Project Black and White Dragon.

alexakasloth · 28 Jun 2007 at 16:01

I used 'Loctite Professional filler - plastic padding'. You can get a tub of it from Halfords for around £6. Though i've found the hardener only lasts about half of the putty. It might feel quite rubbery once it's set but it's perfectly fine to sand down (i'd reccomend an electric sander like a detail sander or orbital, and don't apply too much, just enough).

I think there's still some tiny little bits on the front of the panel that need to be filled but it's 99% done.

jim_e · 28 Jun 2007 at 20:30

Looking good - very different from mine which is nice to see

What do you use for all your aluminium cutting? You probably said already and I've just missed it so I apologise if you have to repeat yourself

alexakasloth · 28 Jun 2007 at 20:36

jim_e said:
Looking good - very different from mine which is nice to see

What do you use for all your aluminium cutting? You probably said already and I've just missed it so I apologise if you have to repeat yourself

I use a dremel mostly, prefer the control. Though cutting the side panel (which is steel) I used a jigsaw.

pegasus1 · 1 Jul 2007 at 09:49

Any new pics, ive got a dragon and have modded the case a fair bit, i will post pics but at work at the mo although there should be some on these forums somewhere.

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 10:27

Not as of yet sorry!

Girlfriends 18th over the weekend so been a bit busy!

pegasus1 · 1 Jul 2007 at 10:29

Now that is just weak

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 10:41

pegasus1 said:
Now that is just weak

I'm just about to do some work on the mesh front

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 12:10

Front mesh planning:

Front mesh cut:

Front mesh bent and trimmed:

A couple of pics of the mesh fitted:

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 12:10

You can see there that it's not entirely straight so i'll do that next.

Where the plastic front snapped!

pegasus1 · 1 Jul 2007 at 12:40

Im going to blank off the 80mm fan holes, hopefully this will force more air to be drawn in under the gfx card (Fan set up causes negative pressure)

I cut the window freehand and added some perspex

As you are doing, im going to replace both grills with some mesh to improve airflow & looks.
Im also adding a 120.1 in the rear 120mm fan hole and move the pump so that it sits on top of the PSU.

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 13:19

Very nice window, great design

What type of nut and bolt have you used there?

pegasus1 · 1 Jul 2007 at 13:36

Just some slot headed bolts i got from B&Q i think.

bluntslide · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:01

loving that mesh $loth, looks very solid.

alexakasloth · 1 Jul 2007 at 18:55

pegasus1 said:
Just some slot headed bolts i got from B&Q i think.

Nice one thanks, got some of them on this gaming case that i've got but just wondering where to get them from

Thanks bluntside

It's steel (1.6mm thick).

mishima · 6 Jul 2007 at 14:23

Great work so far, you're doing good. How is the paint's durability?

vincent1989 · 6 Jul 2007 at 14:53

looking ace :cool:

alexakasloth · 6 Jul 2007 at 17:46

Thanks guys, going to try and do some this weekend - some more on the front panel. Though once I order the materials for a my SFF build this will be put on hold for about a month

alexakasloth · 7 Jul 2007 at 14:46

Only done a little bit since last time, did this this morning:

Cut out a new bit of mesh as the old one was hard to make straight. The new one has 3 * 1 inch tabs bent at the top and an extra inch bent at the bottom, they're held in by the filler.

THT · 8 Jul 2007 at 20:41

Looks very nice so far!

knowlesy · 10 Aug 2007 at 11:47

awesome its always class when people do it themselves good feeling of worth etc but also its like gives you the ability to do nearly whatever you want !