Case Mod - In Progress Project : Azure - A Rack Server Mod -Complete

Thank you Sir

Update Update.

I've been working on this for a couple of days but nothing worth posting was actually done. (If you guys dont remember I am doing a monitor mod )

I finally got the LED's sleeved with the Drain cleaner. This was tricky. The drain cleaner has a 1/8" ID. The wires are 26 gauge wires and 2 of them approximately account for all of the diameter. So when the LED's are soldered and the heatshrink added the whole thing is a tight fit.
The soldering had to be spot on.. A small extra solder here and there.. and the LED wouldnt fit into sleeve (aka drain cleaner )




This is how the acrylic rods will be lit . The LED's are not stuck into the rod. They just seamlessly fit in .



With all the wires in. This gives it an industrial look.. something that I was aiming for .. This sometimes looks a little excessive to me. but I am hoping that the monitor and all the wires will blend in once the monitor is painted black.





We have light
The side of the rod is not scratched. Its the residue left by the masking tape that I used.



Some more light



When its turned around



Thanks for looking,
wasted

 

Looks cool with all the cables coming from the back. Reminds me of those machines from the Matrix.

 

Yeah indeed. It's a little weird to have all those extra lights on a monitor, but it looks cool

 

Thanks, the idea was to give it an industrial look . Although not perfect I have seem to have gotten close.

Thanks brinkz

 

Yehhhh I got the painting done

Rustoleum & Speed painting ....

The base...



The monitor chassis



My duster reflecting off the surface of the chassis



I also visited the hardware store today and picked up some Fusion Metallic Shimmer. This is the closest I could get to chrome. The paint is silvery and has a nice shine to it.



I did 2 coats for each of the drain cleaners aka sleeving. The look pretty slick now.



The plan for tomorrow is to sand and polish the acrylic pieces.

Thanks for Looking,
- wasted

 

Looks a lot better in black.

 

nice painting!

 

I just it from the begining. and i got to say i love it. cant wait for the next update.

 

Yes mate, It surely looks better in black

Thanks Fatality

Thank you Sir. I pulled an all nighter to complete this yesterday.. Here are the completed pictures


Final Pictures :





The rack with the CCFL's on..



The harddrives:


In full glory










The monitor




No pictures of putting it together. But here is the finished monitor .












I broke the switch for the LED's. So no night shots for now. I will update it once I come back from vacation

Thanks for Looking
-wasted

 

They look great mate, turned out beautifully. Fantastic job.

 

Man that looks amazing. Great job with the lighting.

 

Very nice casemod, i love your styl... xD