<Project> Black Freighter </Project>

[Arthur]

You got nice paint job out there mate.

[dingdong555]

Capt! They look SOOO much better now!!! The black with black with black tubes looks awesome!

Hope you had a good Chrissy!

[HazChem]

That is insane!! You, sir, are very meticulous and it shows!!

[shazza]

Love the paint job on those pumps, Cpt.

And, thanks for the Holiday Card:

[van_arnam]

awesome. totally awesome. i can only get parts that shiny with car wax...

[m_jones_]

Wow them pumps look amazing, your photography skills are outstanding.
Keep the good work up.

[SaNxU]

Awesome job CptDreadFlint

Really good work with the black color shame!

[malkiewicz]

Nice Pics / work... It seems like everyone except me has a professional camera / studio to take pictures of their computer parts.... Maybe if I spent a little less on computers I could purchase a nicer camera....

Cant wait to see the finished product....

[kgtiger]

Excellent work Flint, looks sweet.

[Vinas]

Yay!!! An update to my favorite build!

The pumps are looking great... Nice job on the sleeving too! Keep up the excellent work with this stupendous build!

(Still looking forward to the port hole placement.)

Merry Christmas!

[CptDreadFlint]

Wow! Thanks for all the wonderful feedback, girls and guys!
Currently on holidays from plundering and pillaging and spending some much needed rest hanging out with my family, overeating, and getting jiggy with acrylic and aluminum panels.

I shall post the location of the possible locations for the location of the port window placement locations. (OMG What????)

Also a post showing a hose acrylic light situation.

Til then, here's three more pics of the d5/655 that didn't make the cut on the first post on the previous page:





















Arrrr!
Wishing everybody had a wonderful Christmas/Holiday Season and good times and new LC toys for twenty-ten!

[theToX]

looks awesome Captain. that paint job came out great

[aka_GK]

can't stop wondering Captain, candy black tops without a single speck of dust look brilliant

[RCG_Bex]

I'll say it again after seeing more pics - I WANT YOUR BABIES! :dribble:

~Bex

[theToX]

I'll say it again after seeing more pics - I WANT YOUR BABIES! :dribble:

~Bex

this thread just took a turn for the serious

[millertime359]

Man those D5s are sexy.

[CptDreadFlint]

BLING BLING
nice paintjob, looks good

Thanks, GK! I'm working on incorporating more functional bling. (Is that an oxymoron?)

omg

Thanks for the nod, illidan

Yay! updates .

looking really great, Your rattle can skills are far better then mine, One thing i really can't seem to master. Keep it up Caption.

Bent! I'm no rattle-can expert by a long shot.
Thanks for your feedback a couple of weeks ago regarding your idea you posted describing how a d-plug and a regular pump top can live in harmony within this beast.
I'm actually experimenting with something inspired by your idea.

Pics forthcoming...

Holy mother of god those pumps are nice... i'll pm you my address so u can send em' over for x-mas, thanks mate lol

Thanks for checking in Callen - I am amazed at your metal work and acrylic lighting craftmanship!
Truly inspiring stuff you've got going and I'm looking forward to following your progession, matey
P.S. Mouse sanders rule

AMAZING! Shiny!

Thanks for checking in, Joe! I still check out your DNA ver.1 build log. It's one of my favorite builds on XS!

Holy Jesus those are SHARP paint jobs! Those look truly awesome.

Thanks ohms! After several sessions of sanding using various grits and light coating, I was finally pleased with the results.

um do you live in a clean room capt? those are awesome

No clean room access here, Kibbs. The use of a make-up applicator brush, compressed air, micro fiber towels, smoke, mirrors and PS' healing brush help deliver pics from dust.

Here's an exclusive behind-the-scenes snapshot of my work table in complete dust-ladened disarray. Not so clean:

awesome

Thanks, fhan! Legendary, off-the-hook, sleeving-picture taking guy, you.

You got nice paint job out there mate.

Thanks Arthur! Appreciate the feedback!

Capt! They look SOOO much better now!!! The black with black with black tubes looks awesome!

Hope you had a good Chrissy!

Ding! Hope you had a Merry Chrissy! Black on black in black with black kinda came out suprisingly well on camera, me thinks as well.

A splash of blue will find itself in the final build pics.

That is insane!! You, sir, are very meticulous and it shows!!

Thanks so much, Haz! Our parts are almost identical! Great minds think thusly.
Glad to hear you got your situation straightened out with ASUS.

Love the paint job on those pumps, Cpt.

And, thanks for the Holiday Card:

Hope all is well in Florida! And thanks for mine, Sharon!:

awesome. totally awesome. i can only get parts that shiny with car wax...

