VOoDOo antec skeleton mod

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Hi, all

I am going to be starting a new case mod.....correction first case mod ever for me and would like to post progess as well as recieve tips from all you uk pros. any input will be appreciated.


just started painting today making the case all gloss black with neon blue accents to go with uv blue lighting here are some pics of the paint in progress

O and the second color i actually mixed my self because i couldnt find anything close to it. i just painted on a bottle to see how they would clash here it is. this will be the two theme colors

my gamer tag is voodoo so im hoping hat i can make a cutout in the button panel like the antec one but i dont know how to go about this, i heard that the dremel will melt the plastic, any suggestions???

 

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sweet i got g-dubs attention...just who i wanted supervising. thanks for the tip i will look into the saw you speak of, or since im a sheet metal worker i might just fabricate a panel. so this is my first case mod, and i have never used the uv lighting. My question is what would be the the best 12" blue uv to get? and another thing im going to buy a sleeving kit but it doesnt match my color and i am going to paint it my color then put uv coating on top. the only uv paint that i can find is the "clearneon stuff", is it any good? is there better stuff out there??? Or is there a better method? And last but not least am i going to be an official member of the skeleton club when i finish?? lol jk

 

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Just got the special blue paint i had mixed, i figured i would show you how it looked so far. all i have done is paint the inside of the cowling and edge the antec cutout to make i pop a little bit here are the pics.

thinking of puting uv over the blue to make it stand out under light.

 

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yea the paint has been a pain in the arse. I tried to put a clear gloss enamel on one of the arches, then it just turned into aligator skin. and i cant use a heavy duty thinner to get it off so im piling on the paint so that i can sand it even, thats why i has been soo long since a post. bu i did finish my console of glutony (ill post pics later this evening). and show you where this bruiser is going to call home.

EDIT* what is the car boot project? i dont think i have seen it.
i was thinking of lightly spraying the fan my blue color but im not sure. that or i can try to find a light blue replacemen led, and put the clear uv spray on top of the fan.

 

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Hey all here are the pics i promised,

First up is the "Console of Glutony" freshly painted

I made this console using the science lab table tops made out of hard (i mean very hard) compressed plastic, the kind you would find in an biology classroom, or labratory.

Next up is the button panel i edged around the button holes just like i did the antec logo. i still need to finish though (few rough edges)

So now i guess i can show where the "console of Glutony" and my skeleton (still working on proper title for her) are going to call home.

THe skeleton is going to replace this POS sitting in here. notice the led's above that light the enertainment center, might replace the led with a ccfl for he skelly.

and here are some more random pics (for all those visual people like me)

and here are some of the parts i wan to use in my build, still waiting for my G.I. Bill to come in next week to buy them all at once, notice i like the color blue.

plan to use the uv spray on all the parts as well

*EDIT* in case you were wondering the TV is a 58" Samsung pn58b650 along with a yamaha htr-5930 5.1 dts dd reciever, yes i watch a lot of movies (mkv's) from the pirate bay on there in full 720p DTS 5.1 @ 1509kbps, and yes it yes lovley. but it will be much better watching real blu-rays from he skelly once i get her done. O and games are run at 1080p watch the movies in 720p cuz i cant tell the difference because the mkv rippers on tpb have a very low bitrate, i guess other people dont like to dl 43Gig movies, me i dont mind.

 

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yea its annoying as hell, but i think im going to leave the cler coat off this time the black is glossy enough. got school tonight so no progress today. but i was thinking do yall' know of any clear uv spray other than the clear neon stuff???

 

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yes it will be nice to see this done. the hardest part is convincing my wife its ok to spend 1,700 USD on computer parts

 

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im trying as hard as i can just so you guys can see a finished project ; )

 

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Trying my hand at some cable managment tonight with limited success. I got some some wire heatshrink from autozone yesterday that matched my color almost perfectly so i figured i would give i a shot. worked ok for the smaller mobo connections bu couldnt get it around the blocks on the ends of the usb e-sata and others, so have to find alternitives for those. also painted the edges of the connections for he buton panel heres some pics.

here are some pics of the power and reset buttons with the wire heatshrink.

and thats all i got for now, if you look close enough you can tell where i painted one of the wires, he he got a little carried away with the ligher! lol. that reminds me if any of you decide to do this.....use a heatgun!!! it will save your fingers and save you from painting the wires! loo

 

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im thinking the same thing but i cant find sleeving that is my color blue its all dark blue, and i dont think i can paint it because it will crackle. im looking for some alternitives now, and its been 3 hours!!! im geting worried i wont find anything.

