68kMLA DigiFlage Hack . . .

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

. . . maybe . . . so far it's just a quirky collage of found objects displaying relatively natural effects, but it made me think . . .

. . . about using frisket/resist patterns and a sunlamp with and without Retro-Brite to enhance the the platinum -> mustard patterns so as to cover the entire face of the Quadra 950 with the NIB Optical Bezel and the yellow side panel only. Think of it as an enhancement of the two tone side panel/front panel and pre-existing StickerFlage.

The pattern would be in large patches, reminiscent of the massively enlarged halftone patterns in 60's Pop Art with a Post-Apocalyptic Cubist flair. The Cubist motif is already present in the offset asymmetrical box design. Dunno, it'd be a bit of an homage to the movie Hackers and more subtle than real DigiFlage. It's also an oblique reference/homage to the Terminator Trilogy.

Sounds like waayyyyy too much work, but it might be interesting.

What's the verdict, straight Retro-Bright, leave it as is . . . or go for it? :?:

 

[CelGen]

Wouldn't the pattern fade as the unexposed plastic ages?

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

I figure that any parts with approximately the same blend of plastics will tend to yellow evenly when exposed over the long term to sunlight or fluorescent lighting. I doubt the pattern would even out, it would probably just darken with more aging. I guess I could use a carbon arc lamp to really speed up the process of yellowing! [}] ]'>

What's most interesting to me is the way the thinner, harder more brittle over time composition of the bezels and doors of these old beasts differs so greatly from the thicker parts made of what seems to be a softer composition plastic formulation resists the yellowing an brittleness producing processes so much better than the thinner parts. Maybe the carbon arc lamp isn't such a great idea! [] ]'>

This is only a casual observation, maybe the thicker parts just don't break, that, or the plasticizers leech out of the thicker parts more slowly over time. However there is certainly something going on between the aging processes of the bezels and doors vs. the exoskeleton/monocoque chassis of the Quadra 950.

Do any of the later outrigger boxen exhibit similar differences? :?: