MSI NIGHTBLADE project

TechMinerUK said:
I think the SSD looks stunning. It is almost a perfect image of what I would invision a Crucial/MSI SSD to be like. It's good as it will fit in perfectly with the system design and colour scheme :)

Excellent work :D
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Thanks man. It is what I was aiming for. Great to see at least 1 person seeing this :)

faheemrazzaq said:
looks amazing with the lights on. two thumbs upTim
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Thanks a lot Faheem!
 
So from here on I completely forgot to make photos :/

I was working on the outside and got into some kind of zone where you want to see for yourself how your idea / design will look like on the case. I spent many hours drawing the cutting lines onto the dark smoked plexiglass, spent hours sanding and polishing the edges, fitting the parts to the outside of the case using screws and stand-offs, putting black vinyl on the inside of the plexiglass so little to no light would shine through where it wasn't supposed to.

I created the design for the dragon from an idea by a French Modder that uses Megaherz modding (MHM) as a tag: Cyril. My great friend Drango helped me put the triangle/linedragon into a 2D design and vector format. I then used transparent plexiglass and painted a layer of black paint onto it. Then the lasermachine engraved the dragon into it. Making the dragon visible when being illuminated from the sides. Taped off the edges after fitting a led-strip around the dragon.

Anyway it was time to actually test the system when I remembered to take photos again. Here are some quick-n-dirty photos of the machine on my desk getting a Windows Installation and drives etc. tested to see if all works and gets cooled well.

In the next update I will post a somewhat better photoshoot in my house in light and dark.









 
TechMinerUK said:
Love the look of the RAM fitted in the motherboard but I think this has to be my favourite update yet as that white lit up dragon looks stunning. It reminds of looking up at the stars on TV shows when they highlight the different patterns starts can make. :)

Superb work, I'm looking forward to the next update :D
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Thank you very much :)
I get a lot of nice comments on the white dragon.

Darkans said:
Those dragons brought out the kid in me, they look amazing :D
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Thank you Darkans.

ukxenon said:
the dragon in white looks so so much better
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Thanks ukxenon
 
TechMinerUK said:
That looks brilliant, it has a great stealth look to it with the agressive shape and design but when it's got the lights on it looks truly stunning. I think my favourite bit is the white dragon but the inside of the system does look superb with the red lights on. It's like the beating heart of the dragon :)

Superb work :D
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Thank you for following the entire project sir and thank you for your kind words :)
 
Luggs said:
As mentioned above, the white dragon decals look fantastic. Very unique and impressive build! Now it's time to put it to good use over the Xmas holiday ;)
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Thanks man :)
Really happy with how the dragon turned out myself as well.

Thank you for your kind words
 
russell664 said:
Wow, that looks really nice.

I am overall fond of the white dragon on the side, with segmented effect.
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Thanks man :)

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After doing this mod I had contact not with MSI EU but with MSI HQ. They were also interested in a project for CES 2016 which is starting tomorrow. Of course I said yes. During the making of this project I shot a few videos showing me working on it. If you feel like it please take a look at the video. I will post pictures of the system at the event as soon as I receive them from people there :)

 
Here are 3 pictures from CES 2016 from the MSI booth.

FYI it is not UV light. There are RGB lights in it so it changes colour.
IRL it is a white background with blue transparent plexi layers over it.
It kinda looks like an ice sculpture.





 
Luggs said:
Excellent work matey, really does stand out amongst all the black/red on the stand :)
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Thanks man :)

It really does hahaha

Would have been better to put it on a white pedestal with white light on it.

Now it looks too purple in pictures.
 
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