Project: Puzzlebox Pc (Update 09/01)

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

So now its time for a brand new casebuild This time with a Hellraiser theme. This case will be my servercase and will contain an old P4 1,7 The case vill be an engraved plexicube. The idea is to make an all black and gold cube, to do this i will dremel all the patters and then fill them with leafgold and top it off with sunblock film on the inside.

The cube will remain black and gold until the lights switch on. Then the internals will be visible. The mainboard will be mounted with all connecters facing down this will be done so that i can hide all the cables in the wodden base. The cdrom and diskdrive will also be stealthed into the base so that the plexicube itself will remain untouched.
I didnt want to cut any holes in the cube since i feel that it would mess up the clean look im going for the only holes will be for 2x80mm casefans one in the front and one at the back. Ive made some sketchup drawings to show yall what i had in mind

So now on to the actual build, first some plexi

Then some sketching, this will take forever to do with the old dremel but ill get there

Ive been working hard theese last couple of days and what ive been up to you can see here
Ive finished 2 sides of the cube, not completely but ive got all the basic etching done and heres how i looks.

And the work continues....
Been working on the base and the internal stuff so heres some pictures

The harddrive needed some paint

And the discdrive aswell

Ive finished the rear fanholes

And the front has been given a hole and a tinted plexiplate for the lcd display that will be scrolling alot of evil messages

Im getting there slowly My new mainboard arrived today a Asus P4s800-mx and a 120mm aluminium fan for the cpu. Next friday i will get the last parts needed to complete this case! weeeee Finally! The base is almost completely done now ive installed the 4x20 lcd and 2x80mm rear fans. heres some pictures of how it looks tday

i had to scrap the idea with leafgold becuse i couldnt get the effect i wanted so ill just go with black and white wich turned out to look just fine
if all goes as planned this case will be completed in two weeks (i hope)

 

[Tengis]

That looks really nice, never really seen anything like that before. Nice job on the etch, it really doesnt look like you did it with a dremel (compliment)... I wouldve given up due to cramps and tediousness along time ago =).


Also, maybe paint the base white? I think that would make it all blend better... gloss black is good too.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

That looks really nice, never really seen anything like that before. Nice job on the etch, it really doesnt look like you did it with a dremel (compliment)... I wouldve given up due to cramps and tediousness along time ago =).


Also, maybe paint the base white? I think that would make it all blend better... gloss black is good too.

im going for the aged black style on the base and there will be etched patterns on the base to when its done.

 

[bored-sarcasm]

that is an amazing etching job. wow is all i can manage to say.

 

[Tengis]

Pics of what exactly you used to etch it?

 

[Hinokagutsuchi]

The etching is amazing and a definite show of skill. Now, is the etching on the inside or the outside?

 

[Qtip42]

I like the work done but I've seen now 2 cases based on this same exact puzzlebox.

 

[Sobek]

I would love to know how exactly you etched that using the Dremel. Stuff like the bit used, how you drew on the plexi, etc. Looks awesome so far.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

I do all my etchings with just a plain old dremel and i always use this kind of bits to do it with.

and all my etchings are done on the inside of the case.

 

[NOTD665]

Very impressive. You've inspired me to start doing my own etchings in my case mods. I can't wait to see more.

 

[Blackdog]

that actually reminds me of a Holocron from Star Wars. Great mod so far!

 

[em00guy]

very very impressive. If you position ped's around the edges of the acrylic the etchings should glow.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Ive got some pretty outrageous plans wich will be realized in the next few days. Ive got a lifesize male head from a manequin that will be airbrushed and fitted with Nails and blood The head will be hollowed out and fitted over the harddrive. So when the lights come on youll se pinhead himself starring at you from within the case Red leds will be used to make his eyes glow. The head is currently beeing shipped to me and work will start on friday.
So expect a pretty wierd update in the following week

 

[gigglebyte]

looks great but can we get a shot of it lit up so we can get an idea of how it will look?

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

looks great but can we get a shot of it lit up so we can get an idea of how it will look?

No actually you cant :/ Because the lights have been ordered but has yet to arrive in my mailbox Cursed be the idle hands of the postalworker!!!!!

 

[UT-Jackal]

will you put any ccfl in the case to be able to see in or will you not be able to see the insides of the case?

 

[ravendark]

i love the Lament Configuration ( thats the name of the box in the movie, there are many
configurations designed by many different artists )

i have only seen one other project such as this.

have a look at the entry to the coolcasegallery here

and his project gallery ( as the link on CCG is no longer correct ) is here

"it is not hands that brings us, it is desire"

 

[CrimandEvil]

Damn Dude!

Your pretty handy with a Dremel! Hey I need some work done (was going to do it myself) but maybe I could pay you some cash for alittle of your talent.

Great work, I love the Hellraiser cube theme.

