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project : Blackmesa HL²

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by piloux, 24 Feb 2004.

  1. Mondak

    Mondak What's a Dremel?

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    Great work on the rust! It looks spectacular! How do you think it would work on different surfaces? Would the surface need to be prepared any special way first do you think? I bet it would look really cool on Diamondplate but I wonder how much harder it would be.

    You are doing a great job. I especially like the way your logo is raised up. That really stands out! (no pun).
     
  2. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    I think it 's better to prepare the surface with primer first, I try it on metal and plastic and it is harder enough, I m sorry but what does mean "diamond plate"?
     
  3. fillip

    fillip What's a Dremel?

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    Diamond plate is the textured type metal you find on things like fire escape seps (the ones outside) the steps at train platforms. It's basically sheet metal with a diamond like pattern on it that is risen

    looks like this...
    .: Fillip :.

    EDIT: you can also get it in formed plastic/polystyrene, which is much cheaper and lighter
     
  4. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    ok thank you :) i see what it is , i have some of this stuff, i think there is no problem with this because I paint the aluminium logo
     
  5. Stickeh

    Stickeh Help me , Help you.

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    piloux: see also (multimodding) god, creator ( of superb cases)
    another superb case in the making by the belgian piloux!
    good job so far! i followed your last case and the turn out of that was amazing, i cant wait till it finishes!
     
  6. p3n

    p3n What's a Dremel?

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    woooa love the lamba logo

    cant wait to see whats going on the other side :)
     
  7. toand

    toand What's a Dremel?

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    Rust never looked that good :brrr:
    Keep up the good work! :rock: :rock:
     
  8. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    wow this tank would be great in the case ! where does it come from?
    btw thank you for ideas ;)
     
  9. 3N1GM4

    3N1GM4 What's a Dremel?

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    :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: i just saw this... and HOLY **** this is gunna be a bad ass case!!!!... DAMN! i love it already... keep up the good work my friend... keep it up!
     
  10. QuickOrbit

    QuickOrbit What's a Dremel?

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    That is the oil tank off of a Harley Davidson motorcycle. I am sure you could find a similar oil tank off of another motorcycle or a similar machine. You could check local scrap-yards and eBay. Another idea would be to find a small old pressurized gas tank like the nitrous oxide tanks they have at dentist offices and cut it down to size or better yet... :idea: I am sure you have heard of kids who build NOS setups in their cars to make them go faster. A small one of those would look awesome and I am sure you can find an old one cheap. Here is a picture of what I am talking about.
     
  11. my58vw

    my58vw Plexi Expert

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    I love the look of the rust... always doing something different...

    Please look at my project... please... :lol:

    Good Job...
     
  12. my58vw

    my58vw Plexi Expert

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    How did you cut the metal? Sorry if this has been asked but I love the half life 2 cut out... :clap:
     
  13. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    thank for these precisions :) , about the NOS tank I think it would be very difficult finding one by here , it is very common in the USA but in my poor country that's not legal to put this into cars...I ll check it out
     
  14. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    I cut the logo with hacksaw and drill some holes to fit rivet/metal bolt, for the cut out of the "2" I drilled holes all along the 2 and finished it with limes. :dremel:
     
  15. Spotpuff

    Spotpuff What's a Dremel?

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    Damn, that is some absolutely badass painting/texturing. :jawdrop:

    The cutout is also really kickass; that "2" is top notch.

    Nice work.
     
  16. Jivecat

    Jivecat What's a Dremel?

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    Just FYI, lime (french) = file (english)

    BTW: Awsome stuff here. Can't wait to see more!
     
  17. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    ok thanks a lot :thumb:



    I start the front of case by making a fangrill in the same spirit than the HL² logo


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    the UV react plastic come from cd box :lol:

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    here i!s the first paint coat

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    I fix this on the case by this way

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    here are pics to have an idea how it turn out

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    but I think the fan grill don't match very nice ... I dont know why but then I try another one with bullets impact

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    that is much better like that i think :)
     
  18. Vo0Ds

    Vo0Ds Fake potato

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    Kewl, this is getting better :) i like the overkill on the rivets and the bullet holes look groovey! Is that the fan you are going to use? The big silver sticker sorta stands out ;) Once again nice job on the paint, must be even a little difficult to make sure you get the same 'rustyness' all over the case!

    Mod on :rock:
     
  19. alianyn

    alianyn What's a Dremel?

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    :jawdrop: gun`damn`it - u got one amazing sense of style and of what can come together, that`s one unique grill if i ever saw one!

    just 2 things :
    1. why not go all the way make it like the hl2 logo totally or radioactive or something along the lines? not that it`s not good looking (`cause it #@%$#@ right is!) just to make it more along the lines of the mod.

    2. was the plastic grill painted because it seems different in the first pic as the grill then the rest of them (different coloring i mean - darker orange) or is it just the lighting?

    oh man, oh man - this just keeps gettin` better! mod on :rock:
     
  20. PTK

    PTK What's a Dremel?

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    :jawdrop: OMFG. :jawdrop:

    Thats so damn SWEEEET.

    PTK
     

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