The Rusty Rocks Linux Box

I got bored tonight and thought I'd do some quick and fun modding.
I grabbed the Rusty Rock as I'm now calling it (you can see how I used the rust paint here if you like) and decided to finish it off as much as possible.

A couple of hours ago I had this sitting around, the case the hardware was in and the Rusty Rock:

I started fitting everything into the Rusty Rock case:

Used some zip ties to hold the front fans in:

I started to stealth the DVD drive:

The front now looks like this:

I used a DPDT momentary switch to be the reset and power switch in the middle. Down for power and up for reset. The black rocker switch is for the UV lights.

Speaking of the UV lights, here's a night shot:

Things that are left to do is cut a window in the top and put it on, and then put a whole heap of bondo on the sides and the top and a little more around the DVD drive.
Once that is done I'll do the rest of the rust paint on it.

So I'm pretty happy for a couple of hours work.

*giggles* that's starting to look great!!

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Originally Posted by sirkillalot617

LINUX!!!! use the penguin.

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LoL... sig!

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Originally Posted by Omega

oh, oh, oh, idea

make it look like one of those houses that's all textured on the outside. ! :D

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HAahHhhAaa...
I don't know why, that made me laugh out loud man. :D :D

Hadn't seen this Bucko, but now I see 'Rusty Rocks'... LoL

I like the bondo idea...

Time for an update!

I finished off the DVD drive stealthing and applied the rust paint:

I also changed the rest of the front too with more Bondo and rust paint:

Last night I did the keyboard for it. I took an old IBM keyboard I had lying around doing nothing:

And I gave it the Bondo and rust treatment too:

I'm getting a free 15" CRT from a guy at work, so I'm going to give the monitor the same treatment.

so why did the speaker openings become fan holes?"

Because I changed my mind.
They could still be used for speakers if I wanted to.

Craptacular! Heheh.. and I mean that in the nicest possible way. :D

I think this is a hilarious mod!

don't forget about the Rat Monitor I'm doing for this PC!

That keyboard is probably the sickest part!! Very nice.

That looks sooooo awesome. I love the keyboard too.

But I hate getting crap on my hands, and although Im sure it wouldn't, looking at that just makes me feel like I would get dirty or nasty using it. Which gives the mod even more appeal in a strange way. Love it.

+rep for this and the monitor, all are awesome!