Modding Ideas for a Linux theme mod

Discussion in 'Modding' started by birdie, 16 May 2005.

  1. birdie

    birdie What's a Dremel?

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    This is the case I have.

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    This is the front of the case:

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    Notice all the rust:
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    Notice the nice clean painted chasis now :D
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    The nicely painted lid:
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    The front with a slight mod :p
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    Now I want some suggestions on what to do to this case. Mainly to the front but to the whole thing. I want the theme as Linux. I'll probably do a window and etch the linux penguin logo on it.

    But all ideas welcome
     
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  2. Zephyr

    Zephyr Go V-Boy, Go!

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    Make a vinyl adhesive of a rather bloated kernel loading, and put it on one of the sides ;) Could look rather sechsay.

    Other than that, just put a whole bunch of Tux all around. Nobody doesn't like Tux :D
     
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  3. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    You could go subtle and use a theme of solid blue bells since AT&T owns the copyright to the parent operating system that led to Linux.

    Or you could go with a clockwork gears theme.
     
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  4. BBurger

    BBurger What's a Dremel?

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    I don't know which distro you're running, but I've been thinking that the Ubuntu logo (see it at the Ubuntu site's top left corner) would make a cool window, using translucent plexi for colour w/ the shape cut out of the metal.

    If you want to run with this idea, go right ahead. I'm not sure I'll ever get around to doing it!
     
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  5. SteakTheMooCow

    SteakTheMooCow What's a Dremel?

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    Like I said on the OCAU forums, use tux to base your bezel buttons and LEDs in :)
     
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  6. birdie

    birdie What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah that sounds not too bad, I wouldn't mind sticking more to a universal linux theme though, rather than a particular distro. Its most likely to have debian, gentoo, slackware, or if i feel like being a wuss, fedora :p. But I'd rather have it the theme universal.

    Any more ideas?
     
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  7. shroom

    shroom What's a Dremel?

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    Put two big orange penguin feet on the front :)
     
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  8. BBurger

    BBurger What's a Dremel?

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    Do a Tux-shaped window? :D

    Some Tux pics

    Make the window in the basic outline, and use a bit of etching on the arcylic to get the interior details?

    I've also seen commercial Tux decals of various sorts, including vinyl window decals.

    EDIT: I'm repeating what you wrote in the very first post of this thread. Nevermind... :wallbash:
     
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  9. moddenmania

    moddenmania What's a Dremel?

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    a penguin is a must
     
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  10. Tolsk

    Tolsk What's a Dremel?

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    yeah have tux etches into a side window. or make a new front panel and engrave it there (over stealthed drives)
     
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