Dude! :eek: You look scary!! Interesting pic to say the least!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
but what's scarier is how you went so long w/o a mask all this time!! :eek:
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Dude! :eek: You look scary!! Interesting pic to say the least!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
but what's scarier is how you went so long w/o a mask all this time!! :eek:
Oh man. Bugs. I helped prep and shoot my first car back in high school, and there were GNATS. :mad:
They really stuck out in all that GM classic white.
hehehe Speckle paint ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
*huff*
*puff*
*bloooooows the dust off...*
Please pardon my "less than gracefull re-entry back into this mod.
Several things came out of a trip I took reciently that have allowed me to progress a few things on this mod...
So, without further adeiu...
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/scuff1.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/scuff2.jpg
I scuffed the top and sides way back in March.
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/panel1.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/top1.jpg
I also painted the pieces way back then too!
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal1.jpg
The two uncut decal layouts...
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal2.jpg
Robidas being trimmed up for decal removal. These are waterslide decals. Which means that when I remove them, they are completely emersed in water. Since I print these on an ink jet, I must shoot a solid layer of clear coat on top of the decal print job. If I dont get compete coverage... well, you can likely guess what will happen...
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal3_bleed.jpg
1st time, I did not use enough clear sealent and the colors bled out...
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal4_trans.jpg
Whoops... transparent is just that.... you need an all white background for phtography like this to work. Also, putting a tranparent decal on a black surface should be considered a general no-no, there is nothing to bring the colors of the picture out. Use transparent only on lighter backgrounds....
I have a friend, and he hooks me up so well....
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal_grill.jpg
Now, I also had several completely custom 80mm fan grills and several 120mm fan grills that are patterned after the Dallas Stars logo, incorporating the Star from the middle to make the fan grill....
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/decal.jpg
Those are high res shots printed straight on the vinyl.
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/vinyl1.jpg
Weeded out the graphics last night.
Going out to the garage tonight to prep the other two panels for a white primer. I've got 5 shades of green out in the garage that I need to test and see which one comes out the closest.
Also need to clean up my work area! ;)
More tomorrow I hope!
Man I hope those two guys don't get traded.. LOL Good to see your back on track.. Where do you find the time??
Bits and pieces here and there.... it is not a very good and consistant way to do it, but it is all I have!
;)
headed out for a date with my wife right now, more later!
Ha, no kidding. I was thinking it was good he wasn't doing an Arnott decal. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TAZTG
Still digging this mod Tech Daddy. Even though I'm not around much, I still check in on your work. (And the work of others in the forum.) Someday when I have time, I want to finish my first mod. :sigh:
You guys keep dragging me back into this. ;)
Applied the Vinyl graphics the other night, have them mounted and finalized... I was debating how to disguise the white vinyl edge of the raised vinyl surface, and had comtemplated just shooting another coat of black over the case, then removing the graphic masking.... then I got inspired!
I am going to shoot either a gold or an emerald green fog around all of the appliques! This will set off the edges of the pictures (as I was worried about the black of the case eating up the black uniforms of the pictured players) allowing the images to have a ghostly/glowing feel to them. I'll likely do green, as the gold would be too difficult to match to the gold in the stitched lettering that I printed, as well as the gold "STARS" that will be back lit.
So, I painted another test piece tonight, letting it dry out and cure for a bit... then I will be going out and test spraying the colors to see which one pops off the black best.
:)
Glad to see you're still making progress. On a completely different note, are the pictures not working for anyone else? I am seeing absolutely no pictures for this (which really sucks).
my old provider (comcast.net) turned off my service.
Now, guess what? I have to repair all of my links to point to the new location of hte graphics. Sorry folks, expect this will take me a little while....
I have a LOT of forums that will need repairing...
(lovely)
:)
Hah, I was wondering. Thanks for the update. Look forward to seeing the pictures to the new stuff I haven't had a chance to look at yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
And good luck with the updating. ;)
Apologies for the lack of updates. Ankle recovery is nearly completed! (YAY!) ... I took my first "long walk" with the dog in 2 months tonight, everything felt good! I've had a hard time standing for long periods and that has cut severly into my ability to work in the garage as I would like...
So tonight, after my walk, I went out and went to work on the feet. 2 nights ago, I Had done some prep work that consisted of using my adjustable hole cutter and cut out 12 1/8" thick, 2" diameter circles. I am using 4 soft rubber hockey puck replicas as feet for the case. 4 rubber feet, 3 discs per foot... the acrylic layers sandwiched together and layered with weld-on, with a screw through the middle going 1/2" down into the rubber puck.
I then burrowed a 3mm wide hole into the layers of acrylic tonight, and built out 4 single 3mm green LED circuits. Each puck's acrylic layer will have a green LED lighting up the space between the puck and the case. Green (obviously) for the Dallas Stars. I then has a 2" silicone "washer" that is going to lie between the bottom of the case and the tops of these LED's... hoping that this will absorb a bit of the shock of movement, as well as setup an insulating layer electrically between the steel of the case and the 5v LED lines that will be running under the case to a central point.
