ReXvoLuTioN 1.0

[ReXModS]

ReX MoDS

[ReXModS]

here im gonna post some pics of my mod, RexVolution 1.0 , i started this projects a couple of month ago, im doing it kinda slow because i only do this stuff on my weekends , the first thing that i did was cut the front vezel, then i cut some pieces of plastic and glue it to the front bezel.
Next step , i cut a hole and glued a pieze of pvc pipe in the center , then i filled the other side of it with resin to give it more structure.
Then i applied some filler all over it , trying to smooth all the edges.
After hours of design, i printed the template for the side and the top window, i cut it to see how it was gonna look. Once i was ready to cut it i was decided to send it to somebody to cut it for my, but nobady replied my mails requesting quotes , so after a couple week, i decided to cut it myself, so i grabbed a dremel and, u can see the results, i saved a lot of money and i think it looks awesome.
then i spent some more time designing some fan grills, then once i printed them cutt them i seen how they were gonna look, i sent the designs to a friend that has a laser cutter , and he made them out of 1/8 acrylic, they loolk sweeet.

im gonna post more pics this weekend.

[ReXModS]

here are more pics

[ReXModS]

here are moreee

[ReXModS]

i neeed help, i dont know how to post pics, without having to post them as attached filess, pleeasseee helpp

[ReXModS]

i have more pics, but when i download the pics from my digital camera the average file size is 150 kb so i cant uplooad them , well i think i cant , somebody helpp mee

[Kckazdude]

nice start on the mod. What is that you are using for the fan guards?

For the pic hosting try Photobucket. (http://www.photobucket.com/) All you need to do is register and upload your pics. Then you can use the IMG tags to post the pics. I do suggest resizing them to 800X600 resolution to cut down aon file size and it makes them faster to load. Keeps everyone from having to scroll around to see the pic as well.

[mnpctech]

Very trick grills. Looking good Rex

[ReXModS]

im using 1/8 thick clear acrilyc, it looks like wood in the pics because it has de protecting paper on it^_^

[ReXModS]

did some templates for the psu back plate, other template for the rear fans , the side panel window acrylic is ready to cut, and the side panel is almost ready, i welded some piezes of the flames that because the side panel came with a 80mm hole to cool the video card, after that i applied some bondo to smooth out the welds , sandd all tha paint off, and its ready to be primed,

here are the pics

[Knipex]

Make sure you use an etch primer first. Otherwise it will all peel off and destroy your nice work.

[ReXModS]

you mean , to prime the front vezel or the metal parts, im gonna paint the hole computer with house of kolor urethane system paints, and im gonna prime it with an epoxy primer , u think this will work???:wacko: i dont know if HOK has an etching primer

[ReXModS]

today i finished the acrlic side panel , i cut the acrlic and to give it a factory made look y sanded all the edges so it looks like it was made with a mold:cool: , i think im gonna mount the window with some snap rivets , the same ones that cames with the ante plus view, and all the others brands too. I found a web site of the manufacturers of those, and u can ask for free samples , 15 as the max, so i got them for free.
Im gonna paint the intirior of the case but i dont want to sand it all, prime it , and then top coat it, so i found a adhesion promoter from house of kolor, that says that works also on metal, its for hard to sand places , so im gonna give it a shot, i dont want to expend a couple handreds to powder coat it,
Somebody knows a good 120 mm fan , a very very quite one, im trying to do this projects as quiet as posible, i got an vantec stealth, at first it worked great, but after a couple days it started doing some little noises :blink: , so if sombedy knows about a good one tell me

[Knipex]

etch primer on bare metal but be carefull and wear a mask. That stuff is deadly....

[ReXModS]

Today i finished cutting the acrylic top window, and i drilled the holes for the snap rivets, here are a couple pics


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[mnpctech]

Lookin good ReX :cool:

[ReXModS]

top and side windows finished
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/Snap_Rivets_006.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/Snap_Rivets_005.jpg

[ReXModS]

today arrived the modders mesh and the molding , ( thnks mnpctech , the modersmesh arrived perfect , no bends no nothing, and just on time , awesome service^_^ ) so i cut it to see how my grills are gonna look

here are some pics


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/grills_004.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/grills_003.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/grills_002.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/grills_001.jpg

[mrplow]

Very nice :)

[Pug]

From what I can see of the pics (my modem keeps crapping out halfway through), looks to be really nice.
Will be nice to see when all the protective sheet is off. :)

Nice flames too. B)
Hope mine come out that nice if I ever do any.

