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blitz6804 · 08-31-08

In other words, expect the case to be the color of the t-shirt it was laying on.

stevebaz · 09-01-08

Seems to me like someone has their brightness and contrast too high, its definatly red! lol

CattleRustler · 09-01-08

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Originally Posted by blitz6804

In other words, expect the case to be the color of the t-shirt it was laying on.

pretty much. I am looking at one of the duplicolor reds, since I want to use their high build primer. Rustoleum had a nice red too tho. Krylon drops the ball on reds, unfortunately.

**coffeejunky** · 09-01-08

Looks nice. I would re-do that power plug if it were me, if you screw up the worst that can happen is that you have to buy another $1 cable.
Keep up the good work

As far as paint, it not orange, but its not quite red, it is certainly more red than orange but it is a few notches down the spectrum IMO.

nategr8ns · 09-01-08

it looks like a reddish orange to me

CattleRustler · 09-01-08

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Originally Posted by coffeejunky

Looks nice. I would re-do that power plug if it were me, if you screw up the worst that can happen is that you have to buy another $1 cable.
Keep up the good work

As far as paint, it not orange, but its not quite red, it is certainly more red than orange but it is a few notches down the spectrum IMO.

yep, redoing it today

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Originally Posted by nategr8ns

it looks like a reddish orange to me

yeah the pics from the game show it as a reddish orange, which is how it appears in the game. I prefer the uniform color which is more of a true red, so thats what I am going for

CattleRustler · 09-01-08

The Intelligence - Day 25

Ok, so I decided to redo the psu extension, and I decided there would be no slack in the lines, just a straight run from the back of the case to the back of the psu.

cut the psu side to the right length (lets hope), and removed the remaining heavy black insulation that houses the three wires

began stripping down the extension side

got the supplies ready

first I shrunk each line at the base of the psu side

then I had to slip on a wide piece of black shrink, and each small individual shrink, before each wire got reconnected to the extension side. This is pic is two lines soldered and the third ready to go

then I shrunk the three small lines, then moved the wider piece to the center and shrunk that to grab all six points. I literally used up my last black small shrink (1/4 iirc) on this part, luckily I got away without wasting any on a mess up

continuity tested the lines again, all ok

now the moment of truth

fit perfectly, even without the screws that hold the extension on to the back of the case

thats the peeled clear coat on the hinges. I didnt have any acetone, and the hw store was closed so the chemical bath and stripping will need to wait

I am hoping this is the last we see of this stuff until another log on another project

2 spots needed touch-up filling on the case bottom

here

and the right side of the psu extension opening

purposely built it a tad high

same here

All of the other parts of the case that have fill and spot priming look ok filler wise, I just need a little bit of sanding in a few of those places, and in the pics above (obviously) once those spots cure.

Well, its been a long 4 days of work. I think I got a lot accomplished, but it never feels like it as you look ahead to what remains. First thing (after sanding and spot priming one last time) I will need to assemble the entire machine and post it up, and make sure everything fits, and no more cuting/drilling needs doing. Once thats accomplished I can strip it down for a good cleaning and begin priming

Thanks for watching

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