Mjolnir is born....

[BerticusPryme]

Well here is the current status of my new rig. This could not have happened if it were not for my wife loving me so much to let me do it. So first of the name of the case is old norse and the actual name for the hammer carried by Thor. Translated over it means "mealer" for the amount of damage done in battle. It seemed suiting as also it means a lot to me as it carries on a little family heritage. I am putting this under work in progress as there are some pieces left to polish and some pieces left to make. This is the progress thus far. So far I have made the cable cover to hide all the wires, successfully hidden the wires, and got the parts painted a very odd shade(thanks to my friend Rusty who works in a auto body shop) There will be more left to do on this case but I wanted to start sharing with you now....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1378.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1391.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1392.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1396.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1397.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM1375.jpg
See even my youngest Lilli love daddies new computer.

[TheGreatSatan]

What are you going to do that fits the Mjolnir theme?

[BerticusPryme]

Well the start is the color scheme. next I am adding some runes to a few spots and then I am still deciding what etching I want to try and do for the other side on a window. Is till have quite a bit to go but I wanted to go ahead and get it up becasue some guys were getting antsy about pictures.

[Luke122]

*raises hand*

Guilty.

Looking good, congrats on the killer score, I'm coming for you now. :D

[Luke122]

XP = 14.7k, no overclock. Here I come!

[poisonreap]

Looks good can't wait to see more.

[scar~face]

(First Pic) Transformers Mr Potateo head FTW!

[BerticusPryme]

yeah i got two of them one is for my desk at work and the other is for my youngest I am holding in the last picture. She is going to grow up to be daddies little modder. When i was building the comp in the floor she was sitting beside me with a plastic hammer and screwdriver. she wanted to help so bad so I gave here an old laptop i had that is far beyond broken and she was content beating it with the hammer and typeing on it

[noopypoop]

Well now it all makes sense...... the Halo armor is called MJOLNIR armor. They must of made the refrence of the Master Chief being strong to Mjolnir meaning the strong hammer of Thor /geekrefrence

[DZ469]

Give the man a prize!!! [hands clapping] I joke though, but you are exactly right about that being what it is named after.

Quote from http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Mjolnir:
"It was designed by Dr. Catherine Halsey a civilian scientist in the employment of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence section three. The armor has undergone several incarnations during the many years of its development. The armor line is named for the mythical weapon Mjölnir, the hammer of the Æsir, weapon of Thor, the Norse god of lightning, thunder, wind, and rain. The origin for the word "Mjölnir" is unknown, though etymological speculation has provided theories for its literal translation. The Icelandic verbs mölva (to crush) and mala (to grind) have been suggested as possible translations. Another theory suggests that Mjolnir might be related to the Russian word молния (molniya) and the Welsh word mellt (both words being translated as "lightning"). This second theory parallels with the idea that Thor, being a god of thunder, therefore might have used lightning as his weapon.

Dr. Halsey's decision to name what most would consider a defensive item after an offensive weapon tells much about her design philosophy for the project."

So there you go noopypoop. Just a little Halo trivia for you
Oh and sorry for the thread jack, Berticus :redface:
Nice mod by the way. Hope it turns out awesome.

[BerticusPryme]

np it happens sometimes. we all get jack a thread everynow and then. I have ordered some plexi for the one side. Still trying to decide what i want to etch in the side and if i want to do both sides or just one. got started on some of the trim pieces but no major progress as the wife,both kids, and myself have been sick. they have the stomach virus going around and I have a massive sinus infection AND the stomach virus...so much for working on it. Some updates should folow on this or some updates of my all in one server coming up ina new mod......Till next time guys.

