Project Marshlands: A Military Themed Build..

Finally got some more stuff delivered...




Some "liver of sulfur" to oxidise the nickel on the Bitspower fittings..




Also received this lovely box.. (Feels quite heavy, wonder what it could be..?)




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Ooo look, it's something to power these power hungry GTX470's...
















So many connectors...




24pin and 12V




4 x 6+2pin pci-e




8 x Peripheral (Molex)




8 x SATA






I want to give a massive thank you to Paul at Corsair for supplying me with this lovely PSU, for being so supportive and for believing in me..

 
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Finally some A-TACS time!!

Got a roll of A-TACS hydrographic film this morning..




Nothing magical about this horrible looking over pan, but that's where the magic happens.. ;)




Not the best result after applying the matte clear cote .. :puke:
Seems like it desolved the film!



Anyway, no take backsies or do-overs so I used a scotch brite dish scrubber and some Tamiya hobby paint to give it a weathered look

Think it's the best outcome of a bad situation..








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Thanks for the lovely positive comments guys..

Not too much to show so far this week, started with the GPU block and redid it 3 times due to what I can only describe as OCD...


 
Thanks guys, feels amazing reading the comments!!

Today I will try my best to give the case an old, weathered look and feel.. wish me luck!!!
 
Sadly this is my first attempt at this, so there is no guide!

Here we go...

My little helper..




First layer of weathering done.. :blush:





Dirty kitchen.... be gone!!!

 
DJ_Bucho said:
Dude, like WOW :eek: How did you get it to look like that, that's unbelievable. I must know your secret . . . .:confused:
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Hahaha, very flattering..

I used Tamiya flat black and smoke hobby paint.. I applied it with the green course side of a scotch brite dish sponge and flattened it out with a big painters brush..

Thats it, nothing more to it..
 
Hi everyone.. It's been one very busy week so not much to show in regards to results, but I have done some dipping..

Got a CPU block and a 240mm rad to fit in the bottom of the case, obviously they had to get a bit of love!! :loved:

First I had to do some masking to make sure I dont get the base coat everywhere..








My very tidy working area .. :rofl:




A massive roll of hydrographic film..




Tools of the trade.




Measured and framed..




Had to get a larger dipping tank so I borrowed my sons toy box ;)




Some aerosol activator..




Here you can see the film starting to dissolve from the activator..




The results!!







 
Thanks so much for the lovely comments guys, I should have some more updates early next week.. Just waiting on the last few tools and supplies to be delivered.. ;)
 
parkwaydrive said:
stunning mate
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5UB said:
Lovely theme going on, and great attention to detail. :)
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Thanks everyone, the comments from you guys gives me a lot of motivation!


TehBluebear said:
Bit late, but that RAM looks stunning! It actually probably looks better for having messed up a bit, gives it a very weathered look I have to say!

Rest of the build is looking fantastic, and that case! Oh my lord!
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Totally agree with you, it's a military build, it should be dirty, oily and weathered!
 
benccritchley said:
You deserve it, fantastic stuff
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Thanks benccritchley ;)

Everything so far was shot with a Finepix F500EXR compact and even though it does'nt take bad photos it takes a lot of work to get anything worth keeping. I was trying to save up for a FX-8320 to replace the current cpu, but got a real bargain on a Canon EOS 350D with an EF 50mm f/1.8 lens so I had to get that instead..
 
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nick.lidgett said:
Just a quick heads up OP;
Obviously i cant say where but i came across some thumb screws from a uk supplier of computer modding bits that look like bullets, thought of your build straight away, you might think they are tacky but its worth a mooch if you aint already aware of them. Just thought it would bring the pci-e holders to life but im not 100% sold on them and its not even my rig lol
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Thanks for the info, but as cool as they are I just think it would send the theme of the project in a different direction.. ;)

Today I would Like to give a massive thanks to Joseph (Greybeard) and Corsair for sending me this amazing ....... box :D





... which contains an awesome little addition to this project..





The Corsair Vengeance M65 Gaming Mouse..





Looks wise this mouse is absolutely stunning and it feels very comfortable in the palm of your hand.. On the top it has the scroll wheel and a response time selector which lets you choose between 1ms, 2ms, 4ms or 8ms..





On the side it has a "Sniper" button that when pressed slows the response of the mouse down to make precise movement easy as pie..









On the bottom it has removable weights so you can select a weight that is most comfortable for you..





Been using it for a few days now and I must say, it's outstanding!
 
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Sin_Chase said:
Tube Res! :D
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Eyes like a hawk.. ;)

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Small update..

Today I had time to play with some plexiglas..




Chopped up bits..




Tools used: fretsaw, needle files and the coolest looking duct tape ever.. :lovely:








Some more chopped bits..




With a "sandy" base coat..



Dipped and weathered..








Quickly fitted, just for good measure.. ;)

 
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