Thanks for checking in, John! Hope you're finding academia at Standford fulfilling.
Enjoy the winter break!

Wow them pumps look amazing, your photography skills are outstanding.
Keep the good work up.

Thanks, M_JOnes! Welcome to XS!

Awesome job CptDreadFlint

Really good work with the black color shame!

Spanish women are drop dead gorgeous. I mean Hi SaNxU!
Thanks for the kind words!

Nice Pics / work... It seems like everyone except me has a professional camera / studio to take pictures of their computer parts.... Maybe if I spent a little less on computers I could purchase a nicer camera....

Cant wait to see the finished product....

Thank you, Malkeiwicz! I, too, struggle with having so many interests that aren't exactly cheap. Photography makes modding that much more fun.
So I consider myself lucky that I found a hobby that enhances another.

Good luck in your search for a DSLRs that suits you.

Excellent work Flint, looks sweet.

Thanks SO much for that heartwarming personal message you sent me, G!
Appreciate the gesture very much.

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Yay!!! An update to my favorite build!

The pumps are looking great... Nice job on the sleeving too! Keep up the excellent work with this stupendous build!

(Still looking forward to the port hole placement.)

Merry Christmas!

Hope you had an awesome Chrissy, Vinas! I hate to keep anybody in suspense for too long.

I shall be working diligently to post pics showing a few possible locations of the port window on my next post.

looks awesome Captain. that paint job came out great

Tox! Try Sailor Jerry rum yet? Whacha think? On a completely random and lateral note, Forrest losing was a complete shock after what he did to Rampage.

can't stop wondering Captain, candy black tops without a single speck of dust look brilliant

Thanks, GK. Make up brush applicator, Microfiber towel, Compressed air, angle of lights and type of lighting help reduce the amount of dust you see. It's really all about smoke and mirrors.

Is it still snowing where you're at? I love the snow. Don't get enough of that where I'm docked.

I'll say it again after seeing more pics - I WANT YOUR BABIES! :dribble:

~Bex

Heh. You're a riot, Bex!

I'm fresh out of babies at the moment but if I happen to come across one, I'll send one your way.

Cheers, Lass!

Man those D5s are sexy.

Thanks, MT! Hope you're having an awesome and *warm* holiday season over there in MI.

[CptDreadFlint]

I am still debating on whether the port windows will open from the insides or have it mounted on the outside to also act as a housing situation for a fan.

Here are two pics showing possible locations of the window temporarily mounted on the interior.


Opening the window clears the CPU res. So no bumping. Yay.








Through the tubing from the Motherboard/GPU cards:




I'll take some shots of the window mounted externally on my next update.
Thanks for checking in!

More soon!

[millertime359]

Not bad there.

It was 40 degrees and rainy on X-mas here. We been seeing flurries over the past few days, but nothing has really been sticking. I'm not complaining as people here can't drive at all when it snows.

[Osterman]

EXCELENT
That was the first word that came to my mind.
It is a gorgeous building. You are pretty far from being a clumsy man , by time It will be more a pice of art than a computer.
Also is great to find a beautiful build all made over powerfull hardware.

I need to lear how to take that kind of photos you have for my 1st build.

Good luck with all this!

[Liderc]

Love your work and beautiful pumps.

[shazza]

Portholes are looking interesting.

I'm fresh out of babies at the moment but if I happen to come across one, I'll send one your way.

This work log is filled with great work, and the Captain's much-appreciated humor and wit - but the above response to Bex made me do the proverbial "spit my coffee on the keyboard" trick. (You are both a riot!)

[aka_GK]

Thanks, GK. Make up brush applicator, Microfiber towel, Compressed air, angle of lights and type of lighting help reduce the amount of dust you see. It's really all about smoke and mirrors.

Is it still snowing where you're at? I love the snow. Don't get enough of that where I'm docked.

nope, 90% of snow melted to awfull mud sincerely hope new year eve will bring some snow to Moscow and here will a bit better

[theToX]

awesome pics Cpt. I really like what you are doing with the window there.


No I havent tried Sailor Jerry rum yet. I've been bouncing between Blue Moon beer, Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack or JD Green Label, or Captain Morgan Private stock.

who did Forrest lose to? I know he lost to Silva a while ago but he beat Tito in the decision at UFC 106 which I was happy to see.

[Vinas]

I like the port holes on the inside... and probably the outside too. So far the port holes are my favorite addition to this build! They really tie in the character with the theme!!!

For the port hole near the res, can you see the res from the other side? If so that will look amazing, even moreso with some lighting on the res at night.