Diegojavbau - LEVITATION

Hallo, mein Name ist Diego, ich bin ein Amateur-Modder, komm zu Benny aus Argentinien (mein Favorit Modder), demütig zeigen, meine erste abgeschlossene Projekt.
Ich bin mit einem Übersetzer, so in der Lage sind zu verzeihen, wenn der Text an einigen Stellen verwirrend ist.

Levitation
Erstellen Sie ein Projekt für ökologische Modding-Turnier, in dem nur zulässig, den Karton als Material für die Fertigung und Acetat für Windows ( Ich gewinne ) .
Das Projekt ist eine Darstellung, wie in der Vergangenheit, dass die Computer der Zukunft (retrofuturistic werden würde denken)

Unter dem Design von Möbeln, die sie damals und moderner gemacht

In Kombination mit Designs von den Computern der Zeit

Unter den Entwurf der ersten Fernsehgeräte, die den Anschein erwecken, dass der Bildschirm fast wurde aus dem Rest des Teams getrennt gesucht

Erstellen Sie ein Computer-Modell, um die Design-Linien der Zeit-orientierte Zukunft zu nehmen, sagte er auf die Idee, dass der Bildschirm "schweben" im Team, unterstützt durch folto oder irgendeine Art von Energie (Science Fiction), wobei für Erstellen Sie die Wirkung der Beleuchtung 'ambient ligth ", der den ersten Plasmen gebracht

So entsteht LEVITATION

Die Qualität der Fertigstellung konnte mit Farbe verbessert werden, aber für mich war es wichtig, dass in der mündlichen Verhandlung auf Recycling-Karton blieb ökologischen Geist des Turniers.
Wenn Sie die Projekte von hoher Qualität Blick in die Gestaltung von Benny und die anderen hier vorgestellten Projekte, möchte ich ihre Ansichten zu lesen.

Grüße an alle und danke für die Aufmerksamkeit

Thanks for the welcome , my english is not very good but is far way better than my german , only lirycs from Rammstein and Die Toten Hosen .
journeyman , I only use cardboard and used paper , according to the rules of the tournament .
The main discussion was if an cardboard structure would be capable of supporting the hardware weight , I take the challenge far beyond that , including the lcd in the project .

The original worklog is posted in an Argentinian modding forum ,here Moddear (my own blog is under construction) but is write in spanish , so Here we go again in english

First of all , Make a model full of details to avoid time loses

The main idea of the LCD hanging on the front , make the structural design where focused on the strong and balanced structure to make it reliable and stable.
So , the Psu and the DVD bay was sited in the floor and on the center , to make the gravity center lower as posible.
To make this parts easy reachable , I make an PSU-DVD-tray that can be pulled out.

First images of the structure , the psu-dvd-tray and the hollow front (will call it "screen" for the moment)

In this step , was added to the structure the side panels (you can see the holes for the cable management an the motherboard back plate) and another panel to the front that will be against the "screen" , to have a doble cardboard wall where the Lcd will hang on

In this point of the build , the design get a new direction , I discard the idea of a back door (detachable panel) to access the Hardware.
The "structure" will now become the "base" and the "screen" is now the "helmet" , that will slide down from the top , giving away any junctions and door closes and hinges , getting this way an soft and smooth surface .
This decision make the project more difficult because of the precision that I will need to make everything "fall in place" when the helmet is in position.
The helmet is starting to take shape

First image with both parts put together , seems to fit right

Time to start with the "cartapesta" (action of put several layers of glued paper to get more strong piece , commonly used to make carnival masks) to make folds and unions fade away and get a hardened surface , for this I use shattered cardboard paper and white glue.

In the next images , you can see the "cartapesta" almost finished , the helmet already has a complete shape , in the lower and center of the model , the PSU window is in place and there´s a dummy motherboard to take measurements .

Front image , the power/reset buttons and the leds are in position , beside the DVD , the holes in the center of the 'screen ' are made for the the LCD mounting bracket and cable management of the LCD and the back light

Detail of the LCD mounting bracket , made in cardboard .

To give more personality to the proyect , I think in an exclusive logo (the "b" are already in use LOL ) , to use in the fan grill and decoration.
I am not an image designer , so just try to get an image that refer to levitation , the only thing that I find was zen meditation , although that has nothing to do with me , the image refers directly to a levitation , so I pick that image , and try to make it the more clean and simple as posible without losing meaning.

Now is time to put the hardware in the "base" to check if the project really work and if every thing fits in.
In the image of the rigth you can see theLCD power cable extencion cable.

Placing the decoration logo , are made in white and cardboard colors (the colors chosen for the project) and with back light to give some floating appearance , according to the concept

The "floating" fan grill (refering to "levitation" again)

The "helmet" main windows was closed with an acetate sheet ( recommended substitute to acrylic or polycarbonate in the rules) and the fan grill.
The stock cooler of the CPU was changed for an UV led fan.
A white Mask was made for the LCD to make it according to the rest of the mod .There is no images of this because are very simple and has no secrets (and I was running out of time for the time limit of the tournament)

The moment of the helmet positioning was the most stressful part (I compare it to the moment when Anakin receive the helmet and become Darth Vader ), so unfortunately I don't have images of the moment (I was home alone and have only 2 hands ) , everything results as I wish

LOL , I know how you feel