The Imperator - BlueSmurf Strikes Back (Website Updated 23/08/09)

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 12:02 AM

BlueSmurf.

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Waiting on a quote for this:

A gold star to the person who guesses the closest figure.

BlueSmurf.

Edit:

The left stuff is on a 1600x1200mm sheet of 1mm Aluminium, the right on a 900x600 sheet of 2mm.

I'm thinking $600-$700

Linchpin · 29th March 2003, 12:34 AM

Is that an Imperial Star Destroyer?

If it is then fricken hell, that should look very impressive, bloody expensive too.

s4Rg3 · 29th March 2003, 12:35 AM

what on EARTH do you want taht for?

but anyways i can get it cheap as chips (friends dad works in a steal place) :P

Joel

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 1:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linchpin
Is that an Imperial Star Destroyer?

Nah, just a little PC case I'm putting together.

I've been working on this for a while (as a number of the forum dwellers will atest) and it's taken more than a year to get to this stage. But I'm pretty handy with Autocad now.

The 3D Autocad model is much more impressive to look at. Now I just have to figure out how to hold all of these pieces of metal together.

BlueSmurf.

pippin88 · 29th March 2003, 9:17 AM

Your insane man!

I like it

Mitchee · 29th March 2003, 9:28 AM

If thats not a deathstar then im the queen!

I cant believe how you can keep this secret from us, Bluesmurf. If I were you ide be blerting about it to everyone.

pippin88 · 29th March 2003, 9:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mitchee
If thats not a deathstar then im the queen!

I cant believe how you can keep this secret from us, Bluesmurf. If I were you ide be blerting about it to everyone.

So you are the queen then?

Cause that ain't a deathstar. Like Linchpin said, it's a stardestroyer.

Mitchee · 29th March 2003, 9:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pippin88
So you are the queen then?

Cause that ain't a deathstar. Like Linchpin said, it's a stardestroyer.

Yeh, thats what i meant..

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pippin88

Cause that ain't a deathstar. Like Linchpin said, it's a stardestroyer.

Now that you mention it, there is a resemblance.

To be precise, it's an Imperator Class Imperial Star Destroyer.

BlueSmurf.

Elysium · 29th March 2003, 12:52 PM

Guess you're gonna put those fiber optic cables to use finally ?

SpeedFreak · 29th March 2003, 2:57 PM

its missing something...

...GLOWIRE!!!!

make sure you add glowy goodness when its done

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 3:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elysium
Guess you're gonna put those fiber optic cables to use finally ?

Yup, that's what I bought it for. A couple of hundred feet of this:

And a couple of hundred holes drilled with a 0.5mm drill bit. All illuminated with an LED lighting system.

I spent hours at the Magic of Myth Exhibition in Sydney eyeballing and photographing the 2.59m Star Destroyer, I'm attempting to make an accurate replica at a smaller scale - with a PC in it of course.

BlueSmurf.

nwatts · 29th March 2003, 5:39 PM

damn

Bluesmurf, thats so incredibly awesome. it will make your GTRPC look like poo.

what pc u whacking inside? mini-itx jobby?

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 5:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nwatts
what pc u whacking inside? mini-itx jobby?

It's designed to hold a full sized PC.

The Imperator's hull is 1089.24mm long (gotta love CAD), 656mm wide and 146mm high at the rear end. It will use a 1U Rackmount PSU due to space constraints though and I'll need to use an AGP riser for the video card.

BlueSmurf.

nwatts · 29th March 2003, 6:30 PM

sweet

i'm so wanting to fly to WA when your done and yoink it!

29th March 2003, 12:02 AM	#1
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29th March 2003, 9:17 AM	#5
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29th March 2003, 5:39 PM	#13
nwatts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where it Falls Posts: 4,392	damn Bluesmurf, thats so incredibly awesome. it will make your GTRPC look like poo. what pc u whacking inside? mini-itx jobby? __________________ STOP GLOBAL WARMING: BECOME A PIRATE! Get touched by His Noodly Appendage

29th March 2003, 12:34 AM	#2
Linchpin Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: NSW Posts: 375	Is that an Imperial Star Destroyer? If it is then fricken hell, that should look very impressive, bloody expensive too.

29th March 2003, 12:35 AM	#3
s4Rg3 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 4178, QLD Posts: 314	what on EARTH do you want taht for? but anyways i can get it cheap as chips (friends dad works in a steal place) :P Joel

29th March 2003, 12:52 PM	#10
Elysium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 718	Guess you're gonna put those fiber optic cables to use finally ?

29th March 2003, 6:30 PM	#15
nwatts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where it Falls Posts: 4,392	sweet i'm so wanting to fly to WA when your done and yoink it! __________________ STOP GLOBAL WARMING: BECOME A PIRATE! Get touched by His Noodly Appendage