Boondock saints mod

[Dirty Moogler]

ok here goes.....
i plan to build a boondock saints themed case ....
trying to keep it relatively simple as this im my first whole case mod ....
i have coolermaster centurion 5 which was a present :) ...
which i plan to use ..it has a premodded window ....
http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205

i plan to put a uv acrylic green cross on the window ....based on the rosaries in the movie....
and to have the words "aequitas" and "veritas" vertically on either side of the window
one more cross on the front panel ...mayb hook it up to the hdd leds so that its flashes with actvity ...

havent really decided for the other side panel ....
i want to incorporate the prayer from the movie somewhere ....but not sure how to do it ...
i was thinking mayb to have it as a border going along the edges of the panel ... or having it painted in the centre ...

anyone hav ideas for the top pannel ? ..
i was thinkin of incorporating an irish flag or erin go bragh flag ...
sorry for not having an pics of ideas ...but having issues with my internet ...
dont seem to b able to upload anything :mad: ....

[Dirty Moogler]

ok heres an update ....
i got the basic layout planned for the windowed side panel ....
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/sidepanelwwindow.jpg
want to use uv reactive green acrlic for the cross ..give it a bit more kick

here my idea for the front panel ...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/frontpanelcopy.jpg
not certain where to put the cross ....so i showed to possibilities ...

also want to put boondock saints somewhere on the case ....any ideas ?

i had the idea to have " The Saints" on the other siden panel ....the t being the cross again ....

yeah if u have noticed i have an obsession with the cross ..think it was such an outstanding image in the movie ...the rosaries the brothers wear....

thinking of gettin a custom fan grill of it done for the top panel if i decide on adding a fan there ..
or on the bottom corner of the window ....help cool my sli cards.....would this juz look too crowded ??

any opinions are welcome

yeah my desk is kinda a mess :p...
and i juz realised theres 3 ash tray nxt to my com ...wow ...:p

i juz realised that some of you may not have seen the movie or remember the prayer so i thought i would post it

"And Shepherds we shall be
For thee, my Lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand
Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands.
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls shall it ever be.
In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."

Sounds pretty sweet eh ?? 8)

[CanaBalistic]

I absolutly love that movie!!! one of the best films i've ever seen.

On the front panel i would stealth the dvd drive and have the cross as tall as the 4 drive bays.

Maybe a cool idea for the prayer would be to paint it in ancient text

[Rankenphile]

http://www.af-kunstbasar.de/af-kunstbasar/mehrteilige/120x120cm/boondock%20saints2.jpg

If you're artistic, take that and break it down to a more simple back-and-white only image and etch it into a clear acryllicwindow, backed with black acryllic. Put white LEDs into the sides of the acryllic window so that when it lit up, it would show the faces super-bright and clear but the rest of the clear woudl remain transparent. Like below:

http://rankenphile.com/images/saints.gif

Only the white areas would be etched, leaving you an awesome effect when it lit up, but otherwise rather normal if not.

[Dirty Moogler]

the idea for the etching is awesome ...8)
dont think i would do it for the main window ...juz makes things a bit cluttered ...and cant see my dfi mobo :D hehee
right do it on the other side panel ....
only prob is im having trouble getting hold of a dremel this side of the world ...
once i do ...that etch is deff a must ...*two thumbs up*

[archmaille]

I like option A more for the placement of the cross, but if you ever plan on adding a second CD drive you're screwed. So I'd probably go with the second option.

Anyways, awesome idea! What a great movie to make a mod for!

[TheNemesis350]

for the cross over the drives, you could section the cross off by just cutting the number of slits in it as the number of drives. then you could add more, and each section could open freely

[nil8]

I would do the cross on the front bays, have the picture or prayer etched into the window and the two words like you have them.

Do some research into what that saying really means and it makes the movie better.

[xmastree]

i juz realised that some of you may not have seen the movie or remember the prayerAnd some of us have absolutely no idea what or who boondock saints is/are. I thought they were some sports team, like Boston Redsocks or something.

Can't help with the ideas, but I just have to say: Yay, you have a frontx too!
Those things rock, don't they? what you got in it?

