really nice +rep
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really nice +rep
Dude, awesome work! Very clean. LOVE that color scheme too - anything orange is OK in my book.
And I hate those damn cases - just tore its twin in half. Took out the front mesh and the mobo tray for, ahem, other uses. :D
man I can't wait to see this thing lit up!!! Great mod man!! +rep for being awesome.
Well i couldnt wait for pics of that fan. I ordered 2 of them earlier today along with some extra goodies to help my case get finished. I'd still like to see your pics though, its going to be a while before mine arrive.
Thanks WAG!
Excelect log btw! + rep
HOw did I miss this awesome mod? lol... *subscribed*
I wanted to apologize to anyone for the lack of updates. My work recently lost two employees and I've had to pick up a lot of extra hours leaving little time for hobbies. It also turns out my Brother wont be home from school until after finals which means that I've got until the second week of may to compete his birthday present. Put two and two together and not letting down the job gets precedence over the build.
Things are looking up tho and once I find the time (fingers crossed for this coming Sunday and Monday) I'll get my drive bays mounted, buttons wired, acrilic installed, and LEDs wired.
Thanks for the patience!
Wag
Whew!
The dust has settled at work.... finally. On the sad side of things, even with all the extra hours I had to put in (at my projects expense no less!) my workplace had to downsize its staff. My position is no longer.
Not to worry tho, I was getting pretty burnt out after all those extra hours anyway. I've got a few leads on a new job already, and in the meantime i'm going to enjoy myself and get a few more projects done.
Starting with the Monster!
So after these couple months of inactivity on the case you can pretty much imagine how things looked...
So before I coudl start back in, I wanted to make everything shiny and pretty again. Bust out the soap and rags...
While I let those parts dry out again I got to work on my Drive Bay Covers. Pretty simple stuff. Just a cut up Monster can glued to one of the existing (painted) drive bay covers from the original case. That was then covered with a piece of acrylic with two bolts to affix the acrylic to the cover. This results in a nice smooth surface instead of the aluminum surface of the can alone.
A few days ago I had to finish up painting some of the remaining odds and ends of the case. Most notably, the drive bays. I opted for black instead of orange. Unfortunately, my hobby shop was out of any more of the same orange color and I wasn't willing to wait 2 weeks due to the job search.
The black actually does provide a very nice contrast to the orange interior of the case.
Another little annoying part was permanently affixing the power switches to my bracket. I ended up having to drill a couple of new holes and then hot gluing the switching mechanism into place. The actual push buttons had to be carefully filed down slightly to make them fit perfectly. If they were too tight, they would not push.
After that, I couldn't resist temporarily assembling a few panels of the case to get a taste of what it may look like when reassembled.
There is no acrylic in there yet. I should get that cut and fitted in this weekend at some point so you can expect another update within the next couple days. I'll also be working on the sleeving for the cables as well. Its all pretty simple stuff, but i haven't managed to find my sleeving kit and don't want to buy a new one. I know its in the shop somewhere. I'm sure it will turn up at some point.
Also, I'll be needing to install the case lighting and feet. These are two things I actually need to purchase still. Luckily they are some of the easiest parts to finish.
Oh, and if you're wondering, I did actually inform my brother of his birthday present. Its only 2 months late at this point. He said he would build a completely new computer just to do the case justice ;-)
Thanks for the patience guys!
Wow, it looks good
that is amazing!
Nice to see your still going :D
