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Lots to get done in a short amount of time! Just started on the last section of the body using the mould-able aluminium.

 

Finally got our hands on the grinder to cut this aluminium out faster!

 

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Used some tape to hold the sheets in place while i am working with the build.

 

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Got the grinder out to cut the curve shape into the back end.

 

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Turned out nicely if i do say so myself =)

 

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Flipped the build over to repeat the same process

 

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To keep that nice even edge i put some foam in between the top and bottom pieces

 

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Then added a bit of tape to keep it all in place while the foam dries

 

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All dry now so time to carve out the excess foam and clean the edges up!

 

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I hope you guys like the progress so far!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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may the force be with you! good luck bro!  :)

 

So much effort needed for the details. This build is wicked!

 

Superb design! a truelly starwars fan! love it!

 

Corey is here. The Force is with him  :D

Looking great so far!

 

I am loving the uniqueness of this build! I hope my friends in AUS see the finished product of this build. They are computer enthusiasts too. And would prolly love this build. Goodluck m8!

 

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The Force is real on this build!!! Awesome!!!! :D

 

Thank you sooooo much guys i really appreciate the feed back =) may the force be with you all =)

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Time to get some strength into the build guys! This build is going to have some weight but who cares =) it is only going to be a display build, so lets get stuck into it!


 


Starting to fibre glass the body everyone, i started by coating the body with the resin before applying the first layer


 


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As i add the layers i brush more of the resin stuff over it to make sure there are no dry patches.


 


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Three layers later and this is what it looks like 


 


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All dry now and cured so its time to cut off the excess fibre glass.


 


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On to the windows of the TIE fighter now everyone, I got the vinyl plotter out to stick some vinyl down to use as a cutting guide


 


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weeding the bits of vinyl off that we do not need


 


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Now i am sticking the vinyl down on some application tape so i can apply it easier


 


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cutting it to shape  


 


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Sticking it onto the acrylic, there are a couple of rough spots but lucky this is only a guide =)


 


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Time to Jigsaw the acrylic with our plastic cutting blade


 


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Final result!


 


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A bit of sanding to clean up the jigsaw marks


 


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Here are some other windows we cut out using the same process.


 


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Anyone want some BBQ acrylic?


 


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The heat of the BBQ heats up the acrylic evenly where as the heat gun is good for maintaining heat in areas. I used the cut outs of the ball i had left over as a mould to get the curve in the acrylic. After that any waves left in the acrylic i can hit with the heat gun.


 


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I plan on etching panel details into the build so today i am layering a 3mm thick layer of body filler over the body. The body filler is also a good surface for me to paint when smooth.


 


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I hope you are all enjoying the progress =)

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You guys know how much i love the sanding so i have more for you today and a nice looking TIE Advanced body.

 

Starting off with the orbital sander to bring the body filler down nice and smooth, was a very fast process with the 80 grit paper.

 

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Finishing off the side sections with the delta sander as it is much smaller.

 

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Also took the time to get the join of the two sections nice and sharp

 

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And here is the shaped up body

 

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Will need to add a bit of grease back into the sliders

 

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Time to start some detailing! Firstly with the front cut outs. I need to wipe down the wings to apply some vinyl as a cutting guide

 

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Now that the vinyl is applied it is time to get the grinder out

 

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A bit of hammering and using the flat head screw driver and we get it out.

 

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Just a bit of dremel work to clean it all up

 

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Now to install a back piece in there to work off of. I cut out some acrylic pieces and sanded them to side

 

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A bit of araldite will hold it in place  

 

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Now i am using our foam again to fill in the edges

 

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I also removed some of the steel rod on the guns so that i could foam around them to form up the guns.

 

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This bigger piece that i put on the BBQ was a bit too big for the mould so it got a couple of waves around the outside. I concentrated the heat gun on each individual wave to get them all flat.

 

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As you can see, the front half has been fixed, time for the second half of waves.

 

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Here is what the TIE Fighter looks like with the windows on

 

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Foam is finally dry! time to carve!

 

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I hope you are all enjoying the progress, more shortly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Should not this be a "case" modding or what? the model look awaesome, but thisis not a PC anymore... This is some kind of toy...

hey man, thanks for the input, while this is a modding competition and we were asked to use the core P5 for our build, i went a step further and asked thermaltake if i was able to use the Core P5s main features to create something unique, and i can assure you this is certainly a PC and certainly not a toy =) 

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