....a sleek design, a few embellishments above par to let it stand out but let it stand on it's own merits without forcing. That's my idea of a beautiful mod. Keep your EL badges, the blinding lights that make a police car feel ashamed. It's the form and it's fuction that turns my crank. Light shows are nice, but they are fatiguing over time and often shut off. Reflective finish, smooth edges, and personalized, that's the mental image that pre-mods fade into oblivion by. I don't care what it's made from, aluminum, steel, acrylic.... it's got a form, and like the sexist bastard I am I'll compare it to a fine woman. The perfect form is in the eye of the beholder, some may find it, most will not. But we should strive to find a level where we're content.

Sometimes specifics parts may be idolized, a unique dial or paint hue... but one undeniably perfect aspect, can make the overall form lopsided as well. A good modded case will never be great, and a great will never be called good. Great cases that we see in magazines are often labors of more hours and tools than some have. Good cases are what many have, never scoring above an 8 in the gallery... yet in day to day life would get complimented from nearly any person who sees it. If the case you work on is your labor of love, your canvas, make it something you'd like to live with. Fame may follow, it may not, but in the end it sits on, under, or beside your desk - not someone else's.

It's a hard thing for me, I can't ever seem to get it quite right. I focus to much on one idea and let the other aspects become hard to balance. I've continually strive, attempting to draw out that form I seek from humble case. Sometimes I nearly have it, sometimes I manage to faulter on that first cut that I regret as soon as the dremel is pulled away. But I drive on, like a steam roller. I know the canvas is good, I know my paints, my tools, and my skills are there... but it's collection, the order, the selection of these things I must find.

Someday I will find the form I seek, I will continue on without rest if I must. Pleasing, unobtrusive and shines like the California sun is my goal... and if I don't find it, well that's okay as well. I tried, and the only way to truly fail is to not try again.


Iateronmly

Excellent writing ...........What brought that up though????

Thanks for your post Iateronmly.

I can relate to your post. When I joined this site I immediately modded my PC case. Being proud of my work, I showed it to one of my college professors. I received many compliments from other professors and also from other students. However, I was too ashamed to display my work on PR as most of everyone on here seem to have the elite case modding skills and their work made my case look like poo.

Great post....although at times, I couldn't tell if you were talking about a computer or a woman.

Excelent post Iateronmly. It's so true as well . When I first reared my head I had a premod case with lots of lights and various bits and bobs that didn't actually require any hands dirty modding.

That first pc I thought was the bomb but now my tasted have completley spun round to the simpler way of thinking.

Clean lines and nothing that takes away from the overall effect. Those are my favorite also. I think I've stated before that a minimally modded PC-70 appeals to me much more than a heavily modded Wavemaster.

That should be the modder's ontra.....is there even a modder's ontra (you know like that navy thing or the marines or armys slogan be all you can be..)

awsome post!

I completely agree that sometimes simplicity is the most beautiful route to go with modding. My first attempt at modding was actually before I had seen anything modded (or even knew there was a modding community) it turned out ok, but I was way happier with my PC-60 that I kept fairly simple. It looks great even with the lights off. That mod however wasn't nearly as labor-intensive or complex as the dell case I just modded. It ended up with a bright yellow/green paint job and some subtle lighting. It is much less "plain" than the lian li, but it took way more patience and skill to do. Still, my PC-60 is just so classy (I guess that's the word). But I am very proud of and enjoy all my mods, which I think is, as you said the most important thing.

Iater....no matter how tweakable those fan knobs might seem, no matter how tempting that front blowhole may appear....don't DO it man! Get a real woman!

Quote: Originally Posted by Highperf15 Excellent writing ...........What brought that up though????

I might not have my title - but I'm still a Staff Writer. I just do what comes naturally.

Quote: Originally Posted by Iateronmly I might not have my title - but I'm still a Staff Writer. I just do what comes naturally.

LOL.........Yes you do.....

Most of my "Mods" are geared to performance, and probably look pretty rough to the casual observer.

But It's like that primered up 55 Chevy sportin no hood so you can see the Blown Big Block, maybe even an ol' style straight axle, the obligitory open headers, and some tall 12 inch wide slicks that needed the rear quarters radiused for clearance.

I'll pass by a ton of "Trailer Queens" with perfect paint and the latest $$$ hardware to see if the owner is around with a timeslip

(You know he's got a ton of em in the glove box, prolly on top of a few unpaid tickets!)

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro Most of my "Mods" are geared to performance, and probably look pretty rough to the casual observer. But It's like that primered up 55 Chevy sportin no hood so you can see the Blown Big Block, maybe even an ol' style straight axle, the obligitory open headers, and some tall 12 inch wide slicks that needed the rear quarters radiused for clearance. I'll pass by a ton of "Trailer Queens" with perfect paint and the latest $$$ hardware to see if the owner is around with a timeslip (You know he's got a ton of em in the glove box, prolly on top of a few unpaid tickets!)

Amen to that..................I've always built street drivers..............ain't nothing like doing a smoky burnout on the corner of Woodward Ave. and Coolege Rd..........heh