Case Mod - In Progress Batman : Arkham City Update 01/06/2012 Finished Pictures

Happy Holidays,

My oringinal Idea for the case mod, was to re mod this NZXT Vulcan micro-atz case all i was going to do was Batman etching on the window for my 7 year old son, Just a little weekend project, the ultimate goal was to make a nice little Lan case ,but when i started getting a few more ideas came to mind .

I very thankful for Biostar, Intel and NZXT . With out there support these are just visions on paper. I showed my friend at Boistar the progress of teh case and he ask to showcase it in Vegas for CES.









I started working on the side panel first to replace it with plexi.





making the window opening bigger with a dremal tool





all is left is to is a few places to File.

Next up to see how it look on the case



removing the rivots and the disassemblyhas begun



6 differnt grades of sand paper for the finish

 

Ok brought out the heavy duty paint stripper!!!! Yea thats a airplane on the can, alwasy use proper Ventilation and a mask or you will feel like your flying !!!




You know its done its job when it starts to peal off



60 Grit !!!




And when the sanding is done



repainted the top fan cover to a metallic silver

 

Decided to change the front panel a bit and add a little Batman touch to it.



Fan Cut out



I will be re-using the orginal mesh from the side panel for the front




I had some left over anodized aluminium from my other super secret project


With a scroll Saw and a file you can do amaizing things



all thats is left is have the Rez cut out and add power button and a little polishing


Alot more too do




Thank you again for checking the project out.

 

Hey, that's a really cool theme!

And i like the way it already looks!

Maybe it would be an idea to build a gargoyle and put batman on top of it?
Like this:


Keep up the great modding!!

 

keep it up! what colour will the case end up?

 

All right James! Headed back to the big show. Awesome. I'm sure you will build something to wow the crowds like last year.

PS Work on your packing skills.

 

I have learned. I dont pack the mods myself anymore professional packers Cheesecake

I shipped 2 ice case mods and they made it in one piece not 500

 

Subbed, looking good .

 

Its all starting to come together down the Final stretch before CES. Primer and paint



More Primer



Decided to cut the top out for a place to fill the watercooling



More Sanding to get the annodized marks removed



Side panel was next , 50 grit,100, 150, 400, 1000, 1500 and 2000 for a finish







Interior of teh Side Panal Black with metal flakes



Small teaser



Thanks for looking

 

Happy New year !!!! Back to Modding

Finishing painting the frame



Started assembly Case feet on first





Adding the rad





Thanks Db for the idea of adding some lights behind the bat should also cast a shadow







My intial thought was glue or double sided tape to attched to teh front panel. but it for my son, I better screw it in.


another teaser



Thanks for looking

 

I really like this one. Looks nothing like the original case. Got some lovely little touches. Thats proper modding, nice work dude.

 

Small update before the final photos and off to CES

A big thank to NZXT for Sending me the HALE90 850W Power supply to Showcase in the MOD.

The black and white theme ps went perfectly with the mod




Also another Big Thank you to Biostar supporting the mod as well, By sending the Extreme Edition TH67XE Micro ATX MB




Adding The Blood Red Danger Den waterblock



Black and red going together well







Finished the water cooling loop



A little Batman



Teaser ( its time to Signal Batman)


Thanks again. come back tommorrow for the Finished Photos.

 

Love that last shot looks excellent overall JJ . rep

 

Thank you. The Bat came out better than exspected.

 

Final Pictures are up!!!!! Thanks again for following the MOD. And a Big Thank you to Intel, Biostar and NZXT If you going to CES and stopping by The NZXT Suite you can check it out.

 

Why the cyclops bat?

Why not use 3m double sided tape?

Screw it in?

No need.

The rest is.... "Holy sht Batman, this project is fantastic."

 

Funny thing is That what i used on my first pics and ran out lol ( i was on a deadline) i have a few changes when it comes back, I watch and listen :

 

2012 CES Biostar Suite pics then its of to The NZXT Suite for the remainder of the Show











Thanks for looking !!!

 

nice job, looks fantastic

 

thank you