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#459553 - 05/16/05 11:05 PM two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 08/16/04
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Loc: Portland, Oregon
Hey gang! Sorry to have been absent from the goings on, but life gets the better of us all sometimes. Unfortunately an elderly grandmother comes before modding.

Anyway, I managed to get into the garage this week, and have two new bits of work for everyone to look over and give thoughts on.

First up, I finally bit the bullet and conquered the Ti-Book. Its one of the few I've not gotten to. Since the screen is a pain to get apart, I've been wary of masking it. But, I nailed it I think. Now, before anyone slams the paint selection, not that it wasnt my choice. My little sister is turning 21 a month from the 17th, and I'm flying to portland to see her. She's been wanting a powerbook for ages, so I built her one out of spare parts. She always asks for yellow and white, so I ran with it. The unit was primed and then painted with Auto Air's Metallic White (Fine), and their Pearlescent Yellow. It was then clearcoated. The link to this amazingly garish beast is:

http://www.blackradish.com/lemoncreme/

Yeah, I know. It, uh, well...very yellow. But, Its for my sister, and I cant do her wrong.

Second up is an iBook for my friend Tony B. Tony has a thing for hotrods, like I do, and is a fan of tribal graphics and such. He asked me if I could do a candy fade. Having never done a fade before, I said, "Of course, I can! Look who you're talkin to!" Heh, lying through my teeth.Anyway, He chose Auto Air's Candy Orange, and Candy Sunset. the darker fading into the lighter. He also wanted some tribal graphics, in the Interference Blue. Well, I got in the garage, and I laid down a pretty fine fade. Not perfect mind you, but I thought it came out good. Good enough in fact, that I needed to post pictures before I sprayed tribal graphics and clear coated the unit. Bear in mind that the pictures linked below are NOT clear coated, so they still look very flat.

http://www.blackradish.com/candyorange/

So have at it and lemme know what you think! All thoughts, both positive and negative are more than welcome.
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#459554 - 05/17/05 01:32 AM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 06/07/04
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All I can say is damn. You did a great job on those. Kinda wish the ColorWare thing was bad (but unfortunatly it was really good) so we could get that shell painted. Maybe you should try something similar with your mini case.

DAMN! Seriously, DAMN!
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#459555 - 05/17/05 07:44 AM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 11/16/07
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I like the yellow, yeah its kinda garish but it looks cool. Wondering why you didnt show the lid. The iBook looks great too, I wanna see the finished product. I plan on doin some spraying myself as soon as it stops raining (two weeks straight and in the low 60s here).
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#459556 - 05/17/05 09:33 AM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
modyourmac Offline


Registered: 08/16/04
Posts: 500
Loc: Portland, Oregon
heh, whups. Sorry about not showing the lid smile

Its solid yellow, like the other yellow parts of the machine, with the Apple logo clear, so light can shine through like normal.

As to the orange ibook, I'll post complete pics when it's done smile
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#459557 - 05/17/05 10:13 AM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Loc: Lansing, MI
Yeah, not a big fan of the yellow myself, but at least it's done right.
But that orange iBook? It's gorgeous.
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#459558 - 05/17/05 11:55 AM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 03/01/04
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very nice indeed modyourmac, as always! I too am not a fan of the yellow, but the ibook looks hot (pun intended). :P
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#459559 - 05/17/05 01:00 PM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
modyourmac Offline


Registered: 08/16/04
Posts: 500
Loc: Portland, Oregon
Dude, I knew, KNEW nobody would be a fan of the yellow. :silly: But, it was not my choice. AH well.

As to the ibook, I just heard back from the owner, and he wants it just straight orange, no added graphics. I'm absolutely relieved. I was hoping he'd opt that way. Once its cleared and done, the pictures will be most awesome. WOO!
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#459560 - 05/17/05 01:40 PM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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thats great news, I was not convinced that the graphics would help it out. It looked so great already. Anything else would have just detracted from its beauty.

the yellow is great, you did a good job. But, of course no one would be a big fan. maybe big bird...lol
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#459561 - 05/17/05 03:24 PM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 08/16/04
Posts: 500
Loc: Portland, Oregon
No, I think big bird would wonder about it too. Course, there's no accounting for taste. I built my sister a Quicksilver G4, and of course, its all white, with yellow sides, and white apple logos. I dont understand it. We raised her in a punk/goth/rivet/freak culture. She avoided pink, but has this thing for yellow and white. (shakes head) She's a nutball, but she's my sister smile

Come to think of it, it kinda makes sense, me being a primary influence of strangeness and all.
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#459562 - 05/17/05 06:41 PM Re:two new mods [Re: Macdaddy2]
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Registered: 02/14/05
Posts: 491
now i don't know whether i should say i like the yellow Tibook or not :blink:
good job on both. by the way what did you use for the paint....? and was it spray can or gun...?
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