The Legend of Zelda: A Mod to the Past (16-Bit Link)

[thorkon]

Time-lapse video link:

Hi, it's my fourth modding year and coincidentally it's my 4th computer mod! I put this in the work-in-progress forum but it's done. I like to focus on the case until it's done then post the work log . This time I delve into the Zelda Universe and also experiment with 16-bit character models instead of the normal 8-bit. I got this together in about 5-6 weeks and due to more colors b/c of the 16-bit model it took longer to paint. I wasn't as good at taking pictures as I did last year with the 8-Bit White Mage but I still got a time lapse of the whole creation of the case.The link to the video is at the beginning/end of this post. This is the smallest case I have made in relation to room of the parts going in. Let's dive right in shall we:

Computer Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 960T Zosma 3.0GHz
ASUS M4A88T-I Deluxe AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX
ATI 6950
120 Gig SSD (1 Tb sata storage drive)
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333

The motherboard uses laptop memory which was surprising when I read it but has to do with the motherboards small size.

Starting out with the basic frame of Link's body.

After I began working on his head began to realize the space limitations in my apt and the tools that I needed to use. Also began to contemplate how I was gonna fit a mid to High end Pc inside this small case...

Head and Shoulders (TradeMark)

First view of the shield being in place

Link likes to rock. (O.O) \m/

Test sword in place after realizing how prominent it is to drill that deep in acryllic w/o a press to keep it straight.

LIGHT!!!!! Ok, not that exciting but it gives a nice glow

Got some paint on him but still needed to tighten up the lines

The test sword with a point

Aaaaaaaaannnnnddddddd the finished Mod!

My facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/8bitbuilder
The youtube video link is right here:

[SXRguyinMA]

Nice work! Love the light-up sword!

[jdbnsn]

Hahaha! I LOVE IT!

[thorkon]

Thanks, and I appreciate your ninja edit embedding skills .

[Waynio]

Thank goodness for the finished logs thread

The 8-bit cube master

Another classic mate.

Love the worklog videos too

[thorkon]

I look forward to the video the most when I do these. All the hours wrapped into 6 minutes.

[d_stilgar]

Very cool mod. I love Zelda for sure. It's the first game I even played start to finish.

[Waynio]

It actually pushes you to really get a move on also knowing a camera is capturing the process.

Can appreciate doing things like this must take a load of planning & preparation.

Originally Posted by thorkon

Awesome

[thorkon]

That is true.

That picture shall be named "Aurora BoreaLi(nk)s"

[jdbnsn]

Originally Posted by thorkon

That is true.

That picture shall be named "Aurora BoreaLi(nk)s"

Got your mod placed in the gallery, looks nice!