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Project: AkatSuki

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Atanum141

Limp Gawd
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Hi Chaps...

Well ive been on these forums for a while an i think everyone here is great...but most of my respect are towards to the modders who brevely break and fiddle with expensive goods :D well ive been thinking to dip my hand into modding for a while now...and after a eventfull bankholiday monday i decided to get on with it.

Well also another thing is looking at all these great logs(on vairous forums also) not many people have the case ive got and also done anything to mod them.

Ive called my case "AkatSuki" as it means "Scarlet/Crimson Sunrise" But i might not even use red/scarlet in this project(still deciding) :hehe:

Well let me intoduce her to you fellas.....I give you Antec Lanboy!!!!

And

Finally


The reason im showing pics pulled from Antec's website is because on Bankholiday monday...i had a huge powersurge and a "BANG" happened in my case and so being scared i pulled all the contents out and layed them bare on the table....and thats how it is right now...

What a mess :rolleyes:


well ive have a bigger update later-on.... :D
Any comments would be handy...thanks guys!!
 
UPDATE!!!

My idea for the case is to keep it as original as possable..with a few minor tweeks and a nice new paint job.I dont have any flashy equipment and also i cannot afford to play around with any hardware so most of it will be left as stock and also there will be no watercooling....that will be my next rig :D .

So on to the update!!
Here is the machine completly gutted and all the pannels off expect the right hand side pannel(it is riveted on)

If you see in this picture..thre are earlier signs of me trying to mod my machine by cutting out the fan grills as they were hindering the cooling and making too much noise...but as you can see my handy-work is nothing short of crappy! :D


So...the nice postie dropped off these nice things off to me this morning..

i wonder what it could be???

So in the first big paccage we have 2 types of spiral wrap with blow-hole trim from Kustom-pc and the fan you see in the second paccage is a 92mm Vantec Stealth fan from ebay...these will be used abit later-on.

So the next port of call was to mesure up the size of the two holes for the intake/outake fans needed..as 80mm fans were not cutting it..and the noise was annoying...so i decided for a 92mm intake and a 120mm outtake system which will give me a very good airflow with minimal noise :clap:

With the help with Google i found Moddin.net i found that they had templates for vairous blow-holes avail to print out...so i got the 92 and 120mm ones and printed them out...
And with the aid of masking tape and the fans i lined-up the templates where the fans should be placed when i finishing off the cutting..

and...

Turning over to the back...

Finally..


With both of the templates in plase this how the case looks...


Im still waiting on my new Tagan Psu...so ill update as soon as i get the case appart....

Any suggestions would be welcome!! :)
 
i am fairly certain its japanese..

AkatSuki - was a class of destroyer for the Japanese in WWII.

it also is from anime/manga - Naruto.. it was the name of a organization in the anime.
 
Yeah I thought it was japanese but it doesn't mean "Scarlet/Crimson Sunrise" it just means Sunrise.

Crimson would be (I think) Shinku. So I think that would make it Akatsuki Shinku but it is an SOV language so I'm not too sure about the arrangement.
 
lo chaps.....well thanks for ur inputs...well Akatsuki is japanese but it does mean "scarlet/crimson Sunrise"...depending who you talk to about the definition....and yes it does feature in the Anime Naruto...and Gundam Seed Destiny.

I chose the name is it sound and mean something beautiful....and yes as the land boy wasnt the best of case choice...but it did have good/interesting features...but it does have a fair share of problems...but i love it...and hope to improve on her...

so on to the UPDATE!!!!!!
Well after a verylong week working i can finally update the log.
But as with being busy with work this week i did get some work done.
The best part of the week was the arrival of my new Tagan Psu.

OOHH sooooo many connectors

The actual Psu itself

The complete package

These are caps to put onto the unused cables as they might get dusty or damaged to the air

Some nice velcro ties with some screws

A real high quality Psu lead...its EMI sheilded and braded!!!

All the Cables that come with the Psu

Now a few shots of the Psu in its glory:




As ive been running it for the past few days 24/7 i have not found a problem with it...even underload...but the best part is that its completly silent!!!! as one of my major aims for this project is to have a super quiet Air-cooled machine.
Well on to the Modding!!
Actually i wanna show you guys my dads Bosch drill that we've had many years but only used a few times

DAMN!!! look at the rust..but it did work properly..fast and cool...well happy with it.
Well the next job i had was removing the rivets from the case as it was the main way Antec put this care together to keep its weight down to a minium...so im all of these pics shows the after image as i cant drill and take pics of meself!
So heres the after pic of all the rivets removed from the case(there were like 15 off them!!)Phew!!

