slaveofconvention
07-22-2012, 09:13 PM
I have now completed my Antec 900 Revamp to my satisfaction even though I managed to completely screw up the PSU modifications with the end result of one dead brand new OCZ Modular PSU so it's time for me to do something with the Thermaltake Mozart TX case I picked up a few months back....
Without further ado, I announce Project: SAMCRO....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/banner.png
I'm a huge fan of the FX TV series, Sons of Anarchy and as season 5 is going to kick off in about 6 weeks and I'd really like to get this done in time for the first episode due to air on September 11th 2012 - this is the first project I've ever taken on with any kind of deadline and to be honest, I already kinda expect to miss it but.... here goes....
First, the case....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/001.jpg
The case is going to get 4 new tinted windows, and a full paintjob. I've got a half-litre of a Harley Davidson colour called Starlight as the main colour - it's a nice sparkly black and will make up the majority of the outer panels - tje back, base and inside will be going matt black - I have that paint to hand too....
I also bought an airbrushing template from ebay so I can paint the SOA reaper on the top of the case and this came in a total of five layers....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/002.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/003.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/004.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/005.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/006.jpg
I've never done any airbrushing before so this will be a first for me... I also plan to airbrush the initials SAMCRO down the front panel to the left of the black mesh area - for that I bought a roll of frisk file and I'm going to have a mate cut me a stencil for that part in the font used in the show, specifically Carnavalee Freakshow (it may not be a perfect match fontwise but it's damned close). All of this will be done in white to stand out from the black everywhere else. I'm thinking about some other little accent pieces - guns, bikes, harley logo etc but I don't want to overdo it so I'm not 100% sure on that yet. Finally the Sons Of Anarchy text needs to go somewhere - at the moment I'm thinking either on top beside the reaper, or at the bottom of the front panel under the mesh - again, I'll mock it up and make a decision before I start chucking paint around....
I do have a couple more ideas but we'll have to see how time goes etc but I'm really looking forward to this mod, especially as I now have a permanent place where I can paint without having to ask mates for time in thier garages or fight with the weather in the garden...
There's one more item I need to find the money to buy, and thats an official SOA belt buckle....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/buckle.png
I think this'll look almost perfect in the middle of the mesh area near the bottom - if I get it, I'll try to position it so there's a roughly even amount of black between the edges of the buckle and the curve at the bottom of the mesh....
Hardware on the inside - this is probably going to end up as my own main PC so it'll be getting the hardware in the Antec 900, namely an Asrock Extreme3 motherboard, 16GB of RAM, 8 core FX-8120 CPU and a couple of TBC video cards. The Mozart TX can also hold an ITX system in addition to a full ATX one so I may well also put my Atom based minecraft server into the case - if I have the patience to get it all out of the Antec Mini Skeleton it currently resides in (that was a major PITA to build - not sure I want to tear it to bits just yet).
Full disassembly of the Mozart TX prior to paint coming soon.....
Without further ado, I announce Project: SAMCRO....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/banner.png
I'm a huge fan of the FX TV series, Sons of Anarchy and as season 5 is going to kick off in about 6 weeks and I'd really like to get this done in time for the first episode due to air on September 11th 2012 - this is the first project I've ever taken on with any kind of deadline and to be honest, I already kinda expect to miss it but.... here goes....
First, the case....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/001.jpg
The case is going to get 4 new tinted windows, and a full paintjob. I've got a half-litre of a Harley Davidson colour called Starlight as the main colour - it's a nice sparkly black and will make up the majority of the outer panels - tje back, base and inside will be going matt black - I have that paint to hand too....
I also bought an airbrushing template from ebay so I can paint the SOA reaper on the top of the case and this came in a total of five layers....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/002.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/003.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/004.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/005.jpg|http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/006.jpg
I've never done any airbrushing before so this will be a first for me... I also plan to airbrush the initials SAMCRO down the front panel to the left of the black mesh area - for that I bought a roll of frisk file and I'm going to have a mate cut me a stencil for that part in the font used in the show, specifically Carnavalee Freakshow (it may not be a perfect match fontwise but it's damned close). All of this will be done in white to stand out from the black everywhere else. I'm thinking about some other little accent pieces - guns, bikes, harley logo etc but I don't want to overdo it so I'm not 100% sure on that yet. Finally the Sons Of Anarchy text needs to go somewhere - at the moment I'm thinking either on top beside the reaper, or at the bottom of the front panel under the mesh - again, I'll mock it up and make a decision before I start chucking paint around....
I do have a couple more ideas but we'll have to see how time goes etc but I'm really looking forward to this mod, especially as I now have a permanent place where I can paint without having to ask mates for time in thier garages or fight with the weather in the garden...
There's one more item I need to find the money to buy, and thats an official SOA belt buckle....
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/slaveofconvention/projects/SAMCRO/buckle.png
I think this'll look almost perfect in the middle of the mesh area near the bottom - if I get it, I'll try to position it so there's a roughly even amount of black between the edges of the buckle and the curve at the bottom of the mesh....
Hardware on the inside - this is probably going to end up as my own main PC so it'll be getting the hardware in the Antec 900, namely an Asrock Extreme3 motherboard, 16GB of RAM, 8 core FX-8120 CPU and a couple of TBC video cards. The Mozart TX can also hold an ITX system in addition to a full ATX one so I may well also put my Atom based minecraft server into the case - if I have the patience to get it all out of the Antec Mini Skeleton it currently resides in (that was a major PITA to build - not sure I want to tear it to bits just yet).
Full disassembly of the Mozart TX prior to paint coming soon.....