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    Hey guys need a break from HP3 while i sort out a few things

    Still need to mod tho! so ive dont this "simi" qicky mod

    Again as with most..not all! the mod begins with the sleek old style retro case that is the HP-8000 Series,





    The first thing to be done is to strip the case down.



    Streight to cutting! the floppy area is cut away from the top panel and a 110mm hole is cut for the blow hole.



    For all my blow holes i use PVC pipe, its thick walled and very strong, perfect for this type of mod.



    It's marked as being 100mm but in actual fact its 110ISD wich is really perfect for the 120mm fan blow hole.



    A bit more trimming is needed to make the hole larger and the cut section of pvc pipe is tightly fitted in.



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    As you can see plenty of overhang is left to accomodate for the conture of the facia.




    Rather than use bondo to secure the rear of the Blow hole, Qick Dry Aradite is used just for the ease of use



    the joining surfaces are "ruffed" up to help the Glue adhear.



    Dosn't look like a lot! i'll add more later.



    The glue is given 20 mins go "go off" and it's time to flip the panel over and trim off that excess.



    A qick going over with the sander tool



    and a good old hand sand with some 200 grit.

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    Looking almost done! a thin skim of bondo will be applied over night to finsih the blowhole.











    Next is to cut a matching hole in the Chassis to allow the new blow hole to fit.This time ive taken the easy and less messy way out and cut my hole with the snips!

    For this type of hole this method is fine and with a steading hand and baby steps you can get a pretty clean cut



    For all those Jaggy sharp bits! you can use a Hammer and Dolly to flatten them out.







    Time for a test run! Not too bad for a evenings work

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    Ive always wanted to do a window flame mod!

    I ended up having to use more than 5 different dremal bits for this mod! as well as a stack load of 200G sandpaper.




    The pattern is copied onto the side panel @ this stage its just a ruff trace.




    I really had no idea of how messy and how much of a painstaking timeconsuming job this was going to be....i soon found out




    Even @ this stage i'll bet your going hrrrrrm!






    After a couple of hours, 2 beers, a coffee, lunch and a qick session of catch with the son the panel was actually starting to look promising!




    Each and every flame is worked on individually until smooth.






    A close up shows just how much work was needed to get each flame smooth.






    A lot later in the day the panel is ready for a "look see "









    It really is good to be modding again
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    Going to try my hand @ some embossed flames as you'll see next, try a 3D raised effect and might just pull out the old air brush to do a bit of highlighting


    Embossed Flames!

    Thought i'd try something new today, a lil something to jazz up the base a bit.
    I was going to cut them from the left over plastic but remembered the good old Defyant style plex flames..

    The idea is to make a "raised" pattern of molded looking flames.


    Pics always say it best


    *******Sorry for the badly focused shots guys***************






    The flames get "The chop"



    Next is to clamp on into place on the base.



    A bit of heat is applied and the front of the flame is bent into shape.
    The wifey's pegs are always handy



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    Next is to sand and prep the area where the flames will be glued to, using good old Araldite epoxy glue.

    Holes are marked and drilled to where the flames will be glued to, these will help act as anchor points.





    Plenty of glue is used! any extra araldite can be sanded later



    The tips edges and excess glue is sanded away.



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    time to start the moulding process....i'm using spot/hand/glazeing putty... this is NOT the suggested method of going about this! and a proper skim of Bondo is a better idea then use your glaze sand spray putty sand paint.







    An initial sand to knock the bulk of the putty off...these will now be left to sit over night.





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    With some initial ruff sanding out of the way and a new camera for better pics you can see @ closeup just how ruff these are.

    Theres still a lot of work before these flames look any where near convincing.







    The hardest part is getting into the curved back of each flame, for this im using a small fine round sanding tip in the dremel.






    Another soft going over with some finer sandpaper

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    Then it's over for 3 really thick coats of spray putty.

    The base was left to sit for 24 hours under heat lamps to help the putty cure.

    As you can see! thyrs still lots of ruff/low spots, the proper thing prolly should be to "spot putty" these, but i'm confident enuf to over come these with some sneeky sanding and a few more coats of primer putty.



    Some black shadow is applied to help me find my "lows" as i sand.



    a few mins later of "wet rubbing" and the flame is starting to look like it should. (moulded)



    a qick few coats of primer now to help fill again and show up any ruff spots, whick are again sanded out.











    i'll leave this to sit over night to allow the ton's of paint to "settle" and have a looksee in the morn as to weather i'll add some more spray putty of just a few coats of primer
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    After another qick wet sand , a few more coats of spray putty was applied.






    Again left to dry for the most part of the day and given one final wetrub

    Some close ups show how each little area is worked to the result needed.






    One final going over with primer! this is the last step before one more wetsand and finally the paint.







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