As you can see the top pannel is a "one piece" pannel with the left pannel also.

Another shot of the pannel,i hate that blue sttamp that makers use for their products..i will remove it before the painting.

So here she is with nothing on...and EXTREAMLY light.




And the last one for today!


well thats it for now..ill be back with an update soon.
Ive ordered the sandpaper from fleebay and also im in the process of getting a holesaw for the blow-holes...but i still need help on what paint scheme i should be doing.

Im thing of a Black outside with candy white inside finish??

LMK guys!
 
Update!!! 19/9/2005 :clap:

OK so after a super long weekend...and 27hours of work/raving saturday night...i can finally sit down and update the log.....alot has happened...and i have been slowly cracking on with the work..but its getting there :D

So lets see whats happening!

So i finally remove the plexi cut window from the sidepannel...its held on by plastic rivet like caps...takes a few seconds to remove. :naughty:
...well you know the blue manufactuers stamp that i hate...well this is how i removed it...

i thought i would have to whip out the white spirit or sum hard chemical...but only a few drops of my mums nailpolish remover took care of it :clap:
well after that i decided to give the inside of the "L" pannel a rubdown with the remover...to get rid of any dirt or dust...whell this is what came out.

as you can see quite about of dirt was there...its surprising what the eye cant see. :LOL:
Next up i have a few pics showing the scratches i have on the top of the "L" pannel due to my miss-care and my fuji camera's docking station....



As you can see some of the marks are quite deep but the pics arnt the best as the lighting was wayyyyy off,but you can get the general idea.

So after that small clean up...next came removing the case feet!!!

so i got one removed and it had this weird brown adveasive used to stick thise high quality feet onto the case..i donno what it was but man it was a b*tch to remove with my stanley knife blade. :cooldude:

Here iam removing the brown adheasive from the feet as thats what it was stuck too....
and here is a shot of the higy quality case feet!!!

Next up was to see how bring the lighting was...so i di the Psu wire trick..and got me cathodes together to see how bright they are gonna be...but ive mis placed one of me 4" inc ones...as i plan to use 2x4" and one 12" UV cathosed in the maching.

well this is only to see how bright they where..but im still missing one...:worried:
the great thing is that i have two black inverters in grest shape...and so match the case when i get round to painting it.


WOOOHHHOOOO
i recieved my sandpaper from fleebay!!..10 pieces for £2.99 in del!! a bargain.Also i wanna got a shout out to Mr Willy Wonka for selling off a 120mm fan guard :thumb:


so from left to right we have 2pcs of course,3pcs of medium,3pcs of fine and finally 2pcs of extra fine. :thumb:
 
So i was sitting at home one night getting the itch to start sanding...then i thought id give it a try...a few pics of dry sanding to see how hard it was gonna be.


and some more

then i thought to myself well it is wet/dry sand paper and also i needed a sanding block and so i got one and decided that "wet" sanding was gonna be easier and more controlled with the sanding block.

and now a few pics of me "wet" sanding whilst my dad took the pics.


Well i started on the left "L" pannel to see my sanding skillz! and this is what we ended up with..

its not the best but 30mins later...i was knackered.
So another day of work came and so i stopped by maplins to pick up some new LED's for the Power and HDD activity.Check it out!

Both are Ultra Bright....UV Blue and Sunset Orange! :clap:

So again i had some more free time during the last two days and so as the weather has been getting worse in London i decided to crack on...i wanted to finish the "L" pannel as thats the one thats gonna take the mose time as the top and edges needed to be sanded down...so after about an hour this is how it turned out like.


im gonna give it a good going over with the "fine" paper..and thats it...its ready to be primered... :yawn:
and straight after that i started on the window pannel...inside the house as it was freezing outside..

even tho the pic only shows only half sanded i did actually finish it but i didnt take a pic straightaway...but ill have one later on.....

Phew...that was long....on to the hole cutting then painting!! :D
 
Concerning the name:

There are at least two different ways to write "akatsuki" in Japanese. One way, the way I presume you're interpreting it, is as 「暁」, which would mean "dawn." However, another way to write it is as 「赤月」, which I believe refers to the class of ships, Akatsuki. In this "akatsuki," "aka" means "red" and "tsuki" means "moon."

For the anime nuts, both the Akatsuki in "Naruto" and in "Gundam Seed: Destiny" are the "dawn" version of the word, if I remember correctly.
 
