Project Alternate
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Thanks both, yeah the 2K is tricky especially as it shows any & every imperfection & spec of dust
got to be super clean & as perfect as possible
To the batcave !
Lovin it, I was kinda freaked out by the shot of Mr Bean in Dexter Morgan's kill room though
Great work
thats what my friend said when he had a look at the plastic wrapped shed,
like a scene from dexter lol
Thanks Keechy
feel like I made the rite choice now, & its been a long & hard one
This build is incrediblegood work!! was going to mention the reference to dexter myself!haha
haha, thanks Jimmy
nice, thanks colin
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90% of the paintwork is now completed,
as with the last parts I painted, the top is black base with clear matte (2k)
one final sanding to sharpen the edges
A wipe down with some tac cloths before starting the 1st base
small amount of water sprayed all around the desk to keep any dust down
All the parts together, but not in the correct placed as the paint needs a couple of days/week to harden
should give you a good idea as to what it will look like when assembled
looks so so so beautiful really nice in black can not wait
wow great work, I do love a desk builds! and would love to try it myself! but I just don't have the space for it
Thanks all, just doing the update now
This is going to be one of the bigger updates, mainly because i forgot to add some bits earlier in the log
& iv also decided to cover my desktop lifting mechanism that i filmed some months ago.
So to kick it if I will start with the hinges that had been covered in wrap, decided to cover them as
they didn't look to match the desk in plan silver, for now there carbon but this could be changed to red
as the build progresses.
your thoughts on the carbon vs red for the hinges & speakers would be appreciated, but i think its best
to wait until the internals are completed.
Im using some motobike bolts from my old Honda, made from titanium like my leg, they should help reduce the weight lol
My friends was kind enough to move my desk inside the house for me, turned out to be more easy that expected with no damage
to report or broken bones
the heaviest parts was the 2 bottom sections, but after about 30mins they was all setup in my room & fit perfect
1st things on the list to do was adding the fans, RADs, RES & some wiring
Jet Flow 120s
used some mesh & tights as the filters again, this method work so well for me over the last 5 years I cant see me changing anytime soon,
& its a good reason to have some ladys stockings in my room
Quick test of the side lighting & some fans, the light bleed on the side lights has now been corrected
Fan controler I will be using, removed the white parts & now the LEDs on the front lightup red instead of blue.
just waiting for some Phobya logos that i will stick on the front
forgot to give this a clean, but this is one of the side compartments, covered in carpet, this will hold cables, gamepags & other bits that would
normally clutter the desktop
as I said before, the hinges & speakers are getting wrapped, im still unsure what wrap i will go for,
One major part of the desk thats not been mentioned before is the lifting mechanism im planing to use.
via remote the motor will lift the glass top high enough for me to work on the inside of the desk,
but the glass can also be pushed together back if needed & rest on the speakers & top shelf nicely due to the
carefully planed angles
for the motor demo & to see the desk live please checkout the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFLFPlbAgw
More updates next week hopefully
& iv also decided to cover my desktop lifting mechanism that i filmed some months ago.
So to kick it if I will start with the hinges that had been covered in wrap, decided to cover them as
they didn't look to match the desk in plan silver, for now there carbon but this could be changed to red
as the build progresses.
your thoughts on the carbon vs red for the hinges & speakers would be appreciated, but i think its best
to wait until the internals are completed.
Im using some motobike bolts from my old Honda, made from titanium like my leg, they should help reduce the weight lol
My friends was kind enough to move my desk inside the house for me, turned out to be more easy that expected with no damage
to report or broken bones
the heaviest parts was the 2 bottom sections, but after about 30mins they was all setup in my room & fit perfect
1st things on the list to do was adding the fans, RADs, RES & some wiring
Jet Flow 120s
used some mesh & tights as the filters again, this method work so well for me over the last 5 years I cant see me changing anytime soon,
& its a good reason to have some ladys stockings in my room
Quick test of the side lighting & some fans, the light bleed on the side lights has now been corrected
Fan controler I will be using, removed the white parts & now the LEDs on the front lightup red instead of blue.
just waiting for some Phobya logos that i will stick on the front
forgot to give this a clean, but this is one of the side compartments, covered in carpet, this will hold cables, gamepags & other bits that would
normally clutter the desktop
as I said before, the hinges & speakers are getting wrapped, im still unsure what wrap i will go for,
One major part of the desk thats not been mentioned before is the lifting mechanism im planing to use.
via remote the motor will lift the glass top high enough for me to work on the inside of the desk,
but the glass can also be pushed together back if needed & rest on the speakers & top shelf nicely due to the
carefully planed angles
for the motor demo & to see the desk live please checkout the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFLFPlbAgw
More updates next week hopefully
Another amazing DeskGreat work! I personally would go for red ones to make desk stand out a little as you have red led's fans and it will match perfectly.
so far most people have gone with red, in person the carbon looks best but hard to show in the photos.
red really stands our from the black though & internal parts, lighting & water will all be red so this is making it very hard to pick one lol
will wait until iv done with the inside & have the water running so I have a better idea,
was also going to do around the fan parts in red to see how it looks
This is for the looks, not the properties of the materials,
Its carbon wrap not the real thing.
if it was for an important part of some new sports car or low weight bike then i would agree
But i have some real carbon products & the wrap actually looks better
its going to be a hard choice to make, so sticking with 1 of each until the other parts of the desk are completed lol