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    ah_ah got a reaction from Abdenise in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Hi Everybody,
    I'm Tom from sunny Birmingham, UK. I work as a software engineer / web developer which I've been doing since university and mainly play PC games and run in my spare time.
    Been building and modding computers since around 15. My first mod was a side window cut-out and blue CCFL tube lighting, was so proud of that at the time (simpler times). Started water cooling at university on an overlclocked Q6600 which kicked out a lot of heat and kept it up ever since. Current PC is an ITX build with a 280mm and 120mm rad which has been a little workhorse / hotbox for the past year. 
    Onto this considerably more substantial build as a result of being selected for the Thermaltake UK 2020 Case Mod Challenge which has been awesome 😄 and the perfect distraction from current events. Been spending the past couple weeks getting everything together for the planned mods. Anyhow, onto the parts list:
    Thermaltake View 51 Snow AMD 3700X Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB 3000MHz 4x8GB ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming ASUS Radeon RX 5700 500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro Thermaltake Pacific C360 DDC Hard Tube Water Cooling Kit Thermaltake Pacific V-RX 5700 Series Plus GPU Waterblock Thermaltake Water Cooling Pacific Hard Tube Bending Kit 300mm Thermaltake TTMod Sleeved Cables 300mm Thermaltake TTPremium PCIe Extender 850W Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 A couple photos of all the parts received:


    Thank you to Thermaltake, AMD, ASUS, Seagate and Scan for sponsoring and who've done a great job at getting the parts together in such trying times.
    Will be updating this thread over the coming weeks with my progress, at the moment just going to do a quick test set-up and take some case measurements.
    Best of luck for everyone in the competition and happy building! 😀
    Tom
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    ah_ah got a reaction from AcuteJungle66 in Chris Connor - Project SparklePony - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Awesome progress! Love the clean look! :))
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Colin McNally in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another update from work over this past weekend, reassembled the case (replacing rivets with screws) so I can add a little grime to it and check on fitting / spacing:
    I had a broken amp I keep tripping over that's been waiting to go to the tip (when they re-open), but thought I could get creative and incorporate it into the project. I ended up taking it apart and added it's circuit boards to the top:


    and to the side of the motherboard tray to hide the cabling:

    Will hopefully have more updates at the weekend (involving the transformer I salvaged from the amp), hope you're all doing well!
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    ah_ah reacted to Andrew Makin in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    That looks really cool 👌
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Andrew Makin in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another update from work over this past weekend, reassembled the case (replacing rivets with screws) so I can add a little grime to it and check on fitting / spacing:
    I had a broken amp I keep tripping over that's been waiting to go to the tip (when they re-open), but thought I could get creative and incorporate it into the project. I ended up taking it apart and added it's circuit boards to the top:


    and to the side of the motherboard tray to hide the cabling:

    Will hopefully have more updates at the weekend (involving the transformer I salvaged from the amp), hope you're all doing well!
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    ah_ah got a reaction from AcuteJungle66 in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another update from work over this past weekend, reassembled the case (replacing rivets with screws) so I can add a little grime to it and check on fitting / spacing:
    I had a broken amp I keep tripping over that's been waiting to go to the tip (when they re-open), but thought I could get creative and incorporate it into the project. I ended up taking it apart and added it's circuit boards to the top:


    and to the side of the motherboard tray to hide the cabling:

    Will hopefully have more updates at the weekend (involving the transformer I salvaged from the amp), hope you're all doing well!
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    ah_ah reacted to TheMahano in Hayden McMahon - ThermalTake Ghost - TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Update 2: 07/05/2020
    Due to the corona virus it has limited on the amount of modding I can do. Due to having limited space in my house, I have no where to perform the modifications. This was originally going to be done at a friends house who has a workshop, Originally I didn't think the lockdown would last this long so I waited, however it looks like I am going to have to find the space.. I didn't want to leave you guys with nothing so here is what I have done so far.
    1. I decided to build the parts in the case to see what the case is like etc. (without the watercooling). see image below.



    2. Of course to get more performance out of the RX 5700 I flashed it with an RX 5700 XT Bios. This worked successfully and you get about a 7-10% fps increase.
    If you guys would like to see benchmarks of the difference I will be happy to make a video!

