Project: Puzzlebox Pc (Update 09/01)

[thevampirelord66]

it looks awesome...i love the engraving on the plexi

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Wolverine, got any pointers off the top of your head for first-time etchers/engravers? Like maybe a top 5 list of things you've learned or that I wouldn't think of? Thanks dude.

1. Shoose your picture visely. To complicated images can look crappy if there not 100%

2.Put alot of work in when you do the sketch on the plexi, dont jut put the picture underneath and go berserk. Take your time and trace the image onto the plexi with a permanent marker its alot easier to make a good etch if you got clear lines to go after.

3. Use the right bits and if possible a flexible etchingpen for the dremel

4. Take your time, dont be in a hurry

5. Drink lots of coffe and smoke a pack of cigarretes during etchin (can be Coca Cola and snacks if youre healthier than me )

 

[creedAMD]

1. Shoose your picture visely. To complicated images can look crappy if there not 100%

2.Put alot of work in when you do the sketch on the plexi, dont jut put the picture underneath and go berserk. Take your time and trace the image onto the plexi with a permanent marker its alot easier to make a good etch if you got clear lines to go after.

3. Use the right bits and if possible a flexible etchingpen for the dremel

4. Take your time, dont be in a hurry

5. Drink lots of coffe and smoke a pack of cigarretes during etchin (can be Coca Cola and snacks if youre healthier than me )

how many hours of etching on this project?

 

[Gargoyle_Hunter]

<OT
For anyone else that feels the need to bash on Mod Man for his post, pay attention to the details. That was his first post ever here (That's why I welcomed him to the forums). It's also obvious that he really likes Hellraiser cubes. However misguided his post was, have a little patience for the FNG
/OT>

Wolverine. Have you thought about having some two stage lighting? one for the internal lights like you have planned and one for the etches in the plexi. If you could figure out a way to hide some LED's in the sheets, it would look sweet to have those lines glowing, maybe even pulsing a red or white light.

 

[Nitrogen]

maybe even pulsing a red or white light.

Now, I must say, I like that idea. Sadly, I haven't seen Hellraiser, but the cube is looking pretty badass. I think the pulsing idea of Gargoyle Hunter's is pretty sweet...a slow pulse would give it almost a heartbeat. Just my two cents.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

<OT
For anyone else that feels the need to bash on Mod Man for his post, pay attention to the details. That was his first post ever here (That's why I welcomed him to the forums). It's also obvious that he really likes Hellraiser cubes. However misguided his post was, have a little patience for the FNG
/OT>

Wolverine. Have you thought about having some two stage lighting? one for the internal lights like you have planned and one for the etches in the plexi. If you could figure out a way to hide some LED's in the sheets, it would look sweet to have those lines glowing, maybe even pulsing a red or white light.

The sides of the cube would be childsplay to light up but the top would be a royal pain in the **s. The frame is only 5x5mm and hiding leds and wiring there would be impossible the frame isnt even hollow :/ Maybe if the plexi would have been thicker it would be possible to drill in from the sides but its only 5mm. But the idea with pulsating lights is something i definetly will look into

 

[creedAMD]

<OT
For anyone else that feels the need to bash on Mod Man for his post, pay attention to the details. That was his first post ever here (That's why I welcomed him to the forums). It's also obvious that he really likes Hellraiser cubes. However misguided his post was, have a little patience for the FNG
/OT>

Wolverine. Have you thought about having some two stage lighting? one for the internal lights like you have planned and one for the etches in the plexi. If you could figure out a way to hide some LED's in the sheets, it would look sweet to have those lines glowing, maybe even pulsing a red or white light.

It was his first post here, but he is on many forums, I believe he knows better. Google his name, you will find that he has pimped his mod everywhere he could.

 

[CrimandEvil]

5. Drink lots of coffe and smoke a pack of cigarretes during etchin (can be Coca Cola and snacks if youre healthier than me )

CC, sunflower seeds and some smokes for me.

 

[M1dknight]

The engraving is great. Excellent job.

Everytime I look at your case I get this over whelming urge to do one myself and mount it on one of it's points, just think it would look so cool mounted on a point if a royal pain in the ass to do.

 

[ninethreeeleven]

I am partial to Wolverines mod, but other than pluging his own, mod man has been nothing but curtious. Even after people called him out on it.

Edit your post Mod Man and I suspect all will be well.
Both are great mods and helping each other out is what the modding community is about, when it starts to become a competition, it will get out of hand and lose its appeal, like Basketball.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=UPDATE=-
Today i did a first test with all the hardware in place. I also scrapped the whole metalframe idea and insted i put the cube together with chemical steel, that stuff is truly amazing. I got a much better look with the chemical steel because i could get rounded edges wery easy. It was really easy to apply and the cube is solid as a rock Heres some pictures of the cube in action for the first time as a working system.

