Adeptus Mechanicus Techno-Reliquary

[][nquisitor]

Since this is my first post lemme just start by saying hi and thanks for the cool forum :)

[I wasn't sure if this should go in worklogs or just case modding.. I have started on it but won't have pics up for a couple days. thx]

Now for the background on this case mod -

This is actually a mod for a friend, I wanted to do an extravagant mod but I personally prefer a simple look for my stuff, so I convinced him to let me mod his case instead, heh. We discussed doing a Warhammer 40,000 themed case, anyone who's familiar with that game knows there's a wealth of possibilities there.

At first I considered more of a simple 'theme' case, which probably would have been a normal case with an Imperial Eagle window cutout and some black and yellow caution stripes or something, you know the usual 40k stuff... not really all that interesting and I like to go beyond the usual. Eventually we got it pinned down that he wanted it to be themed around the Adeptus Mecanicus, but he left any further details for me to figure out. So he turned his new case over to me and gave me some cash for materials.. that was about two years ago! Basically a combination of being too busy or not having a place to work on the case left it shelved for quite a while, so I really want to go all-out on this project to make up for the long wait. What I've decided on is to do more of a 'total conversion' than a 'mod', if that makes sense.

To summarize the Adeptus Mechanicus, they're basically a sort of cult in the Warhammer 40,000 world that worships all aspects of technology. Since technology is literally a religion for them, I've run with that idea to make something that fits the 40k universe but is still original: the case will be a relic containing the skull of a revered Tech-Mage, but equal to being a religious artefact, it is also a functional computer. So the theme will combine equal amounts of industrial technology and ornate decoration, making for a unique look. The case will be purposely designed to avoid looking like a contemporary computer, and instead will attempt to look more like the archaic 'medieval/biomechanical' technological style seen in Warhammer 40,000 artwork.

That's it for now, feedback appreciated.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2018/mechanicus2vs.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mechanicus2vs.jpg)

[Qtip42]

Something scares me about that case......maybe it's the candles ;)


can't wait to see it.

[Techx]

a real human skull would make it a more authentic mod :p i kid i kid looks wicked

[Stevennoland]

The skull looks almost like a borg skull! Cool. Ditch the candles though.

Steven

[iLL TeK]

if you can pull of a WH40K case I would be surprised.

[Destos]

Looks like your concept is off to a great start. Looking forward to seeing how its going to turn out!

I really like the wax seals with the pieces of parchment.

and props to a fellow 3D modeller :D

[JamesM]

I'd love to see this pulled off! Great concept! :D

[mechatech]

I like the candles, it's always nice to see something different
I approve, get started! :D

[Troney1169]

nice idea I will be watching this closely. NOW GET TO WORK!!!!! ;) :D

[Tyklfe]

Very, Very nice - I can't wait to see some work.


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[][nquisitor]

Okay, here we go!

[Pics first, I'll edit with comments in a moment.]

I'm starting with the skull because it's the centerpiece of the mod, and I will need to build the case to fit it. So I want to know for sure how big it will all be before I start in on the case. I got this model kit online for about $25 a while ago.
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/7486/img02124hb.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02124hb.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/1999/img02132dy.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02132dy.jpg)

Make your own joke... :p
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/5889/img02141bp.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02141bp.jpg)

I got an old busted SLR lens from my dad, which will be perfect for the augmetic eye.
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9406/img02169xr.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02169xr.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8050/img02189at.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02189at.jpg)

It will be reversed like this so it's a little less obvious that it's just a camera lens. Also it magnifies and distorts what's behind it.. I'm planning to put a big bright red led for HDD activity behind it, should look cool ;)
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/7899/img02208bu.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02208bu.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/1640/img02217ws.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02217ws.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/1042/img02235lb.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02235lb.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/3554/img02244lj.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02244lj.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6148/img02253kl.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02253kl.jpg)

Started out with the Dremel but the plastic is very thick, it was barely scratching away at it...
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/9590/img02272as.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02272as.jpg)

Time for something more effective!
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4332/img02280bt.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02280bt.jpg)

Basically just drilled out a sort of dotted line around the eye socket, this took a while but worked pretty well. Also I know the hole is a mess, I'm going to clean it up with putty once I mount the lens.
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/9817/img02315fa.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02315fa.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/8075/img02348im.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02348im.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/5469/img02352rq.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02352rq.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/1131/img02384xr.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02384xr.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4809/img02395og.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02395og.jpg)

