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Project S-D

So, this is it, the final unveiling of Project S-D... I hope you enjoy it!

Tonight began the great task of assembling the top, face and sides of the case. I completed this task in the order in which they had to be applied to the case structure itself.

First was the Top...

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Here you can see the top panel, and lots of the hardware being laid out and collected for assembly.

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Here is the top panel, with about half of the parts now installed. Everything shown right now, minus the copper colored piece in the back right corner is applied with mechanical fasteners, either tapped into the acrylic, or with a threaded rod and nut combination with the acorn nut.

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The copper pieces in the corner, and the large acorn nuts are applied with that commercial grade super-glue adhesive I had talked about in a previous worklog entry.

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Here is a close-up of an assembled corner on the top panel. There is dust on the center of the top panel that I need to dust off.

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Here is a close-up of the small port-hole that is on the top of the case. It is a total of three layers of acrylic (the other, larger ones, are all comprised of 4 layers). This entire assembly is glued up, and then attached to the top panel via hardware.

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This is the new face to my DVD burners. I completed these right after the top panel, as I needed to complete some basic wire management before I stuck the top down, and I needed to have these plugged in first.

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Here is the top panel, now officially, and finally installed to the top of the case structure. The copper accents on the case exterior match the interior of the case (same paint).

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Here we have the DVD players installed, and now wired up and ready to go.

Then came the Face...

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Again, here is the base of the face made from two layers of 1/2" acrylic, with a third layer build-off on the corners and in the middle.

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Here the copper accents are being placed and secured. Almost everything on the face of the case is fastened together by holes that were drilled and tapped into the acrylic. I'm not using any tools to torque down the acorn nuts, just finger strength. I did not want to scratch up my painted acorn nuts. The 1/4" nuts were actual brass, everything else was painted steel.

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And here we have the completed face.

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Here is a close-up of the face. The bottom is a differently designed grill that from the top. All of the port-holes minus this one haev a clear acrylic window in them. This one is open for the air from the 140mm fan up front. Additionally, you can see the industrial grade buttons are installed. Also, there is an actual temperature and barometer gauge installed into the front of the case. I have no idea how accurate they will be, but for me, that was not really the point. They make incredible accents, and really work with the design. I thought about painting out the silver of them, but then decided not to. It worked out really nicely.

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And here you can see the face is now installed onto the case structure. Originally, there were (x7) 1/4" dia bolts holding the face panel on from inside the case, but due to an oversite on my part, only 6 of the 7 could be used. The one that was left out was top dead center, and impossible to access with the top of the case in place (which needed to be in place before you can install the face).

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Here you can see the DVD drives, and how nicely they fit into their opening.

Finally, came the Sides...

Since the sides are more or less identical, I'll only show one. Besides, I think I was starting to skimp out on picture taking about this time.

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Here we are starting on the port-holes for the side panel. The big port-hole has yet another design from the grill piece. Ultimately, there are a total of 6 port-holes in this case, 5 of them are closed, and one is open. There are 2 large, 3 medium, and then one small one.

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Here is a completed side panel. Everything except the port-holes are secured with industrial superglue. The port-holes are locked in place with screws and nuts.

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Here is another colseup shot of just some of the detail on the side panel.

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And then a shot f the side panel installed on the "boring" side of the case.

And here you are, at the end of the Journey...

And now, here is the final case. Fully assembled. I'll let the pictures do the talking from here. Enjoy.

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Thank you for taking the time to check out this case build. It was my first, and although it is not perfect, I'm really damn pleased with it. Now, two things of note:

1) This is only the end of Phase 1. There is still more to come for this case, so stay tuned (although I'll prolly take a little break before I get wound into Phase 2).

2) Project S-D stands for Steam-Deco. It sort of follows the same idea as steam-punk, except that steam-punk is very delicate. This is the the opposite of that delicateness. The deco part comes from the heavy geometric feel of the case design. - Just to clarify, my design is not really based or influenced by steam-punk, but it seems like the sort of genre people would relate it to. My actual inspiration was an old brass and copper diving helmet. So there you have it.

Hit me with your feedback!

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Thanks for the compliments! I've unfortunately never played BioShock, but I guess I'll have to now, to find my computer on it. The inspiration was an old divers helmet. What my pictures are not showing is the blue-ish light that is coming from the inside of the case, which is very "watery" feeling.

I am really thrilled about how well it came out.
 
skullkyng said:
Thanks for the compliments! I've unfortunately never played BioShock, but I guess I'll have to now, to find my computer on it. The inspiration was an old divers helmet. What my pictures are not showing is the blue-ish light that is coming from the inside of the case, which is very "watery" feeling.

