Scratch Build – In Progress Combine Ceiling Turret

Absolutely speechless. I love that concept that you're working from, this is going to be one mean case!

 

You should have this on a swivel mount hanging from the ceiling with a stepper motor and laser sensor setup to track peoples movements as the walk through the room would be seriously un nerving to have that track you as you move through the area.

 

^ THIS! That'll be funny!

 

Unfortunally i have no enough skills to make this. You're right, it would be funny, especially to make turret speak like in Portal 2

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: video card housing guide - update 22/04/12

As I wrote early, video card housing will slide back through the guide.
Telescoping rail guide (from furniture set) need to be shortened at first:




Both original and shortened guide:


Close position:


Open position:


Fixing at mounting angles:

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: visual sensor holder - update 23/04/12

Original turret from game has a visual sensor system to detect intruders in its sight line:


Realization of that system will be later, but now making its holder.

 

Brilliant stuff I'm enjoying this.

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: lid side parts - update 25/04/12

Swivel lid will make from fiber-glass plastic.
Marking:




Ventilation holes contours marked trough laser printer paper copy and electric iron:

However forgot to mirror the image

Predrill:


A hacksaw and needle files working result:

 

lovely work, keep it up.

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: lid frame assembly - update 27/04/12

Fitting the lid sidewall:


PSU and hinge determine case minimal width:




Lid frame in progress:


Case frame and lid together (not fixed yet):

 

Nice progress Mindphaser, neat trick with the iron too, I'll have to try that out some time. +rep

 

Thank you. It's very nice to be able to offer something new to such masters as you are. The trick with laser printer copy and an iron can still apply for drawing the tracks on the circuit board for etching (for example). The main thing - not to spare toner and well warmed up. Good luck.

 

Awesome stuff looking great . My panels are being cut at moment hope to have project log up end next week.

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: video card housing - update 01/05/12

It's time to start making a video card housing.
3D model its good, but need to check the actual layout and dimensions.
Natural size mockup from cardboard:

It’s not a advertising, just do not know how to use graphics editors



Place a video card inside:




Cut from fiberglass side parts of the housing.
Aluminum darby will determine the angle between the sidewall parts during assembly:

 

I was a fibreglasser for quite a few years good to see it used in mods. For such a versatile material it seems to be seldom used.

 

Subd'!

 

Combine Ceiling Turret: video card housing - update 04/05/12

Side parts assembly via pull-out rivets:




Aluminum softer then fiberglass so its easy to flush rivet heads:

 

looking awesome man, the progress just gets better and better!

 

^Agreed

 

so clean, so original and looks like its should be a great replica. keep up the good work!!!