Project Lament: HellRaiser Tribute Mod

Hellraiser is hands down cool and quite scary, there are a fair amount of existing modded cases that pay tribute to the puzzle box but face it, the box isn't scary. Cenobites are scary, so I am shooting for a "what if the box opened and a case modder were transformed into a cenobite" kind of theme, here is my work log so far.

There is a lot happening in the picture below but the drawing tells the basic story and will be what I try to go by and will hopefully be close to what I end up with.

The mod officially begins with a few cuts... Boglin eyes have eyelids, both a moveable top eyelid and a static lower that need to be removed.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell00.jpg
I taped off the section to cut out of the torso and outlined it with a Sharpie.

I cracked it open with a Dremel and a jigsaw, no easy task as the contour of the torso was a factor and also it wanted to melt as I cut it.
http://www.casemodgod.com/mannequinhack01.jpg
I cut down a Lian Li motherboard tray, it is not finished yet and more material will be taken off the top. I was concerned with the amount of room (or lack of) around the sides of the board so I mounted it to the tray and set it and the PSU in for a test fit.

I used an old 4GB drive as a template to get everything lined up, the IDE and power cables will connect at the bottom of the drive behind the motherboard tray.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell13.jpg
Cutting straight lines into a contoured surface isn't easy so I bought a contour guide and set about cutting a hole for the LCD. I also taped off and outlined the abdomen window cut out.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell19.jpg
I put the plexi into my electric oven at 275 degrees for 12 minutes, when it looked softened I took it out, and wearing 'Ove' gloves began quickly forming it around the felt covered abdomen cut out. After the Plexi cooled I traced the edges with a Sharpie marker.

Here is a test fit of the window, the shape is great but the edges are not as tight as I expected and will require a little more work...

I decided to move onto working on the head. First I covered the masking tape wrapped head in aluminum foil, this should make removing the Sculpey a lot easier.
]http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell28.jpg
The picture below shows the continuing process of filling everything in, I added some final details and it looks pretty evil so far, the Super Sculpey has proven to be a very workable sculpting medium, I hope it stays as easy to work with after cooking it.

The Fass-o-Matic reservoir was a little smaller than I had envisioned but no big deal.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell47.jpg
I used an 80mm hole saw bit on my trusty Black&Decker corded drill to rip a hole, the drill seized up a few times when the hole saw would catch up in the cooling plastic.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell49.jpg
After an hour and a half of cutting, drilling and filing the modded cover plate is finally finished.

Next to take an atomic grill and cut it down to make a border for the outside of the reservoir cutout.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell66.jpg
I also super glued the window in place which was a nightmare but wound up being ok in the end, below is a picture of the almost finished abdomen section.

The pump fits into the cutout and will be attached to the Alum-angle for the MB tray and also to the base when I make it.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell76.jpg
I also positioned and then cut a hole for the radiator, it lines up nicely with everything else and thankfully the torso is still structurally sound
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell77.jpg
I outlined the handle cutout with terra-cotta Milliput and marked the holes for the bolts.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell82.jpg
I used a 1" hole saw to cut the opening for the fill port and tested for fit, the plexi glass nut that comes with it will not fit so I plan to screw it into the mannequin itself.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell83.jpg
I decided to dump the hard drive in the head idea in favor of putting a Laserpod inside the head, below is the unit in red.

I did a test fit of the top window using masking tape, I also cut out the teeth and placed them inside the head for a test fit.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell91.jpg
I took the newly formed plexi window and drew a brain pattern onto the outside of it using a silver Sharpie marker.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell96.jpg
A couple hours of Dremeling later and I had a cool custom brain etch. I then used Magic Sculpt on the inside edges to hold the window in.

Once everything was dry it was time to mock up the lighting mods for the head and see how it looked.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell98.jpg
I began painting the head by laying down a base coat and working it up with more color as I went.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell102.jpg
Here is the top of the head removed, since you will be able to see it from the top window I painted the inside of the head a dark blood red.

Below is a test fit of the Glo-wire, I almost talked myself out of using it because it looks so cool with just the bloody lines in the face but it looks kick ass installed and on. I also did a little more paint detailing

I removed the eyeballs and painted the assembly for them black, I also added the final detailing to the head (including making the top window cutout bloodier and jagged) in preparation for varnishing. Three coats of varnish and the eyeballs reinstalled, the finished product is below.

I started wrapping the torso in leather, or I should say I wrapped the abdomen window section. The window has been simplified in comparison to my original sketch, but I think it will tie in better when finished this way.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell109.jpg
Below is the finished chest section, I added the cover plate to the LCD to hide the wires on the side of the unit.

I put everything together to get a rough idea of what the finished mod should look like...


More updates soon, See the entire work log: http://www.casemodgod.com/cmg/Worklog-story--9.html

I'd feel creeped out with that thing staring at me while using the pc ............*shudder*

Looking good man. Haven't ever seen anything like this done before. Don't know if I could use the thing and have that stare back at me while gaming or even browsing the net. Don't think my kids would like it too much either.

Anyway great work, and on a side note you have a new Halloween decoration.

Cool..but...why try to get people here on [H] to another case modding forum to see the same thing..unless for traffic--maybe I'm wrong but..just seems weird. I saw this at the same stage it is now months ago on CMG--Anyway pretty interesting so far

Months ago? I just got the head painted and started the leather work this month, and a more detailed log is up at CMG. The link doesn't lead to the forums, it isn't a traffic thing.

traffic or not, get more pics on here. this thing is sick!