I lit them all up and they look great! Took some pics but I am a bit too tired to crop and post... this case must be done by Nov. 15th. Obviously sooner, the better. so be on the look out for a blast of updates out of me this comming week and a half! Might just go ahead and bring it down to the Mabry Intel/Dell LAN event and try to get some work on it done there. Depends on how much room I have in the vehicle.... ANYWAYS...
more to come!
;)
Yet another great mod by you! It's looking great so far.. and I'm sure it'll look incredible in the end.
Ok... so I found a replica hockey puck that is made out of soft rubbe, and I bought 4 of them. drilled a hole in the center and put a screw into it:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet1.jpg
I then got really tired of my drill press! ;) I cut out 12 identical holes out of acrylic:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet2.jpg
sandwiched 3 layers of them together (because it was the only clear acrylic I had), glued them with weld-on:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet3.jpg
used my rotary tool's "multi bit and bored out a single hole in each to embed a green LED:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet4.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet5.jpg
and mounted them to the bottom of the case:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet7.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet8.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet9.jpg
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feet10.jpg
I plan on routing all of the LED wires to 4 RCA jacks that will be mounted in the bottom bracket. Center is power, outter is ground... should work like a champ! 4 power lines coming out from under the machine, terminating in to 4 RCA jacks, that will then feed into 4 RCA plug receptacles mounted in the bottom bay... something like this:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/feetpower11.jpg
Also, here was the last pic I took before a botched clearcoat screwed up the finish.... I will now likely need to mask over the graphics, scuff the paint, and re-shoot the black again to get it the proper ammount of gloss... the Clearcoat just wrecked the finish due to himidity increasing the night I shot it...
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/side_graphic.jpg
And this is the top piece:
http://www.tech-daddy.com/wlog/dst/top2.jpg
Hey Hey, back on track.. I like the Pucks neat idea and cleanly done... Sorry about the Side Panel.. Hate when something doesn't go as planned but thats Modding for ya.. :)
I'll have to question if Robidas is 'hard hitting.' Isn't he like 4'8'' tall and weighs about as much as Nicole Ritchie? :p On the other hand, Morrow....I'd gladly put Morrow on my team.
Hehehe... you are funny!
The nickname we carry for him is "Pocket Hercules", yes he is a smaller guy, but he stops for nobody... and does not back down. I watched him yapping at LaRoque one year... it was really something to behold! The team jumped between the two and pulled him off! It was actually pretty funny. I like to believe they were sparing "Big George's life" rather than "protecting Robi"... but that is my interpretation of what happened!
;)
He is a hard working blue liner that can take a hit and pop right back up. He is quick and relentless, and an excellent team mate. I'll keep him in a heart beat!
Oh and, by the way, for those of you who might be interested....
http://www.modders-inc.com/ftopict-1062.html
;)
That will be the home for that log, so check back often!
Laraque is an ANIMAL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tech-Daddy
I saw that the Stars aquired Robeiro in the off season... that should offset his toughness some.
I remember Robeiro dropping (on a questionable, but not bone crushing play) one playoff series when he was with Montreal like he'd been shot.
And in the instant that the ref called the penalty, Robeiro sprig vaulted up and skated off the ice... yammering at the penalized player all the way to his bench.
It was pure comedy and an exhibition of cowardice.
I don't hate the Stars like I used to (when they routinely beat the Oilers in those tight games) but I can't respect a player like Robeiro.
He's actually posting some offensive numbers this year. Dedicated goons have gone out of fashion because they are non-productive (not to mention useless in the playoffs) but Laraque has earned his keep this year.
As far as "goons" go, Laraque actually is one of the better scorers (or has the ability to be).
He has lead the normal "goons" in the NHL in points before.
As an Edmonton fan, I was sorry to see him go.
Not really for the fisticuffs, but because I thought that he added value in two other areas.
1. When you stuck him in front of the net on the powerplay, he was almost impossible to move. Like the Stars used to do with Derian Hatcher. And with the new rules, its even harder to move him as the defenseman cannot fully extend his arms on the cross check anymore.
2. Laraque was a bull with the puck along the boards. He was almost impossible to knock off the puck. While this did not always create scoring chances, it tired the other team trying to check him off the puck, and would change the momentum of the game in Edmonton's favour.
And of course, he was one of the most feared enforcers in the game (his listed weight was like 245 but he was actually closer to 285... I'm not sure why teams fudge the numbers like they do).
I think that the Coyotes did well to get him.
Its not like he's a superstar or anything, but there was areas where he added value to the team.
Lets refresh everyones memory and show the Tribute Thread..