Case Mod - In Progress Military PC Build for Raptr.com - Final Pics

Hey everyone,

This case mod is being built for Raptr.com, for their Battlefield 3/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Showdown. Members vote on which game they think is better, then I will base the theme of this case on which game gets the most votes.

Here are some early conceptual designs I made up, using various cases:


Around the same time I was building the Level 10GT case mod, and Raptr requested I incorporate some of the features used in that mod into this one. So the minigun was integrated into the design.


Then Cooler Master came through and provided their new Trooper case, which lent itself well to the theme. So new concepts were drawn up:


Fortunately, since both games are military styled, I don't have to wait for the outcome to get started. First, I'd like to thank the following sponsors for this project, especially Raptr for giving me this opportunity!

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Here are a couple shots of the Trooper case:





And now we get to the goodies, courtesy Origin PC:


And finally disassembly of the Trooper case:


Now to start some actual work!

 

First item up for build is the minigun. I'll be doing pretty much the same thing as I did in my Level 10GT mod, but this one will be slightly smaller. So I got some 3/4" acrylic tube, and cut some circles.


Using my miter saw, I cut the tubes down to 1' lengths.


Scuffed all parts.


Starting assembly, fitting the tubes in the holes.


All rings spaced appropriately.


And a shot of the minigun in the case for placement.


I'm thinking it will have to be lowered to accommodate the placement of the optical drive and Lamptron fan controller in the upper bays. The Trooper case features removable drive cages, so there will be plenty of room to work with.

 

Holy mother of **** that is INSANE Definetly Battlefield 3 and my favourite design is the Silverstone FT02

 

awesome, cant wait to see it done

 

I can never get enough of a good thing! So you just keep it up!

 

Geeze, man! Don't you ever slow down.
Is it too late to add a pintle mount tripod to the design?

 

cant wait to see how this one comes out .and love the mini gun

 

Thanks guys!

Yeah, this has been a real busy year for me.

So where do you propose I add a tripod? Under the whole case, or a smaller version on top, like maybe a dual 50cal sentry turret?

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Quick update!

Working on the front bezel, making room for a 200mm fan. First thing I had to do was get some components in there and figure out where the minigun will be. This position looked too low, so I removed the lower bay cover and raised the minigun back up a bit.


Once that was finally established, I could mount the rollers.


Then it was time to hack off the lower half.


Then I cut some flat bar and bent them around the minigun and fan to kind of group them together.


Here's the new frame, pop riveted together.


My idea is to add some mesh to fill in the areas around both the minigun and fan. But that will have to wait til next time.

 

i will follow this

 

I see enough reason to start following project logs at Bit-tech again Good luck with this.

 

Maybe just some tripod feet under the front to jack the front up...

 

I lol'ed... The 2nd. time!

 

Any more work?

 

Yes, I got quite a bit of work done, and I'll be posting a new update very soon. Just been super busy! That, and my place of work recently installed a web filter to keep people from spending too much time on F-book and Y-tube. Unfortunately, it also blocked Bit-tech as a result
so I can't post my updates during the day anymore, and I've been in the garage modding every night, which leaves little time to get my pics sorted and posted.

 

I'll be watching this.
Like the concepts.

 

Mini-gun again? Cool. Always fun to get to do something again. That way you get to use any of those "lessons learned" things. So are you modding in full camo these days and will we need to send in an extraction team to get the crazed modder out of the jungle?

 

hehe yeah my wife may need a seal team to "liberate" me from the modding garage.

I don't normally repeat a case mod design, or its elements. I'm keen to always trying something new. But in this case, the customer saw the Level 10GT mod and wanted me to integrate some of those elements into this one. So I obliged with the mini-gun and first aid kit. And because I'm using a different case, it won't be exactly the same thing.

 

Ok, finally an update on this!

Continuing on with the front bezel, I cut some mesh to fit inside my aluminum frame.


I cut it wider than the frame...


...then bent the excess down so it would fit.


Quick test fit on the case with gun. Got to fill the upper corners with something.


So I cut some pieces from scrap black acrylic.


Sanded them down and smoothed them out.


A nice fit.


Next up was to cut the hole for the 200mm fan into the mesh.


I liked the Sniper style fan grill from MNPCTech, so I had Bill supersize it to fit the 200mm fan.


Assembled the whole front bezel to see how it looks...


And with some power to the fan... Sweet!


I should have another update for you this weekend. 'til then!

 

Wow, that really looks nice!

I love how you just cut the case and produce a spare part yourself..
And it fits wonderfully!

I will follow this one for sure.

 

If you placed red LED in the tubes at the rear of the barrels and scuffed the paint a little it would look like the barrels have become red hot through use.