Choo Choo
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cant believe someone actually bought one of these 
Can't wait to see this complete. Never in my life thought someone would buy this case but santa did for you.
So tell me are you going to look at getting some custom track made for it?
Not sure how the PSU cable would work but a circle of track would be great to watch.
PS. more pictures!
So tell me are you going to look at getting some custom track made for it?
Not sure how the PSU cable would work but a circle of track would be great to watch.
PS. more pictures!
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Finally! Been looking forward to a build in this case 
Spent ages trying to learn how to take decent photographs indoors without using flash, so here's a couple to whet your appetite
Added the AMD A10 6800K:
Then after a dry build decided to shorten and braid the cable on the stock AMD heatsink, the zip ties are a temporary measure until I decide on a better solution to hold the cable in place:
And on the board:
Slotted the memory in, I chose Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133 Mhz:
There is only room for a small low profile graphics card, AMD suggest a 6670 to partner the A10 6800 so in it went:
My back panel in 1.5mm acrylic has just snapped in 1 corner so will need to have one made in aluminium which is a bind. Will continue the build whilst waiting though.
I've also braided the power supply leads with 3 shades of grey from MDPC, piccies soon.
Added the AMD A10 6800K:
Then after a dry build decided to shorten and braid the cable on the stock AMD heatsink, the zip ties are a temporary measure until I decide on a better solution to hold the cable in place:
And on the board:
Slotted the memory in, I chose Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133 Mhz:
There is only room for a small low profile graphics card, AMD suggest a 6670 to partner the A10 6800 so in it went:
My back panel in 1.5mm acrylic has just snapped in 1 corner so will need to have one made in aluminium which is a bind. Will continue the build whilst waiting though.
I've also braided the power supply leads with 3 shades of grey from MDPC, piccies soon.
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Caporegime
where's the Fat Controller?
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Choo ****ing choo, this is going to get a regular eye in to see how it goes!
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Another update on my very slow moving project.
I have had a new panel cut for the back of the train and whilst waiting for it to arrive tidied up the 2 Shuttle fans that sit on the back. They started out like this:
A little cutting and soldering moved them onto this:
And then, with a little bit of effort:
Some careful drilling and a couple of zip ties underneath:
And mounted in place on the old acrylic end panel:
So, a custom case specialist rather splendidly cut this for me out of Lian Li aluminium:
I was very pleased with it, I will need to countersink the screw holes a little and maybe black the edges, but anyway here it is in place:
I have had a new panel cut for the back of the train and whilst waiting for it to arrive tidied up the 2 Shuttle fans that sit on the back. They started out like this:
A little cutting and soldering moved them onto this:
And then, with a little bit of effort:
Some careful drilling and a couple of zip ties underneath:
And mounted in place on the old acrylic end panel:
So, a custom case specialist rather splendidly cut this for me out of Lian Li aluminium:
I was very pleased with it, I will need to countersink the screw holes a little and maybe black the edges, but anyway here it is in place:
Oh, I forgot to mention, I have also done a spot of braiding to the ATX leads:
Once again shown in place with the old acrylic end panel:
I will try to tidy up the leads with zip ties at some point.
The spiffy braid is from MDPC-X and worth every penny.
Once again shown in place with the old acrylic end panel:
I will try to tidy up the leads with zip ties at some point.
The spiffy braid is from MDPC-X and worth every penny.
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I read the title and had this come through my head: 'No, it's imposdible... but maybe... ok, let's check it out...'
And here it is
Fantastic build.
One that needs courage and skill.
I looked at this case a few times but it was also to expensive for me, maybe to original as well.
But it looks great and I look forward to see it finished, good luck
And here it is
Fantastic build.
One that needs courage and skill.
I looked at this case a few times but it was also to expensive for me, maybe to original as well.
But it looks great and I look forward to see it finished, good luck
Thanks for the kind comments chaps
It's more than a PC, I plan on running the track over a bridge at eye level across the spare bedroom. I would like a nice backdrop behind it, maybe a Fallout 3 style sillhouette and a water tower and liquid cooling is the eventual aim I think. Shame I can't squeeze more powerful GFX into it but I have ideas....
The Gigabyte Motherboard is very nice but the USB 3 Header Cable supplied with the Train doesn't reach the connector on the board. Similarly the Power Switch, HDD LED etc are a gnats whisker too short.
I haven't worked out how to extend the USB 3 yet.
Just received some of the Phobya Front Panel Extensions, they are cheap but the braiding is less than brilliant, however for the price they can be souped up.
Will set to work on them and post some piccies later in the weekend.
It's more than a PC, I plan on running the track over a bridge at eye level across the spare bedroom. I would like a nice backdrop behind it, maybe a Fallout 3 style sillhouette and a water tower and liquid cooling is the eventual aim I think. Shame I can't squeeze more powerful GFX into it but I have ideas....
The Gigabyte Motherboard is very nice but the USB 3 Header Cable supplied with the Train doesn't reach the connector on the board. Similarly the Power Switch, HDD LED etc are a gnats whisker too short.
I haven't worked out how to extend the USB 3 yet.
Just received some of the Phobya Front Panel Extensions, they are cheap but the braiding is less than brilliant, however for the price they can be souped up.
Will set to work on them and post some piccies later in the weekend.
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Loving the case!!
Another little update, I have been having fun with the Phobya front panel extensions:
As you can see they are adequate but not brilliant. So I attempted to make them a little better. Stripping them down was easy enough, little plastic tags on the back of the connectors lifted up with a scalpel allowing the wires to be pulled clear. Then I stripped off the existing heatshrink and braid and put some new on:
I rather overcooked the first attempt:
My second attempt was a little better:
So they eventually looked like this:
In place:
I drilled a teeny hole in the body of the CPU heatsink to fit a cable tie to hold them in place:
Time is thin on the ground at the moment but it does run and I am using it playing with fan speeds and tweaking it:
My next job is to convert the main 120mm fan to molex and tweak it's speed with resistors. I still have the USB 3 to sort out, the Arduino and associated sensors to install and of course lighting and assorted fripparies.
As you can see they are adequate but not brilliant. So I attempted to make them a little better. Stripping them down was easy enough, little plastic tags on the back of the connectors lifted up with a scalpel allowing the wires to be pulled clear. Then I stripped off the existing heatshrink and braid and put some new on:
I rather overcooked the first attempt:
My second attempt was a little better:
So they eventually looked like this:
In place:
I drilled a teeny hole in the body of the CPU heatsink to fit a cable tie to hold them in place:
Time is thin on the ground at the moment but it does run and I am using it playing with fan speeds and tweaking it:
My next job is to convert the main 120mm fan to molex and tweak it's speed with resistors. I still have the USB 3 to sort out, the Arduino and associated sensors to install and of course lighting and assorted fripparies.
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OMG that is AWSOME!!!
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Good work, Sheldon would love this case haha