VB.Net custom slider control

[bigolslabomeat]

Hi there, I'm really looking for something like the CBitmapSlider (http://www.codeproject.com/staticctrl/CBitmapSlider.asp), which is perfect, but in VB. I'm only a poor student so can't afford to buy anything and am too new to vb.net to try coding my own controls (tho some good tutorials may also be a help..) Cheers in advance