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Bout time!

I'll upload mah 3d model presently. but for now, here is what i did today


Sanded


First Coat of primer

Back of case: and this is infact what my psu looks like... there is a vent missing from the picture, beween the psu and io plate. all the other cut outs on the back are also vents and the expansion slo covers are vented.



Hdd cage and area with CPU beneath PSU fan: This lower area is vented on the side. its where the cut outs on my cover are That HDD cage fan is flush against the side so it facilitates not ventilation for the CPU area. I left my 2 ram cards out.


Right side: My graphics card is the same length as the radeon 2900 and cuts the case in half. there is only the little gap up at the top. currently the fromt fan blows down and hopefully some of that air goes into the GPU cooler. The Back fan blows ait up and out. And i'm probably going to put a third fan up at the top. Cd drives are not included in the model


Top view. andthere are no cables either


Any questions?

Looking sweet Davey boy!

Not too sure about yout thermal design though, I would have a look at it again...I can't now but I will tomorrow.

Maybe my images need arrows for flow.

edit: i'm curious to know, how long does a model take to make on average? Although i used several components, the actual frame was done using a tape measure and overall took about 7 hours.

Woot, i went to kroondaal today and we stopped in the spar that sells everything! I bought myself an Aircraft touch-up-gun. Looks and feels decent. Will test it when i'm home. cost r220.

Woot, it works awesomely.

My primer layer is sprayed. Must just let it harden and then i can sand it down.

How about andromeda?

I like it. PICS

Lol, only pics i can post are the airgunn, chop and i sent you a pic of it


There aint much to see. pprimer is sprayed and needs to harden so i can rub it down smooth

but very well, you'll get a pic of the spray gun

YOU SENT ME ONE? Lies!

UrBaN wrote:YOU SENT ME ONE? Lies!

must ave gone to saturn then. sent it via mms.




Edit: Pics were taken while in the car

Eish, the man with the gun

Looks lekker dude - My phone told me about an MMS...then said failed so I rejected it Cell C FTL!

UrBaN wrote:Eish, the man with the gun

Looks lekker dude - My phone told me about an MMS...then said failed so I rejected it Cell C FTL!

Dude, i can't beleive how well it works. the cap leaks though and paint kept dripping out but i've fixed that with plumbing tape.

im waiting for the paint to dry and harden so i can rub it down. then i need to figure out what the next coat will be.

I can aerosol it or spray it. but i need a base coat before i airbrush a design on.

I'll comment when it's done, but I can see you've planned thoroughly. Nice! Enjoying watching the mod take shape.

You know, I was going to name my project Andromeda, but didn't because the Andromeda galaxy didn't have enough blue in it
So now you have a cool mod with a cool name

Btw, I admire your Sketchup skill

TheModDoctor wrote:You know, I was going to name my project Andromeda, but didn't because the Andromeda galaxy didn't have enough blue in it
So now you have a cool mod with a cool name

Btw, I admire your Sketchup skill

I just like the name. not sure how much relevance it has. *shrug*

Thanks, I used alot of components, things like the MB and fans and PSU. but the frame i did myself with a tape measure.

D3PART3D wrote:I'll comment when it's done, but I can see you've planned thoroughly. Nice! Enjoying watching the mod take shape.

Thanks.


Right, well i seem to be stuck. My aunt and uncle have volunteered to see what sort of louvered vents they can find me in canada and post them in which case i have up to a motnths wait. Its that or i have to make my own. I do not have a milling machine. The small lathe once was capable of milling but when the original motor burnt out and was replaced, that functionality was lost.

With out the Vents, cannot do the airbrushing.

So i guess, for now, i ought to research whats available airbrush wise.

I cannot seem to find anything sensible about airbrushes.

I've been told that parts for badger aribrushes are virtually no existant locally. I know of an online store that stocks parts but they are all the way down in PE and expensive. They sell a decent range or airbrushes and parts though.

Herbert Evans only sell Aztec and recommend only Aztec because of parts.

I found the local agents but afaik, they won't deal with the public.

This is a selection of locally available products

http://www.jeffreystein.co.za/badger.htm

VS

http://www.testors.com/category/136949/Airbrushes (the manufacturers website gives best detail in this instance)

or

http://www.executool.co.za/catalog/inde ... =40_42_292

I am reading mixed reviews everywhere i look.

Right, an update is in order, i settled on a vent design. Now i just need to make them.

Will upload pics in a few moments.

Looks good.

Ok, so a quick explanation.

Those vents will be 2 or 3 mm thick alu plate. If i can fix our milling machine or use someone elses, i'll just mill them. Otherwise, i'll have to get them laser cut. Laser cutting with give a superior result, however, i need to find some place to do it, any personal recommendations?

The top ones are easy but the sides are 34 mm in length.

TheModDoctor wrote:Looks good.

thanks.

Yours is also coming along nicely. I'll look at your final pics when i have access to a pc.

I need to source some alu.

Right, well this is now on hold. I've decided i'm getting a bigger case. as awesome as this case is, for my uses, its too damn small.i'll finish the sides off with fine mesh or something,and then i'm probably going to sell my current baord and case to my gran as part of a computer because she wants a PC.

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDetails ... 050&type=1#

that will also help me with my cooling problems. And i'll add a thermalright cooler.