HR Giger :D Im loving it already.
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HR Giger :D Im loving it already.
Freaking Sweet!
Just ordered [x2] .020 Thick High Impact Styrene Sheets [40in x 72in each]
Also ordered 2 packs of the modeling putty from Games Workshop.
I'm trying to find some good stand off bolts to use in a few places, want some bolts that look kinda cool for this, not just a philips head screw end. Any suggestions? I'm also tinkering with the idea of re modding the FANG and putting a pertilain lcd in it where the ZBoard logo once was. But we'll see about that, gotta take some measurements before I go nuts.
Also, ordered a cheap case to house parts in for now. And my new mouse and keyboard. New V2 G5 mouse and G15 Keyboard from Logitech. I'm going to get the cases finished before ordering the guts. Added a pair of 70mm fans for the drive bay mod I'm doing to the case. I'm going to work through one case first, and keep track of all of my measurements. Then do the other one *hopefully* quickly after that.
Ok, so it's a good news/bad news situation. But there's more good news than bad news.
Bad News: It's been raining all morning, so I'm having to hold off on a lot of work today (which sucks because it's my day off)
Good News: I got a couple of visits from a pair of confused UPS and FedEX guys.
From NewEgg, I got a lot of fans. I'm putting x4 120mm Fans in each case. And a pair of 70mm fans. I'm also replacing the stock 80mm fans in the cases. So wee for fans.
From usplastics: A pair of HUGE sheets of styrene.
From Canada some modeling putty.
My LCD displays and bulgin switches are delayed in shipping, should be here sometime this week though. Which is fine because I've got plenty to work with atm getting this stuff together. Also, turns out the DVD drives I'm getting and a few other parts like the Dominator ram are out of stock atm. So, in a couple of weeks hopefully I can get the guts ordered and have these babies humming. Meanwhile, lot of modding to do on the cases. More as it develops, if the rain lets up long enough I might try some painting today but I doubt it everything is drenched and I don't want to take any chances.
It's been a busy week, but I've got the entire weekend off. So, I've been busy doing some mock-up work. I now have both cases, the styrene sheets, and some other goodies. I went ahead and positioned things on the front bezel to give everybody (myself included) an idea of how the finished product will look. The top bay is the DVD drive, and the second will either be vandal proof bulgin switches + USB/Headphone/Mic jack or an LCD. Or ... if there's enough room all of the above, but I've got to get some measurements before I decide.
First, the new 4 port KVM switch from Iogear, pretty smooth transitions and it 's got audio support.
The second Lian Li case, I'm going to do all of my work to this one then the second. Which should provide a good before and after pic later on.
Here's a rough idea of how the front bezel will look when I'm done. As you can see the statue is a perfect fit, though I have to relocate the start/reset buttons (which I was gonna do anyway) and go without the lower bays but I don't see that as much of a loss.
Some of my most important tools, the paint is Dupli-Color Import Auto Spray (Milano Red and Gunmetal Metallic)
And here's how the desk looks so far after the clean up and the new board, mouse, and switch.
Anyhow, more coming soon. Tomorrow I'm going to repaint the new G15, G5, and FANG. I'll hopefully get started on the styrene tomorrow too, but we'll see how far I get.
Today I'm working on putting the new desk together, and doing some modding to the KVM switch. Primer is drying now on the pieces so I should have some pics today no problem. I'm also primering some of the parts for the case itself, and finishing the drive bay fan mod I'm working on. So stay tuned.
Where did you get the new G15 Keyboard?
I got the board and the mouse at Best Buy, the KVM and most of the rest of my parts are from NewEgg. And now ... AN UPDATE!
First, this is my work space. Chaotic ... and a mess, so one of my objectives while taking on this project is to straighten this place up and keep it clean. To that effect, I just purchased a new desk and some shelving units. Now on to the modding.
I decided to add a pair of 70mm fans to the front of the case, so two drive bays are giving up their bezels.
1 Bezel
2 Bezel
Needs some cleaning up, and I'm considering making a styrene cover for the bezel and filling the gap. But, overall I consider it a success.
I also disassembled the collectible tonight and harvested the proper parts, some I'm setting to the side for now as possible pieces to use in other parts of the case. But it looks like it's going to fit pretty well with a little work.
Now to the KVM switch, I got this 4 port from NewEgg, and it works beautifully. But it's a little plain for my taste, so ...
The screws are hidden underneath this rubber glued to the bottom.
And there's the guts.
After a fresh coat of gun metal grey and adding a print out put together in Photoshop it looks more like it belongs on my desk.
I spent a while cleaning up in here and assembling my birthday present (I turn 28 on Sunday), this new desk came from Staples and was just what I needed. I do still need to find a more permanent solution for my towers, but so far things are working ok. Today I installed and configured Synergy on my machines and am now running all four through my new KVM. As you can see compared to the picture posted above compared to the one below it's made a HUGE difference already.
BEFORE
AFTER
The new setup looks much cleaner. I like it. Your kvm looks much nicer theme matched. Can't wait to see more.
