TribalOVERKILL's, "Blackout"

Thank you sir

 

howd i miss this update?

nice work... And for the acrilic spaces, i think you did it but when your "lathe" is spinning, try rubbing sanpaper on it the same way you cut it.

Before you start your next project, yous hould treat yourself to one of these:
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or this
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or a seperate deal.

Great update(so shiny...)

how many days till you go back to work?

 

absolutely beautiful work..............awesome,nuff said

 

very nice, one day i hope to be even half as good as you

 

Argh,... want to finish this radiator tower before I have to go back to work.

Aug-31-2007

Bling,................... BLING!


The edges of the sides were polished too seeing that they will be very visible.


I did that with this buffing wheel I altered,.... It's very firm so it's ideal for polishing edges.


You guyz have no idea of how much of a pain in the arse it was to polish all that. No becaue it's a lot but because of the weird shapes. I destroyed the studio polishing those things. I have never seen this place so trashed in my time here! All of this black fuzzy soot everywhere!


So i clean the place up good. This is what I have now. I need to finish the windows now.


I even cleaned up the office / storage area too


Windows! Have to finish these,...


Bad pic but that edge has to go.


HA HA HA,... your probably thinking,... what the hell are those! Well,.... as I was sanding the edges/corners of the OLD windows,... I managed to scratch the shite out of them. I layed them directly on the table and you know whats next. they were just scratch,... there were gouges! I didnt feel like sanding them down and polishing them. so im making new ones.


This time I'm doing the corners and edging the right way


TA DAH! You do all the corners first and then,....


... do the edges.


Wham. Perfect. I still have to drill holes and polish the edges.


Look how nice. Just needs some light sanding and polishing.


Preview.


These little windows were not scratched but still,... I am making them again because the screw holes are a bit to close to the edge. Agreed?


Canopy. The canopy frame is polished on both sides Reason being because the towers main shell is polished. I dont want to reflecting the ugly underside of the canopy


Damn thats just to cool.


AUGUST IS OVER Time to go back to work. This means that I wont be spending as much time in the studio as I was this past month. Actually it might just be a bit slower in the studio then it was before I went on vacation. Reason being that I have to bust my arse to pay off my bills. I was presented with an oppertunity to help pay off my bills REALLY quick. Or atleast as a lot faster. I have to really bust my arse though. I will try and get as much time in the studio as possible. Blackout and is just about nearing completion, kinda. It's sure does feel like it! It's almost done. I want to get it done right away. But bills come first as you all know. I'm going to shower and go back to the studio to finish these windows OH! Remember the stock grills I was using for the fans? Not using those. I making my own to match the ones on the case. I have to do that too! Damn.

 

WOW! This is an update! WOWO Dam this is so kickass, Well done, The work is amazing, Sexy. Can't wait to see the next update! Well done.

Good luck.

 

dude, deep down inside, i feel the same way you do... school starts for me, work starts for you hope that regardless of updates and work that you keep this project on your min duntill you finish it, as its come along so amazingly so far.

Great work, great buffing good luck with bills

 

Ok the radiator tower is alomst done. I just have a few more things to do.

Sep-01-2007

Putting it back together just to take the next few pics,...


Canopy,....


Made these as a temp solution.


They are going to help keep the post bolts errect. "UH Huh hu hu huuh,... he said errect"


The posts slide right over them. I had to loosen the a bit. I cant turn the bolts with the rounded nut wrenched on there. I have cheese head hex bolts coming in the mail. They will make installing the tower to the case a lot easier.


Eye candy,...


This tower is something else. First,... it's heavy! Holy hell its heavy. But,... i kinda like it It's like,... I cant explain it. I said this before,... its like heavy rock solid. You guyz would have to hold it to understand what I mean. Its like a unit. So cool. In the future though,... have to lighten thing up a bit. Might start working with 1/32" aluminum for shell and covers. Not sure. Anyways,... you see the tube panel flipped over? Well,... this is the side thats suppose to be facing out. I have to polish this side now. No big deal. Now,... what about dem grillz? They have to go right? I mean,... they look good as hell with the polished aluminum, but I made my own grillz elsewhere on the case. These dont fit in you know what I mean? So,...


