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thats what i was about too say =D

just truly amazing the ammount of effort and pride taht goes into a case.

wickky ~

 

great, now you can't use the computer b/c it belongs in a museum...j/k, great work, that really is a work of art. this has got to be the first case i've seen made of wood that i really like and it won't hurt cooling performance. absolutely beautiful. if that doesn't win some awards at contests, i don't know what else deserves too.

 

lol, it looks like my shed, but nice job!

 

first off, thanks everyone for your praise, i appreciate it a lot, even though the case isn't done yet, but anyway

there will the vga silencer on the vid card eventually once i get money, so that should take care of the air, i hope.

i'm also experimenting with lighting/paper, and i'm gonna post some pics with the paper on the side panel and top, so i need everyone's opinions on whether it looks better with or without the paper, since i like them both

 

hey, everyone, i neeeeeed your help with this, which looks better, the case with the paper, or without the paper. if there were no paper, i guess all of the sides would just be clear plexi, unless there are any even better ideas. u can choose from the pics below, which have the paper, and the ones from the last update, which don't,








let me know what you think
thank you for your opinions

 

Paper looks really out of place, maybe use tinted plexi and white cathodes?

 

Atleast I DON'T like see-thru. That paper in pics however look kinda cheap, so maybe something else? slightly textured paper or so?

 

yea looks good white but not paper maybe some opaque or white plexi

 

the paper is going to make dusting very difficult, opaque plexi would be much easier.

overall i like both so i'm fence sitting on yay or nay

 

the way the paper is attached right now is temporary, that's one reason it doesn't look too hot, its actually rice paper, the traditional japanese stuff, here is the same thing on my lamp that i did to give u a better a idea of how it looks when its done right



by looking at both in person, i can see that its kinda a battle between the traditional japanese shoji look with the paper, and a more modern, plexi-shoji look with clear plexi or something instead of paper. i do have plexi that i sanded and i really don't like the texture, white plexi wouldn't work because of the lack of texture either

 

I don't like an unobstructed view to the PC's interior. I feel that you should stay with the theme and use rice paper or some textured plexi.

Is rice paper glued to the frame when you apply it? And then wet to shrink it tight?

I just had a thought. Try investigating the type of coverings used for model planes. There's a plastic material that is used to cover wings that shrinks with heat to the tightness of the airfoil. It is available in lots of colors and is either opaque or slightly transparent. Perhaps something like that would appeal to you?

BTW - Do you plan to stain the top, doors, and fan grills to match the stained frame? I think that you should.

 

i like it just the way it is...looks fabulous to me.

 

the paper is pretty much just glued on, either with rice glue if i want to be super traditional, or just tacky glue, and if i don't screw up, it'll come out tight, the light wood won't be stained, or coated at all actually. since its cypress and spruce, it'll just stay natural....unless i can figure out what finish they put on my spruce guitar top, because that might actualy work

 

I say you go half-and-half. Use paper on the motherboard side, and leave the other one with clear plexi, for a window.

 

I still think you should go with the Synskin from tap plastics. But then again, it isn't my money...

 

yeah, that would be the plan i think, i'm also considering going paper shopping and looking for something that has maybe a little more texture and a little less stark whiteness, to warm up the case a bit compared to the white

 

I like the look of the Shoji paper/wood combo but I don't think the white paper works well with the dark plexi of the front and back. What about a different color paper in the screens? Or...what about some painted scenes on those screens to break up the white and tie it in with the dark plexi. Maybe just some black ink line art or ideograms to fill up the space. Maybe something as simple as a character in each block in the screen. That way you can still get the lighting look you want but not have it stand out so much. Just a little brainstorm of ideas.

 

those are some really good ideas actually, there is a really nice paper shop that i can go to and see what they have.. too bad i suck to much to paint/draw my own

 

what do you guys think of something like this for the side panel?

 

looks cool. did you paint it yourself?