Originally Posted by Lazlow Very nice - especially with the air/dry brushing. I thought it was odd that the insides of the laptop didn't warrant a mod, but it makes sense.
Is the competition to win the laptop?
We decided to leave the innards alone so that we'd still be sure of a functional laptop at the end of it all to give away in the competition, enter below:
Glad you like it on the whole, I'll be checking this thread so if anyone has any questions (on the lappy rather than the modding side) please ask away!
Originally Posted by Alasdair @ Rock We decided to leave the innards alone so that we'd still be sure of a functional laptop at the end of it all to give away in the competition
True. I suppose you don't want to be scaring yourself, rather those sitting around you whilst using it! The photo on the competition page shows off the LEDs well.
Originally Posted by Godboy_g I'm just curious about the one skull that seems to have something bulging from one eye socket. Was this intentional, or just unfortunate glue leakage?
Other than that...
Well spotted :D. It was deliberate, I was going to do a few more but decided that just one bulging eye was well, unique.
aaaa....Idunno. izokay. It seems kindof incongruous having the rest of the laptop stock. I think they should have at least taken it apart and painted the rest of it. Even just a matte black would have been better.
Very nice effect. I like the fact that it's "stock" from the driver's seat. Brady Bunch, indeed! ;-)
Isn't Plaster of Paris a bit brittle? And isn't the clay and plaster heavy (the intro said as much)??? I'm not sure of another way to apply the stone texture to a big flat surface, other than fiberglass, but casting resin would have been a perfect choice for the skulls. You could have worked them in plaster, as you did, then re-cast from the plaster "masters" with the flattened sides. They'd be lighter and considerably tougher that way.
Originally Posted by jswilson64 Very nice effect. I like the fact that it's "stock" from the driver's seat. Brady Bunch, indeed! ;-)
Isn't Plaster of Paris a bit brittle? And isn't the clay and plaster heavy (the intro said as much)??? I'm not sure of another way to apply the stone texture to a big flat surface, other than fiberglass, but casting resin would have been a perfect choice for the skulls. You could have worked them in plaster, as you did, then re-cast from the plaster "masters" with the flattened sides. They'd be lighter and considerably tougher that way.
the weight is quite high but then this is something you'd keep on your desk and show off with, I don't think it would be wise to carry it around too much to be honest
I agree with a few of the other posters - it's incongruous leaving the rest of the laptop untouched, and even if you didn't do the texture, painting the rest of the computer would go a long way.
That said, excellent work on the parts that were done. However, I'll have you know I came in here expecting Scorched Earth and was therefore couldn't help being disappointed when it turned out to be nothing more than a graveyard.
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Nice ass Fly.
Thanks, I work out. ;)
Is the competition to win the laptop?
Wish I had the skill to perform such a mod to my laptop...
Me Like!
We decided to leave the innards alone so that we'd still be sure of a functional laptop at the end of it all to give away in the competition, enter below:
http://www.rockdirect.com/halloween/?UID=MAILER_HALLOWEEN
Glad you like it on the whole, I'll be checking this thread so if anyone has any questions (on the lappy rather than the modding side) please ask away!
Kind regards,
Alasdair
Entered the compo, I think i'll cry tears of joy if I win a macro modded laptop :D
Other than that...
Well spotted :D. It was deliberate, I was going to do a few more but decided that just one bulging eye was well, unique.
looking really sick
Isn't Plaster of Paris a bit brittle? And isn't the clay and plaster heavy (the intro said as much)??? I'm not sure of another way to apply the stone texture to a big flat surface, other than fiberglass, but casting resin would have been a perfect choice for the skulls. You could have worked them in plaster, as you did, then re-cast from the plaster "masters" with the flattened sides. They'd be lighter and considerably tougher that way.
the weight is quite high but then this is something you'd keep on your desk and show off with, I don't think it would be wise to carry it around too much to be honest
That said, excellent work on the parts that were done. However, I'll have you know I came in here expecting Scorched Earth and was therefore couldn't help being disappointed when it turned out to be nothing more than a graveyard.