From where with the wraps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
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From where with the wraps?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
http://www.lizard-tree.com/products.htm
I'll be purchasing the violet wraps.
I'll bet that's what they made the mutant mod light-up spiral cables with that mine uses. (but you can't see) :P
http://www.mutantmods.com/default.htm
Must be new, the cable pic doesn't show the spiral or I'm just impatient.
If your cables light up, it is likely due to the inclusion of EL Rope into the IDE and FLoppy cables. If they glow or have a seperate power source, then that is EL rope. These springs are unpowered. They are plastic springs.
Simple as that.
I won a set of UV Yellow or green (not sure) and have been looking for them ever since.
I'm now going to attempt to get me a set that will help me wrangle the cabling inside Lupine, and do it with style! ;)
(edit: Looks like they used EL Ribbon inside the cable sleeving on your rig... neat trick!)
Springs will look pretty wild.. Haven't seen them used on any MODS, should look different..
Now quick pic update.
1) The etch work:
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window3.jpg
The wolf was used with the permission of the artist, and his name is Nick Deligaris (http://www.deligaris.com/art/color30.jpg). I believe you will find the remainder of his work as impressive as the wolf. He was very gracious in the use of his artwork, so long as I did not profit from it and I gave him credit. Well, as we all know, modding is an illness, and I certainly have not made any money on this mod ;) but I want full artistic credit for the wolf to be directed to Nick and his beautiful work @ www.deligaris.com. Thank you Nick, it has been a pleasure working with you on this!
Here we see what I plan on putting into the bottom of the window frame:
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window4.jpg
I am contemplating making the sides look like there are branches from trees "just out of view" that are poking into the picture.... we'll see how that flies before I start cutting.
All put together, after cutting, this is how I forsee the window coming out, shape wise:
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window5.jpg
The bottom will not be white, I just had to reverse the cliff image, and flip over the paper to orient the wolf where I wanted it. Where you see white on the bottom, that will actually be the black of the side cover. Plus, the white just shows up better on the black background!
The inside CPU fan shroud had to be removed to make way for the window. I think this hurt a bit to pull the tube out, as I had wonderful plans of seeing how cool my CPU was going to cool using hte fresh air.... but alas, the window and the placement of this cylinder just would not work out... so, off it came!
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window6.jpg
Putting the cutout template on the inside of the door . I actually ended up cutting off the bottom 1.5 inches of white paper, and lowering the scene down so that the rocky/cragy clifs were not going to be cut out of the mesh work... I did not want to hit the bondo on this cut! ;)
More tomorrow, as I will begin and hopefully complete my window!
http://home.comcast.net/~craig.tate/lupine/window7.jpg
http://www.deligaris.com/art/3dpic33.jpg
Ha ha. Very cool. That guy has some talent.
The etch is amazing. That is going to look great with the case. Lupine. I never got that until I saw the etch. Owwwww! :cool:
Nice man, howd you etch that. It sure pwns my etch, unless you used lazers or chemicals, then i understand how it came out so nice.
I have a friend with a laser that etches... ain't NO way I could pull that off by hand!
;)
I was wanting the resolution of the wolf hair to come through on the etch, and it did, so... once I light the acrylic with the LED's, the details should "pop" out!
that's SWEET. Can't wait for the finished product. :)
Yea i can imagine, That will look totaly incredible!!!
The only thing is, the wolf silhouette that your cutting into the case should be howling twoards the moon i would think, or do you not think so?
My original design had me resting the moon etch behind the wolf profile in the window... but I forgot about the wire mesh on the left hand side of the side panel which interferes with the wolf profile being cut out of one solid piece. So I had to flip it and drop it in order to remove all of the mesh metal perforations (I did not want to do any bondo or painting on the side panel, so that I could keep the matte black coloring of the brushed alum continuous)... I hope this makes sense?
Also, by having both Wolves on the same side, the left side of the image seemed "heavier" than the right. By flipping the wolf profile back to the right, I was able to add a bit more balance to the overall layout.
Yea i was kinda thinking that as well, well, either way, it should look freaking awsome!
Wow. Kudos to you! (And your friend with the laser etcher! ;))
Looking awesome man.
Damn, thats some awesome etching. I wish my friends had some Modding Talent.. That guys is what you call a serious artist. Wow impressive PIC's especially his pencil ones.
OK, now for the questions.. What are your plans on lighting up the etching?? can't wait to see this cut and put together. .. Amazing..