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macroman · 4th May 2004, 00:11

Read it here.

olv · 4th May 2004, 00:56

Nice article, glad to see piloux make the front page.

I hope Blackmesa hl2 does aswell, it's just as incredible

Vochraye · 4th May 2004, 02:49

One of my favorite mods!

Well written as well. Kudos!

Xipher · 4th May 2004, 04:49

I really like the case. Not extreamlly flashy, and it looks great.

TMM · 4th May 2004, 07:34

thats always been my favourite case mod!

hope to see HL2 mod on the front page in the future too!

Hepath · 4th May 2004, 07:40

Very nice, with an awful lot of work - wood can be such a pain to get tidy!

I have to admit that having spent all that time preparing the wood that to hide it seems a bit of shame. Its such a beautiful medium and when polished looks ace (yup - I like wood!)

However nothing can detract from the niceness of the case; congrats - an excellent job.

Stu

PS: My wooden case is waiting on funds - or the tree to grow! Which ever comes first!

Sh00ter · 4th May 2004, 07:47

very sweet, especially like the way the internals were put in ab fab m8
the making a wood and plexi sandwich for the front and top is truely inspired, just such a cool effect - the colour looks just right for what has been done but it just begs the question what it would look like if it was left bare wood and polished?
great also to see projects reaching the front pages!

Hepath · 4th May 2004, 07:52

Me again

Would would you say was your biggest problem? Would be nice for you to jot a few of themn down so we can learn from your experiences.

As an aside - do you think a different type of wood (maybe a hardwood) would have acted differently to the heat problem. Was the pine seasoned or 'new.' Just trying to think around some of the problems wood presents when exposed to heat.

Stu

:: Phat :: · 4th May 2004, 11:05

Freaky

I had a major catch up on the HL2 case last night 20~pages behind I was! I was thinking to myself, Philoux' picture quality etc etc would make his projects ideal for a bit frontpage!

Slink · 4th May 2004, 14:50

Exelent article, really nice original work!

The workmanship is great, Cant wait to see more of his work

eddie_dane · 4th May 2004, 15:49

Congrats Piloux, a well deserved spotlight.

dire_wolf · 4th May 2004, 18:16

Wow Piloux

love the case m8, I'd never have the patience to put all that effort in starting from the ground up! Kudos

piloux · 4th May 2004, 19:22

Hi and thank you very much for comments

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hepath

Me again

Would would you say was your biggest problem? Would be nice for you to jot a few of themn down so we can learn from your experiences.

As an aside - do you think a different type of wood (maybe a hardwood) would have acted differently to the heat problem. Was the pine seasoned or 'new.' Just trying to think around some of the problems wood presents when exposed to heat.

Stu

I don't know if other type of wood get the result with heat but I think the problem doesn't come from wood itself but with the melting of wood, acrylic and paint because wood and acrylic doesn't react/extend the same way with heat and then the junction paint cracks...

mashie · 5th May 2004, 20:56

Nice case.

But what's up with the tiny pictures, thought it was broken thumbnails at first... Is Bit-tech running out of bandwidth?

:: kna :: · 5th May 2004, 21:16

Macro can confirm, but the pictures are probably what were supplied..

As for bandwidth.. pff, we eat that for breakfast.

mashie · 5th May 2004, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by :: kna ::

Macro can confirm, but the pictures are probably what were supplied..

As for bandwidth.. pff, we eat that for breakfast.

Ah, got worried there for a second

Kameleon · 5th May 2004, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by mashie

Nice case.

But what's up with the tiny pictures, thought it was broken thumbnails at first... Is Bit-tech running out of bandwidth?

That was one of the things I liked about this project log...it didnt take 10 mins per page to load on my poor 56k

piloux · 6th May 2004, 10:54

Hi and thanks

, about the pics I can send biggest to Macro if needed

Sniper-X · 6th May 2004, 20:47

wonderfull job...one of the best mods i have seen in a long time

Pookeyhead · 7th May 2004, 08:07

What a nice case!! It also answered a question I had on masking off embedded plastic parts, so was useful too!

