Scratch Build – In Progress [Enermax CaseCon-Contest @ WMI] Ares - completed

I would like to introduce you to my new project, called Ares.

Ares is my entry in Enermax CaseCon-Contest 2013. For all the rules and list od prizes,you can look here: Link




Ares is midtower ATX designed in armour style. I would like to show you my current progress on this project-from concept to current state. By the rule in contest, PSU had to be visible,so I made it visible.


























I received package from Aquatuning.


































Initial laser cutting test has been made, but result was not very good. Material was of poor quality so I had to switch from 8 mm to 6 mm plywood.











Second package was received-it was from Enermax.









































Whole case was redesigned, both inside and outside.

 

Few pics of CNC laser cutter doing it's work.














All parts are sorted. Central structure panels and side panels had to be cut in two pieces since they were too big for CNC. I glued them so they become one piece





Gluing of case stand.











Gluing of central structure. I added radiator mount and rear vents.













Glued rest of the structure. I used books to put some weight on glued pieces.
















Pics of the case after glue dried.









More books. XD







New parts added-middle support and top parts.







Rest of the case has been glued as well as rear vents.

 

Testing of case stand.











Top vents mounted on the case. Now all vents are glued.









Assembly of side panel.









Bonding case with stand.









Glued.


























Todays' work.

I cut some piece of metal mesh to try how it fits in front of case.











Some random pic-I really don't have a clue why did I took it, but here it is.





Gluing of motherboard tray.













Testing of MBO tray, PSU placing and side panel.

 

epic first post of the build

 

Thanks,mate.

 

Nice work as always Pranja, ton of excellent progress for first updates.

Can't keep up with the crazy wolf but it's fun watching what you do mate.

 

Fuggin excellent!

Im no acrylic fan by any means but i know hard work man,this build looks like you will be doing a lot of it.

Carry on!

 

Not a fun of acrylic too - the dust is a nightmare - but boy this log is a piece of art!

Nicely done crazu wolf :T:

 

Thank you Waynio!

Try this and you will be able to keep up. XD

Thank you B NEGATIVE!

This time I will use extremely small amount of acrylic in this build-what you see is real case. I will fill all the wood so it is not visible-my goal is to keep weight of the case under 6 kg.

 

Small update before I go on short break.

Second side panel is finished.

 

Very nice indeed, will look forward to future updates

 

I somehow missed your comment. Sorry about that,mate.

Thank you for your comment.

Thank you, update will come in a week.

 

I am back from small break, so it is time for an update.

I got rest of parts for side panels-those little pieces are angled to achieve armored look of side panels.

 

I started filling side panels and case.













It is really messy work.

 

I sanded and applied another layer of filler,then sanded again.
Case is finished with sanding and filing,but doors needs another layer.

 

Nice one Dude! you have been busy lately. Again, Love your style.

 

As usual, very good work, Makes me wish I had a workshop, and the money ect ect,

I look forward to seeing this build progress

 

Thank you. Yeah, lot of work done lately,and even more to come.

Thank you.

I would also wish I had a workshop, and the money ect...
Seems that makes us two.

 

Your builds always look like skelletons, as if it has a backbone. So different from 99% of all mods out there. Always a pleasure to follow.

 

Thanks mate.

Actually, it is like skeleton structure-since I don't use large one-piece surfaces, all my builds have some structural support embedded.