Dark Blade: Part 1 - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 24th Oct 2007, 09:18

http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007...blade_part_1/1

It's been a long time in the making, but we're finally ready to bring you the first part of what is arguably one of the most popular mods ever. We've brushed up on our Italian, sorted through thousands of pictures, and are ready to venture into the creation of Dark Blade.

DIGG FOR WIN: http://digg.com/mods/Dark_Blade_the_...ou_ll_ever_see

Marquee · 24th Oct 2007, 09:25

Wicked mod. Set a new standard for us modders.

Clocked · 24th Oct 2007, 09:40

Wow, words cannot describe..... speechless..... drools

Nohawk · 24th Oct 2007, 09:47

absolutley amazing work, just the detail and the craftmanship is phenomenal

plagio · 24th Oct 2007, 10:08

I agree, it is phenomenal.

Brett Thomas parli Italiano ? Come mai ?

will. · 24th Oct 2007, 10:23

And that's only the water cooling!

Jamie · 24th Oct 2007, 10:37

I really love this mod, most people would just put water in their reservoirs but this is just something else.

Mother-Goose · 24th Oct 2007, 10:45

I don't want to sound stupid but is it possbile that somethings are actually TOO cool? This is a kinda modding sensory overload, too much to describe, utterly masterful....

Flibblebot · 24th Oct 2007, 10:51

Thanks for the article. I did start following the original mod, but got bored with one post from G69T followed by about 3 pages of "w00t! awesome d00d" style comments. It really has set the bar so high for scratchbuild cases.

Bursar · 24th Oct 2007, 11:10

Impressive

LOL at the photo with the ciggie packet on it and the blurred out brand name

capnPedro · 24th Oct 2007, 12:30

I just can't believe it's taken so long for this to get featured.

But then again, it took a long time to build. And I can see why. It's an absolutely marvelous mod!

Tulatin · 24th Oct 2007, 12:34

Well, this was a good way to get the whole "Zomg Where's the modding @ Bit?" cringe to end. While not everybody had fallen in love with G69T's design (much to the same that greats such as ModSquad had dissenters, whether of style or simply impatience), we can all look to it as an excercise in precision, and mastery of the tools at hand.

Icy EyeG · 24th Oct 2007, 13:22

I think that transforming the project log into a set of articles was a great idea!
I've always thought this is one of the best mods ever, but the project log is very hard to read because it has too many posts (I'm not saying that's not a good thing, but it sure makes it difficult to keep up with the contents).

Congrats to Bit-Tech and G69T for all the hard work!

Mankz · 24th Oct 2007, 13:27

Good to see that this is finally a front page article...

[USRF]Obiwan · 24th Oct 2007, 14:33

This was on of the best mods a few years ago. You say 2006 but this was a older mod to my knowledge, i think 2004, But it started out as a different mod then shown here.

Well if i had the abbility to do some cad and the resources (read expensive cnc machines)
i could build amazing things also..

The_Pope · 24th Oct 2007, 14:44

Glad to see this is finally getting published. I know behind the scenes there is over 1,000 images from the worklog so hell of an effort to make it "presentable" - good job.

Dugg so the rest of the Interweb can drool

Flibblebot · 24th Oct 2007, 15:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icy EyeG

...but the project log is very hard to read because it has too many posts...

An idea for bit's consideration: for project logs, would it be possible to set up a filter so that the reader could choose to see only the posts from the OP? I'm sure that would cut down the original Dark Blade thread from 100+ pages/2000+ posts into something a little more manageable.

Silent_Enigma · 24th Oct 2007, 15:07

This is the wickest build ever, i've gone trough the project log a couple of times.
Very nice that you have cut it down a bit to managable reading/looking !!!

Da Dego · 24th Oct 2007, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

An idea for bit's consideration: for project logs, would it be possible to set up a filter so that the reader could choose to see only the posts from the OP? I'm sure that would cut down the original Dark Blade thread from 100+ pages/2000+ posts into something a little more manageable.

This is something that we have bandied about numerous times amongst the staff. We would LOVE to do it, however it's yet another "hack" applied to the VB forums. Jamie can speak more intelligently on the subject and I'll make sure he catches this, but if I remember properly, the final upshot is that it would be a difficult implementation that can make things semi-unstable and a general pain in the butt.

