Custom ORANGE T40 lid anyone?!

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Toine · #31 Post by **Toine** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:02 pm

Hahaha haloween is so american:P

So no, it's not a holiday here. But anywho, customs has my T40 for 12 days now!!!! I'm getting tired of waiting..........

Toine · #32 Post by **Toine** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:30 am

OKAY!!!!!!

well customs decided to give me the laptop anyhow

AND, I put the orange lid on. Guys.........OMG, it's so wicked.

The pics are here tomorrow morning, so that's in about 17 hours:P I have to get a camera, I don't have one myself.

#33 Post by **Kyocera** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:33 am

Noooo!!! pictures today!!!! stay up all night if you have to

Toine · #34 Post by **Toine** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:47 am

Hahaha, But I'm gonna drink beer with my fraternity first. Than I'm gonna go to bed, and tomorrow with a head like a log i'm going to post pics.

I must say, it looks like a professional laptop still. Nevertheless it's orange

#35 Post by **schen** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:48 pm

Maybe he can get one of those "satan inside" jpg that float around and have a sticker made out of it for the wristrest area!

Toine · #36 Post by **Toine** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:44 am

Well, here are the pics! Let me know what you think.

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/orange10.jpg

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/orange20.jpg

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/orange30.jpg

http://members.home.nl/fritschy/orange40.jpg

Website · #37 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:50 am

Different, but very nice. It will certainly stand out and hopefully prevent someone walking away with your system...for fear of it being one of a kind.

And I guess Kyocera can now get a good night of sleep.

Toine · #38 Post by **Toine** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:26 am

I hope Kyocera can indeed.

#39 Post by **Kyocera** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:37 am

Toine, that really is beautiful, i had a visual image from the start and that is what i expected, the orange does not overwelm the whole machine, very nice!

#40 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:40 am

Orange you glad you didn't coat it lime green?

Perhaps now you can get an audience with the Queen!

BTW, how did you restore the IBM ThinkPad logo? It looks like it was always there.

Toine · #41 Post by **Toine** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:42 am

Hahaha, well the queen is too busy I guess.

The IBm logo is al really thick sticker, that I got with the new lid.

#42 Post by **Kyocera** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:40 am

tfflivemb2:

And I guess Kyocera can now get a good night of sleep.

Har de har har har.

Toine, you are officially a rebel in thinkpadland

Website · #43 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:46 am

And I guess I am now in trouble! My posts will slowly begin to disappear, as.....will..................I..................

Toine · #44 Post by **Toine** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:49 am

hahahaha, rebel.

I just customised my T40, nothing more nothing less.......

???

christopher_wolf · #45 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:57 pm

I really like that; not to far off from what I imagined it would look like.

RS_003 · #46 Post by **RS_003** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:08 am

So next... my Lime green X31 ?

Toine · #47 Post by **Toine** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:50 am

Hahaha, well if you want it. email or PM me about it.

#48 Post by **Kyocera** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:09 am

Toine:

I just customised my T40, nothing more nothing less.......

Ha!, a radical departure such as this from the norm of thinkpad aesthetics is a far and wide reaching statement, it says to those of us who fear change and avoid confrontation that we too can "pimp my thinkpad!" You are a trail blazer.

Toine · #49 Post by **Toine** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:45 am

Kyocera wrote:Toine:
I just customised my T40, nothing more nothing less.......
Ha!, a radical departure such as this from the norm of thinkpad aesthetics is a far and wide reaching statement, it says to those of us who fear change and avoid confrontation that we too can "pimp my thinkpad!" You are a trail blazer.

amagad, where do you get this!

(I like it, so don't worry:P)

JHEM · #50 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:26 am

RS_003 wrote:So next... my Lime green X31 ?

Talk about being stuck in the 60's!!!!

Lime green, harvest gold and avocado, the colors that send chills down the spine of anyone active in residential real estate.

