hey guys seeing everyones modded case made me want to do one so i went to the trade forums and bought 2 cases off of musclecars&computersjust bought them last night i cant wait to get them. to start modding them. here is what they look like going to paint them but i dont know what color to paint my black/w clear coat so its nice and glossy



i want to go with a Full Metal Alchemist theme i am going to cut a window and put a transmutation circle on the window etched then maybe put red or blue uv reactive wire covers on the wires.

i did some messing around in photoshop and here is my consept so far is.
Was thinking about making the outside glossy red. Next going to work on custom Fan grills made out of plexi. For a blow hole and for other fans

Looks good man. Ur comp will look great in my case.

U gonna go w/ a window? and etch it or no window?

come on. I just got my dremel its waiting to cut up metal and make old things look great. noob Hope i can make my case look as good JessAlba452 trigun case which is just crazy good. I Hope to get those cases soon tho i wish paypal would hurry.

i just noticed i spelled first wrong darn it how can i fix it

Can`t wait to see you put it all in action.Take your time and make us proud,Jo

Go to the original post and click on the edit option then save when corrected.In future try using the spell check feature,I love it,Jo

Quote: Originally Posted by pgh_kid i just noticed i spelled first wrong darn it how can i fix it

Great Design, imho!! I'll be watching this project!

TDR

Looks like a good first mod, make sure you correct the 3rd alchemical symbol or you'll invoke Baal's little demon brother while etching it.

Or you could remove the Dell logo, that would also work.

I'm hoping to do something similar (not exactly alike) to an old case of mine, but I don't like windows so I'll be etching on the metal. Hope I don't get hurt.

Good luck with the mod, and if it doesn't work, at least enjoy yourself

a quick suggestion would be to possibly try and bondo up the front to make it more stream line and such


a little bondo always helps out the front of those old dell cases

ok got the case around 2 eastern time i open the the box and it looked like upps played rugby with my case and other one is mia somewhere hopfully i'll get it tommrrow but thats ok i tried my best today did not get very far here's. What i got done i stripped the case and painted the inside black. To the right pannel I sanded primed it then tack cloth it the put the first coat of red on it waiting for that to dry then start all over on that . got all my parts sanded and rdy for primer. this is were i am stuck on the front pannle i bondo the crap out of it and when i go to sand it still comes on even i must of did it like 4 times i think i am using wrong paper i am using 320grit. so thats about what i got done so how i think the image in my head is going to be differnt then the one i am going to make but that ok its my first case

Black chaise

After First coat of Red


got rid of dell and grill but haveing one hell of a time with the bondo


i have know idea i tried everything i rotated it in my picture file and photobucket but nothing well what you guys think, my work log is not anything wow just a nub getting his mod on

dude don't get down i have moded a few cases and i still have not been noticed (rep wise at least) we know your there we are here to help you don't get hard on your self becuase no one is commenting on your thread the masses will come. just have fun. learn, and most of all enjoy it. cheer up man your painting is doing good but it looks like you have a little over spray....soo maybe sand it down a little.

which one has the overspary so i know. I know the chasis might have some. i dont want to sould like i am putting my self down just came out that way i am having tons of fun modding

alright i saved your picture and high lighted where so it should be esay i also saw you didn't get under the drive bays well too

Red=where you need to put some more paint
Blue=where you have some over spary

the regonition will come as you come nearer to completeion, and people have alot of eye candy to look at. Don't worry. Be one wit the force young padawan.

Take your time and be sure that you are more than pleased with the outcome.Then the rest of us hard#ss will stand up and take notice,lol.Just playing with ya,Keep up the work and worklog.Mod On,Jo

A Nice Start!

Do yourself a favour, though... check out the 'painting section on our forums..... and make your case
shine.... literally....

TDR

Looks like a nice case to mod from,Somthing nice and simpe that you can really go custom on

i got my goodies
to bad its raining cats and dogs and i dont have a mobo to try any of them out oh well conroe will be worth the wait

Don't worry about your rep points, they don't really mean a darn thing unless it's red. Most rep points are dished out 'buddy-to-buddy'. Just look at mine, I get about 1 rep point for every 1000 posts, or maybe it's one per year...rep points usually show no indication of one's modding abilities, they're more an indication of one's popularity. I don't come here to win popularity contests.

Anyway, it looks like you rushed your paint job a little bit. Make sure you use several thin coats rather than a few heavy coats. Don't try to hurry it. Buy an extra can or two and use many thin layers of color, this will prevent your paint from sagging--as shown in the blue circled area aforementioned. Don't let it bother you, every single person here has overpainted something a time or 6. Just sand that area smooth again, wash away all the particles, let dry, and continue spraying on some thin coats in that area.

The last thing to say, if it makes you feel any better, most of the people here will respect you a whole lot more for trying and putting in time and effort into your project, even if the final result isn't perfect, than someone who buys a $200 premodded case, slaps in a few lights and fans and bay-buses, and then expects everyone to crap their pants...and then they get superbly offended when criticized that they put no real effort into their "weekend project"!

Always be receptive to peoples' advice here, and you will learn a lot of new skills and your second, third, and future mod projects will all get better and better! As you said, you're a "nub getting his mod on", well, keep it up and you will stop being a "nub"!