You can see how much the lens magnifies what is behind it here (my fingertip).
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2157/img02412vo.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02412vo.jpg)

Here it is very roughly mounted. Basic idea is that the Tech Mage suffered a severe injury to the left side of his head when he was alive, hence the augmetics. There will be some other bionics on the left side of the head, repaired cracks in the skull, etc.
http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/2483/img02427gh.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02427gh.jpg)

I need something to finish off the back part of the eye. This doohickey came from a broken printer (you will be seeing a lot of random salvaged parts in this mod). I dunno what this thing is but it fits PERFECTLY on the backside of the lens!
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/3035/img02444pw.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02444pw.jpg)

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/9490/img02484rb.th.jpg (http://img313.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02484rb.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/544/img02492av.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02492av.jpg)

Thats it for now.. more Wednesday I hope.

[MechWarrior]

Sweet! Go 40k! Looking good, keep updates coming!

[Hinokagutsuchi]

Looks cool.

Maybe you could wire up a small motor to the lens to have it focus and unfocus every now and then.

[Itay]

Looks cool.

Maybe you could wire up a small motor to the lens to have it focus and unfocus every now and then.
Here's a better idea: why not motorize the iris in the lens? So when you put in that HDD led, it will vary the amount of light emanating from the lens (assuming the iris still works). Or you could do both ideas.

[][nquisitor]

Those are both good ideas, but I think the iris is the part that's broken in the lens - there's a lever on the lens which I think is supposed to open and close the iris, but it appears to do nothing. As far as having it focus.. when you focus the lens, the front part of it extends out (this is the part that is going *into* the skull since it's reversed). So the whole (rather heavy) front section would have to be moving in and out.. I don't think it's entirely feasable, but there will still be some movement from the HDD activity light blinking. I'll take any suggestions on how it could be made to move though.

[Majin]

Thats cool I like the Idea of the Lens Eye.
Very good IDEA.

[themark]

Definitely keep the top of the skull off, it looks way better. You have a real depth of source material when you 're inspired by 40K. I will be watching this mod closely.

[sp1nfer]

drop the candles!

otherwise, Warhammer 40,000 rocks!!!

[urbsnspices]

I say make an attempt at the candles! The way you have them situated, you could easily take them off if they kill the look. Find some nice flicker bulbs.
flicker (http://www.galesburgelectric.com/store/product.php?productid=1370) And creepo candle (http://www.goantiques.com/search/item_detail.jsp?id=238319&source=VYZ4474). Look around for one that looks good, here is another (http://www.goantiques.com/detail,candle-socket-covers,284335.html). You will have to 120 to these which might me more then you want to tackle.

looks cool so far.

[uzor]

I say make an attempt at the candles! The way you have them situated, you could easily take them off if they kill the look. Find some nice flicker bulbs.
flicker (http://www.galesburgelectric.com/store/product.php?productid=1370) And creepo candle (http://www.goantiques.com/search/item_detail.jsp?id=238319&source=VYZ4474). Look around for one that looks good, here is another (http://www.goantiques.com/detail,candle-socket-covers,284335.html). You will have to 120 to these which might me more then you want to tackle.

looks cool so far.

/seconded


http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/1771.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=1771)

[][nquisitor]

I'd probably sculpt/cast my own candles but the flicker bulbs are a good idea (I wasn't planning on using real candles, lol). Small update coming tonight.

[p0intphreek]

whoa...too cool!! nice start

//totally subscribed!!! :D

[][nquisitor]

Sorry for the delay.. another computer I'm building had a DOA motherboard, took forever to diagnose the problem and then take EVERYTHING back apart. Then I get to put EVERYTHING back together again when I get the new one! :D

First off I will be covering the numbers on the lens, because I want to disguise the fact that it's really a camera lens.

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4862/img02553wm.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02553wm.jpg)

I simply cut out strips of thin plastic and superglued them over the numbers.

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4232/img02573ix.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02573ix.jpg)

Adding some mechanical detail

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3447/img02581lc.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02581lc.jpg)

I attached the eyepiece into the skull with hot glue on the inside. It's actually a pretty strong bond.

