The Phantom project

CREDO · 18th October 2004, 9:37 PM

Hello all, this is my second full case mod. The first being the Barbie computer Made for my 4 year old daughter.
And the only other thing I have done is my case that I tinker with as I get the time is my main rig

This time its a case for my father in laws birthday, Hes a huge Phantom fan and has been working with computers since day dot but at the moment hes having to plod along with an old PIII 700mhz in a plain old case.
So the wife and I thought that it was about time we combined his two passions together with a decent case and a decent comp to put in it.

For those who don't know, this is the Phantom

This case is on a time limit, his birthday is on the 24th of November so I only had about 8 weeks to put it all together from the date we got the idea. I work full time, another kiddie on the way, and money is a little tight. We have had to buy the computer bit by bit as well as mod the case, but we have pulled out all the stops to get this thing finished and it looks like it will be done with a few weeks to spare.

we started with a cooler master centurion

Pulled it to pieces, Bought the power supply and an areogate II and then it was off to the powder coaters

This is how the case stands at the moment, the color of the case is a little darker than what the camera shows.

Everything got powder coated, pci slot covers, power supply and the cooler master stealth drive covers. The switches on the front are just for turning off the lighting, which will be UV cold cathodes and UV fan lights and home made LED case feet. hes nearly 50yrs old so I am sure he will want to turn off all the pretty lights.

I sleaved the power supply with blue UV sleaving, desoldered all the LED's on the fans and the LED's now run off their own 5v line with a switch for each one. The window is getting a phantom logo on it and I have to work in blue stripes in a triangle there somewhere from the phantoms belt buckle.

Everything is sitting in a box waiting for me to get the time to put it all together. All that is left to buy is the processor, ram and DVD burner.
this case should move along pretty quickly now, except I have to work 13 days straight.. but the overtime will pay for it to be finished off.

The father in law is going to flip out when he sees this thing.

CREDO · 18th October 2004, 9:41 PM

Alright, finally went shopping and got the last few bits so I could boot it up.

still allot of work to do yet, but at least I haven't blown it to bits before I finish the case.
Its funny, i only just realized that i have been playing with computers for about 4 years now and this was my first full build from scratch. that first boot was sweet.
*lights a cigerette*

Eww, fingerprints.

Not far off what it actually looks like

Nothing is that bright. this camera hates me..

Before anyone says anything I still have alot of cable management to do etc, I still havent bought the floppy drive yet..
well thats it for today, must go and stealth the drives, tidy up and what not.

Swifty Devil · 19th October 2004, 10:21 AM

looks real nice, the powdercoat looks like it turned out perfect. although i dont see why you ddnt make it two tone, ie more silver since you left the front fan vents grey. or more black to tie in with the theme.
i hope he enjoys it! and also how much did the powdercoat set you back $50?

CREDO · 19th October 2004, 3:55 PM

why no two tone? I guess I just didnt even think of it

Blue or black inside, purple outside would have been cool, double the powder coating cost i would expect though.
It did come out really well, there are a few ripples on the top of the case I wasnt happy with but you can only see it in full sunlight outside.
the coating was quoted on the phone to be $40 but when the guy saw that I wanted every tiny little piece done he jacked it up to $70
I even got the coolermaster aluminuim drive covers coated too, havent put them on yet, still lots to do.

I got a delivery today from pccasegear, I had to re-order a floppy cable that I miss ordered earlier. the one I got before was way too long, now I have a short one. But it doesnt match the rest of the cables.. irritating.

FB008 · 19th October 2004, 8:28 PM

Nice job thus far mate

Looks awesome apart from the circular window

CREDO · 19th October 2004, 9:40 PM

The window is round for a reason.
this is the logo to go in there.

thydzik · 20th October 2004, 8:52 PM

love that colour,

whole mod looks awesome

FB008 · 20th October 2004, 11:03 PM

Nice logo

Quote:

Originally Posted by CREDO

The window is round for a reason.
this is the logo to go in there.

