Newbie did his first casemod

5th November 2003, 13:02

I'm new at modding but i'll guess you must try everything in life, sooo..
The first project i planned was a case window.
I searched te web for a nice tribal pic and there it was : a shark !
Next step: Taping the case and transfered the logo on the case
The dremel came out of the closet and did his job :

Next step was grinding the whole case for a nice metal look :

Now i'm looking for a plexi window, but i couldn't resist to give it a preview :
In daylight

In Dark

the light in the case is just a standard led from my motherboard...
i'll add blue and uv in it asap....
Does anyone know how i can get those red/green leds gone ?

jmke · 5th November 2003, 13:12

that mods looks familiar :-)

great work on the details!

do note that the bare metal look will only last 6-9months, then you'll see corrosion setting in, best to give it a transparant protective coating.

5th November 2003, 13:25

thx for the advice jmke !
but i'm still considering if i will paint it black or silver, leave it this way or polish it ...

jmke · 5th November 2003, 13:27

I left the top of my AOPEN HQ08 like that, I'll snap a picture of it tonight.. you'll see what I mean

5th November 2003, 13:37

Yes , the shark tribal idea cames from that case

3rd March 2004, 22:41

nice job though....

did you put a lot of time in it ?

8th March 2004, 00:37

the cutout is made in 2 days... has now blue ccfl in it

next up is to get some uv lights, and mesh my cables

14th March 2004, 20:42

try taking some various grades of sandpaper and polishign that metal up

do 2-4-600 maybe even higher and get it to look nice

otherwise, looks a lot nicer than my first mod (redneck with a jigsaw, drill, and duct tape)

5th November 2003, 13:02	#1
SoPoR Posts: n/a	Newbie did his first casemod I'm new at modding but i'll guess you must try everything in life, sooo.. The first project i planned was a case window. I searched te web for a nice tribal pic and there it was : a shark ! Next step: Taping the case and transfered the logo on the case The dremel came out of the closet and did his job : Next step was grinding the whole case for a nice metal look : Now i'm looking for a plexi window, but i couldn't resist to give it a preview : In daylight In Dark the light in the case is just a standard led from my motherboard... i'll add blue and uv in it asap.... Does anyone know how i can get those red/green leds gone ?

5th November 2003, 13:12	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	that mods looks familiar :-) great work on the details! do note that the bare metal look will only last 6-9months, then you'll see corrosion setting in, best to give it a transparant protective coating. __________________

5th November 2003, 13:27	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	I left the top of my AOPEN HQ08 like that, I'll snap a picture of it tonight.. you'll see what I mean __________________

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5th November 2003, 13:25	#3
SoPoR Posts: n/a	thx for the advice jmke ! but i'm still considering if i will paint it black or silver, leave it this way or polish it ...

5th November 2003, 13:37	#5
SoPoR Posts: n/a	Yes , the shark tribal idea cames from that case

3rd March 2004, 22:41	#6
stijnsmets Posts: n/a	nice job though.... did you put a lot of time in it ?

8th March 2004, 00:37	#7
SoPoR Posts: n/a	the cutout is made in 2 days... has now blue ccfl in it next up is to get some uv lights, and mesh my cables

14th March 2004, 20:42	#8
IKilledMyAGOIA Posts: n/a	try taking some various grades of sandpaper and polishign that metal up do 2-4-600 maybe even higher and get it to look nice otherwise, looks a lot nicer than my first mod (redneck with a jigsaw, drill, and duct tape)