in the last photo it almost looks like a shark from a side view
looks great man
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in the last photo it almost looks like a shark from a side view
looks great man
yeah thatīs what they should do!
ha haaa ;)
carry on lad !
one of this rails will hold the rip that covers the dvddrv. the construction itself would be 2 heavy for the drv tray i think.
will be mounted somewhere here!
some bending work
to hold the drv.
no swinging plz!
more drv support
some alu-covers for the wooden parts.
the tiny holes are for some smd status leds that will be mounted in the spine.
tiny plexi covers for tiny holes.
cables are running through a canal on the backside. will be filled with some putty.
what can i say....
a nother great update
i think i really need some light arround my slots
some smd leds will be mounted on the backside.
the QRS of the sidepanels will be similar to the one on the front and top. we´ll have just diffrent dimensions . 8mm bars and much stronger splints.
the bars mill be mounted on the mdf parts
the mdf is part of the topsection.
just some bondo to make it look a more smoother.
I cant wait to see the end result mate i been viewing this day by day lol
Great work so far man:)
i think theese screws will give a nice clean look
cover for the mobo tray is mounted
the electronicstray needs an own io-bracket. subd plug for the remote controll, big plug for auxpsu , small one for the fan remote controll
mounted to the tray ...
just before somebody aks ...no, the soldering wont stay that bad
made a hole for the fan in the front panel
The holes on the inside get an extra plexi layer. the plexirings will be lighted up so every hole has it´s own corona. colours can change from red to white (later ... )
some more bending
this part will be mounted under the top of the case. nobody will ever see this but .. i give a f...
cause it prevents my fingers from getting in the fans. i can tell you that really hurts!
to light up the case just in pure white i´ll hide a lots of leds behind this plexibar. 20-30 ( only 900mcd. there´s no space for normal leds so i use smd leds ( plcc2) )
cya tomorrow ( hopefully )
Dude thats comming along wuite well :D
today we start with the remote control. i used a part from an old front.
i dont want so many plugs, switches or whatever on the case itself so everything will be controlled from my desk.
i did some quick rendering with sketchup for the controlpanel. the 2 gray buttons on the left side will look like this in the final version.
the caps gonna cover some buttons. i am not shure wich shape they will have.
the big wheel in the center drives 2 potentiometers, one for the 230v fans , the other is for visualising the movement of poti #1.
it creates a signal for this little circuit
in this picture it´s running in dotmode, the final version will run the barmode but that needs some extra cooling i was quite 2 lazy for.
cutted and done for today ...
Damn dude! You are doing some major builing on this thing and it's looking pretty cool so far, keep up the great work!
great idea with the remote!
+REP
to light up the side panels i need some kind of pwr connector. normal plugs arent really an option so i had to find another solution. iīll use this copper sheets as connectors. flat sheets will be the counterparts on the panels.
mounted to the tray..
all parts painted with primer.
the steel parts of the case are finished, white, glossy. the foam rupper hopefully helps to reduce noise.
If you add the foam to the fans and hdd's like a gasket, it will help with the noise caused by the vibrations.
most of the parts fans are mounted to are given some rubbersheets.
Im new to this forum and everything everyone is doing as far as mods are concerned for comps and all, but I have to say some of the things I have seen here today are awesome. Sad thing is, I do custom work everyday, only on cars; sound system, mechanics, show quality fiberglass and CF, but what you guys are doing takes the cake and some pies as well. derbaum, excellent work!
Great project. Keep it up. You got some mad patience. I get antsy if one of my projects is more than a couple of days. +rep
any news?
:eek: It's beautiful! lol. Good job.
no news -> no time (university!) . will be updated soon.
Very very nice, the carbon fiber looks amazing. You definately have some wicked skills.
great mod so far...
thx everybody for posting.
maybe some of you are already waiting for it ..here it is: THE UPDATE.
i have to confess itīs just a short one. more in the next days.
the cover for my dvd drv will be glued to this alu-sheet
the spine at the cover is made of plexiglas. light from leds will be reflected on the transversal faces. on half is for the hdd the other for the pwr led. the parts are divided by a thin layer of alu-foil
in the end it will look very similar to this.
the finished spine.
and the backside.
kool :D
Wow, I like the details! Keep up the good work, this will end in a unique case! I have never seen anything like this.
This project is phenomenal. Great job.
Great Job! I love to watch someone do something they enjoy and its clear you really enjoy your work. I'll be watching for the next update.
the sheet needed some more bending to fit to the rip.
glued and done.
works fine.
Looking amazing, keep up the good work :banana:
as seen on this pic the rips are still 2 big.
i had to wait with cuttin the rips until i knew the exact dimensions of the case. they weren´t fixed until the rubber was glued on.
this thing will be a tool to get the dimensions of the case on the top of the rips.
now i can lead a marker along the sheet and get a nice clean line.
after some work with the beltsander the filter of my mask looked like this:
the case...
Thats REALLY starting to look the part.
Woot! I love it... looks a bit like Alienware cases, but CF style and really much more cooler. +rep! And all that frosted plexi use is really something I always liked...
And I must tell... I have the same CD drive as you have in the pictures. That thing is slow :P
Nice MOD! ...no offense...but looks like something out of the Robots Movie...
=D
some teaser pixx...
the white dots are just bits of the tape.
whats up next ...
the sidepanels are the last big parts to do
Lookn pretty sweet, i like the carbon fiber, turned out nice
Dude,
It looks sweet. Update?
I agree, this thing is awsome! You have some excellent fabrication skills! +Rep.
update ? mhh soon ^^
i have to do all the work at my parents house. no way to get the pix out of my cam until i am back home.
i found some time to mod on and here are the results.
thats what we ended with in the last update.
i did just a rough cut, still wasnt shure about the dimensions.
but i looked good so i finished the first layer. in the end there will be 3 of them . 2 times wood and in the middle some plexi glas. ok it´s just clear styrene but it will do the job, too.
so next step was to paint the styrene. so no wood or yellowish colour from the plywood can be seen on the edge.
this cutout will be filled with a bunch of leds and some resistors
more about the led thing in the next days.
stay tuned ...
Looking good!
