Project AMD Skeleton

LEDs under the arches...I like the sound of that.

You should be able drill into the underside of the arches then take them apart (screws as seen in your pics) hide all the wires then put them back together.

The perfect crime.

What colour scheme have you decided on?
 
LED's under the arches sounds like a fantastic idea! I'd have to think carefully about how many to put in there though, as I don't want to overkill it and make it look tacky.

Maybe something like 5-6ish in either arch, equally spaced out?

As to my colour scheme, I have 3 colours i'd like to stick to as closely as I can (with AMD in mind) white, black and green. Maybe I could alternate the colours between white and green, as the rest of the case is going to be black?

In terms of including the AMD logo, i'm still stuck on that point. A friend of mine had the idea of filling in the ANTEC on the front and getting the AMD logo laser cut into it, though i've struggled to find anywhere nearby that may be able to do it.

Whatever 'text' remains cut into the front, I think i'm going to spray the inside of the cutout white, or try to find some UV reactive White paint.

Thanks very much for the input guys, really got me thinking now. :D
 
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Hey Guys,

Quick update. Been overflown with work commitments lately, have had very little time in the evenings but things are slowly progressing.

Here are some pictures of the current progress; have got the main fan cowling sanded back and have started on the arches.

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That's all for now!
 
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Moar please! it would be great if you could cut the AMD logo out over the antec one... not sure how it would be done but it would be great :P
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I'm torn on this point at the moment. I'm quite keen to incorporate the AMD logo somewhere into this build, but i'm reluctant to take away the Antec logo, as we have them to thank for the case after all!

This might just be me being weird? :P
 
If the parts you are painting are plastic it might be worth using halfords plastic primer before spraying the colour coat. Shows up any sanding defects and gives a good key for the paint. Also if going with black you might get a better finish by using their flat black then lacquer coating over the top.
 
Thanks much for the painting advice GB. Was planning to use Halfords Primer, but I was going to ask nearer to the time which paint to use.

I suspect I will be beginning some painting this weekend. :)

G-Dubs, did you use Primer and then paint when spraying the fan body?
 
I have used both the plastic primer and the normal grey primer on my Skelly paint jobs, and to be honest did not find a noticable difference between them with regards to finish, however I did find the normal primer flowed much more easily from the can.

One thing I would do is sand down more with a finer grade of paper as the sanding so far looks like it needs to be smoother for a more even finish (might just be the photos so apologise if this is the case.

As plastic is semi porous, grease from your fingers is a big problem, wear rubber cloves at all times in sanding and wash all parts in mild water/detergent then rinse in water and air dry before painting or you will end up with the dreaded alligator skin effect. Seriously i can't stress this bit highly enough. if you get it the only way to get rid of it is to sand back to raw plastic and start again.

2 tins of primer should be enough for the frame, with sanding in between to flatten off, and perhaps 3 cans of top coat applied over time with drying and sanding in between coats (probably get 4-5 coats out of the 3 cans)

Logo wise, how about making a stencil for either the cowling or the mesh side panel?

Hope all goes well, and happy to help if needed.
 
You do seem to be able to see the direction i've been sanding in, but what you see so far is just getting rid of the old paint with some mildly coarse sandpaper. Once all the paint is gone, going to have another round at it with some much finer stuff.

To re-word my earlier query, did you sand down the fan blades before you painted it? Then also, did you use the same Primer then paint combo as the rest of the main case frame?

A stencil sounds like a good plan. Could paint it below the Antec cutout, and then hopefully it would catch the light from the UV tube and stand out well enough.

Thanks very much for the painting advice, never done anything on this scale before! :)
 
Sorry, must've missed the fan blades question.

Yeah I sanded them as I did the rest of the plastic. The silver on the yellow and black build was plasticote chrome finish I think (details will be in the thread i'm sure) and for sharks mouth I used plasticote white.

Plasticote isn't the easiest spray paint to work with, especially in cold weather as it is quite viscous so if you can use auto or modelling paints.
 
*Update 1*
This update is a long time coming! Since beginning work on the sanding, the Antec 300 I was using to keep the machine running has moved on to a new owner, sooner than expected.

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*Update 2*
Sanding was almost complete further down the line, and planned to be completed over the christmas break. However, thanks to the arctic weather and lack of anywhere but outside to carry out painting type activities, the mod is currently on hold. The case is currently back in one piece, as the pair of 6970's really need the big fan in place! Many thanks to Sk3lph and G-Dubs for their help and advice on deciding whether these cards would fit!

You can see the areas that now are black plastic where I have been working on it, honest! :D

You may or may not be able to see the dust filters now in place over both the HDD and top fans. This is an experiment of sorts to see if it really is possible to keep this case free of dust. For those who havn't seen my other thread asking for a suitable material, the filters have been fashioned from a set of tights. :)

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That's all for now, more to follow come warmer climes!
 
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Coming along nicely B1ng. I always thought how nice the natural colour of this case looks when it's been sanded over. kinda like brushed ally, then if you go a bit further it looks nice and weathered as you hit the black plastic underneath.

Could you post some pictures of the cards in place so I can see the clearance. Be nice to see if the maths was right or just lucky:D
 
Looking good, been watching this and G-Dubs build and really like the Skeleton cases, so much so i think im having one next, thinking of going a black and orange colour theme for mine, seeings as my room is orange.
Im not very good at spray painting though so not sure what to do yet.
 
That's the great thing with this case, it's really simple to strip down to components and go to work on.

I'll be picking up my paint this weekend hopefully, and assuming the weather doesn't go sub-zero again should be good to go! Need to finish the sanding off, give it a good clean and then get to painting. Never done anything before on this scale, so it should be an interesting result. With a bit of patience, you can achieve any look you like with this case I reckon. :)

A quick question to the PSU re-braiders among us; when it comes to braiding the 'addon' modular PCI-E cables of your PSU's, how did you do it? The hard-wired ones will be easy enough, but i'm not sure what to make of the modular jobbies. They seem to have a big lump of rubber just before the connector itself. Will put a picture up soon to clarify. My PSU is the Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply, which can be found in the shop akin to this wonderful forum. :D

Support is much appreciated as always! More to follow.
 
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