Black Widow

maddmaxx · 01-16-2006, 05:07 PM

Hello all.
MadMat suggested that I bore you guys with some of the case mods I've done so here's one of my favorites( after the "Lab Rat"). This is not the work log which although interesting is a tad long. So here are just a few pics.

This is the POS I started with....

The front..

The top....

The window...

maddmaxx · 01-16-2006, 05:09 PM

And now the rest...

The often overlooked right side...

And the front with the lights out...

madmat · 01-16-2006, 05:20 PM

Cool deal, you need to dig up the new mods on the 'Rat...

maddmaxx · 01-16-2006, 05:24 PM

Let me get my shovel...

Rob Williams · 01-16-2006, 07:38 PM

Very cool stuff. That spider on top is mack.

Tech-Daddy · 01-20-2006, 10:42 AM

SWEET!!!!
Love the webbing effect, and the spider fan grills!

Did you make those grills? And how did you get the webbing on there, paint or vinyl?

maddmaxx · 01-20-2006, 09:32 PM

Thanks. The outside panels are actually Lexan. They are reverse painted, hence that 40 clear coat sheen. The webs are a tedious process. I cut them out of posterboard with an exacto knife (sore index finger) and used rubber cement to stick them to the Lexan. Then I shot a coat of flat black. Then I removed the stencil and shot the candy red. The red is almost translucent so after it dried I shot the panel with white which made the red pop. The 120mm spider grille on top I made form Lexan. The 80mms I bought. The front grille has the hdd activity LED in the belly of the spider. I was actually surprised at the shininess of the case. The side window is an hourglass shape to mimic the red shape on a Black Widow. The pic with the lights off doesn't do it justice. I appreciate the interest and as soon as I get a slowdown at work I'll dig up some pics of other mods.

01-16-2006, 05:07 PM	#1
maddmaxx E.M.I. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Third Stone from the Sun Posts: 61	Black Widow Hello all. MadMat suggested that I bore you guys with some of the case mods I've done so here's one of my favorites( after the "Lab Rat"). This is not the work log which although interesting is a tad long. So here are just a few pics. This is the POS I started with.... The front.. The top.... The window...

01-16-2006, 05:20 PM	#3
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	Cool deal, you need to dig up the new mods on the 'Rat... __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

01-16-2006, 05:24 PM	#4
maddmaxx E.M.I. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Third Stone from the Sun Posts: 61	Let me get my shovel... __________________ It's sick the way you people keep having sex without me...

01-16-2006, 07:38 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Very cool stuff. That spider on top is mack. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-20-2006, 10:42 AM	#6
Tech-Daddy Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plano, Texas USA Posts: 663	SWEET!!!! Love the webbing effect, and the spider fan grills! Did you make those grills? And how did you get the webbing on there, paint or vinyl? __________________ blingGreen \| Lupine \| BOSS:FX-57 \| DSF (Dallas Stars Foundation) \| Deuce \| DST (Dallas Stars Tribute) Currently working on : Sleeper

01-16-2006, 05:09 PM	#2
maddmaxx E.M.I. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Third Stone from the Sun Posts: 61	And now the rest... The often overlooked right side... And the front with the lights out...

01-20-2006, 09:32 PM	#7
maddmaxx E.M.I. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Third Stone from the Sun Posts: 61	Thanks. The outside panels are actually Lexan. They are reverse painted, hence that 40 clear coat sheen. The webs are a tedious process. I cut them out of posterboard with an exacto knife (sore index finger) and used rubber cement to stick them to the Lexan. Then I shot a coat of flat black. Then I removed the stencil and shot the candy red. The red is almost translucent so after it dried I shot the panel with white which made the red pop. The 120mm spider grille on top I made form Lexan. The 80mms I bought. The front grille has the hdd activity LED in the belly of the spider. I was actually surprised at the shininess of the case. The side window is an hourglass shape to mimic the red shape on a Black Widow. The pic with the lights off doesn't do it justice. I appreciate the interest and as soon as I get a slowdown at work I'll dig up some pics of other mods. __________________ It's sick the way you people keep having sex without me...

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Hit a glitch in Black Ops	TheCrimsonStar	Gaming	4	10-13-2011 01:12 AM
White Box - Black Sun	Rob Williams	Modding	5	01-04-2011 06:50 PM
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition	Rob Williams	Reviews and Articles	0	09-02-2009 08:13 AM
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition	Rob Williams	Reviews and Articles	3	06-01-2009 09:57 PM