Scratch Build – In Progress Project [THING] Raspberry Pi competition, COMPLETE

Thanks Dreps, Much appreciated.

The project is now complete, just working on the final presentation ... should post within the next few days

 

COMPLETE FINAL PICS 13/03/13

COMPLETE 13/03/13 FINAL PICS

So THING is complete, originally this was going to be a micro ITX build but lack of funds stopped it before it got off the ground. So with the Raspberry Pi competition it was an opportunity to get another build "out there".

So enough waffling here's the pics















And finally with the lights off






I will do a vid but for now, thanks for watching, for your feedback and banter

I'll be back

 

Final pics

 

Really cool, mate.

Looks great.

 

Very nice!
I've been having some quiet time trying to think if there is something to add. will be posting the final pictures this week as well.

 

Nice work. All this rPi logs are awesome!

 

Wow, thats awesome man....I mean the hand with the single Rpi was already cool, but you've added a GPU style cooler to it...looks pretty neat & will be hard to beat!

 

Cheers man

Thank you Tekonivel, I was wondering where you were, I'll be looking forward to seeing the final pics from your build

Thanks C4B12, Yes all of the Pi logs have been awesome. Hopefully there's more to come.

Thanks Azariel, just checked out the start of your log, very cool

 

very very nice indeed, well done mate

 

Thanks mate

 

Excellent work, it came out great

 

You finished before meeeee! (Not that mine will be finished anytime soon!) xD
Looks soooooo good dude! Well done SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks man, I think I need to work on the way I present my concepts and plans, I do kinda like the sketch on the back of a cigarette pack approach and letting the build turn into something far better than the sketch, but I don't think it does my project logs any favours

Thanks Phame,
I think out of all the Pi builds yours is the one that has peoples imaginations going, I know it's the one I'm most looking forward to seeing complete.

 

it came out quite nice good luck for competion!

 

Very unique man!

 

Looks perfectly brilliant to me, truly unique standout project & the opening is perfectly good by the way, sketch, bit of an intro compare that box of scraps especially that block of wood to that awesome end result & that is some kickass modding, really is very nicely done mate, congrats, packing some awesomeness into this one.

Some modders look like they use a copy paste template for there intro like a CV lol so I like it when people do it less business like, more awesome like.

 

Very nice. -should have went with a squid theme so all the cables will look natural... Cables ruin everything.

 

Thanks White Fox

Thanks Squid, it does get more difficult to come up with original ideas. I stole one from you!! and re-sanded the hand and used some Danish Oil, So thanks for that

Cheers Wayne, I'm glad you reminded me of that box of scrap, I've just had a look at that pic again and it does look like there's nothing there ... So although it didn't quite cost nothing (the cost of an RPi and a tin of Danish Oil) I think I achieved what I set out to do and it cost very little.
I'll have to think about the planning side of things, I do like seeing renders (I still believe in Santa) on build logs but I don't want to get bogged down with 3D modelling. I guess it just comes down to wether peeps are willing to put up with the initial updates and watch the project grow rather than get it all in one big "dollop" (I like that word too)

Hey thanks Crappy,
I do like to work that way, I like the problem solving side of things and I s'pose when it's planned to the last minute detail you kinda lose that and the project would just follow a set course. As for the most amazing ideas ever and disasterous results, That sounds very much like the idea I'm mulling over at the moment, You asked for another Epic build, I might have just the thing, I just need to work out if it's possible.... I think it is but just winging it isn't an option for the build I have in mind.
STAY TUNED

Cheers Cheaps, You're sooo right about the cables, I've tried to reduce as much as possible, HDMI adaptor and USB dongle thingies, but that power lead ruins it and it was always going to be a comprimise (I'm guessing you wasn't on about the fan cable?) The Pi is a good little piece of kit but by the time you plug everything in .... one word = FUGLY

 

Very well done!
Clean, and a big fan of the acrillic work.