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    Default Project: PacMod

    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

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    I liek the idea. Retro is always 'in' in my book. Can't wait to see it done.

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    Default Re: Project: PacMod

    yeah, great idea. pacman rulez :p

    one little thing that I don't really like...
    The pacman-window shows only the drivebay If you had put it the other way around you would have seen the mobo, which I like more...
    On the other hand, if you did that you would have to place the fan thingie somewhere else...

    great job though

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    I may just cut a new side for it - as im not satisfied with it the way it is, the fan hole is really rough and not a perfect circle. Im gonna grab some more scrap cases from work tonight and play around with some ideas.

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    ahaha, that's brilliant. I dig it.

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    Default Re: Project: PacMod

    you should get a relay and a sound circuit so when you turn it on, it goes "Wacca Wacca Wacca Wacca".

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    That would be so sweet, you could put a level with some "flowing" led's on the oposing side of the case that the big pacman is on, hehe, maybe to ambitious but would be sweet to see as you turn it on
    "The sooner you get started, the sooner you get done so you can start over again"

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    Default Re: Project: PacMod

    I seem to be the only one that read your past fully. (*Growls at other members*)

    Do NOT paint metal with Krylon Fusion! Fusion is meant for plastics only! If it even adheres, it'll be an awful finish, resulting in peeling chipping, cracking, etc. I don't even recomend that stuff for plastic, I have only had problems with it.

    Also, yellow LEDs are easy to find when you know what you need. You need "amber" LEDs.

    http://business.search.ebay.com/ambe...1QQsacatZ12576

    http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=...line&scoring=p

    eBay has always been good to me. However, if you don't have any electrical background or are unsure about soldering LEDs, you could get something like this:

    http://www.bestbyteinc.com/LIG-LED-ALL.html

    If you want, I think I sell those in my store so let me know if you can't find any. Should be easy, though.



    EDIT:

    It'd be pretty cool if you made the window out of yellow tinted acrylic.

    http://www.delviesplastics.com/

    http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/default.asp

    http://search.ebay.com/search/search...e=search&fgtp=
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    Lol, good thing you posted! Anything you would reccomend for metal? I bought like 40$ worth of this stuff (i guess i could paint my arcade cabinet with it)

    Im fairly sure i could figure out the LED's, ive been around electronics all my life so it shouldnt be too hard.

    Thanks for the info!

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    Okay, I started taking out the hdd bay, as I want to rotate it 90 degrees to make cable management easier. I need proper tools, getting these rivets out with a dremel is a pain. Ordered some blue led feet for the case, as I lost the rubber ones over the two years that the case was spread across my garage. They're the sunbeamtech ones, dont know how nice they'll look (bad experiences with other sunbeam products) But in the pic they looked pretty good.

    http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/...4893%20big.JPG

    Well, back to it! Ill post pics when im done!

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