| LUMO |

B N3GATIVE · 20 Sep 2014 at 14:58

| LUMO | Finished,outdoor pics done and studio shots later!

Sponsored by:

Welcome everyone to a new log and let me introduce the willing participant,the In Win D Frame MINI!

After the S3,which is far too large for a LAN box like originally planned,I wanted a smaller footprint and something a bit more aesthetically pleasing,so,after seeing this gorgeous case at Computex,I made some inquiries at In Win and here is the result!

Some of you may have seen this case about and,if you follow any of my forum witterings,probably know already that I had this coming.
The case is a tubular spaceframe design made with Alu tube and,quite frankly,a mobo tray that is a structural grade piece of kit! The tempered glass is a lovely thing to see and is common place on all the high end In Win chassis.

Shall we have a walk round the case then?

You have never seen a mobo tray that thick,guarantee it!

You can have the PSU either way,up or down.

Massively thick HDD and SSD mounts.

Backside of the tray.

Tray out!

The whole tray is decluttered,this ITX case has ambition....

This mod is changing the standard ITX flavour into mATX!

As you can see,you get a substantial case for you money,the anodized frame is nice and well finished and no skimping on materials,Im looking forward to working on it......

First thing is to strip the anodizing ready for some lovely paint,I know I just praised the coating quality and it seems like it would be a waste to strip it but it will be worth it!

Also,sadly,that mobo tray is also going for a 25mm sandwich tray that will carry all the cabling,most of the watercooling routing and an integrated reservoir.
As always,the aim is a clean looking build,no faff or fluff but details to keep you entertained!

LET THE BUILD COMMENCE!!

Magoo insists that he is project lead on this.......He isnt but you know....he thinks he is.....

B N3GATIVE · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:18

Normally Im waiting for hardware but not this time.ASUS provided the Gryphon z97,a modders favorite for very obvious reasons and I have a pair of cards with tidy Watercool blocks ready to go. I rounded of the waterblocks with a MIPS Iceforce HF,an awesome block which sadly isnt available easily now since MIPS closed their doors. A major loss to the watercooling world...

The thickest hold down you will ever see!

You just dont see a finish like the finish you get with MIPS....

On to another of my favorite block makers,this time the German outfit,Watercool.

The DC i7 looks like a promising candidate or I may just recycle the 4770k in CLoS3 IMPACT,I dont want to go mad as there a x99 rig coming up in the next few months....

B N3GATIVE · 20 Sep 2014 at 21:17

Sponsored by:

This weekend has consisted mainly of chemical burns and dust inhalation!
My favorite!!

I made a short video on how to strip the anodizing layer off too.

But we all know you like pictures....

This will stay as a primer until I have finished with the mobo tray work,all the in-out of the board for test fits could damage the paint....I may gun the white base coat on if I get ahead and am feeling confident.

The next job for this weekend will be a mesh piece for the PSU mount,wrapping around the sides and the logo'd panel on the inside,the contrasting colour should make it more visual with the mesh adding a texture.

See you tomorrow and you can see what I mean.

B N3GATIVE · 21 Sep 2014 at 16:00

montymole said:
Well hello Matey I see you been busy today

All day,everyday....

So as I said yesterday,I was shrouding the PSU bay with modders mesh,in this instance,the 2mm hole variety. This should clean up the visible wiring while adding contrast and texture. Eventually,this will be in black/silver marble while the actual frame is Lumo yellow. The Enermax isnt staying,its just for show,the PSU is undecided as yet...A Leadex or a BeQuiet will be taking that role up.

Once the PSU is painted as well,the depth effect should be nice...maybe a couple of LED's in each corner on the inside to light up the PSU would look good.

Thanks again for looking,next up is the mobo tray.

B N3GATIVE · 22 Sep 2014 at 18:03

jimbaw said:
I loved close impact so I'll be watching this one!

Great stuff,this promises to be a corker!

rjkoneill said:
Hello Mr B N3GATIVE

good to see you on the OcUK forums

Welcome

Hurro!
I thought it was about time I put more effort into UK forums,after all its my home turf.
So,here I am.

darkblueslider said:
Looks cool

Will look cooler very soon!

B N3GATIVE · 22 Sep 2014 at 18:24

P4Clock said:
the cases look fantastic, but they do carry a nice price tag too.

Ah yeah....the high end InWin stuff costs a small fortune but with uniqueness comes expense. I would have rather spent my money on this case than my Caselabs. A hard thing to say but these cases have style

Some of you my be thinking 'I wonder why he called it LUMO....'
Wonder no more ,wanna see what the frame is going to be painted in?

