Hi everyone, its me again. For this MSI PRO MOD Season, I will not only be in the Jury but build a demonstration case as well. The concept: As many others, I like going to the cinema and watch movies. But, I also like monster movies, the good old Japanese ones. That´s why I will contribute this project to the godfather of all monsters: Godzilla or Gojira in Japanese. Thanks to all the Sponsors for making this event possible: MSI, Thermaltake, Ttesports and G.Skill Here is a little hand drawn sketch of my ideas so far. They might change over time a little bit. Lets have a look at the Hardware: Mobo: MSI Z170A Krait Gaming CPU: Intel i5 6600k GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 960 Memory: G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 8GB 2x4 2800mhz Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S AIO kit. PSU: Thermaltake DPS G Series M 850W Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 Fan: Thermaltake Riig 12 LED White 6x SSD: comming soon And some more pictures:
Now let’s start with the Gojira project. But first, I would like to announce another company supporting this project. Many thanks to the German company gosumodz for providing sleeves and some accessories! As one of my first steps I installed all the hardware, to get an overview and to finalize my design ideas. At this stage I also started disassemble the case. First I removed the HDD cage and the cage for the optical drives. Because I want to use the Thermaltake Riing fans later I removed the build in fans as well. Then I killed some rivets to remove more parts from the inside. I also cut a big hole in the front. Later I will install a new aluminum plate there. Gojira also approves the steps so far. I will use this figure also in the mod. It will be fun I think.
After Halloween, I finally got some time to continue the work on the Gojira mod. I need some space on the inside form y little special effect and want to achieve a nice and clean look also. Therefore I bend a new aluminum cover for the PSU. In addition I added some aluminum for the front and back as well. I want to place three new fans between the front cover and the door. That’s why I cut off the old fan grill. Then I cut a new piece of plastic.
Next update: This time I worked on the front cover. I made myself a Template with Japanese Katagana saying Go Ji Ra. I applied them on the backside, that’s why they are mirrored at the first couple of pics. Afterwards I started Cutting them out with my scroll saw and made a little test. Later I will apply some acrylic glass on the back to achieve a nice light effect. Then I made a hole into the aluminum cover of the PSU for the cables. In addition I prepared all the necessary holes for the rivets. Next, I drew the outlines for the fans and also drilled all the holes. Then the round shapes were cut out. Afterwards I wrapped the aluminum sheet in black foil. May be I will change the foil one more time because I just came along some nice structured one today. But I must have a look on the effect before.
And another update for the Godzilla Project. This time, I modified the feet. I cut acrylic glass into a round shape so that it would fit on top of the feet perfectly. In addition, I made the holes bigger to fit the LEDs and new screws in. Then the LEDs were equipped with cables and resistors. For a nice illumination effect, I built an LED fader. This fader can handle two different circuits. The first circuit will manage the LEDs in the feet; the second one will be a little surprise. Next, I cut off the old mounting system from the front panel and glued some magnets in. Afterwards, I covered the front with nice textured foil. Even Godzilla approves this step Then the windowed panel and the top cover was covered in foil as well.
And here is my next update. This time I started with the second side panel. I planned to cut the silhouette of Godzilla in. Therefore I needed to remove the soundproof mat. I found a nice Godzilla picture in the internet which I used as a reference to make my stencil. Then I cut out the silhouette. I also covered this side panel with the structured foil. In addition I applied a plate from acrylic glass from the back and installed some LEDs for illumination purpose. In the picture it looks a little bit blue but in reality it is white. As another gimmick, I found this little sound module. I saved 5 different Godzilla tracks and roars on it. The Buttons and the speaker are installed in the front part of the case. For the buttons I made myself a little mountings system and incorporated it into the front. I also changed the colors of the buttons to make them fit the overall design. Then it was time to work on my little Godzilla figure. First, I took everything apart and cut off some of the spikes. To fit the electric in I carved two holes in the mid-section of the figure. Then new spikes were made out of acrylic glass on the scroll saw. Then I installed the LED´s and glued the new spikes into place. The light will fade in and out, alternating with the LED´s on the feet.
Last week I made quite some progress. I started with building a base for Godzilla. Therefore, I cut Styrofoam sheets into shape and covered them with papier-mâché. In addition, some stones were glued already in place. Then, I covered everything with sand and painted it with different brown tones. At the end a few yellow-ish bushes. Then I covered the SSD with foil and build a small mounting system with an illumination effect. Next, some silver parts of the motherboard and the I/O Panel were painted black. In addition, I cut some wire mesh into shape and painted it also black to cover the fans in the front part. Afterwards, I started to assemble the case. I used black rivets to put everything back together. As a next step, I sleeved the visible cables in black and white. I also made a little light test.
Aw, yeah! I have a friend that would kill for a light up Godzilla. Brilliant. The wiring makes him look like he's really hung, though.
Next update on the Gojira project. This time I started by changing the color of the small detail part of the RAM to match my overall design. After I installed the AiO Water-cooling system, I noticed the holes in the top part. To cover them, I cut some of the original sound proof mate into shape and screwed it into place. Then I started to build a new backplate for the GPU.
Thanks guys! (and girls?) I just tried a different route than the very common snake theme for this mod. Still some details to work on but I am very happy with the result so far.
Getting really close to finish the Gojira Project. Now it was time for the periphery. I started with the mouse, by dissembling everything. Then I covered the hand grip with some of my structured foil. For a small detail on the top, I cut myself a stencil and sprayed on the word Gojira in Japanese Katagana. To match my overall design I also changed the two build in red LEDs with withe ones. Afterwards, everything was put together again. For the keyboard, I simply used more of my structured foil and attached the TTEsports logo on the back. The headset was a bit more work. After dissembling, I spray painted the grey parts white. I did not made a clear white surface but kept a sprayed on look. The LEDs of the headset also were red so I changed them here as well. The soldering was a little tricky because they are just so tiny and I only had to change 6 of them. As the last step, I changed the red fabric. I cut of the red one from the inside and attached a new white one. In addition the fabric on the head pad was also changed. And now the work on the Gojira mod is basically done. I will do some more little touch ups and post some final pictures right after Christmas.
