Project: Ignis (w/c mATX Case) -- BAWLS HOT MOD-ITB WINNER!!!

See how i do this...




ok so here is my first real project log... its for Project Ignis (ignis = latin for fire)

ok to start it off i began with a old ass micro atx case, and then drew on some flames... hehe, they are easy and i can do them well, so yup they went on...


then i used the DREMEL! and cut out the basic shap of the window i plan on using.


after finishing that i got the final cut out


and then came the tedius part... grinding it down.





after the grinding was all finished up, i had the completed window (well not completely but just a few minor sanding jobs here and there)






dont worry thats not the system that i will be using that in that comp right now, i will be using what is in my sig

there will most likely be weekly updates after the weekend and maybe a few here and there... but this will probably be a slow log.... let me know if you have suggestions on the front...

now if these images are too big, please let me know and i will resize them asap...

 

Looks like you're off to a great start

 

Yay flames again!!
... not a nice case eh?.... its screaming "paint me"

 

lol i was thinking a nice tan or light brown for the color lol

 

yeah... if you really wanted to, dont rub out all the flame edges and go over them in red/orange, it wud look well good

 

thats sweet....kick ass flames
look at those poor cutting disks i see there in the 2nd to last pic!

 

lol those are my cutting disk he used , but at least they didnt go to waste on a crapy looking cut

 

hehe, i took this pic, but for got to post it




yeah, i went through about 10 to 15 normal disc, and 1 reinforced disc lol

 

My comment would have been along the lines of "get that man a workbench and some clamps!" - grinding in your lap? you set your nads on fire, you will not be happy...

 

He did say that flames were easy for him

j/k Good job so far. I like to see what can be done on the small end of the spectrum. Looking forward to keeping up with this mod.

 

Oh yeah, looks sweet Flames are so lovely.. fire!

 

Good lord, freehand cutting and grinding, you must be a Dremel master

 

Looking good, one question though, why does everyone use a dremel for jobs like this. It's so unhandy. Try a Figure-saw with steelblades next time, I used that for my UT logo and it went through the case as a warm knive through butter.

 

this looks brilliant!
how did you draw the flames in the first place? freehand?

 

lol not really, this is my first try at anything like this... thanks for the compliment though

um, i guess because i have no idea what a figure saw is like a jig saw? and dremels are handy, if you have one, they work nice hehe

yes, i drew them all freehand one night, and was like, woah, this looks pretty good... i originally wanted to do something more tribalesc but i cant really draw tribal lol so flames it was



thanks for all the positive feedback, im open to sugestions on the front of the case, though i have a pretty good idea what i wanna do

 

I'm also cutting flames in my comp its no that easy So I say goodjob

 

they really arent that hard as long as you take your time...

 

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after cutting out all the stamped in steel



I added some steel support for the fan hole before i cut it out next time i have a chance to work on it... the support is to keep the "slits" from falling out





and then after setting that all up, i went to work drawing the new flames onto the back...



thats it for now... watch out for more soon

 

why did you cut the stamped holes off?
couldn't you have just hammered them back to flat?

what colour are you really going for? could look great if you take it back to the plain metal.... (and laquer it of course)

 

um i dunno, cause it was easier lol

im gunna go for a really really dark blue metallic, with ghost flames hopefully they will turn out good