Project:- Modzart

KiiYzOo said:
you should, bought myself a white one new for £106 delivered, couldn't wait and also didn't want to wreck that paint job as I want white and orange anyway :p
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Welcome to the Club KiiYzOo. Stick a few pictures up in the case section won't you.

Also the "bring your Skeletons out of the Closet" thread is making a return.

I always said that case was before it's time.

BTW white and orange sounds great. All white but with orange cowl??? I can highly reccomend VW Brilliant orange.
 
And so the painting continues. Really starting to make some progress with it now though.

It's so tempting to rush the prep stage to get to the good part where you lay down the top coats. But rush it and regret it.
A few pics of the Black going onto the doors. Had to spend 2 hours masking the copper of the doors, but i've spared you all the pictures of that. Fingers crossed the tape comes of clean and doesn't take the copper paint with it. If it does then I guess the etch prime didn't do it's job and the whole lot will go in the Bin.
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Copper parts have now had their last coats. 4 coats in total. I won't be using a clear top coat as I detest the stuff.

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This looks great, the black and copper are going to go really well.

You thought about using copper pipes instead of traditional tubing for the WC?
 
joxang said:
This looks great, the black and copper are going to go really well.

You thought about using copper pipes instead of traditional tubing for the WC?
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Thought about copper pipe, but it's a lot of hassle and a real ball breaker when you want to change something.

I've actually got a chap working on a Pearlescent copper coolant especially for the project.

pieplough said:
Really impressed with that copper paint job G-Dubs. Will look awesome with the black doors.
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Many thanks

You never really know if the colours are going to go well together until you get to this stage, and by then it's all too late.
 
Mr g-dubs i saw the first page and though how on earth is he going to make this case look desirable.

Well the copper paint looks amazing and can not wait till you put this together and hopefully the pearlescent copper coolant turns out well.
 
xxela1337 said:
With the quality of that copper paint I think it'll turn out really nice :)
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Cheers my friend Fingers crossed though

alex2k10 said:
Mr g-dubs i saw the first page and though how on earth is he going to make this case look desirable.

Well the copper paint looks amazing and can not wait till you put this together and hopefully the pearlescent copper coolant turns out well.
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It's always a risk choosing colours, and if you have a good read of the thread you'll see how many times I changed my mind along the way.

Long week at work but it's the weekend now so I've been able to get on with a bit of modding. Been taking the opportunity to get the top coat sorted on the front fascia which is now done, as well as paint up a lot of the smaller brackets and things (which I won't bore you with.
They're also Harvesting in the fields around me at present so Dust is a real problem. So when I haven't been able to paint i've been chopping holes in things and cracking on with the other project I have underway at present which is Project F M J
Anyways a pic of the front of the case now that the final coat is on.

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The doors are also finished, but unfortunately when I took the tape off it's left a slight residue on the copper. It's hardly visible, and won't be seen, but for me it's not good enough so I'm going to need to see what I can do with it before I show any pictures.
 
That is looking good!!! The black paint looks so smooth and contrasts really well with the copper.

Only bad thing I can say so far about this thread is you are making me want to start another project when I haven't finish my current one off :( :p
 
Greboth said:
That is looking good!!! The black paint looks so smooth and contrasts really well with the copper.

Only bad thing I can say so far about this thread is you are making me want to start another project when I haven't finish my current one off :( :p
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i know how you feel, at one point last week I had 3 on the go.

Much to Mrs Dubs annoyance.

There were threats to withdraw Marital commitments.

Best stop then I thought, there's no way I'm ironing my own shirts.
 
G-Dubs said:
There were threats to withdraw Marital commitments.

Best stop then I thought, there's no way I'm ironing my own shirts.
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I have to iron my shirts and god there a pain I think I would give my left arm not to iron a shirt again.

Also what is the attachment you have on you dremel called by this I mean the long arm thing?

The case is also looking really smart and I'm a big fan of matte black. Subbed and looking forward to updates.
 
http://thediyguide.net/diy/category/Paint-Spray-Guns-amp-Spray-Units/2.html

A small electric sprayer might be a good long term investment, considering how much you spend on rattle cans.

Also following this with interest, will be modding a Thermatake Dokker at the end of the year. Looking to steal some ideas.

As a painter, i think you have made a really good choice with your colour scheme. I would also consider using a 2pack glaze(externally) to protect against scratches, etc.

Love what i have seen and read in both treads, looking forward to the end product.
 
alex2k10 said:
I have to iron my shirts and god there a pain I think I would give my left arm not to iron a shirt again.

Also what is the attachment you have on you dremel called by this I mean the long arm thing?

The case is also looking really smart and I'm a big fan of matte black. Subbed and looking forward to updates.
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cheers alex. sorry but no idea what the flxi attachment is called, but I can highly recommend it.

Idleman said:
http://thediyguide.net/diy/category/Paint-Spray-Guns-amp-Spray-Units/2.html

A small electric sprayer might be a good long term investment, considering how much you spend on rattle cans.

Also following this with interest, will be modding a Thermatake Dokker at the end of the year. Looking to steal some ideas.

As a painter, i think you have made a really good choice with your colour scheme. I would also consider using a 2pack glaze(externally) to protect against scratches, etc.

Love what i have seen and read in both treads, looking forward to the end product.
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Like the idea but are the electric ones up to spraying auto paints? i didn't think thy were high enough pressure. also, how do i get paint for them.

not a fan of clear coat tbh.


anyways I've ordered my 114mm hole saws so i should soon be gutting away at the roof with gay abandon
 
Today saw my first ever use of a hole saw. Man it's a scary bit of kit. Very prone to vibration, and there's just no way holding the job with the hand is going to work.

Still I learned a new set of skills, albeit at a very basic level.

I also learned to take the chuck key out of the drill press before turning it on.

Nearly winged me on the way past and took me a good 20 minutes to find the little git.

Disaster averted i've managed to cut 4 fan holes in the piece of roof acrylic.

I've actually got 2 pieces of acrylic, this is the lighter of the 2 and I figured as I probably want to use the darker i'd start with the lighter and make my mistakes there.

First thing was to make a mask of a 120mm fan.

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Then make 3 more

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Work out the spacing and then glue them onto the piece of acrylic

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Then get everything clamped down.

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Getting everything lined up perfectly

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The acrylic drills quite easily, but heck does it make a mess

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Last one to go

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Then just the fan mounting holes. These were also countersunk.

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