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7896/img02596br.th.jpg (http://img52.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02596br.jpg)

Roughly attached

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8341/img02606me.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02606me.jpg)

I used a two-part resin putty to fill in the gaps around the eyepiece. They sell this at TAP (I have one next door to my house, aren't you jealous?). It is workable like modelling clay and sets very hard in about 3 hours. You can even smooth it out with wet fingers like you would with clay. Just make sure you wash your hands frequently and thoroughly, because the residue will make your skin itch like crazy if you don't!

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1783/img02537em.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02537em.jpg)


http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3765/img02626hd.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02626hd.jpg)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7051/img02678ul.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02678ul.jpg)

Added the piece for the bridge of the nose, and also puttied the seam (forgot to take a pic of it puttied but you'll see it later).

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9334/img02700gs.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02700gs.jpg)

This will be the base of the bionic ear. Can you guess what it came from?

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9830/img02747ps.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02747ps.jpg)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3484/img02770by.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02770by.jpg)

Part of a Halloween voice changer, and the lens cap from the Minolta lens.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9826/img02795eo.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02795eo.jpg)

Dremelled a hole in the lens cap and cut out the grating...

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1153/img02807rk.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02807rk.jpg)

That will be the 'ear'.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4399/img02821mu.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02821mu.jpg)

Attached

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/729/img02847hm.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02847hm.jpg)

That's it for now.. much more detailing yet to come.

[Troney1169]

looking good. Looks like the ear is the deck of a diskman.

[5inistry]

Looking great. Keep the updates coming.

[atom]

This is cool looking you should work in special effects.

[cmge]

keep up the good work

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[board2death986]

love the concept, have only dipped a little into warhammer but it seems to look really cool. Im waiting to see how you pull off the case.

[Ockie]

I wonder if you can have fake dust on the top? And have lots of wax drip from the candles, kinda like it's running for eternity...

[Deathjester]

keep up the good work.

[domoMKIV]

looking good so far :)

[Danny Bui]

This is a great tribute to the Omnissiah.

[themark]

Is this project dead? :(

[][nquisitor]

Whoops, has it been two months already since I messed with this thing? I'll definitely be doing more on this, but it's just going to be here and there as I have time.

[uzor]

Patient we can (try) to be...just needed to know if we should give up hope altogether. ;)

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/1771.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=1771)

[board2death986]

Like your ideas, and so far some good modding (albeit little in volume), if this mod ever takes off I woud love to see how it turns out, but i agree with ^, if it's dead should we just uncheck this from our subscription page?

[Majin]

The Skull looks like a Borg drone! :D

[thewhiteguy]

The Skull looks like a Borg drone! :D
That was my first thought too.

[noesis]

Very very awesome. Looks great but your killing us with the wait. Overall so far that looks freakish. You must be one badass dude.

[RAA-Kr1cH]

All I can say is WOW. I really hope you finish this. I was really impressed by your drawing of what you want it to look like, and wandered over to your site and looked at your stuff, very impressive!

[][nquisitor]

OK I'm back after way too long of a hiatus. Thanks for waiting!

First off, I've got my hands on some 'new' junk to cannibalize. These things have some awesome heavy switches that make a nice 'clunk' sound, as well as some slider rheostat type things that I'm going to try to use as fan controllers.

An old tape deck:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7597/img03138zb.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03138zb.jpg)

And some kind of amps or equalizers:
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/9958/img03141gx.th.jpg (http://img79.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03141gx.jpg)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6010/img03170zm.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03170zm.jpg)

World's first PCI cards? heh.
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9923/img03199kh.th.jpg (http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03199kh.jpg)

More potentially useful junk:
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/3735/img03211hk.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03211hk.jpg)

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/117/img03228od.th.jpg (http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03228od.jpg)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1607/img03231ga.th.jpg (http://img72.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03231ga.jpg)

Anyway here's the case, basically stripped down. I don't think you're going to see a single inch of the case on the finished product, but I'm still using it because I have no desire to fabricate all the drive mounts etc. from scratch.
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/3301/img03247jz.th.jpg (http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03247jz.jpg)

As you may have noticed in the concept, the optical drives are going to be on the bottom of the case. My ingenious solution is to turn the whole thing upside down. I should be getting paid for this. :D
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9076/img03273po.th.jpg (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03273po.jpg)

This part that the optical drives mount to is detachable, so with some very minor changes I flipped it over (so that part remains rightside up, while the rest of the case is upside down).
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/8742/img03296zq.th.jpg (http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03296zq.jpg)

