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[B NEGATIVE]

I think it looks best in the first picture where it appears to be a stealthy matte black.

Why does one screw seem to be missing?

It got left out of the painting by accident,its waiting for me to airbrush the black on.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Okay then,today was all about welding the res up.

Start with some solvent weld,a pair of gloves and some syringe/needle combo's....

Clamp the pieces gently together,I used a glass box to keep everything in line.

Fill the syringe and just run it along the joint,the solvent wicks into the joint.

Leave to cure for an hour before handling.

Now,I made a bit of a boo boo here,I clamped up a little early and one of the clamps let go....seems nearly every joint has some air along the edges. For me this is fail. : ( Its watertight but not pretty.
My choices are: Paint the whole backside in black acrylic and hide them rough looking bubbles or get PARVUM to make me another sew of res panels...this time in 5mm as the res is bloody heavy and it will be easier to glue...
Probably I will go with the acrylic paint and see what it looks like.

Anyway,the res with the front panel and the Aquaero,there are some nice detail bits to come yet but you get the idea.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

In other news,the res has been filled to the brim and,in a unscientific test,left outside for 24 hrs in the sun so it gets heated and cooled for some thermal cycle testing.
Glad to say it didnt leak at all and I am happy for it to go in.

A good shot showing the 5mm thickness of the front panel.

Overall im stoked with it,Justin and Shaun have done me proud with this one. They copied my drawing to the letter and it has come up trumps.

 

[Bartacus]

Looking great B!!

 

[RadeonHDx]

Looks awesome B Neg!

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Looking great B!!

Looks awesome B Neg!

Thanks guys!


Specialtech happy care package has arrived!

Something new for me,Acousti Acoustipack soundproofing sheets,never used them before and I like to try new things so I thought 'Why not?'

My eternal favorite,the D5 pump makes its appearance and its the XSPC vario like in my last build,they are so cheap now there is no reason not to get one.

And.....snake oil.....I couldnt find Ice Dragon in its normal form anywhere so im using this instead,


Now the sheets are self adhesive and that glue is a grabby as hell so be careful if you choose to use it too....

Im doing the sidepanels and front panels with it to dampen any panel rattle or noise from inside.

So,I lay the panel out,cut a sheet to size and then lay it in the panel,pushing the studs thru for the window.

Lay the window on top,cut round with a sharp xacto knife.

Then peel off the backing paper and stick down Job done and about half a kilo added to the door. This stuff is a 2 layer construction and weighs a ton!

I do often wonder how effective this things are,now i will know for sure.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

I finished frosting it and im happy with it now,i did derp a little and weld a piece the wrong way round tho I noticed....

Ah yeah...my derp is......

Idiot......

 

[Mysterae]

Any ideas how your going to fix the above issue? Remove the AA's waterblock and just refit the heatsink? Redo the res?

Whatever you do I'm sure it'll look ace!

 

[Wraith]

Ooooh yikes that's a tight derp! Good luck

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Any ideas how your going to fix the above issue? Remove the AA's waterblock and just refit the heatsink? Redo the res?

Whatever you do I'm sure it'll look ace!

Ooooh yikes that's a tight derp! Good luck

I can still get to it with a fill bottle so its not the end of the world...

I noticed it about 30 secs after bonding the panels. Gutted.

Ah well.

 

[BoxFabio]

When i see this kind of build logs i just want to throw everything i got away , my build's are rubbish consediring this ... keep up with the great ideas

 

[B NEGATIVE]

When i see this kind of build logs i just want to throw everything i got away , my build's are rubbish consediring this ... keep up with the great ideas

Dont feel like that.
Everybody starts somewhere,me very much included.

A good place to start is buying cheap small cases and chopping them up to suit your needs,creative is everything....even simple,clean builds have a lot to offer,its harder to make things look tidy in small cases.

 

[B NEGATIVE]

A small update.

I clear coated the front and res and as you can see,removed the Caselabs logo as it didnt really look right with nothing on the ped..

And in direct light.

 

[lAnimal]

Looks even better now

 

[yassarikhan786]

The clear coat really makes the case shine. Amazing job!

 

[Meladath]

This looks really awesome. Can't wait to see more

 

[SuB]

Do the go-faster stripes help with the overclocks dyu know? Need to get some of those bad-boys myself
(take that with a pinch of salt dude, this is a crackin' looking build )

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Do the go-faster stripes help with the overclocks dyu know? Need to get some of those bad-boys myself
(take that with a pinch of salt dude, this is a crackin' looking build )

Of course,however,red stripes obviously confer higher POWAAAAAH! tho.

 

[Dicehunter]

Words escape me so here's a picture that can say what this build does for me ^_^

 

[B NEGATIVE]

Got a bit more done while i wait for the AquaC backplate....

The I/O Panel is finished.