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Originally Posted by plagio

Brett Thomas parli Italiano ? Come mai ?

Perche io ho famiglia che vive dentro isola d'ischia - e loro non parlano inglese!

Cabe64 · 24th Oct 2007, 15:49

I've been waiting to set this write up for a long time. I'm glad its finally materialised. It's been said often enough but for a reason: This is easily one of the best, if not THE best mods out there right now.

24th Oct 2007, 09:18	#1
Tim S Pewlius Caesar bit-tech Staff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ascot, Berks Posts: 18,021	Dark Blade: Part 1 http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007...blade_part_1/1 It's been a long time in the making, but we're finally ready to bring you the first part of what is arguably one of the most popular mods ever. We've brushed up on our Italian, sorted through thousands of pictures, and are ready to venture into the creation of Dark Blade. DIGG FOR WIN: http://digg.com/mods/Dark_Blade_the_...ou_ll_ever_see __________________ Tim on Twitter \| Tim's Blog \| Tim's Flickr The bit-tech Blog \| bit-tech on Twitter \| Join the bit-tech & Custom PC folding team (#35947) Last edited by CardJoe; 24th Oct 2007 at 11:51.

24th Oct 2007, 09:25	#2
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24th Oct 2007, 10:37	#7
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24th Oct 2007, 09:47	#4
Nohawk Minimodder Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 38	absolutley amazing work, just the detail and the craftmanship is phenomenal

24th Oct 2007, 10:08	#5
plagio Multimodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 141	I agree, it is phenomenal. Brett Thomas parli Italiano ? Come mai ?

24th Oct 2007, 10:45	#8
Mother-Goose Tories ftw! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England - Surrey Posts: 3,750	I don't want to sound stupid but is it possbile that somethings are actually TOO cool? This is a kinda modding sensory overload, too much to describe, utterly masterful.... __________________ Goose Q6600, Striker Extreme, 4GB 6400C4 Dominator DHX, Raptor X, 2x400GB spinpoints, BFG 8800GTX OC, Stacker 830 Evo, HX620, Nova T 500, Freezer 7 Pro

24th Oct 2007, 10:51	#9
Flibblebot Free from artificial flavourings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 2,233	Thanks for the article. I did start following the original mod, but got bored with one post from G69T followed by about 3 pages of "w00t! awesome d00d" style comments. It really has set the bar so high for scratchbuild cases. __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

24th Oct 2007, 11:10	#10
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24th Oct 2007, 12:30	#11
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Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,942	Well, this was a good way to get the whole "Zomg Where's the modding @ Bit?" cringe to end. While not everybody had fallen in love with G69T's design (much to the same that greats such as ModSquad had dissenters, whether of style or simply impatience), we can all look to it as an excercise in precision, and mastery of the tools at hand. __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

24th Oct 2007, 13:22	#13
Icy EyeG Controlled by Eyebrow Powers™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Around Portugal Posts: 230	I think that transforming the project log into a set of articles was a great idea! I've always thought this is one of the best mods ever, but the project log is very hard to read because it has too many posts (I'm not saying that's not a good thing, but it sure makes it difficult to keep up with the contents). Congrats to Bit-Tech and G69T for all the hard work! __________________ My Website \| How to convert your LaCie D2 FireWire CD/DVD Drive on a HDD Drive \| Eyebrow Powers™?? Do you have GeForce 8-Series or later desktop GPU(s)?? What are you waiting for??? Fold NOW for a great cause!!! nVIDIA's Download Last edited by Icy EyeG; 24th Oct 2007 at 13:35.

24th Oct 2007, 14:33	#15
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	This was on of the best mods a few years ago. You say 2006 but this was a older mod to my knowledge, i think 2004, But it started out as a different mod then shown here. Well if i had the abbility to do some cad and the resources (read expensive cnc machines) i could build amazing things also.. __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

24th Oct 2007, 14:44	#16
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Glad to see this is finally getting published. I know behind the scenes there is over 1,000 images from the worklog so hell of an effort to make it "presentable" - good job. Dugg so the rest of the Interweb can drool

24th Oct 2007, 15:07	#18
Silent_Enigma What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 14	This is the wickest build ever, i've gone trough the project log a couple of times. Very nice that you have cut it down a bit to managable reading/looking !!! __________________ If it's not broken, fix it !!!

24th Oct 2007, 15:49	#20
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