Project: Red Comet

[SXRguyinMA]

ok so after several hours playing with sketchup I made it

I've decided to sandwich the red plexi with some 2mm black for the cable guides. let me know what you guys think! the only things missing are my Stealth S120 AGP with the AC Acelero S1 passive cooler and the Zalman copper CPU heatsink

[billygoat333]

you sir, are a sketchup master.

[x88x]

Looks great!

[BS Mods]

Are you kidding me with this Sketchup!?? I can barely make a square box turn out how I want it to .

Looking sweeter all the time. Keep it up.

[SXRguyinMA]

you sir, are a sketchup master.

not even close, but I'm learning everytime I use it!

Looks great!

Thanks!!

Are you kidding me with this Sketchup!?? I can barely make a square box turn out how I want it to .

Looking sweeter all the time. Keep it up.

Thanks!!

[SXRguyinMA]

Update time!

Alright, first thing I did was go about mounting the hard drive. I used the same mounts that I used in Rockin Case, but this time I cut off the nubs and drilled holes for the screws, so the mounting hoes wouldn't be underneath the HDD as they are in Rockin Case. I mounted them to the HDD and set it to mark the mounting holes for the case.

Then I drilled pilot holes and mounted the HDD with 8 short brass wood screws.

Then I drilled the hole for the Bulgin switch and mounted it.

Then I clamped the window to the top panel, and drilled through the 8 holes that were already in the case to mount it. I ended up adding 2 more, one at top and one at bottom to keep the panel flush.

I picked up a pack of 6-32 x 1 3/4" brass screws, and a pack of 6-32 thin brass nuts. They fit the build perfectly

But they're a bit too long, so I trimmed them

I used the same screws and nuts to mount the side intake fan and grill, and also the front name plate.

Now the more I looked at the LCD panel, the more I noticed the chrome bezel didn't fit at all. So I took it apart and painted it with brass model paint.

I also painted the HDD mounts and the front panel USB connector as well. Don't worry, that ugly beige cable will be sleeved

Ahh, much better

I shortened the screws as needed, then mounted the LCD to the front panel.

That's it for now! Tomorrow night I should have another update!

Here's what's left to do:

• Mount PSU and related components to case
• Create some sort of cover for the PSU (for aesthetics mostly)
• Install Motherboard
• Cut out slot for VGA card connections
• Re-sleeve and extend PSU wiring and replace connectors
• Devise wiring loom for PWR/Reset buttons and PWR/HDD LEDs
• Design and create wiring loom(s) for interior LED lighting
• Get acrylic parts back from HydroCutter for cable management

[x88x]

Great choice on those screws, they really do fit it nicely. The painted LCD trim is also a definite improvement.

[BS Mods]

Coming together nicely. Good choice on the brass. It fits that time period much better.

[SXRguyinMA]

Thanks guys! just a minor update, I picked up a 120mm Cooler Master red LED fan at MC that will replace the NZXT one that I painted

[SXRguyinMA]

So Tesdady PM I should be getting some stuff back from Hydro Cutter

The stuff he's cutting for me is all that's holding this whole thing up right now! Once I get these parts I should be set to get this puppy finished!

I also hope to be picking up a copy of windows 7 Home for this, and hopefully integrating my RFID reader into this case, as it will be in my garage for my side business, and this will prevent unauthorized use