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excuse my language.

but what a *** fully star your swear words please *** - WG beast!!
well done *shakes hand* on your amazing project...

id REALLY REALLY love to do this, as my desk space is extremely limited, but i dont know where to start haha..
 
excuse my language.

but what a ***ing beast!!
well done *shakes hand* on your amazing project...

id REALLY REALLY love to do this, as my desk space is extremely limited, but i dont know where to start haha..

Thanks Dude, thought you said "Snakes Hand" at first glance, I have MGS5 on the brain atm lol

start simple if your going to have a crack yourself, not so hard to make the standard box shape desk, only tricky parts will be fitting the parts
but you can make it as simple or hard as you want.

or you could just get yourself a standard desk & mod it to save some time.

If you ever do want to start one then feel free to MSG me for any advice, desk builds are becoming more & more popular nowadays.
if I had more space I would try make them for others :(
 
Outstanding work of the highest quality mate, simply staggering how much effort has gone into this build.

How many miles of led strips are in here? lol
 
Outstanding work of the highest quality mate, simply staggering how much effort has gone into this build.

How many miles of led strips are in here? lol

As your previous build looks amazing :D


Thanks both, hmmm at a guess id say about 6 meters of LEDs, the longest go all the way around the top opening,
then I have another 2 lengths over the RES, one as a backlight & the other for lighting the front/tops.

now i think of it, id say about 7 to 8 meters lol
 
This is the side compartment completed, redone the leather cover & added extra carpet to the sides, also has
its own LED lighting to help see whats inside
I have a USB port for the ASUS TUF Detective & a 5 port USB 3.0 adapter.

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I originally only had super bright white LEDs on the 2 corners, after seeing how it looks all completed & decided to add RGB option, It looks great!
should have added them from the start, still keeping the super bright white LEDs as there great for back/room lighting.

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This will be the last update before the final photos :(
just awaiting the keyboard, new screen & Iv also ordered a new DSLR camera.


Not planing to change mouse for now, so iv modded the "Reaper" mouse to go with the new theme,
Black with red lighting & rather than changing the LEDs (approximately 5) I used filters.

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stuck with white for the front, red was too dull against the black mouse mat.

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This is why I need a new camera, the logo & mouse should be a nice red like knight-riders car

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Added the dye (Mayhems Blood Red)
under white lighting its red, other lighting options make it more black looking just like
real blood looks at night,
I like this effect, but im sure I will test some other dye options at some point as this
is the 1st time iv used clear hard tubes.

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in the back you can see the re-worked fan covers, now flat black with the centres sanded clear to capture light.

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Hope to be back very soon with the final photos,
:)
 
Added the dye (Mayhems Blood Red) under white lighting its red, other lighting options make it more black looking just like real blood looks at night,

And the award for the creepiest post ever made on the forum goes to........:D


Awesome, awesome, awesome build.
 
And the award for the creepiest post ever made on the forum goes to........:D


Awesome, awesome, awesome build.

Thanks :)
now you've put it like that it sounds creepy lol
I do like my horror & Sci-Fi, but I pass out at the sight of blood irl
& same goes for having blood test lol
 
Wont look like it, but i spent hours making the final progress log vid lol
check it out & let me know your thoughts so far,
its 99% completed now, just a couple more updates to post then the final pics will be up shortly after.

You will have seen more than is shown in the vid, but also some things you wont have seen yet :)


This is amazing! I have seen the same type of desk done over and over but this takes the cake! Well done!
 
Well after what feels like years, the desk is finally done & photographed for all to see :)

firstly, I think picking RED as my main colour was a mistake!
not for me, as it looks fine IRL, but I just cant get the reds to show correct on the photos,
So any photos that have what looks like PINK or ORANGE lighting please try imagine that its RED lol

because of this problem I decided to take most photos with blue or white lighting on & cut down on the reds used :(

I plan on getting a new camera later so will upload some more if they look any better,
For now I have plenty of OK photos for you to look at & a youtube vid will be done over the next couple of weeks.


It will be mostly picture links now, so I will say thanks to everyone for the input during my logs & the positive attitudes that
help encourage myself & others to keep on building & posting,

Thanks to all the people that helped me carry things around due to my leg problem,
Carl, Barry, Ian, Andreas & lots more, especially the wife.
& all the sponsors that help with the costs of components & support throughout the build.


This desk was designed with the hope it would look as good OFF as it would on, so it was all about shapes & natural light,
I have very little light in my small room as you will see soon lol.
with the shapes came the problem of usability & practicality,
i tackled this in a couple of ways, not all perfect but enough to hide/store my clutter & make the desk usable for daily tasks
like gaming :D


I know its a bit whack compared to most desks, but I hope you like the final result even if you wouldn't want it in your living-room :)


lets crack on so I can get some sleep!


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I have some more photos on my FB page @ higher resolution if interested.
thats all for now, I will be sure to add any new photos that I think are woth posting & ofc the video link when done :)

to end this off heres a photo from the start..

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Thanks again to all that participated, & please do let me know you final thoughts, Good or bad.. :)

Rob (Deblow)
 
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