Case Mod - In Progress project:K.I.D (disaster 28/12/07)

How did you polish that panel? What you use? It looks great. Good job.

 

tribal man im using autoglym metal polish an alot of elbow grease to do the polishing.
mvagusta mate ive had a go just for you....lol


decided to have a go at cuttingslots in the wiring cover,i was gonna have a go at putting a K on it like the fan grill but after taping up an marking it out it just looked too much.
the first thing i done was mark out where the slots are gonna be an drill a 10mm hole in the ends,by doing this i dont need to cut the ends at all(wish id thought of doing this on the fan grill....lol)


once the holes were drilled i removed the tape and scored the lines i need to cut/file to with a scalpal,cutting by hand just destroys the tape.


then i set about the cutting using my trusty coping saw.


and here it is all cut out.



i'll post some pics of it all cleaned up just as soon as i find me file......lol......i know its around here some where

 

Great cuts khanage0 - i luv my fret saw

 

thats gonna look cool

 

had a quick polish an put some tint behind the slots to get an idea of how its gonna look an i must say im liking it




sorry for the bad pics will get some better ones when its all done

 

I knew your idea would rock, i could picture it all the doubters can start apologizing now.... paint it black? pfffrrr

 

wow.... thats georgeous! i can't wait to see that thing again, the blue trim

 

I didn't check this thread for a while. I'm honoured that my work served as an inspiration, the cover plates you're making look very nice!

 

mvagusta;thanks dude
Teyber;gonna get it all polished properlly over the weekend so will post pics when done
jokkos;thanks man ur ideas inspire me

thinking bout having a go at doing a shroud type thingy for the res not fancy like tribals stuff just sloted like the cable cover with maybe a K like the fan grill,just an idea at the mo depends mainly on if ive got enough alluminium left.

 

well after all the slots do look very good with the tinted blue acrylic behind them .........

that sounds good .........

Alan

 

Yess Yess

Nevermind Noo Noo, I'd say Yess Yess, It's looking fine. The ali is looking right at home, "tiz bling init"

 

made the shroud for the res,really wanted to make it longer but only had enough alluminium left to do it the size it is.
im not gonna be using the tint behind the slots because im gonna be using feser black fluid that glows blue under U.V
im preety happy with it









ive put some of the tinting film inside the res to show the contrast a bit better


what ya think??????

 

now its sexy
will look even better when the black motherboard is in and the watherloop is full

 

res

Nice work on the res too. I think the UV liquid next to the polished ali will contrast very well and look cool.

 

Looks good. The res and the cover look like one part.
- (Obi-Wan hand wave...)You're going to need to make matching radiator covers now. -

 

Jeez, I walk away for a little bit and this project has mutated into an even cooler idea. Looks excellent, mate. Keep it up!

 

widmod;thanks man
Supergnome;im hoping so
Cheapskate;hadnt even thought bout a rad cover,but now u mention it think i may have a go when i get some more alluminium.
E.E.L. Ambiense;thanks man seem to be on a roll at the mo,just hard knowing when to stop.....lol

 

Very, very nice khanage. Any ideas when you will fill the loop? Cant wait for the UV effect to shine through.

ps makes me want to start on my case internals.

 

Excellent The shroud will look awesome with the uv glowing through it You gonna cut slots & put the tinited acrylic on the lower section of that wiring cover aswell? I reckon you should. +1 vote for cheapskates rad shroud suggestion Your covers with the tinted arcylic are quite original, use em to cover the hdd racking aswell

You need a studio light for those pics btw - i need one aswell, i should make one... it's basically just a small white light such as a halogen, shining at a white board such as a piece of melamine, and heaps of nice white light gets reflected back very evenly over a fairly large area. Many commercial ones use a white umbrella for the reflecting:

 

I need studio light! Or will need it. Good job man! Looks hot!