futurepast
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Hey there, returning after 10 years, started making stuff again. But I only move when the spirit moves me so not hugely productive these days.
I had a fairly boring shelf full of semi redundant PC stuff I keep around for... reasons.
Anyway it was a little boring and needed to be spiced up a bit. I had Recently made the Hal 9000 Moebius kit which worked really well as a centerpiece for my new PC setup. The old stuff looked very dated so I pushed that envelope and used a set design feature from a movie made in 1968. I've always had a thing for retro super computer design and this was the perfect excuse.
The panel itself is MDF/Craftwood, 3mm face plate, 12mm middle support panel, 6mm rear panel. 3mm Leds for small buttons, 12 volt strips for the larger lights. Used a drop saw and Jigsaw for the middle and back and just a Stanley knife to cut the 3mm sheet holes by hand. The rest is just paint, little tiny letters, masking tape, patience and attention to detail. Hope you get a kick out of it. Other build pics available.
Cheers for looking!
I had a fairly boring shelf full of semi redundant PC stuff I keep around for... reasons.
Anyway it was a little boring and needed to be spiced up a bit. I had Recently made the Hal 9000 Moebius kit which worked really well as a centerpiece for my new PC setup. The old stuff looked very dated so I pushed that envelope and used a set design feature from a movie made in 1968. I've always had a thing for retro super computer design and this was the perfect excuse.
The panel itself is MDF/Craftwood, 3mm face plate, 12mm middle support panel, 6mm rear panel. 3mm Leds for small buttons, 12 volt strips for the larger lights. Used a drop saw and Jigsaw for the middle and back and just a Stanley knife to cut the 3mm sheet holes by hand. The rest is just paint, little tiny letters, masking tape, patience and attention to detail. Hope you get a kick out of it. Other build pics available.
Cheers for looking!