[Dirty Moogler]

sorry about that xmastree...
boondock saints is a cult movie from america ...that really neva spread
over to asia (we generally only get major hollywood flicks) ...
but i spent some time in canada and discovered this great movie ....
u check out the synopsis here
http://imdb.com/title/tt0144117/

great scene of williem dafoe crossdressing as a hooker :D
try and get your hands on it if u can it would b worth it if u like action/vigilante movies....

my frontx has erm the diagnostic leds sata port spdif out and firewire ...
wanna get a svideo hookup ...since my tv isnt always plugged in ;)

[nil8]

It's one of the best gun porn films ever.

Actually, it's a Canadian movie. Never released in America.

Drops the f-bomb more than any other movie I've ever seen.

[Dirty Moogler]

didnt kno it was canadian ....
esp since the writer/director is from Hartford, Connecticut, USA
oh well doesnt change how great a movie it is ....

if u havent seen it i urge u to beg borrow or steal this movie .....
well u kno theres other ways but i wont mention them :p
hehehe

Catch u on the flipside :p

[TheNemesis350]

if u havent seen it i urge u to beg borrow or steal this movie .....

you could go through the ductwork with your brother and drop in upside down spinning with silenced pistols, killing everyone in the movie store, and simply walk out of the store...

[nil8]

Our just build a pc case. Without murder. And cursing. Ok, a little cursing.

[Rankenphile]

Actually, that's not a bad idea for this case. You could stealth the power supply inside a "broken air duct", with a tangle of rope (your shrouded wires) hanging out of them.

[Dirty Moogler]

Rankenphile: i was wondering how u did the silhouette thingy ....
cause i like the idea but want the pic to incorporate the duke...
the scene fromt he courtroom ...with all t3 of them hold guns to the bosses head (cant spell his name :p )

Ok ...now heres a slight update ...gonna "the saints" on the front x panel in green ....

anyideas how i should stealth my dvd burner ...cause the slots r all mesh ...

[Rankenphile]

Rankenphile: i was wondering how u did the silhouette thingy ....
cause i like the idea but want the pic to incorporate the duke...
the scene fromt he courtroom ...with all t3 of them hold guns to the bosses head (cant spell his name :p )

Ok ...now heres a slight update ...gonna "the saints" on the front x panel in green ....

anyideas how i should stealth my dvd burner ...cause the slots r all mesh ...

Find me a good picture of it and I'll make you a good silouette. High contast lighting really, really helps.

[Dirty Moogler]

ok heres an update ...
half way done with the painting on the side panel ....camera is out of batteries so i cant up load em yet ...
*should of bought a damn card reader* oh well ...
ill get those up soon ....
decided to stealth my dvd drive and move it into the middle bay ....
did so cause i saw this
http://www.vlsys.co.kr/Korean/produc...t/blast_01.jpg
its soo ... remote start ...auto fan control ... great for wen im lazy and wanna random episodes of family guy or simpsons ....

anywayz back to the mod i want to mount the cross on the dvd try ...is this a gd idea ? ...
plus i need to figure out how i can add leds to the cross so that it will light up with hdd activity
i really hav no clue about wiring ...so any help with this would b appreciated ...

Rankenphile = i dont kno whether this image is good for a silhouette ..but is the best one i cna find
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/3saints.jpg
do the best u can thanx dude

catch you on teh flip side :p

[xmastree]

plus i need to figure out how i can add leds to the cross so that it will light up with hdd activity
i really hav no clue about wiring ...so any help with this would b appreciated ...That's easy. Just wire the LED to the hard disk activity header on the motherboard. If you need more than one LED it becomes more tricky, you'll need something to switch the LEDs. It's still fairly simple though. Let us know if it's more than one LED.