    3. After waiting, I have recieved a bunch of parts needed for the modifications, I just need to start the updating, Notes: It will include, sandpaper, paint, saw, 3D printer, Laser Cutter, and dog tags
     
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    ah_ah reacted to Colin McNally in Colin McNally - project motogp   
    Hi all back with my weekly update and over the last week iv started to fit the waterloop.
    I started with the gpu waterblock which I always get nervous doing.
    When I figured out what way the pipes would run I started bending.when I got all the pipes in i filled with distilled water to test for leakes and clean the system out.
    Now I've got to adjust the pipe and change the coolant to white. Its getting close now not much left to do so hopefully next week my build will be done.😁
     




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    ah_ah reacted to Andrew Makin in Project: I.S.A.C. by Andy Makin   
    Welcome back Crapfans!
    Has it been 2 weeks already!? Time just has very little meaning or reference any more and it can really get away from you. Let call it a mid season break 😉
    In the last episode, I got close to finishing a piece of motherboard armour before #### up drilling out a couple of holes, but there were some little tweaks I wanted so not the end of the world. I used the original drawing I'd done on card and cut out a new section to fit around the SATA ports, took a few snips to get it right and then I could transfer the measurements onto a copy from the scan I'd made.

     
    So I went to print out a couple of copies of the scanned design but they didn't look quite right. Measuring it against my cut out I could see it was clearly too small. Odd. Tried printing again checking that the print options weren't resizing, now it was too big. What!? No matter what I tried, 4 or 5 different programs, on the JPEG or the PDF versions, countless settings, I could not get it to print the correct size. So frustrating, but I had the cut-out and I could trace round that. It'd likely add a degree of inaccuracy, but what you gonna do?

     
    Now I knew I had the holes for this pieces mounting screws correct, so I used them as reference points and took measurement from there to both of the M.2 cover's screw holes. Using a compass I could use those measurements to plot against each other and get the locations. Simples!

     
    I'd got myself some proper mounting glue so the paper sat flusher to the metal.

     
    But then stupidly used cutting lubrication to drill a hole for the jigsaw which of course dissolved the glue in that corner 🙄

     
    Didn't take long to have it cut out though and no further mistakes thankfully.

     
    I worked my way round the piece filing down the edges, it was going really well at first, nice and straight and flat, but it got harder and harder to get it right and I realised my files were getting clogged. I tried freeing them up with a cat brush (as it has similar thin pins to a file bush) but it didn't work that well and they just got too clogged to carry on.

     
    So I went to Screwfix and picked up a set of Magnusson files. I have a set of their pliers and a wire stripper and they're decent so thought they'd do. Plus they came with a file brush. The file brush broke on the second stroke 😠  So I went to take them back but they're not accepting returns at the minute with all the pandemic shenanigans. I ordered myself a nice set of Bacho files and while I waited I thought a little more use of the Magnusson ones won't hurt, I'd almost finished when the file brush broke so I'll get the basic outline done, leave a smidge to finish with my new one's once they arrive. The edge next to the SATA ports would need to slope with their profile.


     
    It didn't quite fit and would need some little tweeks in quite a few places. I decided to wait till my new files came, in theory they should be better and allow for finer adjustment than the others and I didn't want to take the mick if I was returning them.

     
    While waiting for the new files I didn't rest idle. I stripped all the sleeving off the fans...

     
    ... did some prototyping with card for parts of the mod coming later...

     
    ... had some stencils made by the guys at 4D Model Shop, top quality work and quick turnaround....

     
    ... then I had to do a photoshoot for the album cover of a cat boy band I manage, Mew Kitts on the Block.

     
    Then the Files Arrived! 😃

     
    After installing the handles on most of them I thought "Hey, I should do a video on how to mount file handles", so I filmed one, wasn't great, shot another and I mumbled a lot. Shot another one, was a great take, went to watch it back aaaaand I'd hit the selfie camera button so had filmed the wrong direction. 😖 And that was the last file. 😤 Still, They were all in with only 1 minor mishap from when the hole wasn't big enough for the tang. Luckily for you that was on film
    😂🤣
     

     
    I started with the edges that sat against the sloped sides of the M.2 heatsinks and added an angle to them for better fitting, top right and bottom left.