And of course a nightshot

Theres still alot of work to be done with Lightning,Fans,Power/reset buttons,Remote control and the base itself. But im getting there

 

[em00guy]

-=UPDATE=-
Today i did a first test with all the hardware in place. I also scrapped the whole metalframe idea and insted i put the cube together with chemical steel, that stuff is truly amazing. I got a much better look with the chemical steel because i could get rounded edges wery easy. It was really easy to apply and the cube is solid as a rock Heres some pictures of the cube in action for the first time as a working system.

And of course a nightshot

Theres still alot of work to be done with Lightning,Fans,Power/reset buttons,Remote control and the base itself. But im getting there

I'm pretty sure this is the coolest mod i've seen

 

[[M]aynard [M]cGuffin]

You'll be fine, as far as heat goes (you already know this, but just letting you know you aren't the only one who thinks that. ) A Celeron 1.7 doesnt put out that much heatl, and onboard video helps even more. Great looking mod.

Just curious, how is it attached to the wood on the bottom?

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

You'll be fine, as far as heat goes (you already know this, but just letting you know you aren't the only one who thinks that. ) A Celeron 1.7 doesnt put out that much heatl, and onboard video helps even more. Great looking mod.

Just curious, how is it attached to the wood on the bottom?

The Sides,front,back and top are like a hood that just sits over the hardware i was planning on using screws to hold it in place but since it goes down into the base about 5mm it aint goin nowhere. So it doesnt really need to be fastened because i aint planning on turning it upside down

 

[CrimsonSky]

That is just absolutely fantastic!..the shadows on the face are very eerie...seriously cool.

btw..Modman wtf is up with posting YOUR HELLRAISER MOD

That Zalman Reserator is the dumbest product I've ever seen.

yeesh

 

[Regelos]

Wow This is amazing I want one you did an amazing job on this and even though I'd been watching your worklog it turned out even better then I tought it would..

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

weee got some work done on the keyboard This is my very first adventure in to the land of texturing and drybrushing and its all thanks to that Crimson video
I took an old ibm keyboard and sanded of that ugly logo then i used some of the chemichal metal stuff i had left to make some texture ,coated it in matt black and drybrushed a mix of Red and black on to it. I will add more colors once the red has dried but i just had to show some Progress shots.

And once again a big thanks to crimson for the inspiration

 

[CrimandEvil]

Looks like flesh, cool.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

After some more painting i finally got the look i wanted for the keyboard i added some brown tones and finished of with a light grey.

 

[philodox]

That Zalman Reserator is the dumbest product I've ever seen.

while I agree that modman was showing bad form in posting his mod in this thread... what makes the Reserator so bad? Seems like an interesting solution to getting the fans out of a water cooled computer.

nice work on the keyboard wolverine, its looking very nice

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=Update=-
Now that i got the frame for the keyboard done i had to do something abut those boring looking keys to I used the dremel with a large etching bit to etch texture and then some paint

it will take some time to get all the keys done but ill get there

 

[BlackCat]

I just want to say that it does look awesome and the etch work on the plexi is truely a feat. Awesome work.

Really i only have one thing to really comment on and it more about intergration of the cmputer and the design. When i made mine My Puzzle box I tried to work the box into a computer rather than building a box and sticking a computer inside. I tried to make the movments from the movies work with the inside of the computer it's self rather than just hiding everything. like i said it really is an amazing piece of art and i love the pin head idea but i would have liked to see someone else try and intergrate the box more than just cosmetically alter it.

 

[CrimsonSky]

I just want to say that it does look awesome and the etch work on the plexi is truely a feat. Awesome work.

Really i only have one thing to really comment on and it more about intergration of the cmputer and the design. When i made mine My Puzzle box I tried to work the box into a computer rather than building a box and sticking a computer inside. I tried to make the movments from the movies work with the inside of the computer it's self rather than just hiding everything. like i said it really is an amazing piece of art and i love the pin head idea but i would have liked to see someone else try and intergrate the box more than just cosmetically alter it.

If I hear the phrase "sticking a computer inside" one more time I'm gonna scream. Wolverine's sculpture is not an incidental work of art with PC parts thrown inside..I'm lead to believe from the awesome result that he had planned the integration from the beginning...Yours doesnt exactly transform and interconnect like the one in the movie

 

[Adisharr]

Pretty slick mod man I'm liking this so far.. the pinhead err.. 'head' is pretty

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

I just want to say that it does look awesome and the etch work on the plexi is truely a feat. Awesome work.

Really i only have one thing to really comment on and it more about intergration of the cmputer and the design. When i made mine My Puzzle box I tried to work the box into a computer rather than building a box and sticking a computer inside. I tried to make the movments from the movies work with the inside of the computer it's self rather than just hiding everything. like i said it really is an amazing piece of art and i love the pin head idea but i would have liked to see someone else try and intergrate the box more than just cosmetically alter it.

