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right, so after nearly a year of having my antec 300 and allowing the plan and image to form in my mind and on paper, i am at last begun with my first mod on my first build. when i do something i jump in head first, nothing half-assed for me. this mod is simply a stylistic window in the likeness of the sea-floor-sleeping elder-god Cthulu, and the screaming need for a new paint job.
The Case: antec 300, you know it, you love it, yes, it's small. i'm gonna make it better
![antec300.jpg]()
The Sketch: who doesn't love graph paper?
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The Plan: a little photoshop manipulation and we have a rough idea of the future beast in my living room.
![antec300mod2copy.jpg]()
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maybe a custom cthulu fan grille?
now that i've outlined the goal, i can show you the story so far. today was a groundbreaking day for me. i sanded most of the paint off the case (shiny!), drilled out about half the rivets (until the drill bit broke) cut some holes for cable management ('cause let's be honest, this case needs it!), and started cutting out the stencil i pasted on the inside of the panel. here's the results:
The Abrasion: like i said, shiny!
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The Penetration: by way of making holes....
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one for the psu exhaust.
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three for excess cabling.
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i'll use my own fan grilles thank you.
The Viewport: the exciting part
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stencil, remaining work
The Refuse: maybe a wall decoration for mom?
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as the sunwent down so did my supply of cutoff wheels. it became a race to see how much i could do before running out of either. 25 cutoff wheels later... am i doing something wrong? too much pressure i reckon.
work for the weekend now, then i get more, new drill bit, some paint, rivets, etc. more tuesday.
The Case: antec 300, you know it, you love it, yes, it's small. i'm gonna make it better
The Sketch: who doesn't love graph paper?
The Plan: a little photoshop manipulation and we have a rough idea of the future beast in my living room.
maybe a custom cthulu fan grille?
now that i've outlined the goal, i can show you the story so far. today was a groundbreaking day for me. i sanded most of the paint off the case (shiny!), drilled out about half the rivets (until the drill bit broke
) cut some holes for cable management ('cause let's be honest, this case needs it!), and started cutting out the stencil i pasted on the inside of the panel. here's the results:The Abrasion: like i said, shiny!
The Penetration: by way of making holes....
one for the psu exhaust.
three for excess cabling.
i'll use my own fan grilles thank you.
The Viewport: the exciting part
stencil, remaining work
The Refuse: maybe a wall decoration for mom?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as the sunwent down so did my supply of cutoff wheels. it became a race to see how much i could do before running out of either. 25 cutoff wheels later... am i doing something wrong? too much pressure i reckon.
work for the weekend now, then i get more, new drill bit, some paint, rivets, etc. more tuesday.
