HP4 flame'D

[Defyant]

Hey guys :) i was hoping to spend some time back here @ WizD before i just splatter'd another worklog!

But time is short atm soz, so i'll post away and hope to catch up with you all soon

The sort story is HP3-mega has become a bit intense with what i want to do to it, and i have been working on some "lighter style" mods but thyr not getting anywhere fast enuf....

so whats a modder to do? hehe start yet another proggy :P

Again! Bill's the inspiraton for this mod :) cheers mate

The orig idea was to do a quicky mod, take all the things I like about HP1 and HP2 and put them into HP4 then i had the Flame Theme idea :)



The first thing to be done is to strip the case down.

Streight to cutting! the floppy area is cut away from the top panel and a 110mm hole is cut for the blow hole.

For all my blow holes i use PVC pipe, its thick walled and very strong, perfect for this type of mod.

It's marked as being 100mm but in actual fact its 110ISD wich is really perfect for the 120mm fan blow hole.

A bit more trimming is needed to make the hole larger and the cut section of pvc pipe is tightly fitted in.

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As you can see plenty of overhang is left to accomodate for the conture of the facia.




Rather than use bondo to secure the rear of the Blow hole, Qick Dry Aradite is used just for the ease of use :)



the joining surfaces are "ruffed" up to help the Glue adhear.



Dosn't look like a lot! i'll add more later.



The glue is given 20 mins go "go off" and it's time to flip the panel over and trim off that excess.



A qick going over with the sander tool



and a good old hand sand with some 200 grit.

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Looking almost done! a thin skim of bondo will be applied over night to finsih the blowhole.











Next is to cut a matching hole in the Chassis to allow the new blow hole to fit.This time ive taken the easy and less messy way out and cut my hole with the snips!

For this type of hole this method is fine and with a steading hand and baby steps you can get a pretty clean cut :)



For all those Jaggy sharp bits! you can use a Hammer and Dolly to flatten them out.







Time for a test run! Not too bad for a evenings work :)

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I ended up having to use more than 5 different dremal bits for this mod! as well as a stack load of 200G sandpaper.




The pattern is copied onto the side panel @ this stage its just a ruff trace.




I really had no idea of how messy and how much of a painstaking timeconsuming job this was going to be....i soon found out :)




Even @ this stage i'll bet your going hrrrrrm!






After a couple of hours, 2 beers, a coffee, lunch and a qick session of catch with the son the panel was actually starting to look promising!




Each and every flame is worked on individually until smooth.






A close up shows just how much work was needed to get each flame smooth.






A lot later in the day the panel is ready for a "look see " :)

[Defyant]

I had thought about doing the light thing mate, but really wanna leave that stuff for HP3 MEGA, the challenge for me here is to make a nice case without relying on lighting.


Going to try my hand @ some embossed flames as you'll see next, try a 3D raised effect and might just pull out the old air brush to do a bit of highlighting :)


Embossed Flames!

Thought i'd try somthing new today, a lil somthing to jazz up the base abit.
I was going to cut them from the left over plastic but remembered the godd old Defyant style plex flames..

The idea is to make a "raised" pattern of moulded looking flames.


Pics always say it best :)


*******Sorry for the badly focused shots guys***************






The flames get "The chop"



Next is to clamp on into place on the base.



A bit of heat is applied and the front of the flame is bent into shape.
The wifey's pegs are always handy :)

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Next is to sand and prep the area where the flames will be glued to, using good old Araldite epoxy glue.

Holes are marked and drilled to where the flames will be glued to, these will help act as anchor points.





Plenty of glue is used! any extra araldite can be sanded later :)



The tips edges and excess glue is sanded away.

[Marquee]

ITs not fair your so good. And you move fast. Damn you, you have army of HP cases. I love the case feet though. The flames came out really nice. THe blow is nice also. Is the front going to get some Bondo action?

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Cheers Marquee :)

the front .... i may change! looking to maybe try somthing a lil better then just a blow hole :)





Next is time to start the moulding process....i'm using spot/hand/glazeing putty... this is NOT the suggested method of going about this! and a proper skim of Bondo is a better idea then use your glaze sand spray putty sand paint.







An initial sand to knock the bulk of the putty off...these will now be left to sit over night.

[Marquee]

Those flames are so sweet. FLames and on the feet+Bondo. Man that is sweet.

[Defyant]

Cheers Marquee thanx again mate :)