[Rankenphile]

ok heres an update ...
half way done with the painting on the side panel ....camera is out of batteries so i cant up load em yet ...
*should of bought a damn card reader* oh well ...
ill get those up soon ....
decided to stealth my dvd drive and move it into the middle bay ....
did so cause i saw this
http://www.vlsys.co.kr/Korean/produc...t/blast_01.jpg
its soo ... remote start ...auto fan control ... great for wen im lazy and wanna random episodes of family guy or simpsons ....

anywayz back to the mod i want to mount the cross on the dvd try ...is this a gd idea ? ...
plus i need to figure out how i can add leds to the cross so that it will light up with hdd activity
i really hav no clue about wiring ...so any help with this would b appreciated ...

Rankenphile = i dont kno whether this image is good for a silhouette ..but is the best one i cna find
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/3saints.jpg
do the best u can thanx dude

catch you on teh flip side :p


Ouch... not a great source picture. I'll see what I can do, though. Good thing I got my Wacom tablet back from work. Give me a little while.

How serious are you about this mod? This is something that will take me a few hours of work to do, and no offense but I'd rather not waste the time if this isn't a project you're pretty serious about. If you're only just sort of thinking about this as an idea and not as a serious project, please say so.

[xmastree]

Quick & Dirty...

http://www.lotechdesigns.com/host/thumbs/50803saints_a.jpg (http://www.lotechdesigns.com/host/images/50803saints_a.jpg)

[Rankenphile]

Okay, I have a preliminary image for you... it still needs some clean-up, the guy on the right needs some detialing on his sleeve, and the dude on the left is still rough and kind of looks... Quasimodo-ish, but it's a good start and a quick half-hour sketch, and should make a decent guide. I can provide a larger version, if you want. If I get more time, I'll try to do a bit more clean-up, too, if you want.

http://rankenphile.com/images/saints01.jpg

[Rankenphile]

http://rankenphile.com/images/saints02.jpg

cleaned up a bit. anything white would be etched, anything black would be left clear. mount quarter-inch clear plexi over black acryllic, illuminate from the sides, and voila. The thin lines would be just barely scratched into the surface with a VERY thin dremel point.

[Rankenphile]

k, cleaned a bit more and thickened the lines. The thin lines are just about impossible to etch properly, and will bleed light, so I thickened and improved some of the larger white areas. The center face is still too bright, and seems to overpower the image, but for the most part it's almost completed.

Your thoughts?

http://rankenphile.com/images/saints03.jpg

[nil8]

Damn ranken. That's really well done.

[Rankenphile]

lol, thanks. Wacom tablets rock.

[Dirty Moogler]

looks great dude ...:eek:
lovin ur skills ...:D :D
juz wondering if u could blow it up a bit :P as my computer is down right now
curse'ed messenger live beta messed up my windows somehow or another...
files juz started corrupting wen i got the lastest update ...

the size i plan for the window is 11" by 11" ...is that too big for the design ..
or should i have a smaller window .....??
thanks for the help peeps ;)

[Rankenphile]

I could certainly make it 11"x11". It won't be ultra-crisp, but it will basically be serving as a guide for your etching anyway, so it doesn't need to be.

I'm still noticing a lot of things that need to be cleaned up, that will make it a lot easier to etch. I'll try to play with it tonight, if I get time. I'm having fun working ona drawing project like this - realistic, drawn in negative, from a source pic. It's a nice chance to practice a new style and get a bit more comfortable with the tablet. I'll try to include some separate layers for you to work with, too, to make the work a little easier. How comfortable do you think you'll be doing the etch?

[Dirty Moogler]

:Poriginally iwas gonna etch it by hand ....
but i found a place nearby which does laser etching pretty cheap ...
though i may experiment by hand first and c how it turns out ...
got a pretty steady hand after the last 10 yrs of painting games workshop models (warhammer 40k, and warhammer) ...
juz want to say again great job ...
i wouldnt hav been able to do this without ur help;)

edit: by hand i mean with a dremel :P

[Rankenphile]

you'll probably want to do some of the thinner lines with an exacto blade, but the dremel should be perfect for most of the other areas. I'll try to get the final version done by the end of this weekend, depending on time.