I am really thrilled about how well it came out.
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Well now that you have a gaming computer you need to play it. Also, what is the next step that said you had planed? Is it watercooling it or is it something else?
 
Gorgeous casemod. Almost a "steampunk" kind of vibe, except really, really clean... Great job.
 
firebug88 said:
Well now that you have a gaming computer you need to play it. Also, what is the next step that said you had planed? Is it watercooling it or is it something else?
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I'm going to keep it air-cooled. I will over-clock it some though. (although water-cooling would be appropriate considering the nature and origin of the case, and god knows there is certainly enough room in the case... lol).

No, the case itself is not actually done yet. Lets just say that now I really get to get into the really nitty gritty details. I'll post everything I'll be doing right here, but as when I presented this case in the beginning, I'm gonna be a sneaky turd and keep it secret for right now.

It might take a little while for me to get to these new upgrades though, as I need to catch up on sleep, and take care of some much neglected stuff around the home.
 
zerocount said:
Gorgeous casemod. Almost a "steampunk" kind of vibe, except really, really clean... Great job.
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Thanks so much for the positive feedback. It really helps justify the amount of time and effort that something like this took.
 
:eek: looks great!!!

skullkyng said:
No, the case itself is not actually done yet. Lets just say that now I really get to get into the really nitty gritty details. I'll post everything I'll be doing right here, but as when I presented this case in the beginning, I'm gonna be a sneaky turd and keep it secret for right now.
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i got a sneak preview of something from phase II :D but not idea where it'll go, and only a vague idea of what it was :confused: all the better, i can still be surprised down the line.
 
That is cool man, I agree, it does have a steampunk feel to it but only more industrial strength, like the early Ironclad ships of the Civil War.
 
Nanan said:
That is cool man, I agree, it does have a steampunk feel to it but only more industrial strength, like the early Ironclad ships of the Civil War.
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I wanted a monolithic case when it was all said and done, also, I wanted something that looked like it could shrug off a direct hit form a nuclear warhead with little more than a light buffing. I think this fits the bill rather well.

Thanks so much for the incredible compliments everyone! They mean the world.
 
Wow. That's an awesome looking case you have there.
 
Cool case, wasn't sure what to expect when you had the bare chassis running without any panels at the time, reminds me of the industrial revolution, steam boilers on traction engines/steam trains with the hundreds of bolts holding the pressure of a bomb inside, especially with the gauges on the front.
 
Outamyhead said:
Cool case, wasn't sure what to expect when you had the bare chassis running without any panels at the time, reminds me of the industrial revolution, steam boilers on traction engines/steam trains with the hundreds of bolts holding the pressure of a bomb inside, especially with the gauges on the front.
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That is exactly what I was shooting for! Thats a great compliment. Thanks!
 
Looks like something out of the original Buck Rogers.........the 1930's version......:D
exceptional work
 
Amazingly beautiful craftsmanship.

You took an ugly Gateway server and turned it into something beautiful. :)
 
Wow, thank you all so much for the positive feedback. I can't even express how great it is to hear such wonderful things about this case.

Now I just need to sit down and use the computer. Ironically enough, I've been too busy building it to use it!
 
Is it possible to get a picture with the lights a little dimmer to show off the blue glow that comes from the inside?
 
That thing looks like it could take several shots from a gun at point blank range. and damn would be scary to get pissed and punch that case and end up hurting myself.
 
#1Filipino said:
That thing looks like it could take several shots from a gun at point blank range. and damn would be scary to get pissed and punch that case and end up hurting myself.
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Especially the front of the case, it is 1-1.5" of solid acrylic backed by steel sheet. plus the acorn nuts add a little extra flair...
 
skullkyng said:
I'll absolutely do this. I'll try and toss them up later tonight.
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I tried, but they all came out like garbage. I'll try again later. I will say that I am planning on enhancing the blue glow in Phase II, so that may be the more appropriate time to take photos...
 
could u make an album of all the pics only bigger? they dont do it justice so small
 
WOW!!! Those dials on the front don't look like they belong, but you have done a great job. I love it.
 
stormshadow said:
haha at the ironman chop. nice.

pls tell me 'phase 2' includes water....
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As appropriate as it might be to include water, its probably not going to happen. Sorry. Still, what I have planned is, (I think), going to be pretty cool.

Now I just need to get off my butt and get started on it. I've been busy OCing S-D though, so I guess I can use that as an excuse.

Again, thanks everyone for all of the great feedback! I really appreciate it.
 
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