Project: Future Lan

well... ive decided to start a new project while i work up some parts for a complete redesign of Catalyst Green

this project is called Future Lan

its base case will be a super lan boy

the hardware listing:
Manufacturer: Hybrid Designs
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, 2.0GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Hard Drive: 122 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Monitor: SyncMaster 910N/912N/913N/915N
Sound Card: SB X-Fi Audio [8000]
Keyboard: Logitech G-15
Mouse: Logitech MX-518
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

hardware list is from my upload on xfire

i cant think anymore on the introduction at this point so lets get started with the log shall we?

this case mod started off with a basic idea...just something random i whipped up in sketchup

some of you may recognize it from the chat,asking you your thoughts on it

for this...i got myself a new toy

but i no longer have it due to lack of money this week :/

outline cuts all done and holes drilled

cuts all finished...time to file

and this trim piece is complete, all but drilling the mounting holes

this will be about where it will be mounted

ive also started working on the fan grills for this case

thats where im at now, your thoughts?

the designs look interesting and very futuristic, and i think the outcomes is going to be neat:D

what coulor is that plexi, and what about making a plate just like it just a tad bigger to put underneath:D... that would look sweet but ill just se what you come up with:)

hehe...youre gettin a step ahead of me now...

its clear plex....and instead of a sheet below...im gonna have a polished alu sheet on top...just a bit smaller

looks great can't wait to see more!

I also like the style of those cuts, after seeing your water blocks I'm looking forward to watching this one.

thanks guys,

last night i had some crazy ideas come to me for the inside of this case....im hoping that it is a unique idea...cuz i havent seen somethin like it before myself ;)

That looks fantastic, great start.

Here is a header for your worklog, I tried to incorporate all of the elements you mentioned. The brushed metal didn't come in too strong, but I tried to make the "wings" look like brushed metal overlaid with blue plexi, meh, close enough for pro-bono.

This is an excellent b4i7. Looks like you've already got the hang of the scroll saw. I think I just found what I'm saving up for :D.

@ jon: thx looks great i need to get me some more skill in PS

@mal: its pretty easy to get the hang of....i just need to get better at focusing my eyes when cutting XD

Let me know if you want any changes. I think I'm going to touch up a couple of things I forgot, and the circuit board is a bit hard to make out behind the glass. But you won't need to swap them out, I'll upload it to the same url so it will just replace the old one.

I updated it a little to make the circuit board more apparent.

thx jon...looks good

ive come up with a few ne ideas for the exterior of the case.... gonna get a sketchup done of it tonight hopefully

bit of a small design update..

ive worked up what im gonna use for the front panel cover

what do you guys think?

Looks great, will suit the top piece perfectly.

thx boy 4rm oz,

im bout to go work on a piece for this case... and depending on how well that goes and how long it takes, i may start on that front panel piece tonight

Awesome, can't wait for pics.

bit of a small design update

i went ahead and made a photoshop of my etch i plan on using on this mod

i plan on placing this along the front of the bay area near the floppy and storage bay area...

got it printed off...

and now comes some work..

i know photoshop has the ability to flip images and such....but i like to do things the oldschool way :P

one word down...

and done..

i plan on cutting the acrylic for this piece on tuesday morning... thats all i have for you guys now...what do you think?

Logo looks great buddy, should look fantastic when it's all cut out.

thx boy 4rm oz...

UPDATE TIME

well...ive got good news and bad news...

the bad news... ive been working for compUSA for about 2 years...and as im sure most of you know....its closin down... this past saturday i was part of the staff cuts :/

good news is... before i was gone...i got myself a going away present

this will be my next project after future lan

onto the update!

i decided to go back to working on the top window... got my outlines for cuts all drawn out and started cutting

and all finished...just needs a bit more file work...and my acrylic panel for the window

and with the trim piece in place...

ive also started a small side project...cleaning up the garage... it hasnt really been touched since we moved into our new house..here is a before shot of what im working on...

im a lil over halfway through clearing it up....just a bit more and ill get you an after shot :)

youre thoughts?

Cool mod so far. I was disappointed to see CompUSA go outa biz as well :(. That garage is a pigstye...clean that up :)

hah...yeah it is a mess... im bout halfway through all the junk....no help from my dad:dead:..heh that isnt the only pile of crap in there....ive got the other side fully done before i took pics

and thanks for the comments... what really sucked about losin my job is i didnt even know i was until i went to pick up my check and a CUSTOMER waiting outside asked if i saw the c-net report about them closing :/

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Originally Posted by b4i7

what really sucked about losin my job is i didnt even know i was until i went to pick up my check and a CUSTOMER waiting outside asked if i saw the c-net report about them closing :/

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F**K em' keep your chin up :up:

thanks jiggi, on a psitive note from the job loss-ness... i was talkin to my boss from when i worked in a machine shop about hetting some assistance on upcoming mods, i got an off for my old job back... so hopefully monday i will be starting back in my machine shop!

with that, i may have another mod running along with this one and i might be working on project: waterblocked once again!

stay tuned for more

Awesome.

got some work done today...should have an update here in a bit

Cum on cum on lol.

heh...sorry....couldnt get to my camera today....but i will have pics

so for now..a text version

i got the front panel about 85%painted and top window all cut

Good to hear, can't wait for pics.

ok, im bout to go out and do some work on FL, thought id give you guys a quick pic of where im at with it

ive been working on the front panel lately, gonna get a bit more done tonight, so i _should_ have a pic update tonight

It's getting there mate.

well, it is coming along, just not where id like it to be at this point, but thatll be changin soon :D

Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve.

UPDATE TIME

well...its been a while since ive worked on FL any...this is where she stood earlier today

i found my top duct from my P180 and thought...hey...that would look good on top of future lan
kind of a bad angle

top side angle

next i cut down some L bar aluminum to make the mounts for the duct

i then marked my placement and drilled/tapped the holes to 10-24

first side mounted up

and now the two L-bars are mounted to the duct

another angle

and sitting in its final resting place

thats it for now...ill try to get more done tonight....but dunno how that will go

what do you think?

Looking good man. I can tell this is gonna be a great mod.

thx jason....i hope to have an update for ya tonight :)

Awesome, can't wait. That should get me through my crappy day of grape picking in the morning lol.

ah...quit your wining ;)

Oh but I don't wanna, anyway, off to bed with me then lol.

UPDATE TIME!

ok i decided to get a bit more work done on the top duct...

todays modding was done to the music of Rise Against

this is where i left off yesterday

i still have this sheet of aluminum left over from my work on catalyst green.. and i figured i need to do some trim work on FL

i cut myself out a pattern from a box...and traced it out on the aluminum...did some cutting....drilled a couple holes and this is what i got

all mounted up and lookin good

bit more cutting and i had a second one

close up

left side mounted

and the right

and now some shots of it sitting on the case

thank you guys for your support...it really gets me motivated to work
id also like to thank heatherkelly....if it wasnt for her pushin me to mod...i wouldnt have this update for you...so thank you heather...for being so wonderful...

and i always love to hear what you think...