Project: 8-bit Link

[The[R]eaper]

Hi everyone! Welcome to my first scratch build. After seeing Thorkon's build of a Black mage over here. I thought it would be cool to create an 8bit link from the legend of zelda.

Construction/Materials

• One Thousand 1" wood cubes
• Elmers wood glue
• Clamps
• Lots of patience

Hardware

• Zotac 9300-itx Wifi
• E8400
• 4GB Corsair DDR-800
• Seasonic 350w 80plus SFX Psu
• WD Caviar Black 1TB

After about a month of designing/tweaking in sketchup ive come up with this.

















I will have more pics up soon! Thanks!

[hmmisee]

Nice. I like the idea of having a 8-bit computer case! I'm not so keen on the zelda idea. But very imaginative to say the least.

[IKIKUINTHENUTZ]

I know you already said your going to use wood blocks but, Have you considered using Mega blocks?
http://www.megabrands.com/Shop/Brand...b_Classic_255/

Much bigger and cheaper than Lego blocks, I say it's a a great alternative

[shazza]

Whoa ... this looks like quite an endeavor. Looking forward to updates.

[zalbard]

Crazy! Let's see how it turns out!
Any idea how / where you are gonna place PC parts yet?

[labs23]

That would be a nice addition on a living room. An unsuspected pc case for onlookers.

[3Z3VH]

Except... Zelda wasn't a computer game...

[dualbrain]

Great Reminds me of a Lego build I have seen, but with the "block size" you are going to use, I can't wait to see more

[The[R]eaper]

Thanks for all of your comments. Sorry for not taking too many pictures. I was in the "zone" gluing these blocks together. The blocks are 1" cubed and i have some pretty good ideas for component placement.

I started building the head, layer by layer from the bottom up. I used an old case sidepanel on a tv tray with some ultra kaze 3000's for quick drying, lol. Here are a couple shots with the head about halfway done. (excuse the mess)

top


Top front


bottom


All done and ready for some primer.








More to come..

[3Z3VH]

For a more "Pixelated" look, it would be better to paint the blocks before assembly. If you assemble first, the paint will collect in the cracks and look a bit messier.

[The[R]eaper]

@3Z3VH - i actually tried that with a few blocks and because some of them weren't completely 1" cubed, it left some gaps and some with glue in between.

update: Head Finished!

wow it turned out really well. it was pretty hard to paint in some places with the brush i had (not the brush in previous pics) so i had to get some tiny brushes for touch up spots and corners. I know you can see the lines in between blocks but i kinda like the look of it.

anyways here are the pics:

















My Helper


Thanks! more updates soon

[thorkon]

Hey man, i'm the black mage guy . It's looking very good! one of the few things is to make sure you have enough room. I BARELY have enough room for all my things in the Black Mage. You may have a easier time as I see the mini-itx tag in the post now. I ended up taking out the media reader on bottom to fit in a new large graphic card. I like the lines in between the cubes as it gives it a more pixelated feel imo. Can you list where your going to put some of the parts (fans, dvd drive, etc)? If you have any questions I would be happy to answer any that I might be able to. Oh and the some cubes are ever so slightly bigger than other cubes are a pain in the butt to deal with

Keep this updated, I'm curious about the progress!
I'm gonna be working on my new 8 bit mod in a few weeks (1-Up Mushroom HTPC with a mini-itx board)

[The[R]eaper]

sorry i havent updated in a while, been really busy this last month.

Hey Thorkon! thanks for the comment. a 1up mushroom would be killer cant wait to see it.

I will have steady updates rolling in this week with plenty of pics of the hardware and the rest of link.

[alacheesu]

I'll be following this build. Awesome idea.

[neonblingbling]

Very cool idea. Where did you get the 1" blocks from? I haven't exactly looked for them before.

[The[R]eaper]

First i would like to apologize for not updating.. its been a pretty hectic last 10 months with my mom in and out of the hospital, and i just havent had the time to work on Link, but here are some pictures i took shortly after my last update.





























Next is the Shield and I WILL have an update soon i promise.

[thorkon]

Pretty awesome by the looks of it and it looks amazing at that size. Keep it going

[bigKr33]

So is the I/O panel gonna be his butt XD

I'm sorry I couldn't resist. Awesome project though. Better than I can do

[neonblingbling]

Would it be possible to route the wires through his feet, into some sort of stand? That way, he'd have a normal butt.

[[XC] Oj101]

Subscribed, this is awesome