Going to make new ones Kinda like this I jhave to make an acrylic spacer like I did for the others but,... im going to ask even though i'm sure I know what you all are going to say. I know what I want too. Should the acrylic spacer should be tinted or green? I used tinted for all the other grillz. I ask about the green because under the wheel I use green as spacers for the wheels remember? I'm thinking tinted. i plan on loading up the rad tower with green LEDs to give it some of the green that the case has. Yea. Im thinking tinted. What you about you?


These will be the grillz. Cut this from a panel of aluminum I got from a scrap yard. Seriously neeeds some sanding...


80 grit @ I believe 1560rpm.


Right after polishing with a buffing wheel,...


Right after polishing with a polishing pad thingy,...


So yea. Things I still have to do for this tower before its totally complete,... install LEDs, which will require some kind of acrylic mounting brackets or something. I have to make some kind of bracket to hold in place the chrome shower hose that will pass from the case to the rad tower. The shower hose will be used to pass wires to and from. And lastly,... I want to cut the hose barbs down just a bit and then install new hoses. After that I think thats it?!?!? Will be time to move on to something else. Either I'll continue working on the PSU after I buy more shower hose or,... I think I will design a custom blackout reservoir I know what I want too Anyways,... I have to friggin work tonight, EEEEWWWW. OH! Forgot to tell you guyz,... my car is F@#$ed! Car was knocking while driving. Took it to the machanic and he said its the tranny. 4th and 5th gear are done PLUS, both CV joints are shot, engine mounts and worn out, needs new exhaust,...I think thats it?!? The car is only worth like $500 in ok condition. So I am going to just donate it to charity or something. Im back to driving my gas guzzling pick-up truck. Life just keeps getting better and better Well atleast I get to sleep in my bed now. I slept in my bed like twice during august. I slept on the friggin floor of the studio for an entire month?!?!? Geeez.

 

Your work is sooooo amazing !! The radiator tower is soo kick ass ! I wish I could see it in real one day.

 

Shiney!

 

We'll see Would like to attend events and contest around the world some day. I will most definitely bring it along with me That is untill I am finished making my next,...... argh, no words to describe it.

 

HELL! HOYL ****! that rad with 4fans is AWSOME! the overall case is HOT KICKASS onE! WOW, Well done, good job. Can't wait to see more.

Good luck.

 

That is Da sh*t! I imagine with all the copper & lead in those heater cores it's a little top heavy right now too!

Sucks about your car. You could always do like my brother did with his Pinto. He found another one for $300 and parted the 2 together to make 1 good car. later he sold the donor to a junk yard for $200.
Drive them into the ground! -Just don't have anything in the car you can't walk home with...

 

wow! i hate you and so does my dentist

i have a cavity because of all this eye candy

 

It's "EYE" candy,... has nothing to do with your teeth

 

Dude I replayed you but I swear This is so KICKASS no word in the whole world can explain what I feel. This is the best water cooling case really! I love that rads on the top DAM they big and STRONG and SEYX. DAM Nice. Well done some far. I can't wait to see more and more.

Good luck.

 

Looks great I must agree on. But depending on how much air your pushing threw, the dba might be anoying. If your running those fans at high rpm you should get some turbulence witch is not nice to next to all day long You might have written it before. But at what rpm & dba are those fans?

Keep it up mate!

/dira

 

God DAMN. You make the most detailed worklogs I've ever seen man. Kudos for having the patience not only to put all that effot into making the damn thing, but documenting it so damn well!

 

That looks immense. Entering any comps?

 

@ Dira - those fans are quick a#$ powerful,... so this thing is going to be loud! I did not design this to be quiet. The next one I make I will shoot for quiet. The noise do not bother me. This will be my gaming only machine/ show piece.

@ Kaotik - Yes. Going to enter this into contest, events whatever I can.