The whole case is going to be widened. This is to allow room for the 'false' window mod, as well as to make it a little more bulky and give it the front silhouette I want. I'm using 1x1 wood here because it's cheap and easy to work with, especially given that I do not have a lot of power tools.
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/8074/img03305xx.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03305xx.jpg)

The wood is attached by screwing 1" wood screws from the inside of the case, into the wood. It is quite sturdy now, even without any side panels attached.
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8054/img03477ts.th.jpg (http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03477ts.jpg)

I cut out notches in a few places so that the PCI cards and optical drives can be screwed into place without the wood frame getting in the way (since it overhangs the areas you need to screw into). To do this kind of notch, you make a bunch of parallell cuts at an equal depth (marked by tape), and then knock the cut parts out.
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/5438/img03337ey.th.jpg (http://img47.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03337ey.jpg)

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4853/img03376cg.th.jpg (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03376cg.jpg)

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3418/img03395ft.th.jpg (http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03395ft.jpg)

Basically framed out:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/7383/img03404vl.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03404vl.jpg)

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/992/img03415da.th.jpg (http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03415da.jpg)

Not too exciting yet.. but keep watching!

[][nquisitor]

Alright, time to start hacking! This is the area where the skull will be housed.
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5946/img03514xs.th.jpg (http://img61.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03514xs.jpg)

Here it is all cleaned up. Doing this with tin snips SUCKS. But I don't think a rotary saw is a good tool to use in an apartment, haha.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/46/img03521jz.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03521jz.jpg)

Here I am attaching some more wood framework. These small pieces are attached exactly like the larger ones were. The top pieces will have the top half-cylinder part attached to them. The front pieces are there to extend the front (to make more room for the skull), and also to form the 'inset' channel behind the front face panel.
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/425/img03596yx.th.jpg (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03596yx.jpg)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4499/img03618hk.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03618hk.jpg)

I'm building a little box here to house the skull.
As a side note, I bought this huge piece of black sheet plastic at TAP, and after I got it home I realized it scratches too easily to be used on outside parts.. dammit. So I will be using it on structural stuff that won't be seen (the box will be covered up with detailing parts later). This stuff is probably great for making model buildings and the like but it isn't going to work for the exterior panels on this case as I had hoped. If anyone wants to buy it cheap, PM me.
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6850/img03638nv.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03638nv.jpg)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/976/img03649gw.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03649gw.jpg)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9995/img03657ng.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03657ng.jpg)

Floor installed..
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7070/img03677mr.th.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03677mr.jpg)

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4223/img03682bx.th.jpg (http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03682bx.jpg)

Here I am VERY roughly fitting the skull, I just wanted to see it in place. The brown half-circle behind the skull roughly approximates the profile of the top half-cylinder. I can tell already that I am probably going to mount both the skull and the half-cylinder about 2" higher. This will allow room for wires and junk going into the underside of the skull, and the sides of the skull will be more visible as well.
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6127/img03726qt.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03726qt.jpg)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6886/img03739vx.th.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03739vx.jpg)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5660/img03752em.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img03752em.jpg)

Comments appreciated.
Thanks

[Conano]

tag nice build so far

[uzor]

Nice to see you haven't died or given up. ;) Keep at it as time and money allow.

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/1771.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=1771)

[MasterOfTheHat]

is the skull going to sit back that far? I thought it was going to be sitting with about about half of it in front of the case?

[][nquisitor]

The skull isn't going to actually protrude out of the case, if that's what you mean. There is going to be a screen or window in front of it (haven't decided yet). However keep in mind that the eyepiece sticks out at least an inch from the skull, so I guess you could say the skull itself does have to sit farther back to allow clearance for the eyepiece.

[Hinokagutsuchi]

I'm not sure why you would want to put anything in front of it. I think it looks good like it is. Or maybe throw in a good number of cables coming from it to get a techy look to it.

[][nquisitor]

Hm, well if you look at actual medieval reliquaries, the sacred object is almost always behind glass. Though I might use a wire mesh or something like that here for a more industrial look.

[AdZ]

Awesome stuff.. I like how youre doing something with such a unique theme... it looks great so far.

KEEP IT UP!

:D

[Danny Bui]

Great work man. That skull you made is freaky yet cool.

You make the Emperor proud.

