Comments on: How To Make An Ita-PC http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/ Anime, manga and games, observed from Japan Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-459193 Anonymous Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:51:24 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-459193 wat is the meaning of ita in ita-PC?? wat is the meaning of ita in ita-PC??

]]> By: KeIlogs http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-344411 KeIlogs Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:37:53 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-344411 That's what I'm doing. That's what I'm doing.

]]> By: Mercurius http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-38355 Mercurius Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:58:27 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-38355 I used some kind of transparent film for overhead projectors. The film itself is sticky and you can put it into a laser color printer. I went to a digital copy&professional print shop where they can print on such things up to DIN A2 size. I gave them my prepared pictures, they did the printing for me. Go to a print shop (a copy shop normally don't have biiig laser color printers) and ask them for service. I used some kind of transparent film for overhead projectors. The film itself is sticky and you can put it into a laser color printer.

I went to a digital copy&professional print shop where they can print on such things up to DIN A2 size. I gave them my prepared pictures, they did the printing for me.

Go to a print shop (a copy shop normally don't have biiig laser color printers) and ask them for service.

]]> By: G4tsu http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-36764 G4tsu Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:48:37 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-36764 What did you use to make it? Sorry I don't understand german Y__Y What did you use to make it?
Sorry I don't understand german Y__Y

]]> By: G4tsu http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-36762 G4tsu Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-36762 Does someone have some explanation in english on what to use to do that? pleaaaase! Does someone have some explanation in english on what to use to do that? pleaaaase!

]]> By: metatron http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-35593 metatron Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:08:10 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-35593 This is interesting. I hope someone would translate the instructions =3 This is interesting.

I hope someone would translate the instructions =3

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-35253 Anonymous Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-35253 Hah! I can see you're language settings, good to know I'm not the only person from there visiting this site ;) Mmmh if I ever bored I bet etching a C.C. into a piece of plexiglass + green leds would look good.. Hah! I can see you're language settings, good to know I'm not the only person from there visiting this site ;)

Mmmh if I ever bored I bet etching a C.C. into a piece of plexiglass + green leds would look good..

]]> By: Smithy http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-35135 Smithy Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:44:59 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-35135 That's a nicely done homebrew mod. Certainly a lot cheaper than the custom cover I had made for my Psile: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8491/ariapc04bwz1.png http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3562/ariapc05bca2.png That's a nicely done homebrew mod. Certainly a lot cheaper than the custom cover I had made for my Psile:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8491/ariapc04bwz1.png
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3562/ariapc05bca2.png

]]> By: firaku http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-35007 firaku Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:54:30 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-35007 Your .Hack/ ita-pc is just awesome, nice work! Your .Hack/ ita-pc is just awesome, nice work!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34996 Anonymous Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:35:42 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34996 It was meant for Japanese audience, and he did state liquid cement. I'm assuming those that are used for modelling too. It was meant for Japanese audience, and he did state liquid cement. I'm assuming those that are used for modelling too.

]]> By: firaku http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34984 firaku Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:15:26 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34984 Lol, I'd love to do this to my pc but everyone would get pissed cos it's not just mine. Lol, I'd love to do this to my pc but everyone would get pissed cos it's not just mine.

]]> By: Mercurius http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34974 Mercurius Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:00:10 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34974 It is water with a bit of handwash soap for dishes and spoons and stuff (sorry my english is not very good). You mix on such a spray bottle, just a few drops. This process step is also used to fix Car vinyls to cars. Or window tint vinyls to car windows. It is water with a bit of handwash soap for dishes and spoons and stuff (sorry my english is not very good). You mix on such a spray bottle, just a few drops. This process step is also used to fix Car vinyls to cars. Or window tint vinyls to car windows.

]]> By: Mercurius http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34971 Mercurius Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:57:37 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34971 You may start of simpler like I did in 2003: http://animenetworkx.com/pc/pc.htm Printed with a ColorLaser printer you don't need the 3M Stuff, since it is already waterproof. But I think the Laserprinter overhead projector vinyl I used is not flexible enough for the keyboard mod we saw in the other article. So you can't doing that this way. You may start of simpler like I did in 2003:
http://animenetworkx.com/pc/pc.htm

Printed with a ColorLaser printer you don't need the 3M Stuff, since it is already waterproof.

But I think the Laserprinter overhead projector vinyl I used is not flexible enough for the keyboard mod we saw in the other article. So you can't doing that this way.

