Ual 737

[Boddaker]

Hey guys, thought I'd post some pics of my 737 case here, now that it's finally done (well, aside from a minor repair). My worklog is much to extensive to repost here, so if you want more details, feel free to check out all 26 pages at gruntville.com. Enjoy!

http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Final1.JPG
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Assembly3.jpg
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Jet-7cu.jpg
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Mousedock.jpg
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Final2.JPG
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Final3.JPG
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Final4.JPG
http://www.bods-mods.com/UAL737/Final5.JPG

Its history in a nut-shell:
This case was made for my dad, who is a retired United Airlines mechanic with 35 years of service. He primarily worked on the Boeing 737s, hence the case design. I fabricated it totally from plexiglass. The Jet-7 is the only thing not hand-made. I even built a special vacuum-forming table for the sole purpose of forming the outer shell. The slimline slot-loading DVD/CD drive is hidden in the wing as well as the kb/m receiver, and the rear horizontal stabilizer serves as the mouse's docking station and charger.
Anyone know who the pilot is?
:)

[Boddaker]

Well, here are some closer-up shots of the shell's damage. The worst part is just above the I/O panel area. I had taped all the smaller fragments together and stuck it on the buck for the pic.
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/UAL737/Repair1.JPG http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/UAL737/Repair2.JPG http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/UAL737/Repair3.JPG http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/UAL737/Repair4.JPG

I think I have a game-plan, now that I can see it all in front of me:
~ Cut out all the round windows prior to gluing.
~ With both pieces on the buck, start taping it together.
~ Once taped, remove it from the buck, turn it over and start gluing it from the inside.
~ I think I might look into a fiberglass repair kit, and use that on the underside along the cracks to add strength.
:arrow: For the top, I will sand down the paint, apply some bondo to even out any areas that aren't level, and sand smooth.
~ Repaint the shell.
~ Add a new, clear strip of plexi behind the window area.

I'll keep you all updated as to the outcome. Hmmm, maybe I should start a worklog on this!

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[Boddaker]

I didn't see a "contests" section here, so I thought I would add this on to my own thread. I am one of the 6 finalists in Extremetech's case mod contest. A winner was chosen every week for the last 6 weeks and got a very cool case and power supply from Cooler Master. Now we are in the running for a Core 2 Extreme gaming system worth about $2000!

Here all 6 of the finalists together, in order:
(pics link to their description & more pics on Extremetech)

WEEK 1 WINNER: Batman Begins
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/BatmanBegins_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1983959,00.asp)

WEEK 2 WINNER: UAL-737
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/UAL737_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1985709,00.asp)

WEEK 3 WINNER: Patriot Plexiglass
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/PatriotPlexi_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1988938,00.asp)

WEEK 4 WINNER: Han Solo Carbonite
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/Carbonite_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1992104,00.asp)

WEEK 5 WINNER: Unidyne Mic
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/Unidyne_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1995556,00.asp)

WEEK 6 WINNER: Skeleton
http://www.personalweb.sunset.net/~bcarter/Case/Skeleton_case.jpg (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1998886,00.asp)

Grand prize winner will be announced this Friday, August 11th. Good luck to all!

[Boddaker]

Thought I'd post an update on the ol' 737. After a few more months of working at it on and off, I finally got the shell repaired. It looks better than it did before! Once I got it fixed, I had my Dad ship the rest of the case back to me so I could put it back together. Timing was good, because it just so happened the GeforceLAN event was coming up. I took it down there to mark its triumphant return, and ended up winning 1st place in the case mod contest in the Best Original Case category! w00t!!
Here's a shot of it on display at the LAN:
http://www.bods-mods.com/GeforceLAN/737display.JPG

I will be sending it back to my Dad, but not before building a special reinforced and well-padded crate to ship it in.

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