[DZ469]

Oh snap man that really sucks. I hate being sick. Hope you get over it really quick. We all know how unpleasant viruses can be. :(

[BerticusPryme]

Well guys finally a update and some good new. I worke don a computer for a guy and get alot of data back for him(virus infection and reload). Well as saying thank you and for a from of payment he tells me if I can get the parts ready he will get my case powdercoated gloss black and 115%gloss on it for FREE!!! I didnt have time to get shots of all the pieces before they went out but I od have a shot of what the gloss is going to look like and what the case looks like now. now remember this little thing on the desk is a stacker 830. well scrath that pics as soon as I cna my interwebnet company is being an ass again. pics up soon

[Liquid_Scope_99]

looking really good powdercoat is always sweet

[BerticusPryme]

w00t the interwebnets got it's crap straight. Here are the pics of the color it will be and waht the poor thing looks like now.
the new color
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/mirror_black.jpg
teh poor case
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2103.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2102.jpg
yes I know it needs cleaned working on that now
and last but not least the beginning of the mods. I had some extra fan holders for the front but they just looked to busy. So I took 2 of the old ones and modified the ever so slightly.now going witht he norse them they kinda resemble the odin cross
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2095.jpg
the right side is the original and the left is the new and improved. I am going to be adding mesh to them today sometime and then and getting started painting the remaining pile of peices. more updates soon.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

going to look sweet

[PartyLikeARockstar]

subscribed. looks like this should be nice nice nice. post more pics!

[BerticusPryme]

I am working on it. I posted the mandatory feet in the mod picture shot and here soon just for Cymae there will be kitties, or rather one cat. I have a few pics of him supervisor while i am sanding some peices. should have some more updates later today. Maybe my powder coated peices will come in.

[BerticusPryme]

Well The powder coating is taking longer than expected. I did not know but he had to order the powder. SO it did not get here till tuesday so it will prolly be this weekend before my parts come in. I got tomorrow to pick up the arylic for some of the windows. I have a small update for some of the peices. I got the front filled and sanded down most of the way. stupid front ports looked tacky to me so here are the pics of that and my modding buddy outside. Yes his name is outside.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2113.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2114.jpg
I turned on teh dremel and apparantly scared she bejeesus out of him.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2109.jpg
and outsides favorite supervising spot
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2112.jpg

[Liquid_Scope_99]

nice work lol see you got cats too or a cat ? cant wait to se that powedercoat

[Mach]

Very interested to see how the powder coating turns out. Keep it up!

[BerticusPryme]

well guys even with a screwed up knee (slight dislocation yesterday)I have managed to tough it out and get some peices primed early this morning and some of the gunmetal layed down today. Also I figured out something. I can screw up bondo. DOnt know what I did or how I did it but I f'ed up bondo. But my mad elite modding skills I learned hwo to unbondo. Yes you heard me and i have proof.
Everything primed
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2121.jpg
Everything painted
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2127.jpg
Close up of the color i chose.It's called storm grey by duplicolor.Picked it up at the local Autozone
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2129.jpg
and last but not least my sad attempt at bondo and the picture after that shows my mad unbondoing skill
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2122.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2130.jpg
Let me know what ya think thus far. Maybe some more updates later tonight after the clear coat

[Mach]

Fell out or wasn't dry? I do like the color. Should really look good next to the powder coat.

[BerticusPryme]

oh no it was hard as a rock in there. It cracked on the outside edge so I took a hammer and a screwdriver to it. put the screwdriver int he port holes and went to town witha hammer and it worked. hehehe

[nevermind1534]

It looks good.


well guys even with a screwed up knee (slight dislocation yesterday)

That's supposed to hurt a lot, although you're still good enough to mod, I see.

[PartyLikeARockstar]

well guys even with a screwed up knee (slight dislocation yesterday)I have managed to tough it out and get some peices primed early this morning and some of the gunmetal layed down today. Also I figured out something. I can screw up bondo. DOnt know what I did or how I did it but I f'ed up bondo. But my mad elite modding skills I learned hwo to unbondo. Yes you heard me and i have proof.
Everything primed
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2121.jpg
Everything painted
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2127.jpg
Close up of the color i chose.It's called storm grey by duplicolor.Picked it up at the local Autozone
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2129.jpg
and last but not least my sad attempt at bondo and the picture after that shows my mad unbondoing skill
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2122.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2130.jpg
Let me know what ya think thus far. Maybe some more updates later tonight after the clear coat


:bowdown: nice un-bondo job! you'd be like....Defyant's arch rival!

