"Microsoft MVP" Project...A Pictoral Journal

Celeron_Phreak · Oct 3, 2003

Baller, how to do etching into Lexan/Arcylic? I'd be very intrested in this for my own side panel, if it's not too hard to do

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NcBaller1985 · Oct 3, 2003

Cyrix_2k said:
What's up with the AMD = p00p avatar? Can't we AMD fan-boys get any respect around here?

It's all just in good fun

!!!!!!!

NcBaller1985 · Oct 3, 2003

oh, and when I do my etching...which will be pretty soon...I will show you how I do it. This journal has turned to crap as I haven't kept up with it. I've been real busy and have had a thousand things going on. I will post some pics here in a while.

NcBaller1985 · Oct 3, 2003

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, here is where I am at now:

Oh yes...look at those painting skills. We had to change colors cause the blue anodized stuff wouldn't dry right. This blue is still nice. It sort of changes colors when given different light. It pretty cool.

Here is the side panel. It is about 1/4 way done being rubbed down with rubbing compund. It will have a VERY nice finish when I am done.

Here are the insides painted chrome. I didn't do a real good job on painting this as I am kind crunched for time.

NcBaller1985 · Oct 3, 2003

Here is the front panel and top panel all primed and ready for painting. I am going to take some screen and paint chrome for the blowhole. We couldn't cut a circle out because the pre-cut square vents were to wide and we couldn't make the fan size bigger because it would be ontop of the power supply. So, I did some thinking and came u with the screen idea.

Here is me and silentscope (this is his case I am modding) at his 18th birthday party. I am in the back row, second on the right and silentscope is in the backrow, to the left of me. We had some fun that night. And yes, that is a Coke can in my hand. I just blurred it out for ummmm......copyright reasons......yeah......LMAO.

Fushyuguru · Oct 3, 2003

Happy 18th Silent.

...I love Bud Light. So cheap, so good.

pummer · Oct 3, 2003

Case looks good so far. nice work ncballer

NcBaller1985 · Oct 4, 2003

Well, its just a shame I didn't have a better case to work with. It is a cheapy case, but I already got another project lined up after this one. My friend Terry's just order a chieftec dragon. Should be fun

KfistoRok · Oct 4, 2003

Nice work. Look forward to seeing the end result.

Celeron_Phreak · Oct 6, 2003

More pix! I want updates!

Just kidding, take your time, or what you have left of it

. I know that the best mods are the ones that have had a lot of time put into them....and money

NcBaller1985 · Oct 6, 2003

Ok, here is just some eye candy of the case. Still have a couple of things to paint like the front panel and stuff. Hopefully that will be done by tomorrow. The side panel won't be done untill like next week....I have to get find a miter saw to cut the 45 degree angles on the aluminum trim. We will be putting everything in the case tomorrow though. Looks like it is going to be a long night of modding.....

The pictures do not do the paint job justice. I still have to throw some wax on the panel to make them nice a shiny.

Thoughts or suggestions are welcome!!!

NcBaller1985 · Oct 6, 2003

And yes...that is my empty kitchen with no furniture cause I moved in not to long ago. All well....lots of room to MOD!!!!!!!!!

Kitler · Oct 6, 2003

LOL SWEET

Cyrix_2k · Oct 7, 2003

That case is looking GREAT

Nice job!

Mac · Oct 8, 2003

Fushyuguru said:
...I love Bud Light. So cheap, so good.

[threadjack] coors light all the way!! [/threadjack]

btw, case is lookin rad, keep it up

eobard · Oct 11, 2003

NcBaller1985 said:

[hijack]

OMG, "Rags in a box". That's not a product name, that's a product description. What's next, Hershey's "Sugar and Cocoa in a foil wrapper"? I don't want to see whatever they label hotdogs as!

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dreadlord79 · Oct 12, 2003

Just run down to your local hardware store and they should have miter saws and the miter box's together for cheap. Very nice job! Just trying to help.

bsspewer · Oct 12, 2003

eobard said:
[hijack]

OMG, "Rags in a box". That's not a product name, that's a product description. What's next, Hershey's "Sugar and Cocoa in a foil wrapper"? I don't want to see whatever they label hotdogs as!

[/hijack]

"denatured alcohol" isn't really a product name either, it's a description also.

nice modding though, it's making me want to do it on an old case i have set up here. My problem though is my apartment. How do i cut and paint a case when you have no place to do it? if i try it inside, paint dust will coat everywhere, not to mention the great feeling of "pride" i would get afterwards..

SpaceRangerJoe · Oct 14, 2003

cant go wrong with the silver bullet!

and nice job on the painting so far. how are the windows going? any pics of those yet?

NcBaller1985 · Oct 15, 2003

Sorry for the delay. I think this "journal" has completely fallen apart as I haven't kept it up to date AT ALL.

I've been real busy. Anyways here is an update:

The intake for the front 120mm fan is in the bottom of the front panel, which is horriable airflow, but I have to work with what I got. Sooo, I got a little invetive and decided to at least make the bottom intake area bigger.

The Origanl Intake area:

Taped up to cut:

The new intake area all cut out:

I didn't really take my time with the cut as you will NEVER see the opening, although I did at least sand the edges and make them look a little better.

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