[Dirty Moogler]

ok had some issues come up and well had to spend a but load of cash on changing my mobo psu and processor .....
anyhow im gettin back on the mod ...and was wondering if anyone has any new ideas

@rankenphile ....i was juz wondering bro if u had a finished version of the pic u were doing for me last time .... thanks for the help bro

ill get some new pics designs up in the nxt day or 2 ....
the original pics r on the first page ;)
only diff is im adding 2 fans to the window for cooling purpose ...
the sli cards r resulting in a huge amount of heat build up ...
im also thinkin of putting a blowhole in the top of the case ...

anyone have any ideas for fan grills ...??

thanks

[MitaPi]

If done right... This is going to be a SWEET mod! That has to be one of the greatest movies of all time. As for your fan grills... well you can do the cross, or you can have two guns cross eachother. Thats just two idea's you can do. I would have the window taken to a professional and have them laser etch it since I dont really have an idea of your skill and it looks like it would be not only hard to do.. but required to be well done since it is a great movie. Are you sure you are up to this? There is alot of fans of that movie and if it turns out not so great looking... it might upset a few people. Not trying to rain on your skills or anything... I am just saying because I dont know what kind of skills you got. In any case... give it some real good thought before you start to attempt this. If you dont think your up to this kind of challenge then feel free to pass it off to someone else. We wont get mad or anything. It happens all the time actualy. Keep in mind again that I am not saying that you are not capable of doing this project, I am just saying that you are going to want to do it right or you are going to have some online assasins :D. You could keep it simple too if you dont have the skills to do some of the harder stuff. Like etching in that kind of detail. Well I hope I said something useful for yah! lol

Happy Modding and Good Luck,
MitaPi

Oh btw, what kind of experience do you have? Is this your first? In that case I would keep it simple or pass it along to someone else who can better do justice for the movie. I unfortunatly had to do that with my idea for The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. :(

[Dirty Moogler]

thanks for the comment MitaPi ...
i cant say im a great modder but i have done paint work
adding windows and blowholes ....
i am getting the window etching lasercut cause well i kno i will bugger it up :P
i plan to get the grills machine cut from a guy i kno as well ...
main thing is sorting out the overall design ....
im in the process of doin up some new sketches so u all can get an idea of my plans ....
wanna do some custom wire jobs for fans....not to sure about for the lighting as last time i did only half the bulb would light =S
basically want to use audio connections for the power ....saw it done somewhere ...looks nice and neat ;) any advice on this any1 ....
the main complications i see with the case is the electrical ...
since thats my main weakness ......
ive been a minature model painter for yrs (warhammer 40k and other games workshop models) and done a bit of stenciling and other artsy things over the yrs ...so i dont find that outside my boudaries....
any advice and ideas would b greatly appreciated ...

thanks DM

[Dirty Moogler]

i got some ideas done in sketchup ...
liek to hear some opinions from u guys ...
and an idea for fan grills ...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/case.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/case1.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/case2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/case3.jpg

i plan to put the prayer from the movie around the cross ....
and any ideas for teh front panel ??

[meticoeus]

You could etch, not sure if that is the right term, the cross into the front bezel. Possibly so that the horizontal bar coresponds with the DVD rom stealth.

[Dirty Moogler]

I like the idea but dont think i can ...cause the front panel is mesh ..
im using a coolermaster centurion 5 case if it give u a better idea ....

[Dirty Moogler]

heres the design i plan to do for the fan grills ..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Preacher16/fangrilldesign.gif

comments will b great ;)

[Monster-Addict23]

did u ever finish this??

[nevermind1534]

did u ever finish this??

Seeing as he hasn't posted in here since 2006, I think it would be safe to assume that the answer is no.

[Monster-Addict23]

lol true.. but i wanted to see it.. it would look sick! =]

[knowledgegranted]

OMG!

when I saw this title I could only think wow this is gonna be sick! I haven't even read any of the posts but just the title got me into it.

Great Idea indeed!

[nevermind1534]

OMG!

when I saw this title I could only think wow this is gonna be sick! I haven't even read any of the posts but just the title got me into it.

Great Idea indeed!

Look at the date of the posts (other than the last few), though.

[knowledgegranted]

Look at the date of the posts (other than the last few), though.

Aw...I guess its an idea to take then now