Experiment Nr. 5 (Final pics on page 8)

[HexaGuy]

Your pockets seem to be deep! Absolutely beautiful build! 

[p0Pe]

i bet you own that whole complex in the video don't you ^^

 

You should see the underground lair

 

looks amazing so far!

 

Thanks man!

 

Your pockets seem to be deep! Absolutely beautiful build! 

 

They might be deep, but they are mostly empty:P

[Karumu]

TL;DR "mostly empty:P"

mostly empty after building all these projects pffffffffffffffffffffff

[Snef]

just amazing,

 

you re the best modder i ever seen

 

i like all of your build/project

[Focux]

subbed. i think we got a whole chunk of BOTW's subbing this log =D

[alpenwasser]

subbed. i think we got a whole chunk of BOTW's subbing this log =D

Let us sacrifice at the altar of the almighty p0Pe!

[Paolo Verwey]

0_o This build is gonna be freaking amazing.

[Theo]

all i can say is GG,

G fcking G

[p0Pe]

mostly empty after building all these projects pffffffffffffffffffffff

 

Haha well. As long as I have money for food and rent, I am happy:P

 

just amazing,

 

you re the best modder i ever seen

 

i like all of your build/project

 

I am glad you think so:D I hope you like whats coming then:)

 

subbed. i think we got a whole chunk of BOTW's subbing this log =D

 

I recently went trough the thread about BOTW. There is a LOT of awesome builds there!

 

Let us sacrifice at the altar of the almighty p0Pe!

 

Gonna need chocolate at that altar buddy:D

 

0_o This build is gonna be freaking amazing.

 

I sure hope so:)

 

all i can say is GG,

G fcking G

 

Thanks;)

 

Guys! I got the first video done of the pedestal! Be sure to like and subscribe if you like it, and.. erm.. want to subscribe

 

[Focux]

BOTW winners unite! LOL

[Emperor_Piehead]

wow that looks like it took a while to sand

[CJPowell27]

Holy Gaben! If Snef says you're his favorite modder, you know you're amazing Mr. Pope for president!

[iBored]

Do you plan everything before starting, or just make it as it goes?

 

Cos your builds are just too flawless!

[Quantum]

Wow... just wow...  :wub:

[p0Pe]

BOTW winners unite! LOL

 

In mods we trust

 

wow that looks like it took a while to sand

 

A few hours:D 

 

Holy Gaben! If Snef says you're his favorite modder, you know you're amazing Mr. Pope for president!

 

Haha yeah, Snef most certainly knows his way around a CaseLabs case more than most!

 

Do you plan everything before starting, or just make it as it goes?

 

Cos your builds are just too flawless!

 

I mostly make it up as I go along. I normally start out by finding an interesting case, and then after all agreements on parts etc is made, I start the modding. That way I kinda force myself to be creative:D

 

Wow... just wow...  :wub:

 

Thanks man!

 

I have all the final renders of the case done, and will post them in an update soon!

[Det]

This is freakin awesome! Is the rotating gif in the original post the look you're going for?

If so, then holy shit LOL it looks incredible!

[p0Pe]

This is freakin awesome! Is the rotating gif in the original post the look you're going for?

If so, then holy shit LOL it looks incredible!

It is, and you can see more in this update:

 

Now, with the pedestal watercooling semi donw, lets head on to the main event of this casemod.

The S3 case itself, and the panels I want to make for it. Since I wanted to make new external panels, I had to make a precise replica of the case in 3D so that I could model new sidepanels that would fit perfectly.

 

 

This is the final result of the model. Everything is as close to 1:1 as it gets, and is off by mostly 0.5 to 1 mm.

 

 

Close up of joints and bends.

 

 

My modified center panel. This was done to accommodate the harddrive mod done in a previous update.

 

 

Rear panel and old feets. The feets on the case has been swapped out with MNPC tech feets.

 

 

Motherboard tray. I did not draw the IQ plate holder.

 

 

And top with drop in insert.

 

 

Rear joints.

 

 

Left side

 

 

Right side

 

 

Top drop in insert panel.

 

 

And the bottom panel.

 

 

An idea I had to make some "special editions" with copper parts.

 

 

Or maybe even some acrylic.

 

 

Close up of copper motherboard tray. Neither of these will be used in this mod.

 

 

And the PSU compartment. Here you can also see where the wires from the harddrive mounted on the center panel is coming out.

 

 

And the main event. The panels I will try and get milled from billet 14 mm aluminum.

 

 

Under the case, there will be a lasercut 2 mm steel plate to keep these properly together. There will also be one on the rear of the case.

 

 

Left side render.

 

 

Right side render.

 

 

Top side.

 

 

The left side view into the motherboard compartment.

 

 

Rear panel again, where you can see the rear 2 mm steel plate that will hold the aluminum panels together.

 

 

Complete rear with white interior.

 

 

PSU hole, and a little view of the inner acrylic mounting.

 

 

Each acrylic piece is individually mounted in the aluminum, and will be milled so that it has the same shape as the panels themself.

 

 

Front render. I have made room in the front so that 2 120 mm fans can be mounted here to give some airflow in the case.

 

 

Left side with the left side panel taken off.

 

 

Closeup where you can see how the steel plates will keep the panels together.

 

 

Another shot with details of the side and top windows.

 

 

More mounting.

 

 

The front will naturally not have any acrylic in it as the holes are made for airflow. I might put some kind of filter on there, but that is undecided as of now.

 

 

Front render without front panel.

 

 

Closeup.

 

 

And another.

 

 

Thats it for now! Right now I am working on getting samples of the acrylic cut, which Justin from Parvum systems has agreed to help me on. Those guys knows their way around acrylic like no other, so I am sure they will make something nice

[d33g33]

Amazing!

 

Solidworks i'm assuming? what do you use for your renders?

[Jimstah87]

This is bloody INCREDIBLE!!! 

[Hikaru12]

Dear god it's beautiful. You're so creative with your builds and the picture quality is superb.

[Frankie]

Awesome ! Everytime I get a notification I get excited This thing gonna be heavy isn't it ?

[p0Pe]

Amazing!

 

Solidworks i'm assuming? what do you use for your renders?

 

The parts are actually drawn in Autodesk Inventor. The renders is all done in Keyshot 4

 

This is bloody INCREDIBLE!!! 

 

Thanks!

 

Dear god it's beautiful. You're so creative with your builds and the picture quality is superb.

 

Glad you like it mate:)

 

Awesome ! Everytime I get a notification I get excited This thing gonna be heavy isn't it ?

 

Well, according to my calculations in the 3D program the alu sides alone is going to weigh 5.5 kilo´s. So yeah, it might be a tad heavy for a mini itx build:D

[Karumu]

pls tell me you're doing these renders on project N.V

[d33g33]

Not to pick, but in your renders you're using button head bolts.

Would it be nicer to countersink the material and use countersunk head bolts for a even plane?

[p0Pe]

pls tell me you're doing these renders on project N.V

 

Haha Project N.V. would overheat if doing renders. It is only used as a glorious tax machine.

 

Not to pick, but in your renders you're using button head bolts.

Would it be nicer to countersink the material and use countersunk head bolts for a even plane?

 

I guess you are talking about these: http://tosed.dk/billeder/miniora/1/CaseLabs-S3-25.jpg

 

The alu strip is very thin, and would not be able to accomodate 3 mm countersunk bolts, which is why small button heads are used there.

 

And don't be afraid to write comments like that. It is good to have people point things out