I'm doing some different task in the mod, so i don't have a really big update by the moment. This is the HDs module. I reconstructed the side with ALU plates leaving only the holes to screw the HDs. I glued they with araldit, and sanded the cage. Then i applied a layer of car filler to smotth the surface and fill the small gaps. That piece is not the most important, though. But take time to finish it. The LAN is the 09/15... Less than a month. Time to speed up the work a little. Ahhhh And the bag, of course. The bag is almost a parallel project and my girl is making an impressive job. That blue foam of 10mm thick is the shock-absorber material. Mmm... maybe it will be a nice pillow in the party nights haha With the foam inside the bag stands up. She is making also some nice military/adventure style pockets. Cables, CDs, mouse and others will fill they. More soon.
Sorry again for the lack of updates, but i`ve been busy trying to get a lot of work done. I have the LAN in few days so i have to work in the case a lot with virtually no time to post regular updates. But while the paint is drying... The awensome bag is done. My girl has done a wonderful job with it. Making special pockets on the bag cover for pen and ID card. The cover fixed. Still work to do with the zip. The bag`s solid looks is due the blue foam inside the walls. Finished cover and bag. You can see the handles added. Is impressive. It has 2 of those big pockets for wires, tools and others. Lot of space there. Oh BTW you can see the DVD new tray painted, inside. The front of the bag. The tab hides the zip closers and maybe a lock. I have to give a lot of thanks to my girl for that bag. Mmmm.. maybe a new pair of shoes...
More pics... The Watercooling system is plain symple and you have seen it in the previous posts. But i want to improve it a little and i did the pump mod, like Coolmiester has done many times. Here are my pump, dissasembled and the elbow to sacrifice. The barbs of the elbow are bigger thn the original ones in the pump. Hole done and elbow barbs cutted. All together with lots of araldit epoxy. Testing the pump with a happy end of no leaks. There was another reason to make the mod: Hose routing. In that way is easy to lead hoses thru the case. The Black Ice with half done fixings. Complete pieces. I pop-riveted diferent AUL profiles together. The long parts are 2 8x8mm square alu profiles while the short ones are 2 2x10mm Alu plates. In the edges, 90 degrees steel L mounting plates. The rad in position. The advantage of that suppor system is that you could mount the rad in 4 different ways, depending of your cooling and computer system. The disavantage is that i can`t use the 38mm fan, and must use a standar 25mm fan. I`ve found this piece in a IKEA set... as usual I want yo put something in the oposite side to the rad mount, simply to fill the, by the moment, unused space, but it finished better. Plate riveted to the case. In that moment i was thinking in how to use the plate... and the idea came to me. New PSU location. It improves the cooling, the wire managing and the looking of the case... More of this to come.
Last pics for today... The case black painted. Despite there aren`t too much paint jobs on this mod, the paint is always the slower parts, because the drying times. I`ve painted some parts to give to the project a uniform finishing between the diferent materials. Those are plastic handles, for decorative purpouses only. The were part of an "Old styled phone" so they aren`t for heavy weight things. The original silver paint was old so i repainted they black. The chasis repainted in mat black. This time i`m using Motip paint, instead the usual Duplicolor cans. Like Duplicolor, is also for cars so the finish is guarantee. At this stage, no more additions except the mentioned new paint and a the mesh in the 2 vent holes. I cutted the old grill with small holes under the mosfets area. More about the chasis later. A little teaser about some fresh painted parts more details in the next update. In the upper left corner part of my Blood Angels collection More updates soon, i promise it.
I'm in the Netzone (Netzonetour.com) LAN Party right now. The case is still half done and left some work on the details and others, but the gear is running fine. More updates and pics soon.
I think the light is too powerful and it obliterates the logo. Maybe get a peice of sanded plexi between the lights and the logo, to diffuse the light slightly and have a uniform surface to allow the logo to be seen easier? Lookin good though. I think the carry bag is worth 2 pairs of shoes, without doubt! Your girlfriend could go into business making bags like that for shuttles. I'm sure plenty of LANers would buy one.
Thanks. And thanks from my girl too. You can adjust the MDVA's light in 3 degrees, so it isn't a problem really. In add the camera catch a lot of light in darkness. Anyway, I was thinking in a sort of tint, but i don't know. Just some quick mobile phone pics The PC up and running. Still some work to do. Backward. The "034" is the security check number. The side is open because it's still unfinished and doesn't has the vent hole for the rad My girl made me that. It's a LAN "shelter" with fixings and inner pockets to kept the mobile and others. No more lights when sleeping quietly I'll try a better pic later. Fun for all, no matter if you're a Unicef/Ikea Teddy bear or not
More party pics, taken by the admins: My rig. A middle size LAN with 240 people (about 24 chicks included ) No DOOM, Quake, unreal, BOS or CS:s... The mame machine was the star. Ligths off.
After the LAN, more updates: This is the base of the case. With black vinyl applied in the inside face. And the outside face with the metallic vinyl. The bubbles in the pic are mainly because under there are holes, so they're not a problem. That shiny coat is Softmetal sticker. Designed for kitchen decoration (like the frigde) and it is a little hard to bend in close curves. But it easy to apply without bubbles. There are different colors of metal finish. The base in place. The big platform is for the HD cage. And the small one for the pump. Both have been covered with softmetal vinyl. The back of the base, in place and without the decoration, for test purpouses. I've put a lot of screws in the case. Althought the top and the base are made of steel, the sides and other pieces are made of aluminium. That is important becase the case is getting heavy. I've found in the last minute a provider of ALU. Those are some 0,8mm thick plates.
the case looks super sweet, great planning and execution, and i love the bag cant wait to see it finished
Have i missed this? But in this pic, what is that under the original shuttle? Does it say KNS-01? BYE
Just a couple of pics of the HD's Bay This is the final look: At the first moment, i was decided to put the metal vynil on it, but the look of the paint and the stripes was better. That little piece has a lot of work. More to come.