 

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that is some beautiful sleeving many many thanks sildeh, i have been loosing sleep over this!

 

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lol ok i will order the sleeving and the power supply on the 8th along with some uv paint and spray. im gonna have to wait til next pay to get all of my components sorry guys but i will get some pics nex week! hey sildeh my wife told me to tell you thanks for the tip, now she has someone to cuddle with at night!!! lol

 

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well MDPC-X thought that i was crazy when i called and asked them to teleport the sleeves to my home, MDPC-X told me i would have to wait for the shipping truck just like everyone else. So if i have to wait so do you buggers! in the mean time i painted the top fan with a very light coat of the blue, i kinda hate myself for it but i will show you tommorow seeing as Wal-Mart wont send me batteries for my camera via teleportation either, they think im crazy too!! WTF!!!

 

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sorry no progress guys, i keep messing up the paint. on a lighter note the sleeving and power supply should be here next week, i think that will be a lttle harder for me to mess up so until then pray to the paint gods for me will ya!?!?

 

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Lol

Did you speak to Nils? He's a funny guy

yea nice and funny, and has great sleeving. but he doesnt like my pics too well.

I really like the blue coloured accents contrasting with the gloss black, real nice gear going into this too, subbed .

well thank you

If it's that you're still getting the rattle snake effect i'd put money on it being grease polution of the paint surface (usually from hands. Once in the paint it's very hard to get rid of. Only way i've found is to sand away as much as pos then wash the piece in water with detergant, rinse well then re seal with primer and build up gradually.

hopefully not that cos it's a real pain in the bum.

yep i was wondering why my bum hurt so much, i think i have it now. thanks to sildeh i found the perfect sleeving. i just dont know how long it takes to to get here, im running out of nails to bite.......wait....im bleeding now. having some crazy ideas about getting the mesh kit and running the 24 pin through te front of it, and space the wires evenly accross. maybe make a 24 pin bracket with passtroughs for the wire, making those wires longer and connecting them in thier propper spots. so basically instead of the two 12 pin rows the back row will have its regular pins then 6 holes on each side and 12 pins in the front.

i have a cooler master gemini 2 s right now that fits fine but i think i wat a zalman circular one with the blue led. but which one fits??? the 9500 or can i fit the 9900 with a little cutting??? and and replacing the front fan with a blue led type??? i cant find any 92mm fans with the same design do i just have to cut one up or what???

 

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Decided to go with the Zalman 9900ALED i know your all thinking is way too big, but i know it will fit, maybe by a milimeter but it will fit

anywho here are some new hardware pics going into the build

Corsair HX1000

Zalman 9900ALED

And a pic of final sanding for the cowling

 

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pretty sure the 9900 wont fit without cutting, but the 9500 will fit just fine. Theres 156 mm of clearance under the cowling if you cut all the way upto the bottom of the actual big boy fan.


Love to see some pictures of that WC set up if VooDoo doesn't mind a slight highjack of his thread

I dont mind being hi-jacked for a wc skeleton.
@ G-Dubs- I was thinking of making the top come off in a tooless entry fashion and just placing the mobo (all together) in first then the frame around

 

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got some goodies today!!! thanks Nils

 

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I am the worst about the packages, I'm surprised the drawing is still intact. But i think the tools are good, i did a couple of practice crimps came out nice, they are adjustable and I think nils sets up the crimper for you and he even sends some crimps he did. But here is a little progress for ya

As you requested more pics. I tried a little sleeving along with finishing the fan cowling paint. Didnt start the psu yet because i think i have a wild idea, but i have to fabricate it. so for now enjoy my pics even though they have horrible lighting.

Starting sleeve

I think i got it pain in the bum to remove the fan though.

The finished sleeve from my point of view

My nails are bleeding hoping i dont get the same results as before.

Time will tell tomorrow if the "delicate" tape is the remedy.......pray for me will you???

 

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the paint came out good you cant see the variations in the black around the tape like last time but i still need to spruce up the edges a litle bit before i post any pics. maybe monday ill get to it. big day on sunday all you dads out there, have fun!

P.S. i know that it was all your prayers that made the paint gods happy so thank you, if any of you did any sacreligious sacrifices thank you as well.