Black Zodiac

[Mec]

Hi all! It's my third case project, a Thirteen ghost movie-theme.

Some pics from the movie:
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/kezdetek2_1.jpg
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/kezdetek2_2.jpg
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/kezdetek2_3.jpg
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/kezdetek2_4.jpg

The maytec profile system:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1190_aluprofilok_3.JPG

I made some M8/M4 connetor, to fix the profiles:
(the original connectors are too expensive..)
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1190_aluprofilok_4.JPG

http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1236_bz_con_060503_2.JPG

http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1236_bz_con_060503_3.JPG

[Mec]

Some psu-modding, yeee :-)

http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1294_0.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1294_3.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1294_5.JPG

[Mec]

Engraving the plexi panels:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1332_grav01_1.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1332_grav01_2.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1385_gravir_2sz_2.JPG

[Mec]

In the bottom panel, with two Aerocool Lightning storm:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1449_befuvo_2_2.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1346_befuvo_2.jpg
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1449_befuvo_2_5.JPG

and the Sunbeam case-feet installed:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1456_talpak_1.JPG

dust filter:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1548_also_szuro1_3.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1558_talpfelfogat1_5.JPG

[Mec]

Led light, for the engraving:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1470_elvilag2_2.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1470_elvilag2_5.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1477_elvilagitas3_2.JPG

[Mec]

Custom back panel, for the VGA and the motherboard connectors:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1583_blog060825_4.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1590_hatpanel_kesz_5.JPG

[Mec]

Testing the uv-reactive panels:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1425_2569_mec005.jpg
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1425_2569_mec009.jpg

[dgrmkrp]

cool mod! nice engravings!
when i saw the movie, i wasn't into modding... now, come to think of it, it is a very good theme! hope you'll keep up the detailed work :)

[tybrenis]

Wow, great job on the case so far, those are some highly detailed engravings.

Keep up the good work, I look forward to seeing more! I think this will be a very cool mod.

[EPYK]

great mod dude... i like the whole psu cable wrap party you got there... the engravings are amazing i agree.. you got nerves... i woulda messed up and gave up.... ill check in on this mod from here on...

[Silenced_Coyote]

Your dremel work is awesome!

How did you do the LED holders (the metal thing)? And did you screw it into the plexi?

[Mec]

It's a printed circuit board
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1140_elvilag_02_3.JPG

I fixed with a glue pistol, this glue filled the holes:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1495_ledkitolt_1.JPG

[Mec]

more engraving, the side panel, with latin words from the Bible :-)
(Relevation of John, 13.??)
Engraved with Dremel 0.8 and 1.6mm

http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/grav_c1.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/grav_c2.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/grav_c3.JPG

[Mec]

I created the masks, with aluminium and wood-style sticker (?)
It will hide the leds, I hope :-)
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/5.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/4.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/2.JPG

The smallest panel is ready :-)
A white plexi will plug in the alu slot, and the uv-reactive plexi is paralell behind this.

http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/1.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/3.JPG

[DaveW]

Great Work so far! Can't wait to see where you're going with this.

-Dave

[Mec]

great mod dude... i like the whole psu cable wrap party you got there... the engravings are amazing i agree.. you got nerves... i woulda messed up and gave up.... ill check in on this mod from here on...

It was a modding-klub in Hungary. Hungarian modders make a little klub, every month and mod together :-)
http://www.radikalmod.hu/index.php?p=5&x=ne&y=558
http://www.radikalmod.hu/index.php?p=5&x=ne&y=2097

I must finish this case until next weekend, because I signed in a hungarian modding exhibition:
modtechhall.radikalmod.hu (http://modtechhall.radikalmod.hu/)

[Mec]

thamks for all, I will post new pics tomorrow.

[Mec]

front panel USB-connector:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1625_frontpanel_usb_3.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1625_frontpanel_usb_4.JPG

[MitaPi]

Well freaking done! The work of professionals is always fun to watch throughout a worklog. You say this is your 3rd case project? What else have you done? Looking at this worklog I am suddenly very curious to see your other works. ...as well as the finishing of this one of course ^_^.

Good Luck, Good Work and Goodbye!
MitaPi

[Mec]

My previous casecon was the Silent Case (http://www.creativemods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3624), I posted it at creativemods, but this mod is more difficult, I think.

Some news, I finished the front panel:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1628_elolap_kesz1.JPG
http://www.radikalmod.hu/upload/blog/108/1628_elolap_kesz2.JPG

[simon275]

Wow nice etching work.

13 ghost scares me so much.

Nice PSU modding. I see that you have removed unessacary cables as well.

I can't believed you did that with a dremel wow! :eek:

More and more quality mods are coming out of your patch of the world.

[Mec]

thanks. It's not a Dremel, it's a Ferm combitool. Same tool, but cheaper :-)

Etchings are inside of the case, I engraved the mirror-text :-)

[Mec]

Yesterday I bought a double Revoltec-UV CCFL.
Light test, with and without UV:
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/test_uv.JPG
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/link/blackzodiac/test_led.JPG

[chedabob]

you should u/v paint the writing, rather than etch. then it has that extra mystery, that when the light is off, its invisible, but when its on, it appears.

[Brunhold]

Awesome work!

[Aero]

wow, thats truely amazing engraving work:eek: . Props man. I'll be watchin this one closly

[Mec]

Thanks all. The UV-paint is a good idea, but this engraving looks better, I think. I will try to make good photos this weekend.
Now, I finished the case. Next week I will post new photos, because the modding-competition will start tomorrow (oh, no, today :-D )
I hope, I win something :-D

[Mec]

Last weekend was the hungarian modding competition, the ModTechHall.
There were a lot of cool mods and cons. I won a BeQuiet DarkPower 600W PSU, from the FlashPoint Kft.
Some photos from my case:
http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/black_zodiac_097.jpg

http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/black_zodiac_098.jpg

http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/black_zodiac_099.jpg

http://mecsystem.uw.hu/images/modding/blackzodiac/black_zodiac_100.jpg

[GT40_GearHead]

congratulations dude

last time i checked this you where makng the frame

damn it looks great

hungarian, we are neighbours, kinda... i'm from romania :))
finaly some one close :))

[Vertigo]

Grats on the prize man, well earned.

[isunktheship]

verryy nice!!! i still need to see that, but my guesses are that you have hit the nail right on the head.

Awesome log, it was tidy, and full of pics!

[Mec]

Thanks :-)
Here are more pictures: My sponsor's gallery (http://www.computermode.hu/forum/index.php?act=module&module=gallery&cmd=si&img=2163)

And there are the other cases from the competition:
http://www.computermode.hu/forum/index.php?automodule=gallery&cmd=sc&cat=11&sort_key=date&order_key=DESC&prune_key=*&st=8

And the winner's list with pictures:
http://www.radikalmod.hu/index.php?p=5&x=ne&y=2750