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vashant
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 Posted: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:01:19 Post Subject: Snake Byte the rattlesnake computer. |
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Hi people, been a while since I've been here. 
I just wanted to show everyone my newest computer build that I built for my father.
I wanted to build him a 1 of a kind computer for Christmas and this is what he got. 
Snake Byte
the worlds first Rattlesnake computer
To turn him on/off you press down on the part of the SSD drive sticking out of his mouth.
Mobo bay.
PSU bay.
Slot loading DVD bay.
I created "Snake Byte" the Rattlesnake computer for my father as a Christmas gift. When it is turned on there is a faint blue light from a couple of blue LED's I installed behind the hard drive to show that it is powered up. It also has a slot loading DVD drive so their is no tray that comes out.
I built Snake Byte out of the plaster bandages that are usually used for casting arms legs and such if you break or injure them. It turned out to be about 7 layers thick when finished and before painting it I coated it with a rubber coating to make it more durable.
I did the paint job half by hand with paint brushes for the shading and fine detail and half by rattle cans (pardon the pun) and finished with a couple of clear coats to protect the finish. With up close shots you can see a lot of the shading detail that was done to make the skin look real.
The entire snake body, head and rattle I made from scratch without any preset snake molds (if there is a such thing). I used the balloons that are commonly used to make balloon animals as casting bases to make the snakes body and a normal balloon pressed flat for the head. The rattle I made from scratch and though it may not seem it the snakes rattle actually has 6 different colors in it to give it a realistic look which was painted entirely by brush.
The hardest part of building Snake Byte was feeding the wires to where they all had to go from component bay to component bay as the body of the snake is only about 2 and a half inches thick. This may sound a little funny but I actually used a small plastic drain snake to snake the wires through the snake.
All in all this mod came out great and though it may look big in the pictures it is only about 27 inches tall. The specs are kinda low but it is for my father who only does light internet surfing and such.
I welcome all questions and comments.
Vashant
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jedihobbit
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| Posted: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:59:09 Post Subject: |
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That is indeed novel and an interesting idea!!! Nice to see people still thinking out of the box!  
What would be cool is if you would list your system specs as I ass_u_me that it is based on a ITX mobo??
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Enigmachine
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| Posted: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:30:26 Post Subject: |
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That is really impressive, very original!
Looks like it swallowed more than a mouse full
Now the next step would be to make it animated - that would be a bit creepy actually! Nice painting job too.
I wonder if you could have used an external (pico-like) power supply and stuck the motherboard as a flat base for the whole statue? Either that, or make the 'swallowed' bits look like something else than boxes - like have bunny ears stick out or something?
Anyways - great idea, I love it! |
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vashant
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HI, sorry I forgot to post the specs. They are really low as my father pretty much just surfs the net.
Mobo: Intel G41 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz
ram : G.skill 4 gig ddr2 800 pc6400
hard drive : OCZ 30gig ssd
psu : Athena Power 220W
dvd : SONY 8X DVD Multi Writer Black Slim SATA Model
Though the specs are low the SSD really makes windows xp super fast. |
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The cpu temps are great and stay in the low 30's because the processor is only a e4300 which I lapped in the past and it has the side intake 80mm fan only about 2 inches directly across from the cpu cooler.
It is not pose-able. Originally I was going to add a motion sensor and have it activate a rattling tail, though I had everything all figured out including the mechanical aspect which involved a camshaft and other parts I just ran out of time. I didn't finish it until the day before christmas, with a working rattle it would have been a couple more weeks and I just didn't have that much time as it was a christmas gift for my father. |
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