     
    I trimmed a bit more off the SATA port edge so it could sit in properly and drilled the 2 mounting holes to check it all fit properly. So far so good.

     
    Now, despite having done umpteen measurements to get the hole position the the M.2 screws, I was worried about history repeating itself and started doubting myself. To check I had those measurements right I used the cutout I'd done by card and punched holes through into all the threaded mounts. The I lined up the 2 mounting holes and marked where the holes for the M.2 screws were.

     
    Now a bit more confident I drilled the holes out, just 2mm to start with and you know what? If I'd drilled them where I'd originally marked they would have been perfect 😅😭

     
    It's not easy to see in the picture but they were just out, but that's why I started with a 2mm hole, I needed to get it to 5.5mm so I had room to adjust and correct, first with this nifty carbide milling bit.

     
    Then when it was big enough I switched to using a file, while is a bit more controllable. By twisting the file into it, then rotating back and forth it would gradually increase the hole.

     
    I'd file a little out, dust it off and then check it on the board to see how it was going. If I needed to move the hole over in a particular direction I'd file that side with a needle file, before returning to the larger file to round the hole out.

     
    Until eventually.....

     
    Success! 😃🤘 A real snug fit too which is just perfect. I could leave those screws in and have a quick reference to work on any minor adjustments that were needed. With a little trim of the top edge along the PCIE slot, a few other minor tweaks and a bit of finishing all round it was almost done.

    Now I just needed to drill the other holes out to allow the mounting screws to sit flush. The mounting points sit about 1.1mm below the bottom edge of the alu, so I'll be attaching a couple of washers to the underside for the screw to fit into and the whole thing would actually rest on them then. Almost done! :happy: Oh and spraying clear plastidip on the underside to prevent shorts. Then put a brushed finish to the top and apply a clear coat. And some other bits. So no, not nearly finished. 🙄 lol
    Since it had been a while I thought now was as good a time as any to drop in and give you an update. Hopefully I'll have it ACTUALLY finished next time. So stay tuned crap fans. Same Crap time, same Crap channel.
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    ah_ah reacted to AcuteJungle66 in Chris Connor - Project SparklePony - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Been a bit of a slow week, the weather was hit and miss up in my neck of the woods so was limited as to what I could get done outside.
    I wanted to get started on painting the frame, but needed to do a little bit more cutting before I could get started:

    This large rectangle was of course for an LCD screen:

    A little rough around the edges at first glance (I was just making sure it actually fit), but the acrylic within the interior should hopefully give it a clean finish.
    I cleaned up the edges a bit more, then sanding everything down in preparation to start laying down some primer:

    Even just a coat of primer looked better than the stock finish, hopefully the final product will be worth it.
    This week I'm hoping to finish off these bits so I can start putting components back in, then next on the agenda will be front and top panels.
    Thanks for stopping folks, take care and stay safe!
     
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    ah_ah reacted to Colin McNally in Colin McNally - project motogp   
    Finally starting to get some where now iv got all the parts to complete the build.
    After 4 hours of trying to sort out my cables this is how it looks.
    Iv also made a mounting plate for my top radiator to help make it fit better and also tried to make look like is floating 



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    ah_ah reacted to Andrew Makin in Project: I.S.A.C. by Andy Makin   
    Gooood Moooorning Modding faaaaaaans!
    So with the motherboard heatsinks nicely brightened I couldn't just stick that black plastic shroud back over them. Luckily I have some 2mm aluminium laying about that I've had forever and this will make an ideal replacement. I started by tracing round the the original cover, but because it has mounting struts and other stuff underneath, this was better done turned upside down to get it flush(er) against the paper, which is why the drawing is backwards. Then I took measurements for the rest of the board so that I could expand it out a bit and cover up more of the motherboard.

     
    This is the area I want to cover, colour coding showing the original and then different additional bit that I might want to add.

     
    I did the drawing on card so that it would stay relatively flat once cut out and got it lined up with the mounting point and punched them through. Once on the board it didn't look right having a lot of square corners given the boards original angular designs, so I marked out bits I'd want tweaking with rough angles from the heatsinks.

     
    Back off the board I used the cover to get the proper angles and see about different levels of cropping.

     
    Couple of snips later and I think we have a winner!