[mnpctech]

Youre welcome Rex!

Love the grills... 3 dimensional grills are hot

Cant wait to see the paint.

I really need to get back to my Chieftec project after seeing this. Maybe next week.

[ReXModS]

today i installed the vandal switch, i had to make a hole in the inside of the front vessel in order to put the nut, the switch fits prefect and is centered with the 120 mm fan. Here are some pics. Tomorrow im gonna prime the front vezel and m aybe im gonna add a window to the door of the front vessel.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/switch_hole_004.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/switch_hole_003.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/switch_hole_002.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/switch_hole_001.jpg

[ReXModS]

today i primed the top panel , i used a duplicolor self etching primer color green, it was the only color that they have , anyways on top of that primer im gonna put a silver sealer, here are some pics, i also primed the front bezel using a flexible primer , im gonna post those maybe later

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/primer_002.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/primer_001.jpg

[ReXModS]

well here are a couple of pics of the front vezel primed, it not finished but its coming, im really really tired of sanding....:huh:

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/primer_005.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/primer_004.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/primer_003.jpg

[mnpctech]

smooth job :) lookin good

[Starbuck3733T]

Smoothy! :wub:

[ReXModS]

hehe yes it coming very smooth, but i have to do it this way , if i dont smooth it out once its painted and clear coted it gonna look like crap , the primer that im using is a filler also , so it has a strong adhesion and u can give it pretty thick coats to cover little imperfections, in a couple hours im gonna post the final primed pieceB)

[ReXModS]

Well, after hours, of sanding and priming , and sanding and priming the front vezel is ready for paint, i think it look awesome, im gonna post an before and an after pic so u can see the diference :cool:



BEFORE
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/Picture_001.jpg

AFTER
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_001.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_002.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_003.jpg

[Starbuck3733T]

1 nitpic to an otherwise great job... don't take it too hard. It looks like the gap between the upper door and the lower fascia isn't quite consistent. I'm guessing it MIGHT be due to you not having the door actually snapped on to the rest of the front fascia?

[Pug]

Wow. I like that a LOT. :cool:

Star - tell you what, that's fugging close considering how hard hand-sanding a contour can be... it's too easy to accidentally sand away underneath your hand even when you think you're concentrating on an area 2" away.

Nice job Rex - love the Hex cutout in the door too. Makes mine look rough by comparison. :o

[mnpctech]

Now after seeing how top door design flows w/ lower portion, this is one of the best Cheiftec bezels mods I've seen next to Pug's Hexadragon

I gotta step up to the plate!

[Starbuck3733T]

actually the more I look at it, the more it looks like just the angle of the photograph. I had been staring at CAD for about 2 hours when I posted that :wacko:. You can bet I was being a bit precision minded in that mood ;)

So whats going in that hole??

[Edd]

Wow, very nice work!
I was just saying how I really have to learn how to use bondo (or equivalent) properly :)

[Knipex]

Very nice..

Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[Kickass]

Looking well nice, some good progress there and i love those flames :)

Just out of intrest after seeing those i was considering something similir for the side of my Xaser 3, would anyone know where i'd get a panel and how i'd do it or will someone do it for me?!

[ReXModS]

It looks like the gap between the upper door and the lower fascia isn't quite consistent. I'm guessing it MIGHT be due to you not having the door actually snapped on to the rest of the front fascia?That gap is because the pin and the hole of the door are painted also, and cause i gave it a lot of coats and i didnt sand neither the pin or the bottom of the hole it makes the door go up, but im gonna fix that , thanks for the feedbackB)


So whats going in that hole??
on the lower hole goes and 120 mm fan , with a 3d flame grill, you can see that in the 3rd page, and in the upper window , im gonna make a frame for it of 1/8 aluminum and gonna put some honey comb mesh inside , i think im gonna paint the frame with a chrome paint from alsacorp http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrachrome/mirra_prodinfo.htm , its quite expensive but i think its worth it^_^



Just out of intrest after seeing those i was considering something similir for the side of my Xaser 3, would anyone know where i'd get a panel and how i'd do it or will someone do it for me?!
u can get those at directron.com they have really good prices, and to do the cut off, what i done was , i made a template with autoCAD , i printed it on a label paper (i had too print it in 4 pages the side panel is too damn big ) and then with a scroll saw and some metal blades , and a bit of patience , maybe a lot if patience , then oncce the cut is done , i grabbed a dremel with a grindin drum and started grinding , and grinding , and grinding in order to make all those radiouses perfect :cool:

[ReXModS]

here is a pic of the front bezel ,

Thru the window you gonna see the display of tha aeromaster II and the activity led of an pioneer dvr a06
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel.jpg[/QUOTE]

[ReXModS]

o now i see what star was trying to say , actually that gap isnt a gap, its the true grey color of the bezel itself, i sand it a bit more there so the plastic showed up, and cause it darker than the other it looks like a gap.
Problem solved^_^

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/close_up.jpg

[mnpctech]

Yea, those darn edges. I gotta be extra careful sanding around them otherwise I always do the samething.

