PROJECT: FLAME ORANGE

Ace Modder · 17 Oct 2013 at 12:20

got my decent camera out

Ace Modder · 17 Oct 2013 at 14:31

Right DSLR is being fully charged now

Ace Modder · 18 Oct 2013 at 09:39

Well I have spoken to DemciFlex and they are making me some custom dust filters for this, looking forward to receiving them next week

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 09:30

Noiseblocker have kindly agreed to supply me with 20 fans which I intend to paint orange and laquer. The fan of choice is the B12-3.

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 10:58

rjkoneill said:
you know antec sell fans right?

But Antecs fans tend to break if you remove the fins as they are not meant to be removed! I intend to paint this orange. The noiseblockers are easy to remove.

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 11:02

See here RJK

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 12:01

I'm not here to give a biased opinion about a personal build I'm doing. I have certain requirements etc, for example my case choice is not Antec, but I hold my hands up and say that Antec don't have a case which fits my requirements for this specialised project.

Same with the fans - I ended up breaking 3 fans trying to remove the fins from them in order to paint them. And lets be honest how many people actually paint fan blades? A small specialised amount only.

I'm happy to admit that our fans are good, but not suitable for my needs on this occasion.

The PSU is Antec as that 100% suits my needs to a tee. OEM is Delta and they are the best of the best in OEMs. There is a reason 8pack uses Antec PSU's to smash all his world records

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 13:21

Delivery has just arrived.

Fans are going to be used as general chassis fans. Orange LEDs FTW! 2 in the front, two at the rear

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 17:27

I'm happy with the rad finish to be honest, this is my first painting experience as well.

Better than my initial expectation anyway.

I bought the rest of my radiators today from OcUK.

Painting has already started.....

Even my tools match up with the colour scheme

Arty shot with the foreground out of focus and the background in focus lol...

Ace Modder · 21 Oct 2013 at 20:39

Idleman said:
Hi Ace, my apologies if it came across as criticism, that was not my intention. It was only meant as a bit of helpful advice for the future.

No problems pal. It wasn't taken negatively

clone said:
I like the way them rads come apart so easy

Hence picking them.

Ace Modder · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:26

Ran out of paint today (I ordered some more yesterday, so hopefully it will arrive tomorrow)

Ace Modder · 24 Oct 2013 at 16:00

Primer going on!

Ace Modder · 24 Oct 2013 at 17:14

Thought I would a take a few more snaps

Everyone likes pics don't they!

Ace Modder · 24 Oct 2013 at 17:41

clone said:
Aye you need to start putting parts in the case now

I want to put the last 2 layers of orange on to my test fan, then I can do the other 19 fans.... (sigh)

Then once all dry I can put the rads and the fans into the case.

Motherboard and CPU will go in next week. Still aint got my GPU's yet, (or the funds for them at the moment)

The tube res I want is out of stock at OcUK, so gotta wait for that to come back into stock anyway first.

I am picking up my fittings tomorrow Monsoon Orange!

Ace Modder · 25 Oct 2013 at 16:45

More goodies arrived today

(well collected from OcUK)

And my test fan is finally dry and finished.

And all re-assembled

Now the weekend is all about getting another 19 fans painted.

Finally, thanks to Andy @ Nismotech and Niels @ Noiseblocker

Ace Modder · 25 Oct 2013 at 18:00

At 1min 51sec the video shows the fan in action

Ace Modder · 25 Oct 2013 at 22:09

Noiseblocker are already aware

Ace Modder · 1 Nov 2013 at 17:11

Update

Ace Modder · 1 Nov 2013 at 17:18

Ace Modder · 1 Nov 2013 at 17:23

Fans took almost a week to paint and get right. Was hoping 2 days, but that didn't happen. I'm very pleased with the results.