]]> By: Mercurius http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34966 Mercurius Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:52:18 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34966 Yes he is using a vinyl like stuff or overhead projector stuff which you can print yourself with your inkjet printer. Therefore he has to cover everything additionally with that 3M stuff, which you also can use to protect your mobilephone display. And the water is mixed with a bit of soap (the one you use when you do hand washing spoons and dishes ... sorry my english is pretty weak). This is a common process step to position vinyls... even on cars it is done the same. A alternative is to print your stuff with inkjet, you can use special vinyls which also work for laser printers (attention there are ones only for inkjet and ones only for laser). Then they are waterresistant withour that 3M stuff. Yes he is using a vinyl like stuff or overhead projector stuff which you can print yourself with your inkjet printer. Therefore he has to cover everything additionally with that 3M stuff, which you also can use to protect your mobilephone display.

And the water is mixed with a bit of soap (the one you use when you do hand washing spoons and dishes ... sorry my english is pretty weak). This is a common process step to position vinyls... even on cars it is done the same.

A alternative is to print your stuff with inkjet, you can use special vinyls which also work for laser printers (attention there are ones only for inkjet and ones only for laser). Then they are waterresistant withour that 3M stuff.

]]> By: Mercurius http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34963 Mercurius Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34963 Already did something like that in 2003 http://animenetworkx.com/pc/pc.htm A bit simple though and costs are 15 EURO ~20 USD? And a few bucks for 80km of gas for driving around for the stuff ;) Already did something like that in 2003
http://animenetworkx.com/pc/pc.htm

A bit simple though and costs are 15 EURO ~20 USD?
And a few bucks for 80km of gas for driving around for the stuff ;)

]]> By: sleepy http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34901 sleepy Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:38:58 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34901 my guess is he's using vinyl. Probably has self adhesive backing. That's probably water he's spraying in order to slow the adhesive process; that way he could put everything in the right place before it sets. my guess is he's using vinyl.
Probably has self adhesive backing.
That's probably water he's spraying in order to slow the adhesive process; that way he could put everything in the right place before it sets.

]]> By: Krunk http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34888 Krunk Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:06:48 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34888 Awesome explanation! Thanks! :) Awesome explanation! Thanks! :)

]]> By: MaimeDaifuku http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34884 MaimeDaifuku Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:04:00 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34884 Artefact, we need an english instruction menu since a lot of us cant read kanji. I would love to do this!!! Artefact, we need an english instruction menu since a lot of us cant read kanji. I would love to do this!!!

]]> By: Quen http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34879 Quen Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:53:10 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34879 It's a Japanese pun of sorts. Itasha (イタ車) is short for "Italian-car". However, the Japanese for pain is itai (痛い). The hiragana "i" is the part of the word that becomes conjugated (declined?) depending on the use of the word, the base "ita" part can mean "pain" by itself. Itasha（痛車) means "pain-car", but also is pronounced the same as "itasha" for Italian car. Since most otaku-decorated cars tend to use sports car as their models, and the results look to normal folk to be grotesque (or even painful), the word is a fun pun. Basically, ita-whatever means something that's been decorated with pictures of anime, manga or game artwork. It's a Japanese pun of sorts.

Itasha (イタ車) is short for "Italian-car".

However, the Japanese for pain is itai (痛い).

The hiragana "i" is the part of the word that becomes conjugated (declined?) depending on the use of the word, the base "ita" part can mean "pain" by itself.

Itasha（痛車) means "pain-car", but also is pronounced the same as "itasha" for Italian car.
Since most otaku-decorated cars tend to use sports car as their models, and the results look to normal folk to be grotesque (or even painful), the word is a fun pun.

Basically, ita-whatever means something that's been decorated with pictures of anime, manga or game artwork.

]]> By: Krunk http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34863 Krunk Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:04:02 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34863 Newb question: What does prefixing something with <strong>ita-</strong> mean? I've seen it all across this site. Newb question:

What does prefixing something with ita- mean? I've seen it all across this site.

]]> By: eksuterru-kun http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34858 eksuterru-kun Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:57:59 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34858 nice. gonna do it when i get a new pc. my old pc hasn't been used for ages but i could use it for practice. nice. gonna do it when i get a new pc. my old pc hasn't been used for ages but i could use it for practice.

]]> By: Jin Stevens http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34840 Jin Stevens Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:02:03 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34840 That's pretty clever. So you need 3M film, a good printer and some patience to get the images exactly right. The video makes it look a lot easier than it probably is to do. I can already see myself messing up on getting images centered or cutting them off. That's pretty clever. So you need 3M film, a good printer and some patience to get the images exactly right. The video makes it look a lot easier than it probably is to do. I can already see myself messing up on getting images centered or cutting them off.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34837 Tommy Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:52:45 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34837 What kind of plastic that he use after the printed page? What kind of plastic that he use after the printed page?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/11/how-to-make-an-ita-pc/#comment-34833 Anonymous Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:33:53 +0000 http://www.sankakucomplex.com/?p=5459#comment-34833 Judging from the last Anon's idea, it most pro'lly is water. Judging from the last Anon's idea, it most pro'lly is water.

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