[Starbuck3733T]

Vonderful!!!

Now I understand. The sanding and finishing of the parts is great - lots of hard work required to get that, I know...

God I am a picky bastard: (take this as constructive criticism)... I knwo the hex hole in the door goes along the lines w\ the hex mesh, but I feel like it doesn't jive completely with the round hole on the bottom. Overall, its still a great mod and you obviously have an assload of talent, but its just something that jumps out at me in the over all design

*seems to have inherited graphic designer genes from his sister*

[ReXModS]

Vonderful!!!

Now I understand. The sanding and finishing of the parts is great - lots of hard work required to get that, I know...

God I am a picky bastard: (take this as constructive criticism)... I knwo the hex hole in the door goes along the lines w\ the hex mesh, but I feel like it doesn't jive completely with the round hole on the bottom. Overall, its still a great mod and you obviously have an assload of talent, but its just something that jumps out at me in the over all design

*seems to have inherited graphic designer genes from his sister*
yeah you are right but the upper hex mesh with the lower are desaligned because the upper one is just a pieze that i put there to show how its gonna look, its not the definitive piece:cool: , anyways thanks.

[fivecheebs]

Great Job. Love those 3d grills, brilliant idea :)

I do have to say, however, i agree with star on the cutouts on the bezel. The lower round hole is beautiful. It flows perfectly with the new curves of the front and compliments it perfectly. The hex cutout looks kinda out of place a little. Maybe if you could blend the edge of the hole into the door like you did down on the bottom one it would blend better.

[ReXModS]

Great Job. Love those 3d grills, brilliant idea :)

I do have to say, however, i agree with star on the cutouts on the bezel. The lower round hole is beautiful. It flows perfectly with the new curves of the front and compliments it perfectly. The hex cutout looks kinda out of place a little. Maybe if you could blend the edge of the hole into the door like you did down on the bottom one it would blend better.
out of place, i dont know , its maybe a little bit small compared with the 120mm round hole, but wait until i make the aluminum frame for it , its gonna be fastened by polilled hex screws , so i think it gonna look cool, and thru it you are gonna see the diplay of an aeromaster IIB) , just wait until the weekend. anyways thaks for the advice :rolleyes:

[ReXModS]

today i've done the front plate for the 120mm , i had to cut the front of the frame of the the case , wich originally had two holes for two 80 mm fans ,
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/new-2.jpg
and also , in order to center the hard drives with 120 mm hole i had to rearrange the tracks for the removle HD cage . On the back of the case i also cutted the two 80 mm fan and
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/new-1.jpg
i;ve done a new plate , some molding , grommets , and boala , and then i done the back plate for the PS , the one that cames with the case doesnt fit with that power supply , so i had to mod it;) ,

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/new-3.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/new-4.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/new-5.jpg

[ReXModS]

At this point im stuckd with the painting , i really dont know what colors to use , i was thinking , maybe blue and white , blue de case and white the flames , but i really dont know im gonna enter to www.westcoastchoppers.com (http://www.westcoastchoppers.com) to get some inspiration , if someone has an idea plase tell me;)

[toby]

nice fan holders!B)

[Starbuck3733T]

hey rex i fixed your siggy.

[ReXModS]

hey rex i fixed your siggy.thanksss starr:) , i have to reduce it a bit that logo is huge , by the way, how can i do to put that logo in my avatar??? i there a trick to do or its just disabled?

