Project: Elements of Fortune

[tomcatt]

Update time !

I already started to begin on the layer where the 3 wheels will be spinning.
The back panel is almost the same as the other one.

And of course also a “gap?” where the acrylic will fit in.

The side panels are a little different (with different angles and so … )

The front side panel will be shiny. I hope to get this effect with using acrylic that will be painted high gloss on the back. So It almost look like glass.

After sawing the acrylic

Because I needed some space in between the hardware layer, and the gambling wheels… I made another small layer.
this is what I mean:

Again, this basic frame is almost ready

One of the most important measurements

Good! the ground is not totally even … so It may be a little bit leaning.

The highest layer is the layer of the wheel of fortune.

And I will use a very thin sheet of MDF to make the top
Hehe :p – the sun is shining btw Very warm ! xD

LoL – I hope I don’t have to use these on a day

^^
The project will be very tall. About 2.5 meters high.
The weight or height doesn’t matter to me actually …
The whole case can be dissembled in 6 pieces, so I can transport it to another location without problems

I also will use aluminum or another kind of metal to make the frame stronger

Tomcatt

[gaz_the_chav]

Awesome I am going to be following this very carefully! Keep up the good work.

-gaz

[Mark_Hardware]

Boy that thing is taller than mine lol! Excellent work, keep it up!

[Trace]

This is a very amazing build. +rep

[tomcatt]

thx !!

Alright listen up y’all !

Plans are changed, well the plans in my memories actually
I planned to make something very special in the upper side (with the wheel of fortune) of the case. But now I found something cooler!
I hope I can figure out how to make it though ^^

Just like my last completed casemod HELGHAN, I had a mysterious question what would take place in the front of the case. It wasn’t a LCD, or watercooling stuff, but a HELGHAST head made out of clay.

This time I also have 2 mysterious questions in this case.

The second questionmark will appear in the future

…
Tomorrow, I will order the parts of the electricity, and after that I will see what I’m going to do. Probably finishing the bottom.

For the progress of the case… I couldn’t work on the frame because we are redecorating the bathroom and toilet in our home. I’ve got lots of work, but I’ll try to give you all an update on the case

cheers
Tomcatt

[gamer_from_aust]

Bloody awesome if i must say.

[p0Pe]

?=42 inch plasma slightly resized with a dremel?
looks great man... its gonna be frigging tall!

[AntraxLife]

nice Lan case
just kiddin, looking awsome mate, keep it up, still curious about what you going to do with the ''?'' there

-AnthraxLife

[DonT-FeaR]

haha thats soo cool great work mate!

[tomcatt]

Waaw xD it’s a long time ago since I posted an update !
Well, XS is not the only one … I have been busy for school and other stuff … so I didn’t have a lot of time to mod.

But – here I am back again, with lots of pictures and info

It’s time for a huge UPDATE !!! Elements of Fortune !!!

In the beginning of august, I bought some new tools for a good price.

There goes my money blahblah, I’m happy ! At least I got some good quality tools now

I also made some orders in China for LEDs and electronics, and I got some very nice stuff from MDPC-x.
And because pictures say more than 1000 words : tadaa

The package from China

PSUs

Little motors

And for these things, I also made a “cabinet” ? Well I mean a thing to store things

Kinda WaW huh !? This cabinet will be empty once I finished this mod

And then another package from Germany…

Now this is quality stuff :o !! amazing

I will sleeve this 1200W PSU from BeQuiet and all the other cables that will be visible inside the project.

-- aye – now all eyes back to the case

We continue from here:

Still remember it? Here we go
I continued with the bottom side of the case, the part where the hardware will fit in.

Before that, I had no idea what colors I would be using. But when buying the sleeving and LEDs, I made a decision.

Colors will be: Black, white, orange and aluminum
The hardware components will be black/ orange / the cable-sleeving as well.

So I needed to find a color for the background … White !
To make a good white (and not gray looking background) I bought some white acrylic. Behind that white acrylic, I will use small White LEDs to give it a cool look.

Placing of the LEDs

Started to soldering

It’s still a dark look, so let’s begin with making the acrylic.

It looks great when because it has a good contrast with the hardware

I’m not really satisfied with the result, So I will also make LEDs in the bottom.

Don’t mind the rusty look, it will be painted

Without acrylic

With

Still looks a bit dark on the right side… that is because the background is black. I tested the difference with a white sheet of paper. Much better

But I’m not going to use paper … aluminum is a better quality material. And I will paint it white in the future.

I used small bolts most of the places. Because they would dim the small LEDs.

The other ones I gave a smooth finish

Meanwhile I also worked on the struts beneath the hardware layer.
Remember these?

They will be blue – started with soldering

Still needs a lot of work, but this is the goal: