I finally got some material (a.k.a. Freetime) to get started on my Pink Floyd Xbox, which you may or may not have seen a post about around a month or two ago. Unfortunately, since searching is down
, I cannot find my original post, so this thread will serve as my worklog for all intents and purposes. So enjoy.
Note: You can find all the pictures for this worklog in my
Flickr.
I started out with an old case I had modded around a year and half ago, which actually was not dented up or anything, I was just looking for a change.
I have been a fan of Pink Floyd for quite a while, and would highly regard "The Wall" as one of the best albums of all time. For that reason, and that I use the Xbox almost solely for XBMC, I decided a while back that I would create an xbox in homage to my Hammer Overlords. I pulled up the Photoshop template I created oh so long ago, and got to work, and came with two designs that I liked most:
I sanded down the case, and gave it a layer of FLAT black (its amazing how easily flat black will cover any color btw). Once the coat had a bit of time to dry, I pulled out the old some
Pactra 1/16" Masking Tape that I got from the hobby store and got to laying down a brick pattern. This was just as tedeous as I was expecting it to be: I first layed down horizontal lines across the whole top, then I made vertical lines, forming a grid of squares, then 1-by-1 I cut every intersection to remove the parts of the grid to form the brick pattern. 2 hours later
, I had results:
I then layed some layers of FLAT white atop my bricking pattern. Once the white was semi-dry, I grabbed some tweezers and removed every little piece of masking tape from the box. An hour later
, I had results:
The pattern above was spot on, with a few touch-ups here and there. I wanted more of a grungy look to the box however, so I grabbed some low-grit sandpaper, a sink, and got to work again. Now it's looking more like what is in my mind:
So, that's it for now, I have to get the front face painted/masked/painted now, which will be a good weekday project. Once I've completed that (or before I complete that) I will be masking off the top of the xbox to get ready for a layer of (probably) red on the vents and the jewel circle. In the end, the whole case will probably be clear coated.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?
Pink Floyd Xbox..., The WIP worklog
Jul 16 2006, 03:31 PM
looks GREAT!