[][nquisitor]

Sorry I'm way too tired to make comments right now, but I'll edit them in tomorrow. Basically I'm finishing with detailing the skull before I move on with the case itself, because I want to be sure the skull and everything on it will have enough clearance in its little chamber. Detailing, puttying, dremeling, sanding, etc.

EDIT: Comments added.

Rough-cutting out the hole for the cortical plug:
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/4408/img0378eq9.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0378eq9.jpg)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2893/img0379ay6.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0379ay6.jpg)

The cortical plug is held in with a bunch of hot glue. It's made from the dial for an electrical outlet timer, an electric motor housing, and some CD-ROM drive parts (added later on).
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8551/img0384pc7.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0384pc7.jpg)

The skull is kinda asymmetrical in the back (see above picture) so I had to fill in with epoxy putty to make it look right. By the way I'm leaving that seam in the putty for now because I still need to be able to open up the skull to put in lighting. I will putty it over later.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3839/img0385pn7.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0385pn7.jpg)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9771/img0387gp7.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0387gp7.jpg)

The baseplate of the bionic ear is only epoxied onto the side of the skull; the first step to make it look more integrated into the skull is to fill in the gaps with plastic card. Also some more small details are added here.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8784/img0390jv6.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0390jv6.jpg)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8023/img0393om3.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0393om3.jpg)

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/459/img0395rq7.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0395rq7.jpg)

I replaced that dumb looking white plastic thing on the eye with part of a CD-ROM drive that has a nice little ribbon cable coming out of it, and detailed it with some other junk.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1996/img0398bv8.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0398bv8.jpg)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6493/img0399im1.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0399im1.jpg)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/240/img0400mr9.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0400mr9.jpg)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8283/img0403mt3.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0403mt3.jpg)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7631/img0404ro9.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0404ro9.jpg)

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4751/img0405nj8.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0405nj8.jpg)

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8463/img0406ye4.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0406ye4.jpg)

This part is the mount for the bionic jaw (however the skull will not have the lower jaw attached). Another CD-ROM part (they are full of great stuff!).
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9634/img0407kr9.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0407kr9.jpg)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5850/img0409ho2.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0409ho2.jpg)

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8358/img0412gq8.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0412gq8.jpg)

I'm making a slightly raised area of epoxy putty around all the bionics now and then tapering it back into the skull. This is to make it appear that the bionic parts are set into the skull instead of just sitting on it. Also while the epoxy was still soft I poked a bunch of little holes into it with a punch, in the area right at the edge of the bionic parts. This is to give the 'cut' in the bone material the spongy appearance that real bone has. I'll try to get a better picture of this effect in my next post.
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/884/img0415km9.th.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0415km9.jpg)

Last two pictures I am grinding a lot of the epoxy back down because it was a little uneven. I also sanded it smooth so it blends into the skull model very nicely, but I did not take pictures of it sanded yet.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6966/img0417cj1.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0417cj1.jpg)

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/5981/img0418fm5.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0418fm5.jpg)

[Smitty2k1]

Excelent work! And I love WH40k... brings back such good memories of a few years ago. Dark Angles rocked my world!

[Borgschulze]

[nquisitor']
This will be the base of the bionic ear. Can you guess what it came from?

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9830/img02747ps.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02747ps.jpg)


Playstation 1! The original thick grey ones.

What do I win?

[][nquisitor]

Close, it's from a portable CD player, I think it was a Kenwood?

[Borgschulze]

[nquisitor']Close, it's from a portable CD player, I think it was a Kenwood?

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8008/5502tnrq1.jpg
Looks pretty much the same though doesn't it?

I just happened to have modded a few Playstations, and remembered what it looked like.

[AdamNesvick]

I like it, but you shoulda used a real skull :D:D

[willie92]

I like it, but you shoulda used a real skull :D:D

A volunteer perhaps????
:eek:

[Borgschulze]

A volunteer perhaps????
:eek:
I will.

[Yashu]

nice mod, but I am a little sad to see such a nice tape deck cannabalized... I hope it was broken to begin with.

Those old pioneers were the best!

[Troney1169]

looking good. Looks like the ear is the deck of a diskman.


Hey i guessed it first :(

[Dark Prodigy]

Man... how cool is this build... :cool:

Keep it up.

The candle idea would still be supercool.

[Tresk]

wow, looks like its going to be a sweet case!

[undeadsac]

whatever happened with this case?

[themark]

Yeah it was lookin' sweet. Lots of great detail, and just barely begun!