     
    Now this was a fairly rough drawing so I then traced round this template in pencil and took to the drawing board to get all the lines true.

     
    Again I used the original to get the angled lines in, it was an awkward angle and I don't have anything like a sliding bevel. I could still find ones that were out like the one I circled in orange.

     
    With a couple of lines done this way I then turned the paper so the the angle was horizontal, checked them against each other to make sure they were correct and then filled in the rest. With the design completed I did a couple of photocopies and also scanned it for safe keeping.

     
    From right to left we have the original plan, the final design, the photocopy to be used as a template and the aluminium, with the original cover centre and glue to stick the template on.

     
    Only that's completely the wrong glue 😖 Looks more like spider spooge. 🤣

     
    Still, it stuck that template down pretty good, if a little on the lumpy side. I also had to rub dirt around the edges where there was no paper to remove the tackiness of the glue and stop the jigsaw from sticking.

     
    That very morning I had been reading up on a cool little scratch build someone was doing as their first mod and advising themon how to cut outside the line and file in, so what do I do on the very first cut? Cut BANG ON the line 🤬🙄 It was the edge on the far right next to the SATA ports so wasn't a complete catastrophe, but was very careful and took my time with the rest and came out fine, although the small vertical edge under the angular protrusion top right was hard to get at.

     
    The Filing went ok, I'd bought a set of steel jaws for the workbench to clamp it in which helped keep it nice and steady. This tight angle was tough though as I didn't have a triangular file that matched or was under that radius. i had to edge in with the half round file, flipping it over every few strokes.

     
    A bit of folded sand paper helped get it a bit tighter, but it put up a good fight,

     
    Took a good lot of doing, had to go at it in a few goes to save me from injury. But was all this mess worth it?

     
    It fits! 🤘

     
    There were a couple of areas that needed work that I highlighted in green, either to straighten them up, change the angle or stop it overhanging headers I'll need access to.

     
    Bang on. 👌

     
    To get it to sit flush in the recesses of the M.2 heatsinks I needed to drill holes for the screws holding the heatsinks down. To mark where they were I put masking tape on the back, coloured the screw heads with whiteboard marker and pushed the piece onto them, being careful that it lined up with where it needed to sit. Seemed to work well.

     
    I used a punch to mark the centre and make sure the drill bit didn't wander.

     
    I thought the screw heads were 4mm so I drill a hole with a 4.2mm bit to give a little wiggle room, but I must have measure the wrong screws (the ones that will mount this to the motherboard i think) as they were a little too small. I needed 5.37mm holes minimum.

     
    My step bit had a 7/32" step which is 5.56mm and would do the job nicely. Unfortunately, due to either a wandering bit or inaccuracies in how I got the positioning the top hole was just out. 😞

     
    To be honest I wasn't THAT upset. There were a few edges that were a bit naff and there were a couple of tweaks I wanted to make, so I widened those holes a fair bit so I could get it into place, check the fitment elsewhere and make sure the markings for the mounting holes were accurate, which they were.

     
    And just for fun I took off the paper and gave it a really quick and dirty "brushing" with a washing up scotch pad, but was mostly just from trying to get all that nasty glue off. Still looks pretty tasty 😍

     
    It's a shame it's going to end up in the recycling, but for a first whack it's not gone too badly. I had prepared myself that it might take a couple of goes to get it right and with the design tweaks for Mk II already in my head, I wouldn't have been happy till I'd redone it anyway. So stay tuned crap fans! Plenty more of Makin's metal manipulation to come. Same Crap time, same Crap channel.
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    ah_ah reacted to Andrew Makin in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Looking good mate 👌
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Colin McNally in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Another update for this week, received a new delivery of parts, which is everything I need now, thanks Scan Computers and Thermaltake UK  :

    Almost done on the painting side of things:

    Also took a chunk off the motherboard tray and gave it a coat of paint:

    And cut two plexiglas panels for the top and bottom to be modded (the top needs some more paint...):

     
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Andrew Makin in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Another update for this week, received a new delivery of parts, which is everything I need now, thanks Scan Computers and Thermaltake UK  :

    Almost done on the painting side of things:

    Also took a chunk off the motherboard tray and gave it a coat of paint:

    And cut two plexiglas panels for the top and bottom to be modded (the top needs some more paint...):

     
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    ah_ah got a reaction from AcuteJungle66 in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Another update for this week, received a new delivery of parts, which is everything I need now, thanks Scan Computers and Thermaltake UK  :

    Almost done on the painting side of things:

    Also took a chunk off the motherboard tray and gave it a coat of paint:

    And cut two plexiglas panels for the top and bottom to be modded (the top needs some more paint...):

     
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    ah_ah reacted to AcuteJungle66 in Chris Connor - Project SparklePony - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Thanks mate.
    After mulling it over though, I’m just not happy with it. It has become way too ‘busy’ due to that thick rad.
    I think I’m just going to bite the bullet and put it up top with the fans off-centre:

    For the components that are in there, a single 64mm radiator should be more than enough. So if I just go with the single:

    I’ll have much more ‘canvas’ and it should look a lot cleaner and less busy.
    At least that’s what I’m thinking; and my girls like it better this way, so I’ve got to listen to them!

    Whilst I did like the actual runs from the first iteration, this should work. Now we have a bit more space for whatever the #### we (I say we, my step-daughter is in charge of artwork) end up putting there.
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    ah_ah reacted to Colin McNally in Colin McNally - project motogp   
    I cut the middle out of the back panel welded a frame then added some more sprockets and brake discs and painted it all white then added the screen 



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    ah_ah got a reaction from Colin McNally in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another quick update, started painting the outer panels, the copper colour is a base coat before adding a coat of gold and then red on top, could still do with a couple more coats of red:


    Added a bit of grime to the smaller parts of the case which have all been painted (they looked a bit too pristine on reflection):

    Added DC and Ethernet ports to the HDD access door:

    Cut the hole for the screen at the back (still needs tidying up and the frame painting):

    Will get some time at the weekend when I'm hoping to:
    Finish up on adding grime / wear to the smaller parts of the case Tidy up the LCD screen's mounting Get some primer on the frame Finish all airbrushing on panels / smooth down surfaces for gloss lacquer on top
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Andrew Makin in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another quick update, started painting the outer panels, the copper colour is a base coat before adding a coat of gold and then red on top, could still do with a couple more coats of red:


    Added a bit of grime to the smaller parts of the case which have all been painted (they looked a bit too pristine on reflection):

    Added DC and Ethernet ports to the HDD access door:

    Cut the hole for the screen at the back (still needs tidying up and the frame painting):

    Will get some time at the weekend when I'm hoping to:
    Finish up on adding grime / wear to the smaller parts of the case Tidy up the LCD screen's mounting Get some primer on the frame Finish all airbrushing on panels / smooth down surfaces for gloss lacquer on top
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    ah_ah reacted to AcuteJungle66 in Chris Connor - Project SparklePony - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Not much to report this week I'm afraid, still awaiting delivery of the remaining components from Thermaltake. It has worked out well however, as I was able to finish up all of my academic work without any distraction; just sitting my last exam yesterday.
    So now I am done with everything and just waiting for my results!
    As soon as the rest of the parts arrive, I will finally be able to really get stuck in; so this past weekend I decided to do a few preliminary things to get the ball rolling.
    Since the weather was nice I decided to take a stab at cutting my first piece of acrylic:

    This particular sheet is actually gloss white, but comes with a protective blue film on both sides. The film is quite handy for plotting your guidelines, as well as providing some surface tension to prevent cracks or splintering. I just used a cheap jigsaw (nothing fancy) but with a high-quality metal-cutting blade. As long as you keep the speed slow and with no articulation, cutting acrylic this way is fairly straightforward. Just remember not to go too fast, otherwise it will melt back together.
    The radiator/fan brackets also needed a little bit of cutting with a dremel:

    Just little slots to allow the acrylic sheet to be flush with the frame. An alternative option would have been to put notches in the acrylic, but doing it that way would require pinpoint precision; whereas this way I could basially 'eyeball' it.

    Not bad for a first test-fit.

    I will need to trim the top bracket a little bit more, as the acrylic isn't perfectly perpindicular at that top-left corner. Plenty of other little bits of cutting to do as well, for cable and tubing access; as well as more acrylic pieces to measure and cut for the rest of the inside. Unfortunately I can't do that until the rest of the cooling parts come, as I need the exact measurements.

