Case Mod - Complete Neptune's Trident: Wallpapers

WEEKEND UPDATE!

Did a bunch of work on the mesh boxes, and got them almost done. woot! I went ahead and made the
notches in the tops, so the fittings and wc lines would clear. I cut one side,


...then the other.


For the top, I made a cut down the middle, then bent each part to line up with the side cuts.


All bent. I will cover the gap in the middle with an extra piece of mesh and screw it down.


Since this mesh would cut down on airflow if left as is, I need to remove some material on both sides.
For the radiator side, rather than just cutting a boring square hole, I thought it would be cool to mimic the
side window design. So after measuring the radiator, I cut out a cardboard template.


Then used it to transfer the design onto the mesh boxes.


Using the drill press, I made numerous starter holes,


... and proceeded to cut it out with the skil saw.


What I couldn't get with the skil saw, I finished up with the rotary tool, then filed the edges down.


Here's a shot of the mesh boxes in place against the rads.


Once that was done, I turned the boxes over and cut the round hole for the fans.


Then it was time to mount the fan grills. I came up with a design that incorporates the trident
shape, and had Moddersmart cut them out of mirrored acrylic.


Here's a close up shot:


I used some 3/8" nylon spacers to set them off the mesh a bit, and secured them with 6/32 screws that
screw right into the mesh. Any excess protruding through the back was cut off. This way the mesh
boxes are totally self-contained and can be removed easily.


A shot of two mesh boxes in place on the rad/fan mounts.


..and with the side panel on:


And finally a shot of the rad side with the panel on:


The boxes still need some finish work before they are ready for paint, but they're pretty much done
for the most part.
Got word that my T3 reservoirs will be shipping this week so I can't wait to check them out when they arrive!

 

The trident cut out and the fan grills really suit the mod great. The rad boxes look fantastic. One of the many cool things about this mod I love . +rep

 

+1. great work. will you paint the mesh?

 

Great work as always

 

Thanks boy 4rm Oz!

Yes, they will be painted pearl white, the same as the interior.

Thanks Jozo. btw, love your avatar (lol).

 

Lovely work. Nice fangrills too. Plexi is a good call on those. I get the feeling that design would have behaved like a tuning fork if you had made them out of metal.

Just one question: Does the logo make this an Autobot or a Decepticon?

 

lol you're the second guy who said that! Looking at both the logos, I would say that it is more similar to the autobot.

 

Fantastic work.The mesh for the fans and the 120 rads are the best part.Keep it up.

 

The revised mesh boxes look great. I wasn't expecting to see the side window design incorporated in to the mesh. It's an excellent touch!

So, Brian, with Nvision being canceled this year, where will you be heading instead? I really only have time to head to one big event... Possibly Quakecon or PAX. All the fun events seem to be on the west coast, but Texas is closer for me.

 

Thanks Craig! I hadn't heard about Nvision. That's too bad, I was looking forward to it. The only other lan I was planning on attending (so far) is PDXLAN 14 in July. I may also get to Showdown LAN, if there is one lol. Quakecon is a bit far for me, although I do have friends in Texas that go every year and it would be cool to meet up with them.

 

Mounted the front logo medallion last night to see how it looks.

After placing the piece on the front, I marked the holes,


..and drilled them out.


Using the same 3/8" nylon spacers and 6/32 screws, I mounted it directly to the mesh.




Not sure I'm happy with it yet. Even though it looks nice now against the aluminum case, remember
that I will be painting the case blue. So I'll need to do something else to make it pop off the case more.
Perhaps a backlit effect is in order?

 

White LEDs or perhaps painting the back of the grill silver? That will make it stand out on the blue paint.

 

I would completely remove that front-grill.
I think it would look better without, basicly because all your add-ons are pointed inwards. but the grill is outwards.

You know what i mean?

 

Some sort of lighting effect that looks like shimmering water..you know...the pool reflection thing. Not sure how that would be done. Maybe a rotating light source or filter. Just a thought.

Nice work so far on this "quick" build. lol

 

I do have some aluminum foil tape I could use to cover the back side of it.

Hmm interesting observation. But going by the placement of all the fan grills in the mesh boxes, they are all facing forward. So in that way it's consistent. Guess it all depends on how ya look at it.

rofl yeah, I have determined I am pretty much incapable of doing a "quick" build lol.
In regards to the shimmering water effect, what about one of these ccfl's? If they came in a 4" size, I could mount one behind the medallion.

I am going to try something else tonight. Will post pics tomorrow!

 

nice project Boddaker cant wait to see the next update dude continue the good work

 

@bod
Get out of my stash! I have 2 of the blue 4" CCFLs for H2O-C7 along with the blue LED cannons.

Tests at night show they really do 'shimmer'.

Excellent work.
I watch.

john

 

Ok, here's what I did: I wanted to see what the individual tridents (cut-out from the medallion) looked like on the front. So it's a reverse of what I had earlier.







I realize I'm posed with the same blue-on-blue situation as before, and I'll toy with different ideas in a bit, but I wanted to get your opinion on this first.

Which do you think is better: Medallion with trident cut-outs, or individual tridents?

 

I like the new look, less is more.

Fantastic mod concept too, I look forward to this one.

 

I like the old one, the new looks too much like forks.