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Insane
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My Latest Case Mod Project : "The Rustbucket"
I saw BoCo's Case posted here so i thought id post my latest project, keep in mind that its not finished yet
![]() My inspiration for this case was the Fallout series of games if any of you have played them ![]() Heres how she started , painted the chassis ![]() Heres my first test of the Faux Effects Rust Paint im going for in the style ![]() And of course the All Important Leaktest before i install my water cooling sytem ![]() As you see here i redid the front face with epoxy to allow my to put in some of the dials i want in the front (who needs a floopy ![]() And now the final product ![]() ![]() ![]() Ok now a little explnation on the front ![]() The Top left, is a low Oxygen Blinker that im using with a ultrabright red LED to single HDD activity. Above the dials are several switches, controling the lights and power ![]() More pics ![]() I used Fence hinges to give me a sucide case door, and a Trapdoor pull ring to open ![]() ![]() I know it may not be everyones style , but shes my baby |
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Nobody Loves Me
Location: Irish In Madrid
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Scapegoat - Awesome case, really original. I tip my hat to you. Also, Quote:
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Crazy
Location: Leicestershire UK
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scapegoat:
Nice case there - The fallout look is a good one - It's a shame you can't get the texture of real rust That would look cool
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Insane
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But unless i wanted to scratch it up and leave it out in the rain for a few days, its pretty close to rust as i wanna get ![]() ![]() ![]() Im also gonna be borrowing an airbrush from a friend sooner or later to see if i can get the look a little more detailed. |
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Fear the bunny
Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
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Pretty cool looking--trying to make it look like it's been in the ocean rusting for a few decades! If you really want to get that look, sandblast the paint off and stick it in a pond for a week--totally authentic rust and corrosion!
![]() Those side hinges do a good job of keeping the theme going.
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Junkie
Location: Pa, USA
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scapegoat: That is sweet! I like it a lot, and the dials are awesome. The fact that they will actually "work" is quite impressive.
Also, I liked the Fallout games a lot, and it is nice to see them being recreated elsewhere. ![]() Kudos.
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Quadrature Amplitude Modulator
Location: Denver
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Awesome case mod! I'm personally not really into case mods, but this strikes me as a sweet project anyway.
![]() For measuring CPU util etc. you might be able to do that by interfacing your tachometer to a serial port and writing a program that gets CPU util from the OS and writes it out on the serial port. Maybe if your tachometer uses voltage levels, you might be able to adjust those with an A to D converter between the serial port & tachometer. I'd try to make a more concrete/helpful suggestion but I don't know the hardware interfaces there. ![]()
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Insane
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DJ Teac- Took me about 3 months, but in real work time probably only about 2 weeks, with my job i dont get much time LOL
DuckDuck - Probably on PheatonForums, havent made much progress since the last time ![]() Oberon - You are absolutly right about the Serial interface with the tachometer. I Have it setup exacly that way.... The only issue is finding the proper settings to make sure the Tach Redlines at 100% , they dont exacly make manuals to B-17 Tachometers readly avalible ![]() Rekinom - ya i could buy it but where would be the fun in that! ![]()
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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nice mod... the faux effects are really nice
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Go faster!
Location: Wisconsin
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Now that is a rockin' case! I love it. Now, we see the case, we see the keyboard...what about the mouse and the monitor? I've got a couple ideas up my sleeve yet, but I'm waiting for warmer weather...for the most part, it's just the black paint, and stuff, although, I'm looking for a little more to it. And, the front of it will be something we're not used to seeing.
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Fear the bunny
Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
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Cracking the Whip
Location: Sexymama's arms...
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Man,
That's one of the more original mods I've seen. Sweet work man.
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Crazy
Location: Arizona
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Awesome creation dude! I am still waiting for the day that I mod out my computer.
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Insane
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![]() ![]() Its actuclly a red UV die, it shows up brownish in the light but a darkish red-brown , bloddy type collor under UV. (you will have to forgive the mess, looks alot better now ![]() |
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