CAPTAIN AMERICA case mod by XcaliburFX

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I have chosen CAPTAIN AMERICA for this years Staff vs Staff Mod-Off.




Let's Do This!!!

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Ok folks, here is the deal. My wife has been battling cancer for the last 7 months, so my work log is going to be pretty sparse this year I believe. Not to mention my camera took a dive lol. But I do have a couple images I can post.




Laser etchings above by Al Shuryan ... Thanks AL!



12.5" Captain America Shield

And no, the case will not be Black.

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A few more random images, sorry camera is broken so only a few images available.

First a couple more items.


Captain America


35 Anniversary GI Joe with WWII Harley.

Next a few shots of my drying cabinet.


Parts a drying.


Two Halogen lamps putting off the heat into cabinet. Don't worry not close enough for a fire.


Nice and toasty, not a 400 degree paint booth bake, but a little over 100 degrees on a rainy day. Actually works quite well.

A few more pics to be added later, airbrushing is kicking my arse at the moment, yes a noob at it, but I have an excellent teacher. lol

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A few more pics to be added later, airbrushing is kicking my arse at the moment, yes a noob at it, but I have an excellent teacher. lol

As I said being a total noob at airbrushing (and humidity here also "near 97%") was kicking my tail end, but I made it through it and do have a couple snapshots. At least I had someone that knows a lot more about airbrushing to help me, and man did I need it. He got me going in the right direction, it was hard though as I am old and stubborn. lol


So, this is sort of what I was going for, now if the humidity don't wreak havoc on the clear-coat maybe all will be well, lol.


Painted the white in the shield silver.

Will post more pics when it is all put back together.

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See ya at the show!

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The Captain Made It Happen at Quakecon 2014!!!

The Captain Made It Happen at Quakecon 2014!!! Yep, he took 1st place in the Staff vs Staff Mod-Off! Judging performed by CPU Magazine, Frank N. Stein and Thermaltake.

The Captain Rocking out QC 2014!

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More pics and write up to follow.

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A few more random images, sorry camera is broken so only a few images available.

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Nice and toasty, not a 400 degree paint booth bake, but a little over 100 degrees on a rainy day. Actually works quite well.

A few more pics to be added later, airbrushing is kicking my arse at the moment, yes a noob at it, but I have an excellent teacher. lol

hmmm.....baking.

Thanks for posting Vic. What did you use for paint?

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CONGRATULATIONS on 1st Place VIC!!!! I'll be back next year I promise, you better stay on your game bro

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hmmm.....baking.

Thanks for posting Vic. What did you use for paint?

Yep, the old cabinet and heat lamps seem to work pretty well, even in my humid basement.

I used Krylon Fusion as my base coat and Aqua Flow Professional AirBrush paint ... the clear coat was Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic. I will try to add some more pictures and a better write up later this week.

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CONGRATULATIONS on 1st Place VIC!!!! I'll be back next year I promise, you better stay on your game bro

I am sure you will Al and I'll be ready.