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Doom III: Project Mars City (Comments Thread)

CrimsonSky said:
The rusty particles on the exterior of my Mars City structures was blown there by dust storms. That's how i see it.
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The fine particles in the average dust storm on Mars will definitely stick to many structures due to static electricity, so that's another possible cause for the 'rusted' look :)

If you want to get really technical, rust can form not only from oxygen in the atmosphere, but by chemical reactions from minerals in Martian soil.
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True, there are more sources of oxygen aside from the atmosphere, but the effect of the latter will usually be far more significant.
 
Elledan said:
The fine particles in the average dust storm on Mars will definitely stick to many structures due to static electricity, so that's another possible cause for the 'rusted' look :)


True, there are more sources of oxygen aside from the atmosphere, but the effect of the latter will usually be far more significant.
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Thats a good theory but because oxygen is so reactive, it is very very rarely found in its free form in nature; instead, it is usually bound to something else, eg: iron in the form of iron oxide , Fe2O3. Incidentally, geologists use the dating of the first iron oxide bands in the bedrock to mark the first appearance of oxygen in the history of our planet.

Ok, I'm a nerd. This is what I get from being a biology major.
 
The ModCam is active tonight for anyone interested--I'll be hand painting the platform using various techniques such as "washing" and Dry-brushing. I'm not sure how many connections the ModCam will handle at once, but give it a try :D
 
Wow, this is the most awesome case mod Ive ever seen, way better than the Hald-Life 2 case. nice work Crimson.
 
and when are you going to put up more pics? it's been so long that i've forgotten what the thing looks like!
 
Hate to say it Crim, but I'm not getting the movie either. Getting the QT "broken file" icon instead. (And I'm on a Mac, so I KNOW my QT is up-to-date.)
 
I hope you wont have the smoke being dragged into your case, I have worked on model railroads for years, and the chemical smoke can eat brass and other metals over time, also the clear coat base that is applied to many electronincs, ie.. motherboards and cards, can be eaten away as well. Only a FYI, you would probably really have to keep that thing cranked up and going for awaile before you see any effects
 
jawajedi said:
I hope you wont have the smoke being dragged into your case, I have worked on model railroads for years, and the chemical smoke can eat brass and other metals over time, also the clear coat base that is applied to many electronincs, ie.. motherboards and cards, can be eaten away as well. Only a FYI, you would probably really have to keep that thing cranked up and going for awaile before you see any effects
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The smoke is not going anywhere near the inside of the case--this is an external feature towards the top on the right side--FYI The smoke is harmless (and non-conductive) to electronic parts--hence the circuit board inside the smoker unit that is continuously covered in the smoke oil ;) The unit has an automatic switch that turns the unit off when the oil runs dry--its a top of the line 12-24V, DCC MRC certified unit :p

The only concern would be if I used glue that would not hold up to petroleum based smoke fluid--since I'm using cyanoacrylate its not an issue--it WILL eat paint off tho!!!
 
Here are a few pics of the scratchbuilt Steam Generator I'm working on at the moment--

The 12v smoke unit has a small fan built in that forces the smoke out of the stack. Well thats not enough for me, so when I build the portion of the feature that connects to the end of the brass pipe, (see below) I'll install a 40mm fan inside to really give the illusion of pressure. Another fan also adds to the volume of smoke that is generated from the unit. This feature at the end of the brass pipe will be a housing of some sort that will have a mesh screen (for letting the steam out, of course!) and red lights inside--I think it will look very Doomish :D

I still have several hours to work on this, kitbashing and scratchbuilding to integrate the whole thing into the side of the case.

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That vent with the mesh on it allows air in for the smoker unit:

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In this pic you can see the smoker unit:

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Grade A work son the details on this case never end...lol whats next...a hologram of the game going inside the case? lol you got skills only question i have is an estimate of when this will be done
 
That is crazy. Truly artwork at it's finest.

I am seriously surprised you have not been contacted by Bill Gates or anyone extremely rich to create an unlimited budget computer. Seriously, 50 Cent would probably hire you to create a case you can shoot 8 times and it won't fry the computer or something. Or Steve-O would hire you to make him a case that he can staple to himself and drag around that way.

Think of all the possibilities!
 
Hmm, I bet it would look pretty cool having the steam jet out the mesh vent and scratching the tall pipe... just a humble opinion. But really, top notch!
 
where did you get the fascia (all the cogs etc. on the front) or did you build it from scratch?
also, are you planning to have the smoke on all he time, or just for fun and pictures, and then have it off?