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Today i decided that my celeron 1,7 needed some cooling so i went totally nuts and went for the ultraoverkill deluxe cooler My first thougt when i saw the cooler mounted was...Hmmm i might have to add som ledweights for the cube so that it wont take off

And tomorrow my manequin head arrives!!! That should be great fun, ive never made a pinhead before

 

[The Hunter]

My compliments on an excellent job. Everyone's seen a ton of cube cases, but you've managed to do a very unique one. Keep at it!

 

[siege]

wow that's totally awesome. I woulda just paid someone to do laser etching for me, but I'm lazy and untalented. rock on

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=UPDATE=-

I finally got my manequinhead today and went straight to work on it
Heres a picture of the victim and some of my instruments of torture

First some basic color

Then some lines

And finally a testfit of the things that make Pinhead a Pinhead

Theres still tons of sanding,painting,cutting and shaping before ive got a goodlooking replica. But ill get there More updates will come soon

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

-=Update=-

Time for a testfit of pinhead inside the case. In normal mod the cube is completely black and you cant see him, but with a little red light he becomes visible

The effekt when the room is totally dark is amazing, it turned out far beyond anything id hoped for. One evil lookin dude inside my case dont ya think

As many has pointed out to me i went a bit berserk with the nails on the first test but that has been fixed i removed the nails around the eyes,mouth and ears so it looks as it should

Theres more to come....

 

[Regelos]

Wow Awsome work that is really really cool..

 

[Mod_Man_1]

You have a good idea and a good looks so far, but you have 1 MAJOR issue that you have not thought completely through. COOLING. You think 2 little 80mm fans at the bottom of your case in a enclosed enviroment will keep your CPU, VGA, and RAM Chips cool enough? I know for experience the answer is NO. Here is MY HELLRAISER MOD.

I had and still has a 120mm fan under the Motherboard and 2 internal fans to create a flow within the cube and a 80mm fan in the back left corner. This was NOT EVEN CLOSE to enough to keep the system cool, so I was left with 2 choices, scrape the whole thing, or go liquid cooled. Well the blue unit in the picture above in the Zalman Resterator 1 silent Water Cooling system, and it fixed the problem...

Here are a few more pics of MY HELLRAISER MOD

Do not give up, just stop, look, think, and fix before it is too late...

MOD Man 1

PS My MOD was awarded "MOD of the Month" from PC Extreme Mag...

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

Im not worried at all about heat since im running a celeron 1,7 with one single drive and the graphics are basic built in on the mainboard ive run the comp 6days in a row with no heatproblems what so ever and thats with no chassifans at all just the cpufan. This compter will just be a Router/firewall/sever and will never be under any heavy workloads no games will ever be played on it. Im using a simple AsusP4s800 mainboard. So adding watercooling would be totally pointless since it doesnt even require the chassifans to be running to work just fine.

 

[Gargoyle_Hunter]

Mod Man1 - Welcome to the forums. But posting you project in someone else's worklog is bad form. If you want to show it off, make your own thread.

 

[Mod_Man_1]

Im not worried at all about heat since im running a celeron 1,7 with one single drive and the graphics are basic built in on the mainboard ive run the comp 6days in a row with no heatproblems what so ever and thats with no chassifans at all just the cpufan. This compter will just be a Router/firewall/sever and will never be under any heavy workloads no games will ever be played on it. Im using a simple AsusP4s800 mainboard. So adding watercooling would be totally pointless since it doesnt even require the chassifans to be running to work just fine.

If you have tested it out and are comfortable with it, then by all means go for it... I would not feel safe with an enclosed enviroment with little to no ventilation or cool system. By the way, in your first post you said you were using a P4 1.7 now it is a Celeron 1.7, which is it, the heat generation is different. and do not forget that the HD, CD drive, and the PSU all produce heat too...

I would heat temp the CPU, it can run in a critical state and not fail for a while, I would check it, just to make sure...

I am not trying to flame you here, just give advice based on my personal and professional experience.

By the way, how are you holding the sides and top together? I saw some duct tape, but I am guessing that will be going bye bye in the final...

Btw, you have a very nice MOD there, I look forward to seeing the final...

MOD Man 1
modthemachine.com

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

If you have tested it out and are comfortable with it, then by all means go for it... I would not feel safe with an enclosed enviroment with little to no ventilation or cool system. By the way, in your first post you said you were using a P4 1.7 now it is a Celeron 1.7, which is it, the heat generation is different. and do not forget that the HD, CD drive, and the PSU all produce heat too...

I would heat temp the CPU, it can run in a critical state and not fail for a while, I would check it, just to make sure...

I am not trying to flame you here, just give advice based on my personal and professional experience.

By the way, how are you holding the sides and top together? I saw some duct tape, but I am guessing that will be going bye bye in the final...

Btw, you have a very nice MOD there, I look forward to seeing the final...

