Tell the Truth

[DaveW]

Let's face it. We all have a first, awful mod that we don't want people to see. Let's all just get them out there and it can be over and done with.

My first mod recently came back to haunt me. We can all admit to our sins without laughing at each other here, and help each other come to terms with the travesties we created once.

I'll go first.



http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/davew/Stage_1/P1030452.JPG


My name is Dave...and i'm a case modder. [group hug]

-Dave

[Razors Edge]

Yo dat pink is gangsta

My Name is Matt and My work doesnt come close to modding.

(pictures going to be up when I go home)

[Airbozo]

HI DAVE!

cotton candy mod?

Unfortunately my first mod was burnt in a fire. It was a professional "lawyers desk" that was supposed to be a stealth computer mod (the desk was the case and also housed the crt under glass, no visible cables, etc...), but I let the router get away from me and there was a 3 ' long 1/2 inch deep gouge across the top of an otherwise be-u-t-full wooden desk. I tried to fix it, but only made it worse. The freind I was doing this for was not impressed because he loved that desk. I paid someone to come in and fix the nasty gouge. Several years later the place burned down and the desk was destroyed...

My first case mod was at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach. We took one of the original IBM PC's (8088 w/8087) and had to put together a data aqusition board to monitor stress sensors for one of the planes. Since there were only motorola based starter boards on the market at the time we had to create our own pc board based on this proc and it would not fit in the case. Being a government contractor, we could not just leave the case off (osha safety issues), so I took a pair of tin snips to the case, hammered it back in shape and covered the nasty bits with a couple of layers of duct tape. I always got a smile on my face everytime I saw that system and often wonder what happened to it...

[b4i7]

depends on how you describe "first"

my first was a premod i bought from a friend...all i did after that is add some neons and such


but my first time actually cutting a case would be the halo themed case i never finished :(

[nil8]

Mine is the case I'm using in my ducting project. It has the worst paint job I have put on anything. I had tin snips and a hacksaw to cut the front hole, I've recently cleaned it up. BTW, a hacksaw blade cutting plastic sucks.

Here's a link:

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3350

[Malatory]

Hi My name id dave and I can say I never did a Pink Mod ..

My 1st mod was painting a case dark blue with a deep purple buttons. Beige CD drive and floopy drive.

I dont have that machine anymore as it was a p133 and was given away (chipped paint n all)

1st window mod was a failure as well because I rushed the paint job. and it spidered / gooped up so I stopped never finished it.

[Cevinzol]

Wow Dave, Love the pink mod.
Reminds me of a Carebear for some reason

[simon275]

My first mod.

Mounting a set of blue cold cathodes in a case with no side window so blue light came out the fan grills. It was cool at the time.

Heh nice case dave. heh pink!

[The Black Pumpkin]

You know what's wierd? I have almost that same case, Dave! Although mine doesn't have the frilly base on it.

It also happens to be the one I'm doing my first mod on! :D

[DaveW]

I think i'm getting more feedback for this case than anything else i've ever done. lol.


You know what's wierd? I have almost that same case, Dave! Although mine doesn't have the frilly base on it.


I picked it up for £5 from the local store-it was interesting because it's a tiny case that takes a full ATX motherboard, by turning the PSU on it's side and sitting it above where the CPU cooler should be. It would cause problems, but as you can see...this thing's pretty fat.

-Dave

[The Black Pumpkin]

I think i'm getting more feedback for this case than anything else i've ever done. lol.

I picked it up for £5 from the local store-it was interesting because it's a tiny case that takes a full ATX motherboard, by turning the PSU on it's side and sitting it above where the CPU cooler should be. It would cause problems, but as you can see...this thing's pretty fat.

-Dave

Heh, I got mine from the dumpster at work. :D It came with a dead ECS mobo that had a dead embedded Duron.

I was thinking about taking the power supply and mounting it below the board where the four full atx slots are (I've got a micro in there right now), in order to put some back exhaust fans in. But that would hamper any full upgrade later. Or I could put the exhausts above the cpu heatsink area to the right of the psu...I still have to think some...

[EPYK]

ok here is my first mod ever......by the way im joe, and im a recovering modder
http://www.geocities.com/josuave83/111282072709_3300.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/josuave83/111282117509_3300.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/josuave83/111282191621_3300.jpg

i gave it to my cuz.. he need a puter and i had a few laying 'round so i gave him the cool one...

i dont like working on it cuz the outer cover is one piece and was always a pain after i painted it

[Johnman6996]

Hi, my name is Johnman and I am a modder...



My first mod I made because of my favorite series of books. The Gunslinger series by Stephen King. I wanted an authentic rusted case. I sanded the case down and applied salt water to speed the rusting. I then clear coated over the rust as to stop the rust from spreading... it didn't work, it started to spread like avian flu at a chicken ranch. I also cut the MOST jagged hole in the front to mount a fan. The mod now sits in my garage, sanded down and primered, waiting for the day I fix it... which with work, school, kids, and life... may never happen.

[Airbozo]

Hi, my name is Johnman and I am a modder...



My first mod I made because of my favorite series of books. The Gunslinger series by Stephen King. I wanted an authentic rusted case. I sanded the case down and applied salt water to speed the rusting. I then clear coated over the rust as to stop the rust from spreading... it didn't work, it started to spread like avian flu at a chicken ranch. I also cut the MOST jagged hole in the front to mount a fan. The mod now sits in my garage, sanded down and primered, waiting for the day I fix it... which with work, school, kids, and life... may never happen.


Love that book series, wish he would continue it.

DAMN those responsibilities! (work, school, and kids should never happen at the same time. 2 of 3 ok, but THAT is a lot of work!)

[GT40_GearHead]

work, school, kids, and life

wooooow now that is bad, i mean work and school is one thing but kids.... damn!

[simon275]

I wanted an authentic rusted case. I sanded the case down and applied salt water to speed the rusting. I then clear coated over the rust as to stop the rust from spreading... it didn't work, it started to spread like avian flu at a chicken ranch.

Ahaha one of those things it sounded like a good idea at the time but it practice. Next time paint the rust effect rather than using real rust. I reckon this is up there but Dave's pink love case still takes the cake.

Yeah life that's the big one.