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Pictures From The Trenches Live - Anatomy of a Whiteout DNA

Pictures From The Trenches Live - Anatomy of a Whiteout DNA

Posted Nov 3, 2015, 6:09 PM UTC

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blitz206OPFounder•

And we're back! Another live update for your viewing pleasure. I have tons of content from today's assembly of the Whiteout DNA, with a step-by-step walkthrough.

Before the lynch mob brings the rope out, I would like to make a few things clear:

  • Some parts may be scuffed up. Your parts will not be.
  • Some screws may be silver. Yours will be black (and will be here tomorrow!).
  • Some screws may be philips. All screws will be hex. (again, here tomorrow)
  • The plates are shiny. Yours will be matte.
  • Our LiPo battery will have a Cloudmaker Sticker on it.
  • There's an unsoldered ground wire, not seen in here, that we use.

Alright, with the above disclaimer added... let's rock and roll.

UPDATE: internet VPN went down, so there may be a delay. Keep your eyes peeled.

UPDATE 2: Bare with us... the great firewall isn't playing nice today. A preview of what's to come.


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dfmckay•

Could we get measurements on the lipo battery holder?

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Scotvaper•

+1 on the measurements on the Lipo battery holder please. Thank you

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mstave•

What if I want scuffed parts? I thought we were gonna get pre-scuffed parts?

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RobinOfRedditStaff•

I'll personally drag your Whiteout behind my car on the way to the post office to mail it to you ;)

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mstave•

There is no need to be sarcastic. I'm sympathetic to the process, but if you make this kind of radical change and require your customers to scuff their own parts, we deserve more notice than some off handed comment.

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DannyThrash89Whiteout SX•

Any one interested can send their units to me for artisinal scuffing.

$50.00 USD per unit.

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InertiaCreeping•

Have they shipped yet?

^^^heh

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valkilorWhiteout DNA•

🎶Wah Wah Wah Wahhhhh🎶

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keithrsWhiteout DNA•

Checked the reddit at the perfect time! I hope my F5 key can handle all the new content.

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valkilorWhiteout DNA•

Have you ground your F5 key into dust yet? 😉

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blitz206OPFounder•

Save your fingers for the vaping!

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RandomThings200•

What happen here? Vpn is still down?

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runebinder•

Looks like it.

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CloudmakerTechCMT Staff•

Working on it... Welcome to our near-daily nightmare! T_T

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runebinder•

Hopefully Jeremy has better luck with his connection today, otherwise it'll need to be carrier pigeon and microfilm time!

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blitz206OPFounder•

I'm queuing up the photos as we speak. A little bit of foreshadowing for your pleasure, u/runebinder et al :)

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CMaas73•

It's looking pretty nice. The battery and 510 leads look really clean like that. Is there any way we can get the dimensions of the LiPo?
And I really do like that the most unused panels besides battery access will be secured by screws. Can you imagine Richard Mallard dropping it in a review "oops, son of a bitch" and panels everywhere. But....will it come with a little blue screwdriver? On the home stretch and getting excited. And now that I'm understanding this reddit thing more, and how only top thumbs up/votes get seen, this won't be seen by the CM team but if I got testy about my place in line at times, I take it all back and apologize. Hell, even if I have to wait three or so more days because I got it from Smog, I don't care. Cheers

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blitz206OPFounder•

We. See. Everything.

:)

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ScrotumOfGod•

But can you see why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

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KitilaWhiteout DNA•

Glad it's a rainy day and didn't have to work looks I got here in time

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runebinder•

Cool :)

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Coach_S•

The suspense is killing me.

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blitz206OPFounder•

Waiting on imgur... don't worry :)

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DannyThrash89Whiteout SX•

C'mon China! Get your act together, i want to see this shit!

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Wolf453•

Question I noticed the screw holes are countersunk. Are the hex screws too? Especially the top panel since the 510 hole is so close. Or does it not matter?

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CloudmakerTechCMT Staff•

Yes, the hex-head black screws included with the final that's to keep them from catching on anything & make the panel surfaces smoother & visually sleeker. The 510 won't interfere with the screw hole & screw path at all in any position.

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Wolf453•

Thanks sounds great. Look forward to getting it!

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