MOD Man 1
modthemachine.com

I have tested the cpu under full load for 30hours and it maxed out at 55 degrees celsius so i dont think tha there vill be a problem. And its a celeron 1,7 not p4. The sides will be held together with a steel frame 5x5mm that the plexisides will be superglued to. The bottom will be separet and to open it you just lift the hood of. I went with that sollution because it gave me the cleanest possible cube.

ps
i didnt think you where flaming, i apriciate good advice so no worries

 

[philodox]

nice work wolverine, and FWIW I like yours better than the wooden one... even though its not featured in a magazine

 

[specialk]

...Here is MY HELLRAISER MOD. [emphasis his]
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Here are a few more pics of MY HELLRAISER MOD [emphasis his]
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PS My MOD was awarded "MOD of the Month" from PC Extreme Mag... [emphasis his]
... [unnecessary picture]

*cough*threadjack^extreme*cough*
Anywho, I like [WP@]WOLVERINE's much better.

Great work on the head! How is the light controlled?

-special [k]

 

[mishley]

Wolverine, have you considered using some sort of amber LEDs or something instead of red to get the tones of the engravings more close to the movie version? I think that would look really cool, and everyone does red, so I thought I'd suggest it. Not even sure if it's possible...I'm sure you'd know.

BTW after seeing this and the Blacklight Demons/Celtic Blacklights case I am quite thoroughly impressed at how good you are with that Dremel. You've actually given me a use for my new cordless Dremel a buddy of mine gave me. Vive la inspiration! Good show man.

PS: MODman, pay attention to the post regarding "bad form", he hit the nail right on the head. Just a friendly thought.

 

[GeForceX]

Mod man, that was the most regretable post you've ever done. To capitalize your words and to show your mod in a magazine winning the mod of the month award? Do you think anyone cares? Is the magazine even related to the mod he is presenting? You can provide your advices but it was poorly implemented. Your mod doesn't even look impressive. Just some chainlink holding the motherboard up. Wow.

Either way, I look forward to your final product of the mod, Wolf.

-J.

 

[TMOA]

just to point out there not actually holding the mobo up theres little hooks on the end to represent the hooks from the movie , altho i do concur that it was a totally unnessascary plug of his own case :/
Wolf man that head in there look schweeet keep us updated mang!

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

The light in this case hasent really been decided yet (the thing you see is an old bicycle taillight )but it wont be ccdtubes because i dont want to light up the entire inside, just the head so ill be using Lazerleds or Lazerbeam so that i can focus the light where i want it.

Oh and btw ive hocked up all the internal stuff now and placed the motherboard and drives where they should be so all i need to do now is get that frame built and place pinhead in his final resting place Pictures will come soon

ps
I didnt really think much about mod_man1 posting pics but now when a couple of yall commented i realize that filling halvf a page with pics of your own case i someone elses worklog is kinda poor taste. A simple link to the build would have been enough.

 

[timetrap]

ps
I didnt really think much about mod_man1 posting pics but now when a couple of yall commented i realize that filling halvf a page with pics of your own case i someone elses worklog is kinda poor taste. A simple link to the build would have been enough.

Yep, bad taste indeed. I for one believe that your mod requires MUCH more talent and creativity than mod man's anyway. Keep it coming, etch king.

 

[Mod_Man_1]

I have tested the cpu under full load for 30hours and it maxed out at 55 degrees celsius so i dont think tha there vill be a problem. And its a celeron 1,7 not p4. The sides will be held together with a steel frame 5x5mm that the plexisides will be superglued to. The bottom will be separet and to open it you just lift the hood of. I went with that sollution because it gave me the cleanest possible cube.

ps
i didnt think you where flaming, i apriciate good advice so no worries

I did a calculations and 55 degrees C = 131 degrees F and that IS in the critical temp range for that CPU. Intel states that the Max safe temp is 45 degrees C.

Be careful with the superglue, it can warp the plastic...

MOD Man 1

 

[[WP@]WOLVERINE]

I did a calculations and 55 degrees C = 131 degrees F and that IS in the critical temp range for that CPU. Intel states that the Max safe temp is 45 degrees C.

Be careful with the superglue, it can warp the plastic...

MOD Man 1

Like i said before this setup will never even be close to working at full load so theres absolutely no problem the normal cpu temp i 32 degrees celsius. btw ive used industrial strenght superglue and it worked fine. I used it to glue the mainboardplate to the bottom of the case.

 

[creedAMD]

Great looking case Wolverine! How many hours on the etching?

Mod-man, I would really consider editing your post, that was a lowly thing to do. But I agree with everyone else his>yours. Maybe you could pm him for some pointers next time to improve your future mods.

 

[mishley]

Wolverine, got any pointers off the top of your head for first-time etchers/engravers? Like maybe a top 5 list of things you've learned or that I wouldn't think of? Thanks dude.