MarioMac Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 One more time, your job is awesome… Your sprays are basics acrilic paints or it's some special ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebit Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Great log, thanx for sharing I 've really enjoyed it so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 If my case was badly scuffed I do admit I would be painting it grey and white or black and white like you. I kept it stock because I wanted to be able to surprise people with it. Take a look. Looks pretty good, and nice to see that you reused the door latch. Most people ditch it or give up on it that I have seen. I envision this happening at least once:Unsuspecting coworker: "Ha Ha, nice crappy old Mac you've got there" Me: *flips open side of case* Unsuspecting coworker: "Oh sh**!!" I am sure to hear that once or twice, but knowing my coworkers they will grill me at to what model it is. A friend of mine had a look at it and is now referring to it as "The Imperial Storm Trooper Mac". I think the red and white LED's will be a nice touch for a case such as this, the polycarbonate should carry light nicely. If I wasn't such a nite-owl I would probably light up the side panel Apple logos on mine. The raised bottom with lights underneath evokes images of tuner cars in my head. This is sure to look nice. However, the power supply placement is probably the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Especially now that my Arctic Cooler 64 doesn't fit with such little clearance, PSU relocation almost seems worth ruining the whole goal of my case. I look forward to completion of this case. It will still look stock from all sides except the back. One more time, your job is awesome… Your sprays are basic acrylic paints or it's some special ? Thanks MarioMac, the paint I used is made especially for painting plastics. It is Krylon brand and the variety is called Fusion. Great log, thanx for sharing I 've really enjoyed it so far No problem, I have lots of ideas hopefully worth sharing and I'm happy to get a little input back I managed to get the new HD rack completed, now to get it painted and put into the case and really start getting this project closer to completion. The 120mm fan and HD rack will mount to the top of the inside of the case, and no that is not the fan or drives that will be used (just shop parts for comparisons sake): And on its own: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Beautiful work, great to see somebody doing something completely new different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokozuna Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Good Show Photograph! I really enjoyed reading this. When do you think the project will be complete? Also I am curious, if you don't mind, what do you do for a living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banini_jeque Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Won't the red paint start to chip off the latch panel after a while where it bends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Won't the red paint start to chip off the latch panel after a while where it bends? Krylon does a surprisingly good job at sticking to flexible plastic, so long as the flexing is within a certain tolerable amount. Ive painted plastic office chairs with flexible backs and 2 years later I havent seen any chipping on them. You just need to have a clean, sanded surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 Beautiful work, great to see somebody doing something completely new different. Thanks, like somebody used to say "Think Different" Good Show Photograph! I really enjoyed reading this. When do you think the project will be complete? Also I am curious, if you don't mind, what do you do for a living? Thanks man. I'm a developer who often gets to test a lot of software, I also dabble in multimedia, some stock photography and thanks to a few friends at work I'm also an aspiring writer (starting to try my hand at some tech writing). Work has had me on the road a fair amount lately so it has cut into my "project time", but I hope to have everything together before next weekend. Krylon does a surprisingly good job at sticking to flexible plastic, so long as the flexing is within a certain tolerable amount. Ive painted plastic office chairs with flexible backs and 2 years later I havent seen any chipping on them. You just need to have a clean, sanded surface. Once it had dried fully its not going to come off without a lot of wear and tear, Fusion is much more durable than run of the mill spray paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banini_jeque Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Wow, good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 This thing is officially a little monster. I found a pair (Crossfire config ) of Gigabyte Ultra Durable 5770's for cheap and pulled the trigger. I have always had great luck with Gigabyte's components plus the warranty is 3 years and I know that the service if ever needed is pretty fast. Yes, it's the model with the Batmobile cooler cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Crossfire Batmobile!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Crossfire Batmobile!!! They will now be referred to as Batman and Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 And now for some work updates: The rear IO panel shield is now complete: I made a diffusion box to soften the light for the power and HD status LEDs (please disregard the cat hair on there): And all of the new rack components have been painted, the dark items are fan mounts and IO plate holders, they have 2 coats on them: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingMac Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Impressive, buddy. I never thought a G4 case could look better than a Mac Pro case. I am especially amazed in the side panel with a black Apple logo there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Impressive, buddy. I never thought a G4 case could look better than a Mac Pro case. I am especially amazed in the side panel with a black Apple logo there. Thanks, the panels look even better now that they are complete. I'll post those tomorrow as I have to get back to work and family stuff with the rest of my day. And today's big news: Assembly has begun!!! All fans and drives are insulated from the case with rubber washers to help keep this machine nice and quiet. Front Panel USB 2.0 and E-SATA connections installed, with red hardware. And yes that fan is missing a side on purpose in order for the PSU to clear it when the door is opened or closed: And I got to work installing the Venomous X onto the motherboard: Venomous X box contents: Cleaning the CPU before getting started: On goes the back plate: Base nuts done up and ready for the rest of the cooler. These were a pain as there is not a lot of room for big hands to tighten these little things. The Venomous X is very nicely polished, much nicer base than the TRUE: Adding 70lbs of pressure with this little knob, making it ready for some overclocking And I even had time to paint a few more little parts: More to come soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 I got a little more work done than I thought I could: I will start with something boring first: The diffusion panel got put in next: Tadaaaa! And the IO shield is done, much better looking now: Next up....body panels start along with drives and exhaust fans, I will let the pictures do the talking for the rest of the post: X 100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokozuna Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Looking very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirloui Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Taking shape, congratulations! Looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffwill Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I've been following this for few day and I have to say, this is avery clean, very good looking use of this case. Makes me wish I had the time/resources/skills/tools to do this myself. Can't wait to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarola Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Keep up the good work, Photograph. It's been quite an adventure watching this mod come to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 More work has been done Latch plate and u-channel for all holes completed: Bottom intake fan mounted: A 120x12mm Scythe fan that will be mounted between the metal and plastic parts of the case providing the 5770's some fresh air: And Mounted: Next the PSU Was mounted: And now it is the motherboards turn: Fiber and rubber washers cushion all motherboard mounts: When closed everything fits...just barely. I have less than a millimeter between the ram lever and the edge of the bottom SATA drive. And next... I turned it on And with the lights out: More to come tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baudouin Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Great concept and painting job. Congratz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarac Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 beautiful mod! i think i'm getting a g4 case myself but as far as i know ati 5xxx is still not supported in os x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 Great concept and painting job. Congratz. beautiful mod! i think i'm getting a g4 case myself Thanks but as far as i know ati 5xxx is still not supported in os x. That's not an issue as this machine will be running Windows 7 64 bit, I am building it up to be my gaming computer. There will be two 5770's in a CrossFireX configuration, CrossFireX will likely never be supported under Mac OS X. I have a GeForce 9800GT in my other machine that acts as my Hackintosh. I would have loved to have used this case for my Hackintosh build but it uses a full ATX board with just one PCIEx16 slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioMac Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Congrats, your mod is awesome ! And inspiring me I'm thinking seriously to give a new life for my QuickSilver case… At last, I think flat colour paint, is the beter way to paint plastics… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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