[BerticusPryme]

Well guys not much of an update I got the paint finished and it is doing the last bit of drying now. Going to clear it sometime tomorrow morning and hopefully get started on the plexi work if the parts come in. But here are the pics of the parts now dried.
flash
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2134.jpg
no flash
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2136.jpg
Will hopefulyl have more updates tomorrow

[PartyLikeARockstar]

that is great great color! nice!

[p0Pe]

yeah! nice paint job:D will be a neat coulor for that case

[BerticusPryme]

Well the paint is dried and the clear is finishing the curing process. Here is all the peices cleared and about 70% dry. There is a few outisde pics and some inside pics. Sorry camera sucks cuz the pics do not do it justice. They really dont.
Everything is done
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2139.jpg
Outside gloss check
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2143.jpg
Inside gloss check
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2145.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2140.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2146.jpg
and it makes me happy to say none of these were taken with a flash.

[Cymae]

+Rep

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/Cymae/madeawesomewithkitties.jpg

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Hey man that is looking awesome see you been working hard too great job +rep

[BerticusPryme]

Hopefully should be an update soon guys. I got most of the painted peices back on and redid all teh cable routing and wireing. Should have shot sof that up tomorrow sometime.

[The_Crippler]

oh no it was hard as a rock in there. It cracked on the outside edge so I took a hammer and a screwdriver to it. put the screwdriver int he port holes and went to town witha hammer and it worked. hehehe

I noticed that you painted that part without the Bondo, so maybe you tossed that idea, but here's my 2¢.

Something to bear in mind with regular Bondo is that it does not like to be very thick. When you start getting up to the quarter inch mark and beyond, it cracks very easily, because it has no flexibility. If you're looking to build up a piece, use Bondo with "hair." Hair is threads of fiberglass mixed in to give strength and flexibility (Not to pimp my on pages but, see my MythTV worklog below for pictures of it.) You can use this to fill in large sections, and then cover over it with regular Bondo to get a smooth finish.


Looking great so far!

[DonT-FeaR]

cymae - lol

nice work dude i like your idea... paint looks sweet

[BerticusPryme]

Well it took forever but I have made a big jump in the process of getting done. The case was being powder coated and it got delayed due to the fact of bad powder. But it got done then the acrylic work took time. To make it all worse a sinus infection and it being the week of halloween(w00t!!) it finally got done. I learned some important things though.
1.Sleep is vital when your sick.
2.Heat guns are the coolest thing ever.
3.Heat guns will melt all sorts of things you never thought they would melt.
4.The cat still hates the dremel.
But here is a big update with almost completed pictures. All that is left now is the detail work.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2300.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2301.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2302.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2308.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2311.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2312.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2316.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/kaoticshockwave/HPIM2315.jpg

[DonT-FeaR]

looks great... can you tidy up anymore of those cables?

looks awsome tho

[Karbon Killa]

I have one question... How do the fans get airflow when you have acrylic covering up their vents??? I would think some drilling of some small holes on the acrylic should be in order. But that's just my opinion. Still looks great though. :)

[BerticusPryme]

The power supply I have has a mass of connectors so that is tidied up. they did look worse. I am about to order some shorter sata cables and cut the cables and shorten the power leads to clean it up more. As for air it comes in from the bottom of the front door and there is a slight vent around the acrylic peice in the front and as for the top it blows out the back through a vent in to top of the back. all in al it made the case temp go up 1 degree and and then the cpu temp actually went down one.

[Acey]

I wanna see Berticus take a hammer and hammer the case into a hammer

[DonT-FeaR]

wtf acey....
be nice

oh ok thats good looks cool

[BerticusPryme]

He is being nice. I see what he is saying. I have actualyl thought about building a custom case in the shape of the great hammer Mjolnir. I think It would be neat but I am not that skilled yet in fabbing up things. Give it time though.

[DonT-FeaR]

oh ok lol

i didnt get it oviously... lol sorry ace

[Karbon Killa]

Oh, I see I see. Now that I understand how it works, it makes me like it loads more. :)

[Luke122]

Looks great buddy! :D

[PartyLikeARockstar]

have to agree. kicks ass there,bert.