The Imperator - BlueSmurf Strikes Back (Website Updated 23/08/09) - Page 2

BlueSmurf · 29th March 2003, 7:45 PM

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Originally posted by nwatts
sweet

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

After my experience with the GTRPC being nicked, the Imperator will be housed in a secure display case when not in use.

BlueSmurf.

nwatts · 29th March 2003, 8:53 PM

hehe, yeh sorry.

get one of those bank vaults. like 3 inch thick re-inforced steel. with 2 inch concrete lining. and a 6 inch pure glass door.

that will do nicely!

JabTronic · 29th March 2003, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by nwatts
Bluesmurf, thats so incredibly awesome. it will make your GTRPC look like poo.

is that because it is sitting in front of you?

jokin

Spamz0r · 29th March 2003, 11:54 PM

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Originally posted by JabTronic
is that because it is sitting in front of you?

jokin

ROFL.

anyway, what an AWESOME project, i hope it turns out well, maybe you could use silversolder to join the Al ?

what WOULD be cool, is instead of huge engines, cut the fan frame from and LED fan, and use a blue one, it would look like the real engines, AND ventalate all the air inside

BlueSmurf · 30th March 2003, 12:08 AM

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Originally posted by Spamz0r

anyway, what an AWESOME project, i hope it turns out well, maybe you could use silversolder to join the Al ?

what WOULD be cool, is instead of huge engines, cut the fan frame from and LED fan, and use a blue one, it would look like the real engines, AND ventalate all the air inside

I'm probably going to use brackets and rivets to hold it all together, screws where it needs to come apart. I may weld some bits if I need to, I have access to an Aluminium welding guru.

The rear engines will be true to the original. I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to make them. I'll either use something like a reflector from a spotlight, or get them CNC machined if I can't find anything the right size and shape. For cooling I'm using a "ducted" system. Air is drawn in through the front fighter hanger by a 120mm fan mounted in the upper decks - practically right above the CPU. The air is then vented via the "portals" on the deck sides.

BlueSmurf.

edit: speeeling.

PooJou · 30th March 2003, 1:29 AM

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

<snip>

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.

hehe One LED could light the lot ;D

power saving too

be sure to post 'Rivet Part 3A-II to Part 3A-III' pics

Spamz0r · 30th March 2003, 1:47 AM

im not quite sure what you will be using the Fibre optics for? care to briefly explain ?

BlueSmurf · 30th March 2003, 1:54 AM

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Originally posted by Spamz0r
im not quite sure what you will be using the Fibre optics for? care to briefly explain ?

Windows.

BlueSmurf.

JaC · 30th March 2003, 2:02 AM

Un-Fucking-Believable

Bluesmurf raises the casemodding bar another notch.....or ten....

Rod M · 30th March 2003, 2:02 AM

that looks great BlueSmurf,

what sort of system specs are you looking at?

AMD/Intel/Via?
graphics card?
HDD?

where are you going to put the CDrom?

BlueSmurf · 30th March 2003, 2:15 AM

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Originally posted by Rod M
that looks great BlueSmurf,

what sort of system specs are you looking at?

AMD/Intel/Via?
graphics card?
HDD?

where are you going to put the CDrom?

I have no idea what system is going to go in it. It's still a way before completion and it'll take the bank balance a while to recover from the construction bill.

The CD/DVD will be accessible in the gap between the hulls.

BlueSmurf.

Squigy_Poodle · 30th March 2003, 3:09 AM

James told me bout this in IVC a while back BlueSmurf

Spamz0r · 30th March 2003, 4:13 PM

are you going to to all that detail as well !?

anyway, ill check back in a year or three and see if its close to finished :P

GL dude !

BlueSmurf · 30th March 2003, 4:46 PM

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Originally posted by Spamz0r
are you going to to all that detail as well !?

Yep.

BlueSmurf.

PooJou · 30th March 2003, 7:48 PM

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Originally posted by BlueSmurf
Yep.

*snip*

BlueSmurf.

ROFL

you are going to have fun building it arent you

like a kid in a candy store :P

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29th March 2003, 8:53 PM	#17
nwatts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NSW Posts: 4,488	hehe, yeh sorry. get one of those bank vaults. like 3 inch thick re-inforced steel. with 2 inch concrete lining. and a 6 inch pure glass door. that will do nicely!

30th March 2003, 1:47 AM	#22
Spamz0r (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,153	im not quite sure what you will be using the Fibre optics for? care to briefly explain ?

30th March 2003, 4:13 PM	#28
Spamz0r (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 1,153	are you going to to all that detail as well !? anyway, ill check back in a year or three and see if its close to finished :P GL dude !