Back in the day when I was still living in EU my Lotus Elan was a proper BRG. My girlfriend's Lotus Europa on the other hand was LIME GREEN! God, that car was an offense to the eye.

Regards,

James

RS_003 · #51 Post by **RS_003** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:33 am

JHEM wrote:
RS_003 wrote:So next... my Lime green X31 ?
Talk about being stuck in the 60's!!!!

Lime green, harvest gold and avocado, the colors that send chills down the spine of anyone active in residential real estate.

Back in the day when I was still living in EU my Lotus Elan was a proper BRG. My girlfriend's Lotus Europa on the other hand was LIME GREEN! God, that car was an offense to the eye.

Regards,

James

How about candy apple red then?

Btw, good choice of cars

Tough the Lotus europa has a strange booth

JHEM · #52 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:07 pm

RS_003 wrote:How about candy apple red then?

That works! My Camaro was candy apple red.

RS_003 wrote:Btw, good choice of cars
Tough the Lotus europa has a strange booth

If you mean the passenger compartment, it was certainly confined.

I'm two meters tall and, at that time, weighed ~100 kilos. One day the girlfriend's Europa won't start due to an empty battery as she left for her very early AM shift at the hospital, so, as she didn't want to wake me, she left me note explaining the problem and took my MY car keys and drove off in my Elan.

You would have died laughing watching me attempting to get into the Europa! I had to sit on the ground, stick my legs in and then scootch my butt into the car.

Driving it over to the hospital to reclaim my car was a joy as my knees stuck up on either side of the steering wheel and every time I tried to shift gears my Frye boot clad foot would hit the brake as well as the clutch.

No longer have the car or the girlfriend, but I still have those Frye boots!

Regards,

James

RS_003 · #53 Post by **RS_003** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:16 pm

Well, at the end you did got a great story to tell, so not al was lost

But about colouring my ThinkPad... maybe... I am trying to sell my X31 at the moment, so I can buy an X60s, but if that doesn't workout I might just do it

(Thinking about, candy apple red, and navy blue or something like that

)

#54 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:01 pm

You Dutch are a colorful lot!

JHEM · #55 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:05 pm

GomJabbar wrote:You Dutch are a colorful lot!

Especially after a few hours in one of their "Tea" houses in Amsterdam!

"Look at all the pretty colors......."

Regards,

James

Toine · #56 Post by **Toine** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:26 pm

JHEM wrote:
GomJabbar wrote:You Dutch are a colorful lot!
Especially after a few hours in one of their "Tea" houses in Amsterdam!

"Look at all the pretty colors......."

Regards,

James

Hey, I don't do that.

Maybe becase it's legal here some do, but the majority does not.

And indeed, all the people that have seen my laptop in person love it, so i guess you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.

newt43 · #57 Post by **newt43** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:01 am

That is one great looking Thinkpad. Thanks for sharing it!

#58 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:13 am

Toine wrote:And indeed, all the people that have seen my laptop in person love it, so i guess you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.

You've been daring and innovative to take on this project. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us. It's been a fun ride.

I think your ThinkPad looks pretty neat!

Toine · #59 Post by **Toine** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:43 am

GomJabbar wrote:
Toine wrote:And indeed, all the people that have seen my laptop in person love it, so i guess you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.
You've been daring and innovative to take on this project. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us. It's been a fun ride.

I think your ThinkPad looks pretty neat!

Thanks, no problem. I'm happy with the thinkpad forums, they are great to buy things, to ask things and of course to let people see how a orange IBM thinkpad will look like

JHEM · #60 Post by **JHEM** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:13 pm

Toine wrote:And indeed, all the people that have seen my laptop in person love it, so i guess you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.

Even I appreciate it Toine.

It may not be to everyone's liking, but I commend you for sticking to your guns and seeing the project through to completion.

Certainly not something for someone who wants to keep a low profile!

As long as you're happy with it, what else really matters?

No one appreciated Van Gogh at first either!

Regards,

James

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