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macquariumguy

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Start with an old SE.
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Get rid of the interior bits.
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Cut the top off.
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Paint it.
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That was fun, now do some more.
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Hackity hackity.
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Paint them too!
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Now what?
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Put plants in them.
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They live!
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Well, that's what I did with my weekend. :)
 
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macquariumguy

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HBOC said:
where did you get all of those?
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In the early to mid 90s, I ran the service department for an Apple store and picked up quite a few that were abandoned there. Then in the late 90s and into 2000 I bought a whole lot of them on eBay. I think I've had over 100 total over the years.

This dozen I did over the weekend is the end of my supply. No more.
 
andiwm2003

andiwm2003

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well, i'm always thinking about getting an old Mac plus and put a Mac Mini in there with a LCD panel and a Huge HD and use it as a retro style Media center for Itunes.

If I just had the time.
 
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CarlsonCustoms

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OH man I really need two planters for my apartment. if I can only find a g3 or se like this to do that with I'm there in a heartbeat

thanks for the inspiration
 
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macquariumguy

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Here's my parting shot for this project. I completed the baker's dozen of new planters and then turned around and refurbished the dozen I already had. Now all of them are nice and fresh and clean with new pictures from this past year.

Group shot. A few of these are leaving for new homes, so this is the last time to get a pic of this many.
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And here's an OMGHUGE version of the same, in case anyone is interested in the details.

http://techquarium.com/gallery2z/d/28679-1/DSC_8474.JPG
 
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cleanup

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Jun 26, 2005
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What I loved more than the pictures or the concept was your captions!

Also, the orange one looks fantastic!

Very cool post. :) Nice work!
 
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macquariumguy

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Coming next (although probably not soon) - conversions for a Performa 5xx, a pair of 1st gen iMacs, and a pair of Lisas.

I've also got an old Dell laptop that I started long ago to convert to an ant farm that I'd like to finish someday. Oh, and also a giant Gateway 2000 tower that I want to turn into a trash can.

Stay tuned!
 
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MacHappytjg

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Mar 24, 2008
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macquariumguy said:
Coming next (although probably not soon) - conversions for a Performa 5xx, a pair of 1st gen iMacs, and a pair of Lisas.

I've also got an old Dell laptop that I started long ago to convert to an ant farm that I'd like to finish someday. Oh, and also a giant Gateway 2000 tower that I want to turn into a trash can.

Stay tuned!
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Keep atleast one LISA !!!!!!!!!!! If not im goingto have to kill u
 
GoCubsGo

GoCubsGo

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That is very awesome! And I agree ... rip 'em all up and use them for something else!
 
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macquariumguy

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Jan 7, 2002
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Sarasota FL
Threadsurection Warning!

I didn't think these new pics warranted their own new thread, so I'm reviving my old thread instead.

I've recently dug my airbrushes out of storage. After a 6 year vacation from them, I'm playing around and got some practice in on a couple of my planters. I thought they came out pretty good considering I'm not much of an artist and don't know a lot about airbrushing.

I picked out one whose color I didn't really like and splotched on some color.
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Then I used a brush and filled in some details.
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Next back to the airbrush and add shading and highlights.
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And it's back in service on the lanai. The camera flash brought out the white shading way more than it appears in natural light. I was pretty happy with it.
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Then I picked up a black planter and started painting. Here is the finished result.
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Other side.
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Back to work.
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It was really a lot of fun and I've got about 18 of these planters left so I'm sure there will be a couple more every weekend for the next few weeks. :)

...later!...
 
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