[ReXModS]

sorry for the lack of updates but i been very busy , well, i finished priming the front vezell , wet sanding it, then i laid the base coat , i used a pure white color , gave it 2 clear coats , wetsand it again. Once the base was ready i started designing a design for the front vezel so once i had it , i printed it on a piece of auto mask tape , then i sticked it into place and with a xacto knife, cut out all the pieces to paint , and well aalso im finishing the 120mm fan grill, here are some pics , enjoy^_^


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_001.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_004.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_003.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_002.jpg

[ReXModS]

well the 120mm fan grill its done, here are the pics

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_005.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_007.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_006.jpg

[Edd]

Looking VERY swish B)

[furious trout]

Top work Rex - Keep it coming ^_^

[ReXModS]

well, i decided to ad some stripes on the sides to balance all the colors , so here are a couple more pics , later today im gonna pinstripe the stripes with yellow, and all those designs with blackB)

i know that in a log you are supossed to explain everything step by step but, you knoww, it takes some time , but anyways , if somebody needs help , or just want to know how i do things ask;)

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_008.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_011.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_010.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_009.jpg

[gumby]

it's lookin good

[Pug]

Nice job rex - wish I'd had time to slap something detail-wise on Hex before modfest. Really takes it up another level. B)

By the way, I never was into graphical sigs or pic heavy threads (being on 56k) but I had to wait almost 10 minutes between clicking reply and actually getting to type anything! :blink:

Tell you what, you've impressed me enough to get an av (if you'll swap your sig banner out for it ;))
Make us an av-sized pic with the smallest filesize you can and post a link and one of us will slap it in for you when we get the chance. :)

[Starbuck3733T]

mmmmm pinstripes. Respect+++ for the patience required man!

And about graphical sigs: I have them shut off my prefs, on every board that uses them (modders HQ, gruntville, etc.). They drive me NUTS, so disruptive to reading the thread. Avatars are OK since they're stuck in the left hand side of the page.

[ReXModS]

well, i think the front bezel its done , here are a couple pics , the clear was rubbed with rubbing compound and them polished, but its has a little of orange peel , but i was tired i didnt wanted to give it some more coats so , maybe y perfect it in the future , for the moment this are the pics. RXV stands for rexvolution^_^ , one question what do u guys think about the colors of the 120mm fan grill??? i a little out of place right , to much yellow???

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_finish_001.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_finish_005.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_finish_004.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_finish_003.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v297/rexmods/front_vezel_paint_finish_002.jpg

[mrplow]

Fantastic details!

[mnpctech]

Oi! nice work mun :eek:

May I post your grill in my Modders Mesh (http://www.mnpctech.com/MMG.html) Gallery?!

[ReXModS]

Oi! nice work mun :eek:

May I post your grill in my Modders Mesh (http://www.mnpctech.com/MMG.html) Gallery?!

yeah of course no problem , it would be an honor ^_^

[Da_Rude_Baboon]

If Evil Knievel had a computer, it would look like yours! :lol:

[Starbuck3733T]

That's craaaaaazy over the top style man. I love it. Big big big props to you!

[mrplow]

my Modders Mesh (http://www.mnpctech.com/MMG.html) Gallery?!

:eek: awesome!

(sorry to be off topic)

[ReXModS]

well , as u must know , im a little short of money , so im thinking of selling the rexvolution 1.0 project , almost done project to some modder instrested in finishing it. The case includes the case , Laser cutted grills ( 4 8mm flame design , 3 80 mm rex mods design , 2 120 mm flame design with rex mods logo , one painted and finished with moders mesh ) all the complete hardware to mount all the fans , all stainless steel hex screws with washers , and nuts, rubber gromets , u channel molding , 2 blue uv 12'' ccfl , 1 5 '' ccfl , 3 80 mm antec orange uv reactive ultra quiet fans , one 120 mm vantec stealth fan , the almost done front vezel with a red vandal switch , the two acrylic windows ready to install with black removavle rivets , and every thing that i showed in the log.
I really don know how many hours of design an work i had putt in this thing but they were a lot , so i think the price will be somethink like $350 dolares , but negotiable , so please if there is any modder out there that thinks that he can finish it , please contact me at miamipato@hotmail.com thanks

[mnpctech]

Just as I'm about start my Chieftec worklog.

Thats a bummer.

Somebody buy this case!

[Knipex]

Man thats tough.

all that work and you wont even get to see it finished..:(

And you know whoever buys it aint going to finish that way you had in mind.

Hope you get what your asking it would be a really good buy for someone.

[mnpctech]

Don't limit it's exposure to just WizD..

I'd also post it in the Hard-OCP, Bit-tech, TwistedMods, Phaeton, Gruntville, Pimprig and ModdersHQ Classfied sections linked to this thread.

[ReXModS]

yeah i know , i really wanted to finish my case , but i need the money , and by the other side , i live in an apartment i dont have a workshop or a garage to work on it, i have to do it on the balcony so, you know, the neighbords hate me^_^ , thats another reason