here's my heavily modded turbo rat in its, um....'distressed' finish.
the stock turbo rat was modded by our very own silent fly to improve the bass response, and then i played wth it a bit more, first replacing the stock LEDs with Si diodes ([i]very[/i] heavy distortion) and now with a mosfet transistor (gate and drain connected together) and and an LED.
the finish is courtesy of black hammerite spray paint, a blowtorch and some old exhaust tape i had lying around.
how does it sound ? still pretty darn heavy, but a lot more in the way of useful sounds before it gets to full-on meltdown. i spent some time with various clipping components until i found the best two i had, and i'm glad i took the time to do so.