Thanks for the little leason. :)

Good work there Atanum, I always get the urge to sand too. :)
 
Small Update!!! 02/10/05

Lo chaps!!
im here with a very small update to remind you guys what im actuall doing....so as its me last day before i go back to uni i thought i get started with the plastic bezel as im sure it was gonna take some time sanding it down :duh:

so lets get crackin!!!

i sort of tryd abit last night in me bedroom to see how hard it was to sand plastic.

i tryed dry sanding and it was making a mess and taking ages sooooooo wet sanding time!!! :D and this is how far i got last night.

And thats how far i got.....so asi was doing nuthing at home 2day...i thought to try and finish it off.... so here she is pretty much finished on the out side.




the difference in how smooth the plastic is amazing....the nasty "bobble" effect...is removed,i must say that the smooth finish is rather tasty...i cant waith how smooth she is when shes painted.

i still need to sand down this inside section tho its gonna be hidded most of the time :naughty:

i have no clue what antec was thinking with 4 LED's...2 of them have no use what so ever...but i will be sanding down the raised lettering asi prefer it smooth.
as i have removed here on the front pannel.

So now some full shots of how the case stands now....






Let me kno what u chaps think!! :D :thumb:
 
i never looked at the lanboy, but that looks just like my case cept in silver, with a window... mines black with no window, and it has a much more sophisticated 5.25" drive mounting method... didn't know the lanboy was so closely related to the slk2650...
 
Nice, I have a similar case that has a few mods on it. It will be cool to see where you take this project... good luck!
 
If my 3 years of Highschool Japanese serve me correctly. Red is Aka, Tsuki is moon.
 
if my 6 years of watching anime and dramas serves me correctly, you are right YmkFX
 
"Oh fuck yes! A Naruto mod! :D " was the first thing that came to mind...But, alas, turns out it wasn't. :(

Regardless of that, I look forward to seeing how it turns out. ;)
 
well thanks guys for the vairous coments....."Akatsuki" means different things to different people....i work for a large jap company and work with jap management..so their translation is different also as japanese is close relation to chinese(mandrin) many of my chinese collegues say pretty much what i have said about the naming of this project.

also this isnt a naruto project not is any gold collring gonna be involved like the "akatsuki" gundam in GSD...

updates comming soon. :)
 
UPDATE!! 9th October

Lo chaps

Its been awhile but im finally ready for another update :clap:
Im first gonna start with the smaller items that is gonna be incorporated into the case.

So the first port of call was the front bezel which i sanded down last update.But then i had a dilema,the Antec sticker was still placed in the bezel and i needed to remove it. I used a few tools but its was stuck pretty well then i realised if i hosed down the case with cold water with abit of help of my stanley knife she finnaly came off.

So here she is with all parts sanded to a smooth finish.

Even tho it dosent look like much shes more smooth and looks smarter but im worried how im gonna paint her :confused: :confused: :confused:

The second thing was the back security/Screws holder box thingy :confused: ...i really donno what its called but that was the next thing to get the sanding treatment.

..this is how it looks standard.
And now we have it sanded...ahh much better..and also i removed off the stupid numbers on the side but kept the "hardware" logo.



The third item was a new Card reader that i bought from ebuyer...the best £1.99 spent!!

Here she is stripped


now this is where i need the input guys...the standard activity LED on the Card reader was booring green so i decided to change it up abit...ive got the same two colours LED thats gonna be used as Pwr/HDD LED's but i cant decide on which colour i should use..
Blue??

Or Orange??

Here si is stripped and sanded so that the paint clings to her better when shes painted with the rest of the case.


So I finally got cracking back onto the case.....i didnt fully finish the front bezel in the last update and as the weather is getting worse ive not had much time outside doing this project but as today is a day off and the sun was out i decided to get crackin'.

Hers the inside of the bezel done...some parts simply dont need the sanding as they are so small and fiddly and also its gonna be covered by a door so people aint gonna be seeing it that much....but she is a smooth as a babys bum.
:clap:
 
Well it seems i have finally finished the prep work for the entire outside pannels for the case. shes completly sanded down and even tho it dosent look like in the pics all the pannels are SUPER smooth :D

Onto the pics!!





So all pannels are done..all paint removed...all edges smoothed,all buttons smoothed,all symbols and raised lettering removed and finally all nast plastic texture is completly removed!!!! :clap:

Now....the next jobs will be cutting of the blow holes and prep work for placement of hardware :D ....i dont think that this project will be over soon.. :hehe:

Untill next time!!!....and pleased leave feedback or any suggestions!! :clap:
 
UPDATE!!! 27th November
I'm pretty tired but i think the overall time spent was well worth the effort.

Well lets get on with it.

Here is my mates Ray Ray's dremel clone..i would use mine but his has more power so it was nice of him to lend it to me.

well onto the holes...heres the front intake

and the rear extractor

and now starting to cut both bow holes..