    It is nice and bare back here for now, but once all of the power/argb/fan cables are in, it is going to be a nightmare to tidy up. 
    Well that's it for now, weather permitting I will do a little more acrylic work over the weekend. Now that all my academic work is out of the way I plan on making steady progress relatively quickly. The sooner I get everything assembled and mocked up, it will be much easier for my step-daughter to plan out the 'artsy' stuff. She has plenty of ideas, but it can be difficult to visualise without having the blank canvas set up to see how everything will look/fit.
    In the meantime, take care folks. 
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    ah_ah got a reaction from AcuteJungle66 in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Just another quick update, started painting the outer panels, the copper colour is a base coat before adding a coat of gold and then red on top, could still do with a couple more coats of red:


    Added a bit of grime to the smaller parts of the case which have all been painted (they looked a bit too pristine on reflection):

    Added DC and Ethernet ports to the HDD access door:

    Cut the hole for the screen at the back (still needs tidying up and the frame painting):

    Will get some time at the weekend when I'm hoping to:
    Finish up on adding grime / wear to the smaller parts of the case Tidy up the LCD screen's mounting Get some primer on the frame Finish all airbrushing on panels / smooth down surfaces for gloss lacquer on top
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    ah_ah got a reaction from Colin McNally in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Thought I'd just do a quick update of some progress, so far have dismantled the case and started painting.
    The first is just a quick comparison of the silver with the recently released Xbox Controller, pretty pleased with the result, the back of the HDD cage has had a section cut out which is going to be used for power input for lighting / a raspberry pi:

    The raspberry pi mounted to one of the HDD slots (this is going to be used to feed a display showing PC stats):

    And various other pictures of progress, going to aim to finish all the smaller parts this week, then move onto painting the larger frame and panels next week:




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    ah_ah got a reaction from AcuteJungle66 in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Thought I'd just do a quick update of some progress, so far have dismantled the case and started painting.
    The first is just a quick comparison of the silver with the recently released Xbox Controller, pretty pleased with the result, the back of the HDD cage has had a section cut out which is going to be used for power input for lighting / a raspberry pi:

    The raspberry pi mounted to one of the HDD slots (this is going to be used to feed a display showing PC stats):

    And various other pictures of progress, going to aim to finish all the smaller parts this week, then move onto painting the larger frame and panels next week:




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    ah_ah got a reaction from RWitts in Tom Freeman - Project Kusanagi - #TTUK2020CaseModChallenge   
    Hi Everybody,
    I'm Tom from sunny Birmingham, UK. I work as a software engineer / web developer which I've been doing since university and mainly play PC games and run in my spare time.
    Been building and modding computers since around 15. My first mod was a side window cut-out and blue CCFL tube lighting, was so proud of that at the time (simpler times). Started water cooling at university on an overlclocked Q6600 which kicked out a lot of heat and kept it up ever since. Current PC is an ITX build with a 280mm and 120mm rad which has been a little workhorse / hotbox for the past year. 
    Onto this considerably more substantial build as a result of being selected for the Thermaltake UK 2020 Case Mod Challenge which has been awesome 😄 and the perfect distraction from current events. Been spending the past couple weeks getting everything together for the planned mods. Anyhow, onto the parts list:
    Thermaltake View 51 Snow AMD 3700X Thermaltake TOUGHRAM RGB 3000MHz 4x8GB ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming ASUS Radeon RX 5700 500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro Thermaltake Pacific C360 DDC Hard Tube Water Cooling Kit Thermaltake Pacific V-RX 5700 Series Plus GPU Waterblock Thermaltake Water Cooling Pacific Hard Tube Bending Kit 300mm Thermaltake TTMod Sleeved Cables 300mm Thermaltake TTPremium PCIe Extender 850W Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 A couple photos of all the parts received:


    Thank you to Thermaltake, AMD, ASUS, Seagate and Scan for sponsoring and who've done a great job at getting the parts together in such trying times.
    Will be updating this thread over the coming weeks with my progress, at the moment just going to do a quick test set-up and take some case measurements.
    Best of luck for everyone in the competition and happy building! 😀
    Tom
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