Scratch Build – In Progress "Al - 13 - "Duplicity" Big update, getting shiny, nearly finished!

I love the silverstone inspired hot air rises design element. The execution is over the top and overall quality

 

Thank you for all your comments, much appreciated

As you get near the end of a build and you stop and take a step back to look at what you have made I often find it surprising how it all happened, sometimes I can't really remember making some parts, it's like an endless reverie

 

really great build! and you are right about the conceptual sketches, the first thought i had was "ooh another alubar build, giant case no sides or really messy... but i was wrong! and i really like this chassis

A suggestion that i have is however that you dont put a knob that points out of the chassis side, i think it would look wrong! try to cut out a rectangular hole in the side and make a little handle thats folds out when you press at the top/bottom of the cutout, the turning point on the inside so all you'll see on the outside will be a flat surface.

kinda hard to explain, english is not my native language.... >.<

 

I agree with that 100%.

Great work

 

Hi kelmannen, Your right, no sticking out door knobs As the doors are held shut by magnets and a steel plate I have an idea to use some even stronger Neodymium magnets set into a detachable door knob to pull the door open, It's an idea I had a while ago but forgot about...I need more magnets

 

good, i'm relived now

 

Really nice creation ShinyAli, looks a perfect layout & I'd say if not the best then at least amongst the best layouts I've seen for a regular ish form of case, love the way you access the insides too, wish I had space to add gas struts now, it's doubtful but of course I'll double check, still not totally sure how I'll be mounting mine, was going to go with a plug in place type system but gas struts are pretty sweet.

Looks awesome too.

Sure had no idea you was beta brain too.

 

Aw man, who nicked all your photos. I was going to refer to them for my own build.