I couldnt be arsed to wait and buy a hole saw set...i will buy one for my next project but for this i couldnt wait and just dont have that much time to mod.

and finished the first one.
now this is here where it got hairy...the cutting dicks started to break and im sure one hit me but no probs there but atlest two disks got stuck/broken whilst cutting the second hole.

So after all the drama...here she with her new dusty blow holes :clap:
 

another shot of the new holes...
I had a small prob where the holes i drilled for the screws were too small so i wipped out my mates drill bits and my dads trusty bosch drill and went at it to the existing holes...
but then......snap!!

but then i threaded thru screws to get the hole right and with alittle bit of force the screws went in and i matched them up with the fans and there we have the end result!!!!

in the front a 92mm vantec stelth..

a 120mm Coolermaster fan in the back


many of the modding guys have cats and dog's but how many how u lot have birds!!

so here she stands out side...i washed her down and how shes drying outside.


I Do believe that my modded Antec Lanboy is a [H]ardocp FIRST!!! a Lanboy with 92mm intake and 120mm Extractor fans!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
 
well things are happening but SLOWLY,as uni and work take up my time and all the modding i want to do is hindered buy the super cold weather we have in London for these nxt few months.

Well that in mid i will actually miss a whole month of potential modding time during december as im going back to India and pick up the key's to me new flat(not that i need it really) so me and the parents are off for the whole month..should be nice but i miss out on me modding time and also i dont get paid from work during the month as im having a holiday during a peek retail season :waah: :waah:

But ohh well so this maybe my last update this year untill January 2006!!

So lets get on with it.


Im sure you huys remember the small card reader i will be installing in the machine well this is the card reader naked and with LED changed to sunset orange to match the HDD LED....much better than booring green.

Here we have some awesome Plasti-kote primer..this stuff is awesome but expensive..so only one can for now....


Up next we have alittle side project..i bought this HDD caddy of a nice forum member and i decided it needs a makeover so ive decided to paint it black for the moment then add in details of the final paint scheme from the case and add it on the HDD caddy...

In bits now... :D

I needed to tape this corner up as there is a thin plastic sheeting where it insulates the electrics of the caddy from touching the bare metal of the carry so it dosent short out.


OOHHH what do we have here...a nice prezzie from ebay! :clap:
 
UPDATE Cont.....
Well im on a new post ass i cant fit many pics onto one single post sooo..lets get on with the post.

Here we have all the items ready to get primered...we have the HDD caddy,drive rails and the small back hardware box-thingy :hehe:

Drive rails...

HDD caddy..


Hardware box-thingy..


We also have a update on the hardware for my main rig now...

The line up is now..
Abit NF7-S Rev.2 with tictak bios
Mobile 2500+ @ 2.35Ghz
1Gig Geil Value Ram
Ati 9800Pro OC'D With R360 core
And the usual 2x HDD's and 2x optical drives

The new hardware is the Abit mobo which is lovely and a bargain for £20 off COMMANDO on these forums and...
A new pci USB card with a internal port so i can run the car reader using this internal por without running a cable all the way out then back...

And...
the Zalman northbridge HSF which is a godsend as the active HSF was driving me nuts as it was so whiney and loud...this abit board was much louder with the active HSF then my old Asus board.

So i decide to braid everything that was gonna be in the case as i wanted a clean look...so whilst braiding and cutting the excess of the power LED's i did this

OUCHIES :wallbash:
no matter ill have it fixed up with some solder or tape...but it's wonkey one one side as i had to strip wire from it but it still works!! :clap:
Here is a final recap of what i have braded....

2x 4" UV cathode's
1x12" UV cathode
1x 120mm Rear Fan
1x 92mm Front Fan
1x 80mm Cpu Fan
1x USB Leads
1x Power/HDD LED Leads

Well thats it for now ill be back soon or nxt year with more update's to come but this project is far from finished!

Stay tuned!
 
altec said:
:confused:
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it cant fit :( its too big as it hits the top of the HDD cage level.....if it did i would have put a 120mm in but the case is smaller than it looks ... :p
 
So um... did you print out fan templates for the holes? I usually measure with a fangrill and mark with a fine point sharpee.
 
Atanum141 said:
I Do believe that my modded Antec Lanboy is a [H]ardocp FIRST!!! a Lanboy with 92mm intake and 120mm Extractor fans!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I actually did the same thing, 120mm rear, 90mm front :p also put a 120 blowhole on top, everything was SOOOO cramped. Currently Im turning my lanboy into a matx case much like the xqpack. Im liking the mod so far.cant wait to see end :D
 
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