Just my opinion though, Ieven if I had that logo I wouldn't use a circular window. Just not a particular fan of circles as windows... don't know why, just not my favourite shape. Needs to be more funky.

Anyway, great mod still

As long as you like it and youre happy with it then that's all that matters

Pham · 21st October 2004, 12:27 AM

Hi,

Looks nice mate, good work, though you shouldn't have chosen the circular window like wat "FB008" said.

phextwin · 21st October 2004, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CREDO

This case is on a time limit, his birthday is on the 24th of November

Same as me

Anyways looks nice, i hope you are going to vynyl dye the optical drives though.

CREDO · 21st October 2004, 3:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phextwin

Same as me

Anyways looks nice, i hope you are going to vynyl dye the optical drives though.

I've got some coolermaster drive fronts powdercoated too.

The round window I did half for the logo and half because I havent seen many round ones around.
just trying something different.

got a fair bit of work done today, swapped the fan in the PSU for a purple led one, led's run from the swiches in the front. changed the fan screws to hex bolts to match the rest. I am going to try and get some good clear shots of the case next time I have it out.

CREDO · 24th October 2004, 12:51 AM

Bought a new camera the other day, its allot better than the old one we were borrowing.
I have stealthed the drives and put the rubber stripping on the window, had a small mishap when I dropped one of the fronts, the bloody thing chipped. you can only just see it in the pics. its the top one.
still waiting on a delivery from zombie studios so I can do the window and some LED's to do the feet.

CD_man · 25th October 2004, 2:04 AM

I hope your including the skull mark some where in this mod.
No Phantom Mod would be complete without one.

Part from that its all looking very nice, good work.

CREDO · 26th October 2004, 4:35 PM

Yeah, I have to work in the skull somewhere.

today I was a little bored, still waiting for led's and stuff to arrive so I made this from a huge piece of purple perspex I was given by the local chemist from a display. this thing was like 1m by 2 meters long.

a simple little hard drive cover. I think it neatens the whole thing up a little. I will be doing the floppy the same way when I go and get one.
I did some more with the purple perspex in the case but the camera's battery gave out.

silenthunter · 27th October 2004, 2:58 PM

would that cover restrict heat transfer from the hard drive too much? I know my drives get damn hot and they are in the open!

18th October 2004, 9:37 PM	#1
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	The Phantom project Hello all, this is my second full case mod. The first being the Barbie computer Made for my 4 year old daughter. And the only other thing I have done is my case that I tinker with as I get the time is my main rig This time its a case for my father in laws birthday, Hes a huge Phantom fan and has been working with computers since day dot but at the moment hes having to plod along with an old PIII 700mhz in a plain old case. So the wife and I thought that it was about time we combined his two passions together with a decent case and a decent comp to put in it. For those who don't know, this is the Phantom This case is on a time limit, his birthday is on the 24th of November so I only had about 8 weeks to put it all together from the date we got the idea. I work full time, another kiddie on the way, and money is a little tight. We have had to buy the computer bit by bit as well as mod the case, but we have pulled out all the stops to get this thing finished and it looks like it will be done with a few weeks to spare. we started with a cooler master centurion Pulled it to pieces, Bought the power supply and an areogate II and then it was off to the powder coaters This is how the case stands at the moment, the color of the case is a little darker than what the camera shows. Everything got powder coated, pci slot covers, power supply and the cooler master stealth drive covers. The switches on the front are just for turning off the lighting, which will be UV cold cathodes and UV fan lights and home made LED case feet. hes nearly 50yrs old so I am sure he will want to turn off all the pretty lights. I sleaved the power supply with blue UV sleaving, desoldered all the LED's on the fans and the LED's now run off their own 5v line with a switch for each one. The window is getting a phantom logo on it and I have to work in blue stripes in a triangle there somewhere from the phantoms belt buckle. Everything is sitting in a box waiting for me to get the time to put it all together. All that is left to buy is the processor, ram and DVD burner. this case should move along pretty quickly now, except I have to work 13 days straight.. but the overtime will pay for it to be finished off. The father in law is going to flip out when he sees this thing. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 26th December 2011 at 5:02 PM.

