After more than a thousand hours, I finally made it. I am hoping more people will get into 'scratch' modding after seeing my mod. I know it is more difficult, but it is well worth it. CPU mag normally keeps a strict 'recognizable pc' stance. I believe that the 'trashcan' mod and mine are the only 'out of the box' mods that have made it to the cover. If you are interested in showing CPU magazine that more people are interested in ALL kinds of mods, please pick up a copy of this issue! Should hit news stands in 2 to 3 weeks. I am hoping to show Chris Trumble (Editor in Chief) that some of us are interested in the 'wookie' mods as well as the standard box mods. I also have a free downloadable video on my site showing me airbrushing it in black light. Click on this link and click on the MAD MOD MEDIA link on the left. Absolut Extremes One small step for MODS, one giant leap for MOD kind
Building your own box out of acrylic, wood, metal, etc. That's what I think is meant. Looking at that case, no wonder it got front cover, very nice.
Troy over at casemodgod.com did a little article on it. http://www.casemodgod.com/modding_triad.htm Pretty straight forward.
First off, good job and congrats. On another note: I'm pretty sure CPU mag is well aware that people make cases other than the normal boxes, they just don't accept them very often. I know at least 3 examples of quality cases not being accepted even when they far exceded the quality of the mods that made it. I'm not talking about yours, yours is actually really cool, do you have a worklog of it somewhere? I'm just saying that CPU is a rather uptight magazine and they're very apt to dismissing high quality cases for dumb reasons.
Hi Nick, I understand your frustration, but to give Chris Trumble (Editor in cheif) credit, he has to sell a magazine first. That is why I am hoping to generate sales for the magazine first, because we all know money does the talkin'. If we can establish that there is more of a market to cater to, maybe they will put more 'crazier' mods on the cover. You don't see Maximum PC put MODS on the cover do you? No, they are on the last page. CPU is our best shot as Modders, if you ask me. I had to convince CPU that their logo was a 'case' design. They originally rejected it!!! It was not easy for me either. I have seen your work and appreciate the time and effort you put into it. I hope this gives some insight to what is happening currently. I didn't keep a work log, because the first prototype ate itself, so I didn't think it would work at all. By the time I thought about it, I was mostly done. Good luck and MOD HARD!
They rejected it? now that is just stupid. If i was them, i would have bought it and put it in their corporate office or whatever they have. Oh, i actually have the issue you're in too since i'm at the Geforce LAN at the moment and it looks very sweet. I'm less pissed about the "must look like a pc" thing and more bitter about not getting in b/c i was in Max PC too, but whatever, no hard feelings.
Whoohoo, join the club! Don't worry, the editors will tire of standard cases with themed paint jobs (nothing against). They've definitely been sniffing around more "hardcore" type work logs. I feel I'm sort of in a middle ground. My systems are clearly recognizable as a computer--as opposed to an "object mod"--yet built from scratch, and just as functional (or more functional) than a standard enclosure (okay mountain mods aside). And air performance oriented always.
I did not keep a work log, because the first prototype ate itself. I didn't think it was going to work at all. By the time I thought about it, I was mostly finished. Navig, I love all type of mods, I just would like to see the crazier ones as well. Here is a good list! http://www.neatorama.com/case-mod/index.php
Sniff Sniff, why am I not on that case mod list! I guess I'm much more functionally oriented than anything on that list, wouldn't consider myself much of an artist. I like the design challenge aspect more than anything, as well as putting it together from scratch. I'm also really cheap--total cost of my case was about $220 ($50 in T bar aluminum, $50 in plastic, $50 remote, $20 fans, $50 in widgets)--the prize money more than covered even the computer components. If the other poster was referring to me, this was my worklog. Its unforunate Josh couldn't somehow include my little video pics don't quite do it justice. Oh well, almost done with my next project, gonna submit this one too--its a benching style case (thread is at the abit forums). Which is of course 10x more hardware hardcore and 10x less aesthetics, so I don't think it has much of a chance, but why not? The upshot is that it is so functional I've already got a few folks requesting me to build them one... navig
Haha, nice! When I first saw the front cover I couldn't figure out where your case was. It was only when I saw the second that I realized.
