Thunderbird 2 Case Project

timmymeuk1 · 18 Dec 2009 at 22:52

After being bored for a while i decided to set myself a little project and for some reason thought about making a thunderbird 2 model with detachable motherboard tray like in the actual thunderbirds.

The specs i have so far, all second hand mind budget a bit small!

Motherboard: Ga-g33m s2
Psu: Hiper425 psu
Hdd: Samsung 80gb laptop hdd
1 Green antec 80mm fan

I have some photos but unsure on how to upload them. hopefully it will work

timmymeuk1 · 18 Dec 2009 at 23:10

timmymeuk1 · 18 Dec 2009 at 23:11

timmymeuk1 · 19 Dec 2009 at 14:14

Should be a nice project, just a question, would i need to treat the wood before putting the matx board and psu in?

timmymeuk1 · 20 Dec 2009 at 00:52

timmymeuk1 · 23 Dec 2009 at 16:50

Paper mashe going to take a while hehe

timmymeuk1 · 26 Dec 2009 at 19:42

I am trying to hurry! I havent got a slim line dvd drive, anyone got one? hehe
waiting for my psu and hard drive to come also before i can mold the front end. I have done most of the bottom till a point, need parts to continue!

timmymeuk1 · 26 Dec 2009 at 19:59

Kind of, mostly cardboard, then paper mache and metal fixings to keep the electrics off the paper lol

timmymeuk1 · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:56

Ok taking me ages! but i still havent received a psu i ordered before christmas because stupid ecgeque didnt clear hehe,

timmymeuk1 · 30 Dec 2009 at 21:07

hehe yeh she is quite understanding although thats reason why i havent brought the 4 pc's i picked up from my aunts house in! still left in my car haha

timmymeuk1 · 5 Jan 2010 at 16:53

Little update,
Ive received my psu and hdd and got a cd out of a old laptop.
I now need a little help and advice, The psu I got has loads of cables I dont need. Can I cut the cables? or would this make the psu not work?
Next advice, The old laptop cd has pins as the connector, where can i get a adaptor??

Thanks!

timmymeuk1 · 18 Mar 2010 at 14:06

Ok been a while since uploaded anything, had spent a month looking for a plastic tube but couldnt find one.

Ordered Sheet of plastic to bend
Started to plaster it haha

Anybody had any experience with bending a plastic sheet quite oval shaped? Ive never done this before so going to be fun

timmymeuk1 · 20 Mar 2010 at 11:12

Thanks

Well it was going to be probobly finished like like 3-4 months propperly but the psu i had has died and i need new one but dont have a great deal of money at the moment! so kinda come to a halt.

timmymeuk1 · 20 Mar 2010 at 12:08

I need one with fan on the bottom

timmymeuk1 · 20 Mar 2010 at 12:23

Depends really, i will have a fan on the top of the plastic top, so maybe i will have that pulling air out, will have see how it goes really, hopefully wont be to hot anyway.

timmymeuk1 · 23 Mar 2010 at 19:27

I got another psu hehe went for thr 400watt Ocz stealth. Seems pretty quiet from testing it.

My question for you people is:

Can my hard drive be placed here? thinking of any sort of magnetism or anything like that.

timmymeuk1 · 25 Mar 2010 at 20:15

Ok well a tiny bit of progress. will see how solid the plaster has set tommorow so hopefully get a bit of the top done.

timmymeuk1 · 26 Mar 2010 at 18:36

Next bit of plastering done! getting alright at this now hehe

timmymeuk1 · 29 Mar 2010 at 00:53

thanks people

might try body filler if cant paint but i sanded it tonight and seems good

timmymeuk1 · 29 Mar 2010 at 18:43

Just wondering if anyone knows where to buy certain paint, like this colour hehe

Also Green 30cm cathode, is £9 ok for 2 30cm ones? its including postage.
I will be making hole into the side of the thunderbird and hiding these out of view