Hi there, I've recently resumed a project I started nearly two years ago, this time around I intend on finishing it. This is my first case mod, or any mod for that matter (besides painting my xbox).
Here are some old pics of when i first cut/painted it (kinda big so i made em links)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...r/DCP_0024.jpg
And the power button(actually came this shape, I diddnt mod it!)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...r/DCP_0003.jpg
The power button was my inspiration for this case. Below is a rough mock-up of what I intend on acheiving.
Im going to get some colored acrylic for the pac-man shaped side, and sand it opaque and light it with yellow LED's (ive heard they're nigh impossible to come across, if anyone knows where i can get em, lemme know!) To get an effect of the whole window glowing, rather than it being transparent.
The front is all plastic right now - but i want to cut out the area below the front panel and replace it with a mesh for better airflow, then cut a pac-man shaped fan grill and affix it somehow (havent thought that far ahead) The reset button and power button are already painted yellow, but i would like to replace the power and hdd led's with yellow leds to match the rest of the case. I was thinking of painting one of the fruits from the game on the usb cover door, but i may just get a vinyl sticker made for it.
I bought up a bunch of Krylon Fusion spraypaint as it was the only stuff the nearby hardware store carried other than their no-name stuff which I diddn't trust. Is this good for using on metal? The first time i painted the case, my end result had it chipping and peeling. To repaint it, so far ive sanded it and primed it, as I diddnt prime it the first time.
Well, there ya have it - my first project worklog...lets see if i can keep up with it. Im looking forward to hearing any comments/suggestions you guys may have! I also started a blog for the project, which you can find here - http://pacmod.blogspot.com