Bumble Bee

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caraboose

Discussion Starter · Nov 24, 2009

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None of this pointless chitchat, just straight to the point.

Plan:
1- Take 1 Antec 300
2- Prime
3- Yellow base for exterior
4- Flat black interior
5- Glossy black racing stripes down the front/top/back
6- Left side panel: make dark purple Bumble Bee Camaro form outline
7- Right side panel: make dark purple Bumble Bee Autobot form outline
8- Front: make dark purple Autobot outline
9- Put hardware in
10- Package it up
11- Wrap Antec 300 box
12- Put under Christmas tree for myself.
13- Open box
14- Pretend to be surprised and hug myself, because nobody else will

Work photos starts tomorrow. Primer is drying as we speak/you read.
The yellow in the picture is not that ugly in reality.

Worklog:
First things first (This post)
Stupid paint is stupid
Yellow is done, black stripes are going on
Stripes are unveiled.

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PhaedraCorruption

· #2 · Nov 24, 2009

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Originally Posted by caraboose

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None of this pointless chitchat, just straight to the point.
Sam's (girlfriend) new computer, seeing as her old one is old and slower then a baby T-Rex (because real T-Rex is fast and B.A!)

Plan:
1- Take 1 Antec 300
2- Prime
3- Yellow base for exterior
4- Flat black interior
5- Glossy black racing stripes down the front/top/back
6- Left side panel: make dark purple Bumble Bee Camaro form outline
7- Right side panel: make dark purple Bumble Bee Autobot form outline
8- Front: make dark purple Autobot outline
9- Put hardware in
10- Package it up
11- Wrap Antec 300 box
12- Deliver to her on Christmas or Christmas Eve

Work photos starts tomorrow. Primer is drying as we speak/you read.
The yellow in the picture is not that ugly in reality.

Wait what? Sam??? Shia LaBeouf??

Cool girlfriend

Haha, kidding.

Good luck.

And sub'd

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kevingreenbmx

· #3 · Nov 24, 2009

sub'd

imadude10

· #4 · Nov 24, 2009

1. Suggestion. Put an autobot logo on the top in front of the top fan?
2 Question. Are you going to but some clear over it?
3. Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it done.

Quantum Reality

· #5 · Nov 25, 2009

Noice

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CattleRustler

· #6 · Nov 25, 2009

whatever you do, don't use any painters touch clear on the Universal Gloss, it will turn white (or it might, it happened to me during The Intelligence). Not to mention the universal gloss will be very glossy if its anything like the universal cardinal red

can't wait to see the paint job

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caraboose

Discussion Starter · #7 · Nov 25, 2009

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1. Suggestion. Put an autobot logo on the top in front of the top fan?
2 Question. Are you going to but some clear over it?
3. Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it done.

1. I could put it in both places

2. Refer to what I said to CR

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whatever you do, don't use any painters touch clear on the Universal Gloss, it will turn white (or it might, it happened to me during The Intelligence). Not to mention the universal gloss will be very glossy if its anything like the universal cardinal red

can't wait to see the paint job

I'm going to put a clear acrylic spray over it, it never dried white or anything for me. Just a light coat then a swipe and then it's on solid :thumbs:

Also, don't think that the room is put on hold, I just can't really work on it due to migraines constantly.

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CattleRustler

· #8 · Nov 25, 2009

yeah, it might have been an anomoly when it happened to me, but the krylon crystal clear didnt have the same issue for me. just wanted the head's up out there

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caraboose

Discussion Starter · #9 · Nov 26, 2009

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Well, the yellow paint I bought is being a prick, and drying like Spider mans poop.
I'm not putting it all on in one thick layer, I'm doing multiple thin layers, what the hell is going on here?

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sethnmalice

· #10 · Nov 26, 2009

Have to assume you got metal and plastic paints (hope you did)
Its possible, your not working at the right temperature for your paint to work, your paint can should tell you the right temperature to be working in.

Also could be there's still grease/oil from fingers on the case, this case cause that effect.

Have you been sanding after every coat and cleaning each one before you commence the next layer of paint? (yeah i knows a bit extreme)

Nightm4re!

· #11 · Nov 26, 2009

nice!! cool idea!!
and the paint job looks great!!

+1

caraboose

Discussion Starter · #12 · Nov 26, 2009

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Originally Posted by sethnmalice

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Have to assume you got metal and plastic paints (hope you did)
Its possible, your not working at the right temperature for your paint to work, your paint can should tell you the right temperature to be working in.

Also could be there's still grease/oil from fingers on the case, this case cause that effect.

Have you been sanding after every coat and cleaning each one before you commence the next layer of paint? (yeah i knows a bit extreme)

I've been sanding each coat with a 600 grit, just a little bit, and no grease is on them, I actually have not toutched the side panel with my fingers yet. I grabbed each by the side and then tossed them on sheets of wood.

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nice!! cool idea!!
and the paint job looks great!!

+1

Dude.. the paint isn't the right way if you read the post. It's supposed to be smooth and eventually look like Bumble Bee, not Spidermans ass.

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MrDeodorant

· #13 · Nov 26, 2009

Interestingly, I have just the right number of windows open for this to show up as "Paint: Sams bum..." on my toolbar.

caraboose

Discussion Starter · #14 · Nov 26, 2009

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Interestingly, I have just the right number of windows open for this to show up as "Paint: Sams bum..." on my toolbar.

No you don't get pictures of her bum, you get pictures of her Bumble Bee though

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caraboose

Discussion Starter · #15 · Nov 29, 2009

I hope to have an update sometime in the next week (nothing to really report on besides the paint is yellow)

caraboose

Discussion Starter · #16 · Dec 14, 2009

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I know it's been a while since the last update. But fear not, I'm still working; I just finished up the yellow coats (all 7 of them) and I'm onto the black coats now

Just there won't be any more "Sam" left, it's my present to me now.

Edit: oh damn, I just realized the first coat of black I put on was flat, not glossy, oh well the next coats will be with glossy.

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PhaedraCorruption

· #17 · Dec 14, 2009

I came rhinos

tombom

· #18 · Dec 14, 2009

Looks good man. I was just thinking about how a yellow case might look. Love the transformers idea though. As said before, you should top it off with some more autobot themed stuff.

chuckcalo

· #19 · Dec 14, 2009

I wanna see more, I'm kind of a fan of Bumbleebee

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caraboose

Discussion Starter · #20 · Dec 21, 2009

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Got the black lines done

I think it looks spectacular.
Next up: Autobot design on front, and right panel.

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