The Carbonite Shuttle mod

two different galactic heroes r2d2s & naked firefly
 two different galactic heroes r2d2s & naked firefly
resin r2d2 (test) and original
 resin r2d2 (test) and original
finished r2d2 memory card
 finished r2d2 memory card
another view of finished r2d2 memory card
 another view of finished r2d2 memory card
packages from Shuttle - one AMD, one INTEL
 packages from Shuttle - one AMD, one INTEL
I'll combine parts from both to make what I need
 I'll combine parts from both to make what I need
system stripped down - every component cleaned seperately
 system stripped down - every component cleaned seperately
front panel sanded, repainted, new lettering added, then clearcoat
 front panel sanded, repainted, new lettering added, then clearcoat
every component was repainted to a consistent silver color
 every component was repainted to a consistent silver color
reassembing the system
 reassembing the system
front face panel with CDROM and FLOPPY
 front face panel with CDROM and FLOPPY
completed left side
 completed left side
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  • STAR WARS Han Solo Carbonite computer mod
    • Based on Han Solo from 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'
    • Red and orange flashing lights on left-hand side
    • Multicolor sequencing light and multiple red/orange lights on right-hand side
    • Front mounted red power light and orange activity light
    • Red lighted exhaust fan
    • Combo 7-in-1 card reader and floppy drive
    • 10GB hard drive
    • 256MB memory
    • 24x CDROM
    • NOTE: Second case-only system built with slightly different panel arrangement
  • Custom mouse
    • Two button Optical mouse with red lighting
    • Based on Boba Fett's ship, the "Slave 1"
    • Small and compact, yet features great detail
  • Custom keyboard
    • Features metal STAR WARS logo
  • Custom USB memory card
    • 256MB drive space / R2D2 form factor and coloring
    • 512MB drive space / Darth Vader form factor and coloring
    • Both drives contain custom icons
    All images Copyright © Russ Caslis
    Do not use or reproduce without permission

    Special thanks to Kevin Tu of Shuttle Computer, Inc.
    for supplying parts for this mod

    Last updated: 05-09-2014 at 22:51

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