Batman : Arkham City CES 2012 Build

[aidanscomputers]

Happy Holidays,

My oringinal Idea for the case mod, was to re mod this NZXT Vulcan micro-atz case all i was going to do was Batman etching on the window for my 7 year old son, Just a little weekend project, the ultimate goal was to make a nice little Lan case ,but when i started getting a few more ideas came to mind .

I very thankful for Biostar, Intel and NZXT . With out there support these are just visions on paper. I showed my friend at Boistar the progress of teh case and he ask to showcase it in Vegas for CES.



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I started working on the side panel first to replace it with plexi.

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making the window opening bigger with a dremal tool

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all is left is to is a few places to File.

Next up to see how it look on the case

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removing the rivots and the disassemblyhas begun

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6 differnt grades of sand paper for the finish

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[aidanscomputers]

Ok brought out the heavy duty paint stripper!!!! Yea thats a airplane on the can, alwasy use proper Ventilation and a mask or you will feel like your flying !!!

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You know its done its job when it starts to peal off

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60 Grit !!!
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And when the sanding is done

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repainted the top fan cover to a metallic silver

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[TheMainMan]

Whoo! Another aidanscomputers mod! Can't wait to see how this turns out!

[aidanscomputers]

Decided to change the front panel a bit and add a little Batman touch to it.

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Fan Cut out
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I will be re-using the orginal mesh from the side panel for the front
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I had some left over anodized aluminium from my other super secret project

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With a scroll Saw and a file you can do amaizing things

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all thats is left is have the Rez cut out and add power button and a little polishing
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Alot more too do
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Thank you again for checking the project out.

[aidanscomputers]

Whoo! Another aidanscomputers mod! Can't wait to see how this turns out!

Thank you

[LooseNeutral]

http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz35/Looseneutral/angry-mob-143.gifMore Picts! ... what's inside?... More picts!... More... :D ... Sub'd

[aidanscomputers]

Its all starting to come together down the Final stretch before CES. Primer and paint

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More Primer

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Decided to cut the top out for a place to fill the watercooling

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More Sanding to get the annodized marks removed

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Side panel was next , 50 grit,100, 150, 400, 1000, 1500 and 2000 for a finish

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Interior of teh Side Panal Black with metal flakes

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Small teaser

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Thanks for looking

[LooseNeutral]

Looking real nice there... last shot certainly was a teaser. I see you took some picts on xmas day ... don't tell me you were sanding on xmas ? :p

[aidanscomputers]

Happy New year !!!! Back to Modding

Finishing painting the frame

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Started assembly Case feet on first

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Adding the rad

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Thanks Db for the idea of adding some lights behind the bat should also cast a shadow

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My intial thought was glue or double sided tape to attched to teh front panel. but it for my son, I better screw it in. :)
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another teaser

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[aidanscomputers]

Small update before the final photos and off to CES

A big thank to NZXT for Sending me the HALE90 850W Power supply to Showcase in the MOD.

The black and white theme ps went perfectly with the mod

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Also another Big Thank you to Biostar supporting the mod as well, By sending the Extreme Edition TH67XE Micro ATX MB

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Adding The Blood Red Danger Den waterblock

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Black and red going together well

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Finished the water cooling loop

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A little Batman

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Teaser ( its time to Signal Batman)
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Thanks again. come back tommorrow for the Finished Photos.

[aidanscomputers]

Final Pictures are up!!!!! Thanks again for following the MOD. And a Big Thank you to Intel, Biostar and NZXT If you going to CES and stopping by The NZXT Suite you can check it out.

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[aidanscomputers]

2012 CES Biostar Suite pics then its of to The NZXT Suite for the remainder of the Show

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Thanks for looking !!!

[AmEv]

CES: One of the things I'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE to go to.

Realistically? AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. EVER. E-V-A-R.

Good looking case, though!

[aidanscomputers]

CES is huge, A pax east is also a good place to go and see some gaming tech

[AmEv]

Again, WAY out of budget :(



Sucks being where I live in Idaho. Everything major is happening where I'm not.:down:

[d_stilgar]

Again, WAY out of budget :(



Sucks being where I live in Idaho. Everything major is happening where I'm not.:down:

Yeah, totally sucks. Moscow, is the same way. Although, about an hour and a half away is Spokane, and some good concerts go through there . . . sometimes. Still, mostly nothing awesome happening. As much as it was way too hot, Las Vegas would have been more fun if I had stayed longer to go to all the good trade shows and conventions, and southern California was only five hours away.

Still, I'll be out of school soon.