18th October 2004, 9:41 PM	#2
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	Alright, finally went shopping and got the last few bits so I could boot it up. still allot of work to do yet, but at least I haven't blown it to bits before I finish the case. Its funny, i only just realized that i have been playing with computers for about 4 years now and this was my first full build from scratch. that first boot was sweet. lights a cigerette Eww, fingerprints. Not far off what it actually looks like Nothing is that bright. this camera hates me.. Before anyone says anything I still have alot of cable management to do etc, I still havent bought the floppy drive yet.. well thats it for today, must go and stealth the drives, tidy up and what not. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 26th December 2011 at 5:03 PM.

19th October 2004, 3:55 PM	#4
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	why no two tone? I guess I just didnt even think of it Blue or black inside, purple outside would have been cool, double the powder coating cost i would expect though. It did come out really well, there are a few ripples on the top of the case I wasnt happy with but you can only see it in full sunlight outside. the coating was quoted on the phone to be $40 but when the guy saw that I wanted every tiny little piece done he jacked it up to $70 I even got the coolermaster aluminuim drive covers coated too, havent put them on yet, still lots to do. I got a delivery today from pccasegear, I had to re-order a floppy cable that I miss ordered earlier. the one I got before was way too long, now I have a short one. But it doesnt match the rest of the cables.. irritating. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project

19th October 2004, 9:40 PM	#6
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	The window is round for a reason. this is the logo to go in there. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 26th December 2011 at 5:03 PM.

24th October 2004, 12:51 AM	#12
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	Bought a new camera the other day, its allot better than the old one we were borrowing. I have stealthed the drives and put the rubber stripping on the window, had a small mishap when I dropped one of the fronts, the bloody thing chipped. you can only just see it in the pics. its the top one. still waiting on a delivery from zombie studios so I can do the window and some LED's to do the feet. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 26th December 2011 at 5:03 PM.

19th October 2004, 10:21 AM	#3
Swifty Devil (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Im the troll under your bridge Posts: 807	looks real nice, the powdercoat looks like it turned out perfect. although i dont see why you ddnt make it two tone, ie more silver since you left the front fan vents grey. or more black to tie in with the theme. i hope he enjoys it! and also how much did the powdercoat set you back $50?

20th October 2004, 8:52 PM	#7
thydzik Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 355	love that colour, whole mod looks awesome

21st October 2004, 12:27 AM	#9
Pham Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 312	Hi, Looks nice mate, good work, though you shouldn't have chosen the circular window like wat "FB008" said.

25th October 2004, 2:04 AM	#13
CD_man Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Adelaide SA Posts: 93	I hope your including the skull mark some where in this mod. No Phantom Mod would be complete without one. Part from that its all looking very nice, good work.

26th October 2004, 4:35 PM	#14
CREDO Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth, 6027 Posts: 723	Yeah, I have to work in the skull somewhere. today I was a little bored, still waiting for led's and stuff to arrive so I made this from a huge piece of purple perspex I was given by the local chemist from a display. this thing was like 1m by 2 meters long. a simple little hard drive cover. I think it neatens the whole thing up a little. I will be doing the floppy the same way when I go and get one. I did some more with the purple perspex in the case but the camera's battery gave out. __________________ Everything I know about cars, I learned from Top Gear The Phantom project - Mpfree player project - Mame Project Last edited by CREDO; 26th December 2011 at 5:03 PM.

27th October 2004, 2:58 PM	#15
silenthunter Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,573	would that cover restrict heat transfer from the hard drive too much? I know my drives get damn hot and they are in the open!