4th May 2004, 00:11	#1
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4th May 2004, 00:56	#2
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4th May 2004, 02:49	#3
Vochraye Minimodder Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: US Posts: 41	One of my favorite mods! Well written as well. Kudos! __________________ -: Vochraye P4 3.0 800 FSB :: Asus P4C800-E D :: 1GB PC3200 DDR :: 2xWD Raptors 36Gb SATA RAID 0 :: GeForce FX 5900 Ultra :: Silver Chieftec Matrix :: Lotsa Lights :: Lotsa Fans

4th May 2004, 04:49	#4
Xipher Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA, Iowa Posts: 140	I really like the case. Not extreamlly flashy, and it looks great. __________________ Xipher

4th May 2004, 07:34	#5
TMM Modder Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,228	thats always been my favourite case mod! hope to see HL2 mod on the front page in the future too! __________________ no, your face.

4th May 2004, 07:40	#6
Hepath Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK, Yokel, Cheltenham Posts: 719	Very nice, with an awful lot of work - wood can be such a pain to get tidy! I have to admit that having spent all that time preparing the wood that to hide it seems a bit of shame. Its such a beautiful medium and when polished looks ace (yup - I like wood!) However nothing can detract from the niceness of the case; congrats - an excellent job. Stu PS: My wooden case is waiting on funds - or the tree to grow! Which ever comes first! __________________ C#.Net Certified Application Professional (MCAD) DFI Lan Party NF4 UT SLI-D \| AMD64 4000+ San Deigo (XP90-C) \| OCZ PC4800 DDR Plat \| Seagate 300Mb 8Mb \| PBDV1640P DVD/RW \| TAGAN TG480-U22 480W \| BFG 6800GT OC (Artic Cooling NV5)

4th May 2004, 07:47	#7
Sh00ter Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chatham Posts: 179	very sweet, especially like the way the internals were put in ab fab m8 the making a wood and plexi sandwich for the front and top is truely inspired, just such a cool effect - the colour looks just right for what has been done but it just begs the question what it would look like if it was left bare wood and polished? great also to see projects reaching the front pages!

4th May 2004, 07:52	#8
Hepath Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK, Yokel, Cheltenham Posts: 719	Me again Would would you say was your biggest problem? Would be nice for you to jot a few of themn down so we can learn from your experiences. As an aside - do you think a different type of wood (maybe a hardwood) would have acted differently to the heat problem. Was the pine seasoned or 'new.' Just trying to think around some of the problems wood presents when exposed to heat. Stu __________________ C#.Net Certified Application Professional (MCAD) DFI Lan Party NF4 UT SLI-D \| AMD64 4000+ San Deigo (XP90-C) \| OCZ PC4800 DDR Plat \| Seagate 300Mb 8Mb \| PBDV1640P DVD/RW \| TAGAN TG480-U22 480W \| BFG 6800GT OC (Artic Cooling NV5)

4th May 2004, 11:05	#9
:: Phat :: Oooh shakalaka! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 4,887	Freaky I had a major catch up on the HL2 case last night 20~pages behind I was! I was thinking to myself, Philoux' picture quality etc etc would make his projects ideal for a bit frontpage! __________________ . . ______________________ . . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who will Guard the Guardians?

4th May 2004, 14:50	#10
Slink B7 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Middlesbrough - UK Posts: 3,459	Exelent article, really nice original work! The workmanship is great, Cant wait to see more of his work __________________ lul

4th May 2004, 15:49	#11
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4th May 2004, 18:16	#12
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5th May 2004, 20:56	#14
mashie The one and only Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 1,055	Nice case. But what's up with the tiny pictures, thought it was broken thumbnails at first... Is Bit-tech running out of bandwidth? __________________ mashie.org - case mods & forums

5th May 2004, 21:16	#15
:: kna :: POCOYO! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Purple Posts: 4,210	Macro can confirm, but the pictures are probably what were supplied.. As for bandwidth.. pff, we eat that for breakfast.

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