I really have no idea what yopu mean when you say "i would have liked to see someone else try and intergrate the box more than just cosmetically alter it" I didnt want a box turned in to a computer to start with. My project is done with one thing in mind and that is to get a clean box without cutting holes in it and thus destroying the clean cube concept.
As you can see there are no holes,fans or anything to distort the clean look on my cube and that was the aim to begin with.
Ive seen alot of cubes that in my opinion has been done with to much computer sticking out everywhere there are no cddrives fanholes or buttons sticking out of the original cube. So the first thing i did was to figure out how i could get the hardware working without having to do any cutting or drilling.
Ive gone for all looks on this project and i totally disregarded any userfriendlyness. Both Cdrom and diskdrive are mounted inside and the only way to access them is by removing the hood. This will stand on a plattform in my livingroom and act as a server/firewall/router and all the functions i need are done with a remote. The Keyboard,Mouse and monitor is going to be hellraiserized just for the plain fun of modding

 

[BlackCat]

ok ok look all i was saying is if it were going to be a desktop PC it seemed a bit more flash than function. I admit that this is a true work of art. I didn't mean it as a flame in the slightest.

And no mine doesn't change and transform and all that.... Yet.

anyway Look plain and simple I apologize it is a truely amazing box and i surly give you credit for the etching thats amazing. So again sorry it was a bad morning. No hard feelings i hope. your box is bad a$$ and I love the pin head.

Now that i know what your idea was i have to say you pulled it off better than most could. I chose to interrate the computer into the design and i thought it turned out pretty cool. you went the other way and did a damn fine job of it too.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

ok ok look all i was saying is if it were going to be a desktop PC it seemed a bit more flash than function. I admit that this is a true work of art. I didn't mean it as a flame in the slightest.

And no mine doesn't change and transform and all that.... Yet.

anyway Look plain and simple I apologize it is a truely amazing box and i surly give you credit for the etching thats amazing. So again sorry it was a bad morning. No hard feelings i hope. your box is bad a$$ and I love the pin head.

Now that i know what your idea was i have to say you pulled it off better than most could. I chose to interrate the computer into the design and i thought it turned out pretty cool. you went the other way and did a damn fine job of it too.

Theres absolutely no hard feelings, and i liked your work to. we just had different plans to begin with. And youre right that as a desktop pc mine would have been an absolute HORROR to put up with since its as userfriendly as a pair of concrete sunglasses

oh btw
im finishing up the keyboard right now so there will be an update soon

 

[Orinthical]

Thats [H] man... truly incredible. Will be checking back often for updates. Can't wait to see more! =)

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=UPDATE=-

FINALLY!!!!!
Ive completed the keyboard! this was one hell of a task , but i did it
i will let the pictures do the talking for me this time

I think it became kinda Hellraiserish. My camera has trouble with capturing the "1000years old dried up human flesh" that the keyboard actually has Im very happy with the result and will continue with mouse, monitor and the base. More updates will come as soon as ive got something to show yall

 

[CrimsonSky]

BRAVO!!!...that is excellent..the texture came out really nice...Time To Play---muhahaha

 

[KiSA]

{edited due to harshness toward would be threadjackers}

This is an incredibly well executed mod. Every detail is truly amazing.

If you want to illuminate the top plate of the box, you could adhere a thicker plate to the bottom of it with embedded leds. That would definitely save you the hassle of redoing the etching.

I love the mod thus far!!

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Since ive got alot of Fudge comments i just had to take som pictures with proper lighting becase the keyboard doesnt look fudgy at all in reality so heres a bunch.

Ill be taking on the mouse next I just cut of the face of a doll with a razorblade so you might have an idea of what ive got in store for that evil little mouse....

 

[CrimandEvil]

Is that your kid? Must scary the hell out of him. lol
That looks freaking awesome.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Yepp thats my little angel and its a girl. She isnt scared at all when i took the nightshots she ran upp to the box and pointed and smiled heheh It takes alot more to scare her than that

 

[CrimandEvil]

lol sorry about that, you can't really tell from the back of the head.
Cool kid, lol

 

[That_Sound_Guy]

monitor mod! monitor mod! for the love of god mod that monitor!

Looks great man but damn that mon just sticks out. Have your daughter test her drawing skills on it or something.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Dont worry both mouse and Monitor will be modded but it will take a while for me to get all the pieces i need for the monitor because its going to be wiiiild

 

[Bookmage]

Awesome Case mod... Check
Keyboard mod... Check
Monitor, mouse mod... in progross...

Now... how about that funky looking thing you call a desk?
A nice laminated table to mirror the case and monitor....

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=Update=-
Ive finally finished the mousemod for this project

First a picture of the victim its a Trust 450l optical a rellay cheap mouse but it works just fine.

Stripping it down

Bring me the head of Action Man!!!! And some plastic padding ffs!!!

Started with some black basepaint

Drybrusehd some red in there

And then some brown

And finally some light grey to finish it all off.

Now its on to the Monitor

 

[em00guy]

Is that gi-joe?. I thinks beheading gi-joe is now illegal under the patriot act. Otherwise, thats one of the most creative mouse mods iv'e seen.

* folds flag, sheds tear, faces west and salutes *