Its unbelievably bright,retina burning,yellow.
Magoo hates it,he thinks it should be the colour of dried blood and decorated with the bones of his enemies...or the tax man.

B N3GATIVE · 22 Sep 2014 at 20:01

flame696 said:
well thats a different case looking good in white

I have blatantly pestered In Win for a white version to come out,it looks much better! The pics above are a grey primer tho,it was only 30 mins old,its much darker now.

B N3GATIVE · 24 Sep 2014 at 15:17

montymole said:
Ah Monty has solution for Magoo I will send him a pair

As ever mate looking sweet

Magoo prefers to fight in the shade....FOR SPARTA!

Luggs said:
Wow, I can still see that paint 10 minutes later... kinda like looking at the sun
After seeing your previous build I know this is going to be stonkingly good!

I'm glad you have faith,I wont dissapoint

P4Clock said:
haha wheni was 16 i have a scooter in the same color, could see me a mile away

No good for outrunning plod tho neh?

B N3GATIVE · 24 Sep 2014 at 15:18

jimbaw said:
jesus that paint is bright haha. paint the case already!!!!

Patience young'un,all things to those that....

B N3GATIVE · 27 Sep 2014 at 22:00

Today was paint day!
I started with the 2 SSD's. Corsair 120 and 240 Force GT SSD's recycled from my SR2,good drives that could never reach full speed in their previous home so I gave them new lease of life in LUMO instead.

The frame is done also,I will be doing pics for that tomorrow but in the meantime...

The graphics for them are being plotted as we speak.....

B N3GATIVE · 28 Sep 2014 at 10:36

NMBlack said:
I too have difficulty finding my computer in the dark sometimes, and you, Sir, may have found the solution....

montymole said:
Not that I would have expected anything else but its really looking sweet already

Ta very much.

Darkans said:
I've not seen a build in this case before, I'm looking forward to it

It is kinda unique in design,it has caused a lot of mixed reactions.

And the graphics for the SSD's are done. I kept it very simple,using the existing Force GT logo and cutting a LUMO logo into it with a pinstripe....the pinstripe was a total bitch but it needed something to break up the yellow expanse.

These will be inset in to the mobo tray flush with the outer skin,you will not seen any cabling going to them. As the tray is black/silver marble,these are painted as accent pieces

B N3GATIVE · 28 Sep 2014 at 14:39

kiel367 said:
lovin this so far, just interested to see the cable management in this case

There is a 25mm sandwiched mobo tray being cut,all the cabling will be inside the sandwich.

B N3GATIVE · 28 Sep 2014 at 16:30

ALXAndy said:
Man, those drives look stunning !

Do you have your own plotter now?

Yup,I bought one to do CLOS3 IMPACT.

Best £120 I ever spent on modding kit

B N3GATIVE · 28 Sep 2014 at 18:11

ALXAndy said:
Hmm, expect a PM over at LTT.

Been wanting one for bloody ages, but man, the market is so confusing.

I went with a Silhouette Portrait.

While I had a bit of spare time from marbling the mobo cover,I decided to take a few shots of the frame for the few that cant wait,this is just the first of many coats....

So.....gloss or satin clearcoat?

B N3GATIVE · 30 Sep 2014 at 20:35

I should really save these till later but Im really happy how the marble came out!
This is still very much WIP,the recesses need to be airbrushed in black and the slots need some plastidip action....but.....its looking good!

The naked z97 Gryphon,I quite like the look of it naked,its a hidden gem.

And with the armour,yes its armour goddamn it,im British!

The slots tho......no good. They need to be colour changed,brown is not the way forward!

B N3GATIVE · 1 Oct 2014 at 17:49

P4Clock said:
this is something in-win should have thought of

Very much so....I will put that forward to In Win as a potential update,if they are not inclined then I will consider making up the trays as an aftermarket pack

Ucof said:
For the detailing on the MoBo, are you masking up and spraying, or painting by hand?

Plotter.
Its 20 micron Vinyl.

B N3GATIVE · 1 Oct 2014 at 19:25

Todays question.......

.....do I paint the block hold down?

B N3GATIVE · 2 Oct 2014 at 19:40

Dont panic,its not being painted,I was just tossing the idea out there.

I cant bring myself to do that to a classic.

B N3GATIVE · 3 Oct 2014 at 22:23