Amazing paint job, great color scheme. You must have spent hours & days getting that done. My only comment, about those handles man... did you run out of inspiration? A lot of modders seem to fall back on those easily available handles yet they will go around the world for high performance hardware! Look at these collapsible handles; http://www.daviesmolding.com/handles/cth_sk.html http://www.reidtool.com/store/store/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=6310 http://www.reidtool.com/store/store/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=6290 http://www.reidtool.com/store/store/listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=6271 http://www.mentor-components.com/products.phtml?cat=36&sa=20&sb=10#13046 a beauty like this deserves better. Keep up the good work.
While I do of course respect your opinion, I must say that I chose these handles after looking around for sometime. I know these are used often by modders, after the notorious mnpctech first started using them. The fact of the matter is, these are some of the toughest collapsable handles ever made. Stainless steel, rubber grips. No pastic in sight, I love them. Those are some dope handles you linked though. Red
No problems, I respect your choice. After all, we would only have one or two cases to look at if we all followed one style instead of our own ideas. As Ghandi said, "Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress."
lookin excellent, out of curiosity I dont spose you know were u can get hl2 grills from? Just an idea and a bit of inspiration ive recieved from ur thread u c
I have not seen a HL2 grill yet. However, I am contemplating making some up in CAD and having them cut.
Not sure why I missed this one and glad I didn't. Great attention to detail, will be a real eye catcher at LAN's. Any shots on the painting front, some peeps might be interested You love the game so much you made a case after it
Hey, thanks for the comments man. The reason why I couldn't make this a full work log is because I had no camera, and no real intention of getting a camera, at the time I started the mod. So no, I don't have shots of the painting proccess. The breakdown - Automotive Paint (base + laquer + clear). Air Compressor Spray Gun Garage modded into a paint booth, with a floor fan pulling dust out of the "tent". Respirator
Where did you purchase the orange "applique" with the HL symbol for the top windows? These night shots are going to be good
Im really diggin your case man. Great theme overall. The paint job turned out nice. Itll be way zesty once everything is turned on
When I first saw that beautiful paint job, it reminded me of something but I couldn't put my finger on it. But when I looked again at that smashing orange and you mentioned automotive paint it clicked. Very Foose like! http://www.wallesdator.com/Foose design/Stallion/page1/Stallion page1.htm
Isn't your PC just another spin on customisation? My car is not standard, and neither is my PC. Boys will be boys
i just watched a thing on TLC on foose, and DAMN he can build a hot rod... i LOVE the case, a little on the large size, but it fits well together...
Haha, funny you mentioned Foose. I have followed his work for awhile being a Hot Rod Enthusiast as well. Again, thanks for the comments. Sorry for the lack of updates lately...been busy with work and I have been totally sucked into Star Wars Galaxies for the last 96 hours.
Wow, you guys managed to pull my thread from the grave again! Anyway, in case anyone is wondering...the mod is still in progress but I haven't been able to do much of anything with it lately due to unforseen financial issues... Still, I hope to have the case ready for action by 9/30 - the day HL2 is released. Red
lol, yeah, someone must have been digging through the archives /me looks at sqaulidhummer anyways, wasn't the release date pushed back to around christmas?? and, of course, i'd love to see this project finished
