

Next I made sure the moulds were level for even pours.

Then I coated my moulds with Vaseline to prevent any sticking.

Finally, I poured the resin… and now I’m waiting.

On the other parts, I’m almost finished with the top covers. While these pictures are still unfinished, I’ve cleaned up all of the panel holes and softened the edges.

And I’ve prepared the mesh to be inserted into the top cover.

Here’s a quick picture of me fitting the mother board and making sure my input/output panel will be cut and placed correctly.

LIST TO DATE:

Done:
Cold weld Wire tubes to resin leg frame
Insert the video card mounting plate
Create cover pieces for the spine
Cut the holes for the input/output ports in the back panel
Cut spine space and panels out of top cover plate


In Progress:
Cut Spine attachment pieces
Cut out wiring holes in main enclosure base plate
Cast resin legs
Bend and insert mesh pieces to side walls and top cover plate


To-Do list:
Cut the pieces for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Create frame and enclosure mounts for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Cut out switch holes on PSU/HDD enclosure
Assemble PSU/HDD enclosure
Attach lightning coils to spine
Cold weld dome to cover plate
Attach legs to PSU/HDD enclosure
Create 3 part mould for shin guards
Cast resin shin guard
Attach shin guard
Cut acrylic windows for all lightning ports
Wire shin guards for LED lighting
Base paint all the parts
Paint the case
Put in all of the hardware and switches
Test run for shorts and issues
Disassemble case for transport



Another update should be up this weekend. Anthony from Green Fairy Studios is coming over to my place on Saturday to help with the priming and painting of the parts. I have to jam tonight to get more pieces ready. Do me a favor and take a look at his site and work. He’s won awards for the quality of his miniature painting and I look forward to seeing what he’s going to do with a giant miniature.

[monkeyfun]

Update #25: Midnight Update.
Count Down: Only 6.5 more days until PAX 2011.

This is just a quick update in the middle of the night.

The resin casting is coming along. Here's the first half of one leg.

Here's a picture of hte top plate of the spine.

First lightning coil attached:

Second lightning coil attached:

All coils attached:

LIST TO DATE:

Done:
Cold weld Wire tubes to resin leg frame
Insert the video card mounting plate
Create cover pieces for the spine
Cut the holes for the input/output ports in the back panel
Cut spine space and panels out of top cover plate
Cut Spine attachment pieces
Attach lightning coils to spine

In Progress:
Cut out wiring holes in main enclosure base plate
Cast resin legs
Bend and insert mesh pieces to side walls and top cover plate
Cold weld dome to cover plate

To-Do list:
Cut the pieces for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Create frame and enclosure mounts for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Cut out switch holes on PSU/HDD enclosure
Assemble PSU/HDD enclosure

Attach legs to PSU/HDD enclosure
Create 3 part mould for shin guards
Cast resin shin guard
Attach shin guard
Cut acrylic windows for all lightning ports
Wire shin guards for LED lighting
Base paint all the parts
Paint the case
Put in all of the hardware and switches
Test run for shorts and issues
Disassemble case for transport

[monkeyfun]

Sorry for the plain picture-less update. I've been sparse with my pictures and concentrating on the case. I will have a picture progress update on Monday morning. But for now, here's the list so far...

LIST TO DATE:

Done:
Cold weld Wire tubes to resin leg frame
Insert the video card mounting plate
Create cover pieces for the spine
Cut the holes for the input/output ports in the back panel
Cut spine space and panels out of top cover plate
Cut Spine attachment pieces
Attach lightning coils to spine
Cast resin legs
Cut the pieces for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Create frame and enclosure mounts for the PSU/HDD enclosure

In Progress:
Cut out wiring holes in main enclosure base plate
Assemble PSU/HDD enclosure
Cut an dcold weold mesh pieces to side walls and top cover plate
Cold weld dome to cover plate
Cut out switch holes on PSU/HDD enclosure
Attach legs to PSU/HDD enclosure
Base paint all the parts

To-Do list:
Create 3 part mould for shin guards
Cast resin shin guard
Attach shin guard
Cut acrylic windows for all lightning ports
Wire shin guards for LED lighting
Paint the case
Put in all of the hardware and switches
Test run for shorts and issues
Disassemble case for transport

[monkeyfun]

Update #26: The Days Grow Short.
Count Down: Less than 4 days until PAX 2011.

Faster, faster, faster, FASTER, FASTER! Things are coming along quite well! If Tuesday or Wednesday are just as sunny as this weekend was I should have all of the shin guards cast in time for PAX. Once again I apologize for the sparseness of these pictures but I’m in a production-mode and that means my documentation will suffer.

Here’s a picture of two of the legs after the casting! All four turned out well and are useable. I should be attaching them to the enclosure tonight.

Here’s a picture of Anthony from Green Fairy Studios. HE does great work but… I must admit I was a little disappointed. He is neither Green nor very spritely or fairy-like.

Here a brief sample of what he’s done so far. I have to admit. I’m holding back a couple of the pictures. But trust me, the dome is looking awesome.

Next is the shin guard mould-making process. This mould will be a three part mould and I am cheating. There are great books and method for how to do this and ensure that your mould and therefore making the casting is an easy and flawless practice. But I don’t have time for any of these formalities.

I made a box whose dimensions are appropriate (at least 1.5” away from any part of the model) for the piece we will be making. I used foam pieces to prop the model up and away from the edge/bottom of the box. These props will fully sit inside one of the three mould parts. I coated both the box and the model with Vaseline.

Don’t forget to coat the top of the box. After everything is coated, fill the box with expanding foam or gap-filler. Then wait for the foam to harden. The foam won’t stick to anything that is coated with Vaseline.

More pictures of this process will probably go up tomorrow morning.



LIST TO DATE:

In Progress:
Cut Spine attachment pieces
Cut out wiring holes in main enclosure base plate
Bend and insert mesh pieces to side walls and top cover plate
Cut out switch holes on PSU/HDD enclosure
Assemble PSU/HDD enclosure
Cold weld dome to cover plate
Attach legs to PSU/HDD enclosure
Base paint all the parts
Paint the case
Create 3 part mould for shin guards


To-Do list:
Cast resin shin guard
Attach shin guard
Cut acrylic windows for all lightning ports
Wire shin guards for LED lighting
Put in all of the hardware and switches
Test run for shorts and issues
Disassemble case for transport


Done:
Cold weld Wire tubes to resin leg frame
Insert the video card mounting plate
Create cover pieces for the spine
Cut the holes for the input/output ports in the back panel
Cut spine space and panels out of top cover plate
Cast resin legs
Cut the pieces for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Create frame and enclosure mounts for the PSU/HDD enclosure
Attach lightning coils to spine

[Fuganater]

Looking great bud. I thought you said a few posts back that you were not going to PAX?

Either way, if you have to stop updates to finish up then do so. Just remember to take the pics.

[monkeyfun]

Looking great bud. I thought you said a few posts back that you were not going to PAX?

Either way, if you have to stop updates to finish up then do so. Just remember to take the pics.

Oh! I AM going to PAX, it's just a matter of how far I will get on completing this case for PAX. (I can update and comment while I'm at work. shhh...) From what I have done now, I'll have something to show it just might not be completely finished and painted.

[Twigsoffury]

Oh! I AM going to PAX, it's just a matter of how far I will get on completing this case for PAX. (I can update and comment while I'm at work. shhh...) From what I have done now, I'll have something to show it just might not be completely finished and painted.

You must focus your chi powers.