Mod of the Year 2006

I reckon the purpose of the mod was just something different to what is already about the mod scene. Everyone has seen the lazer cutting and precise work cnc can do, So this is just something a little different, stands out from other mods.

 

I'm voting for the Cold fusion, It has that beautifull tech look.
Really a nice mod

 

These mods are all very, very good. It will be a difficult decision on which to vote for.

Many of these mods were actually built in 2005 so I'm not sure how the rules worked.

I kinda prefer The Unidyne PC but then....I would. lol

Congrats to the nominees.

 

It is mods finished in '06, Darkblade was started in November 2004.

 

My vote goes to Tech-daddy, the mod showed that indeed pc mods can have an urban style

 

Wow, how can I make a pick out of this? Too hard..

By the way, I thought Ediejo's case was made before 2006 Did he change stuff?

Good luck to all contestants

 

The pure talent on show here makes it exceedingly difficult to choose one. I love Gnome's WMD and the brilliant project logs. However, ContexYZ just clinches the vote for me. All are exceptional though.

Mod on

 

I thank you. Let's just hope you're not the only one

 

Voted for Sangaku.

While the case is a bit too Japanese for a person who is Japanese, I love the minimalist bamboo painting on one of the side panels, and I like white lighting more than blue

 

Couldn't agree more. But all are great mods or builds non the less. Very difficult to choose a winner.

 

I'm neither the first nor last person to say this, but choosing was damm hard!

Ending up voting for the one that I wish I had built the most... but was still hard to choose.

 

This is the hardest thing I've had to choose in a long time. Every one of them is class and deserves to win in their own way. I'll re-read the summaries and sleep on it.

I agree with shomann though - we should have a casemod OTY and a scratchbuild OTY. That way I get 2 votes

 

Something about a case that can crush a small animal or fall off a truck and keep working just gives me a case of the happies. I originally joined for WMD and to this day that case just floors me. If these were all for sale which one would any of you buy. For me it would be the WMD. Darkblade is stunning flawless construction at its best. Sangaku is a work of art and mastery of his craft. The others I truly enjoy for the stock modding aspect. Much respect to all the contestants. My vote will go to WMD.

 

True, I also signed up for one of these, it was Darkblade, and wish I signed up sooner.
So I woul have tosay Darkblade gets it from me for that reason, I also give special accolades to:
Sangaku for the exelent woodworking skills and Japanese influence,
Cold Fusion as it is so well done and that it is his first mod,
Temple of Nod for noslagia, I love the C & C series,
WMD for the sheer amount of work that went into it,
And everyone else in this competition for thier outstanding work and contribution to this site. Congratulations to you all

 

darkblade is prob the best put together, but i voted for WMD as it looks stunning while having build quality on-par with that of darkblade

 

ive put my vote in for WMD as the workmanship on that peice is far in excess of any of the other mods ever built

however i nearly voted for darkblade or spiderman 3 as i see these as true mods as opposed to a scratch build

if it was a MOD contest in the strictest sense of the word i would have gone for either of those 2 however i feel that out of the group WMD is head and shoulders above the rest

 

Got to go with the WMD. I'd like to vote for Cold fusion, but the fact that all that gorgeous tubing is just for show bugs me on a fundamental level. I really liked DarkBlade until I realized those were swords in the corners. THe Japaneese one (not even going to try to spell it) is incrediable in it's own way, probably my second choice.

 

Wow, there are no bad mods participating. That makes it so difficult to choose. They are all beautifull.
I think.. not everyone has a CNC machine, I mean, Dark Blade is all made by one person, but he used a CNC, that makes it a bit unfair. He used tools almost nobody could use.. so is it fair if he wins? I mean, it is one of the coolest mods! And a great design. That makes it more difficult to choose. What do you guys think, CNC?

I'm not sure which one I am going to choose. I like handcrafted mods, from scratch or not, which costed a lot of time, which you can see back in details. I guess most of these mods have this, that is what makes them one of the top 12.

 

There's so much more to CNC machining than pushing a button, so saying its "unfair" is kinda unfair, don'tchathink? Granted, its a step up from normal tools, but its also a step up in the brains and thinking category, if ya get my drift.

I'm not trying to be G69T's advocate here, but his use of CNC tooling was so many steps above what one might expect to come out of even the best equipped CNC machine shop, that I get the sense some people missed the complexity of it and the brainpower required to do what he did.

I still can't choose between the three. Each were, at least it seems so, a perfect reflection of each of the builders' skills, artistry and talents... great ideas, resourcefulness and follow-through. I really need two more votes...

wood
aluminum
stainless steel

Maybe I oughta choose based on the materials?

 

Interesting.

Both the Boss FX and the Sangaku competed in the December '05 Newegg monthly case mod contest. Sangaku won.

It doesn't matter. It was late in the year.