Custom ORANGE T40 lid anyone?!

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Toine · #1 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:36 am

Update on the cover. Well after the poll, I decided to make it orange anywho. So here it is!!!!

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/oranje1.jpg
Here the cover was all polished, but I decided to have it powdercoated anyhow.

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/oranje2.jpg
here it's sand blasted, so the paint will stick to it better.

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/oranje3.jpg
Here it's in the oven, as you can see it warped alot, BUT after some long cooling time it whent away, and the paint stayed on it.

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/Oranje4.jpg
Here is it, all orange and beautifull

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/oranje5.jpg
Here it is again, but now with the cat. (it's not mine, but from the guy in the states that is powdercoating my lid).

The lid is now on it's way to the Netherlands for me to try it on. I bought a T40 to try it on. I would like to mess with my T41p and fail.
Man, I can't wait to see it in real person, with the black IBM sticker on it!

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:17 am

I'm well aware of the fondness for the color orange among the Dutch, what with the "House of Orange" and all that.

But I have got to tell you, that lid is UGLY! Capital UG, large LY!

Got about as much appeal for me as a mud fence.

I just had to get that off my chest and the image of that laptop off my lap.

Certainly is distinctive though, I'll grant you that.

Regards,

James

Toine · #3 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:19 am

HAHAHA, yeah orange is the colour of our queen.
But, if you don't like it that's okay. I actually did some thinking, and orange goes really well with black. So I decided to make it orange.

440roadrunner · #4 Post by **440roadrunner** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:43 am

As a guy who once owned a '70 six pack Roadrunner, that "came" with the obnoxious "lime light" color, I guess I've no right to comment on the orange cover, but I will say this....

I doubt nobody will ever "lift" it from you in a public place. Can you imagine trying to look unobtrusive sneaking THAT out of a coffee shop/ airport......

#5 Post by **Kyocera** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:09 pm

My cat always used to sleep in my guitar case if I left it open, your cat is very happy looking. Can you show a picture of the machine together and opened so you we can see the contrast between the orange and black. That probably looks pretty cool.

Toine · #6 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:13 pm

I don't have it on the machine yet. It's on it's way to my house with the mail.

AIX · #7 Post by **AIX** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:07 pm

I know now: the end is near!

Toine · #8 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:43 pm

AIX wrote:I know now: the end is near!

What?

christopher_wolf · #9 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:49 pm

Black and Orange, done well, can be a very pleasing color combination; I know of a few people who would really enjoy that kind of a two-tone color job.

JHEM · #10 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:55 pm

Toine wrote:
AIX wrote:I know now: the end is near!
What?

Your painted lid is a further sign that the Apocolypse will soon be upon us!

Liberal conservatives!

Conservative liberals!

Dogs sleeping with cats!

Regards,

James

#11 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:20 pm

I think JHEM is being too harsh (and conservative).

Some might confuse your ThinkPad with a Voodoo Envy. Not necessarily a bad thing. They don't give the Voodoo Envy away you know. It is quite popular in some circles.

And you can't accuse Voodoo Computers of being stuck in a Henry Ford mentality (any color as long as it's black)!

http://www.voodoocomputers.com/showroom ... uctID=1087

Toine · #12 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:34 pm

GomJabbar wrote:I think JHEM is being too harsh (and conservative).

Some might confuse your ThinkPad with a Voodoo Envy. Not necessarily a bad thing. They don't give the Voodoo Envy away you know. It is quite popular in some circles. And you can't accuse Voodoo Computers of being stuck in a Henry Ford mentality (any color as long as it's black)!

http://www.voodoocomputers.com/showroom ... uctID=1087

For some people change is hard.......well, for me it isn't. Anywho, those voodoo computers sure are HUGE! 8 pounds and a 17 inch screen. Holy mac, if I want to lurk around with my desktop PC i will take that with me and not that computer.

Nolonemo · #13 Post by **Nolonemo** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:36 pm

I agree that it's unlikely that anyone will try to sneak away with your laptop! There's a reason prisoners get orange coveralls. But for me, basic black will always be the way to go.

Toine · #14 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:48 pm

Hahahaha, are you comparing my laptop with a criminal! lol
I'm thinking of chroming one too......not sure though.

Website · #15 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:53 pm

Just remember chrome will show finger prints.

I'm thinking about painting a 600E lid Blue or Black with an "IBM" logo in big letters on top.

Toine · #16 Post by **Toine** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:57 pm

But painting is not the way to go, powder coating is. Powdercoating will last. And you can put the IBM leters on there with stickers I guess.

cerebral_mamba · #17 Post by **cerebral_mamba** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:02 am

I liked the color change and i agree that Orange goes very well with black.. I would however want to see the complete Laptop with the orange lid.. pictures in all angles in different states. Please do post them when you get itall set and ready.

Where & from whom did you get the job done?

Toine · #18 Post by **Toine** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:32 am

I'm from The Netherlands, and got it done by a friend in the States.

RS_003 · #19 Post by **RS_003** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:22 am

Hey, nog een Nederlander

En nog eens lid van www.notebookadvies.nl ook

And now further in English:

I Like it

But maye you should have opted for an black piano finish

Like the Special edition X30 or S30 version out there

Greeting from an other ThinkPad maniac (as so many on this forum

)

Toine · #20 Post by **Toine** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:38 am

Indeed, piano black would have been cool. BUT, orange is just a little bit more different from the rest than another black:P

#21 Post by **Kyocera** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:41 am

Toine, when are you going to get that thing together, so we can see the finished product????

Toine · #22 Post by **Toine** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:50 am

hahahaha, well the day after it was shipped to Holland, I posted the pics here i got from out of the US. So I guess, next week? Not really sure about delivery times. As soon as I have the lid, I will post pics of the finished product and of the process.

Toine · #23 Post by **Toine** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:50 pm

Well, I got the lid in! But it's a little bit warped.......now I was wondering does this have affect when I put it on the T40? Or is this no problem?

RS_003 · #24 Post by **RS_003** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:05 pm

No, in time it will bend back, and if I am correct there is an other protective layer before its really attached to your display.

So in other words, you should be safe and have no presuremarks

(Nederlands: Gewoon doen

)

Toine · #25 Post by **Toine** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:47 pm

Okay schweet..... did you ever remove a lid yourself? do you have any pics of it?

ThinkPad R · #26 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:47 pm

Toine wrote:HAHAHA, yeah orange is the colour of our queen.
But, if you don't like it that's okay. I actually did some thinking, and orange goes really well with black. So I decided to make it orange.

Definitely. It will look beautiful on your laptop. i can't wait to hear the results

#27 Post by **Kyocera** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:48 pm

Toine will you please get off the internet and get that computer together so we can see it

Toine · #28 Post by **Toine** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:15 pm

Hahahaha, well I hope I recieve my test T40 tomorrow.......if I will, I promise to update this thread!

amgdoc · #29 Post by **amgdoc** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:08 pm

Interesting. I uhhh... yeah, that is all I'm going to comment about this.

#30 Post by **BillMorrow** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:15 pm

ORANGE and Black..
halloween colors..!!!

the devil might be in that thinkpad..

any druids around here..?

Custom ORANGE T40 lid anyone?!

Custom ORANGE T40 lid anyone?!

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