Finally, is this case noisy, or will it be a quite pc?

will it be oced?

watercooled??

great mod, and looking great

f
 
freddiepm61 said:
where did you get the fascia (all the cogs etc. on the front) or did you build it from scratch?
also, are you planning to have the smoke on all he time, or just for fun and pictures, and then have it off?

Finally, is this case noisy, or will it be a quite pc?

will it be oced?

watercooled??

great mod, and looking great

f
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The housing itself was scratchbuilt, and a few parts from my bin were kitbashed for the smaller details. There are parts from a Millenium Falcon model and several automobile models as well--hence the steering wheel for the valve :D
 
enigmatica said:
Hmm, I bet it would look pretty cool having the steam jet out the mesh vent and scratching the tall pipe... just a humble opinion. But really, top notch!
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thats impossible since that little mesh vent is an intake for the smoke unit's fan--- :rolleyes:
 
Hi, Im new to this forum but not to modding ive done a bit of work (basics llike sanding and spraying my case). But as this is a big thread and it would be mamoth to look through it for the answer could i ask how you made all the bits like the walkway what material it was and how you cut all the detail into it, if you dont want to post the answer if you have said it a lot pm me cheers.

could i also add it looks exellent and the detail is just jaw dropping that you have put into this mod.
 
1) He's working on a video to show how to work with the styrene material, which is what he built the walkway out of.

2) You really should go back and read the entire thread. 'Dems be nuggets of gold in there!
 
This mod is so awesome that when you finnish it, you will actually open a portal to Hell and let real Doom3 deamons enter our universe.

==>Lazn
 
Lazn_Work said:
This mod is so awesome that when you finnish it, you will actually open a portal to Hell and let real Doom3 deamons enter our universe.

==>Lazn
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Hehehe...Now that would ruin your day--- :D I just hope that in some small way it will inspire people to pick up some tools and work with their hands to create something they can be proud of!
 
I think it's inspired me to put mine down because I can't do anything near what you do, hahaha. :D
 
it's certainly inspired me. i can't possibly hope to go anywhere near your level of amazement... but that won't stop me from trying :D and on $50 a month to boot.

i'm totally nuts :D
 
starhawk said:
it's certainly inspired me. i can't possibly hope to go anywhere near your level of amazement... but that won't stop me from trying :D and on $50 a month to boot.

i'm totally nuts :D
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I've seen $50 mods that are just amazing--all it takes is passion and persistence--and a little help from other modders :)
 
CrimsonSky said:
I've seen $50 mods that are just amazing--all it takes is passion and persistence--and a little help from other modders :)
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Hell I've seen $20 mods that where impressive.
 
now THAT's scary.

hey, crim... if you want to know what my mod's gonna have in it (once i finish ordering everything :rolleyes: ) then fire off a pm.
 
This is looking better and better. At first I was just waiting for the finished result, but now.. I just want to wait. Because the more time you use on this the better it gets. Amazing detail levels and paintwork on this case.

And the steam generator, it's just going to add even more life to the case. I would really like to see the case in real life. This is real art.
 
I need some airbrushing equipment, any pointers? Where should I go for decent prices and equipment?
 
Hey, Im also interested in airbrushing equipment.

Also, where did you get the smoke machine? how does it work?
 
Here are some pics to give you an idea of how the side panel with the steam unit will look. This scratchbuilt structure was inspired by several screen shots of Mars City building exteriors.

The large main pipe was built as a whole then cut into two sections. You can see here the ribs that form the shape before it is skinned.:

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For the round top of the pipe, I formed it into sections and then filled it with Bondo to create the shape:

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In this pic you can see the smoke oil fill-tube poking out of the pipe. This fill port will have a removable wheel valve on it eventually, just to mask it.

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This vented area is where the "steam" comes out of. With the red LED's in there, it will be pretty slick:

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I can't wait to see the red LED in the steam vent. That's going to look down-right demonic. :D

How are you making the steam? How hot is it when it comes out? It seems like a safety hazard, depending on how you make the steam.
 
CrimsonSky said:
This vented area is where the "steam" comes out of. With the red LED's in there, it will be pretty slick:

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The steam seems to be rolling out of the vent, have you changed the blower fans to more powerful fans like you were planning?
It looks awesome either way!
 
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