Do the eyes move? Some cool animatronic goodies there, including an eye kit.

Yes, the eyes move left and right. I plan to make them remote controlled.

BTW - thanks for the link.

What about arms..will it have arms?

Ahhhh...nevermind I just looked at the sketch

Yes, it will have arms. I bought some Viewsonic speakers that will go inside the upper arm and also some 40 LED brakelight strips to light up the acrylic that will jut out the back of the arms.

lol wtf, this is insane!!

I say we start a pool on who could last the longest in a dark room with that thing playing Doom III. That's wicked.

nice

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If you're giong to go with watercooling, this may be a good idea. Have several feet of wide tubing going through the stomache area (you're probably goign to need mroe then one pump, though. Die the water UV red and add a black light somewhere, it'd make it look like intestines.. how badass would that be?
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wow this looks so much like Eddie from Iron Maiden. Just put some long hair and a jean jacket. Also i'm sorry if this is a stupid question but does the brain glow or pulse?

Originally Posted by ProphetSix

I say we start a pool on who could last the longest in a dark room with that thing playing Doom III. That's wicked.

Now, I've beaten D3 2 times over in a dark room, with my Cyber Acoustics pumping (well as loud as I could get them without disturbing my parents downstairs with the bass from the shotgun blasts) But I can guarantee that I would lose that contest the second I walked into the room.

If scary is what your going for(I'd assume so) then I must say you have done an Awesome job and I congratulate you. It took me about 3 mins. and the interest in the mod to work up the courage to look at those pics.

Thats crazy kreepy. I like it.

Also i'm sorry if this is a stupid question but does the brain glow or pulse?

The brain glows and pulses and lasers shoot out of the top of the head by means of the Laserpod. Anything that shoots lasers out of its head is automatically evil.

In the words of strongbad... "And the compy just pee'd my carpet"...

This is just as good as the DOOM III mod... Pinhead would be pleased!!!

Wow, also the laserpod's awesome eh?
You should check out my mod...

Originally Posted by GodSpeed

Wow, also the laserpod's awesome eh?
You should check out my mod...

Those laser pods are pretty sweet--if it wasnt so huge I'd try and find a place for it in Project Mars City

The Laserpod is a little bulky and it says implicitly in the instructions not to take it apart... so I did. It only gets a little smaller around when the outer housing is removed, the height however could be cut down at least an inch by removing the battery tray and a little plastic.

No one likes my idea? :P

Originally Posted by CoRPS

No one likes my idea? :P

probably not that, just that he's taking it in another direction.

Freaking Creepy! Awesome.

Bada$$ yes scare NO. Any way i would buy one .

Take it out on helloween lol. scare the little kids

I worked some more leather onto the torso today, the back is almost entirely covered as is the front and it is looking far better than I expected. I still have a little more to cover on the sides to finish it up and will post pictures tomorrow.

looking good

Almost all the leather work is finished, there are a couple of spots that I need to attach some Velcro, like the side section for the motherboard ports...



I also need to Velcro the piece of leather that will wrap around the neck. Since the leather adds a layer of thickness to the cut-out parts of the torso I decided to run a final test fit of components, below is the shoulder mounted fill port and the handle.

http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell116.jpg

The abdomen and chest sections are finished, all the hardware is installed and it lines up nicely.

http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell117.jpg

I did a test install of the PSU, HDD (with WC block), radiator (without the fan) and the motherboard tray.
http://www.casemodgod.com/Hell118.jpg

Here is a shot of the back. I used a plastic mesh to cover the area on the bottom where the pump will be installed to allow easy access to the pump and fittings if needed, it blends in well.



Next I will begin work on the arms, I bought some size 6 ladies leather pants off ebay and will use those to cover the arms.

Are you planning on legs as well?

No, I won't give it legs. I plan to make a base for it out of some 8mm thick smoked plexi instead.

Damn, BRAVO! BRAVO!

*claps*

looking good man, but I am wondering what Cenobite that is?

I made him up myself by combining a couple of them.

I like the design, I only wish I was that talented Keep me updated man, this looks wonderful! What are the specs for the machine, I didn't see them.

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
CHAINTECH "7NIF2" nForce2 IGP Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Series Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-2700
COOLMAX 400W CX-400B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply
Hitachi 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive
Chaintech GeForceFX 5200

Not exactly parts that will set any speed records, but within budget for the project.

The beauty of it is that you could always upgrade later on, it's not like that case will age...hell it will probably gain worth depending on how long you keep it (hellraiser pyschos on ebay ). To be honest I would love to build something like that, takes quite the talent. Based off some of the materials you are using I would think the case will be much more expensive then the setup, forcing you to spend less on hardware. Good job so far man, keep up the great work!

I have been doing this mod for fun so the actual worth of it doesn't much matter, though it would be nice to ebay it when finished. The hardest part so far was trying to puzzle together the sections of leather that I took from the jacket, it was a bitch getting the seams to line up.

holy shit that thing is scary, good work so far man.

The size 6 ladies leather pants arrived today, I was torn between using them for the arms of the mod or making myself a pair of assless chaps ... oh well, I will begin making the arms tomorrow.