[rmcknight36]

So i have owned my 650D for almost a year and before that i owned alienware.(yea yea i know alot of you hate alienware). I built this because i didnt want to pay double for something that wasnt top of the line by dell... Tho i do miss the cosmetic side of alienware. So this is my first time doing anything like this and I am sure there will be mistakes and changes along the way. Welcome to my case mod called the "Hive". First thing i am trying to do is build an enclosement to cover the psu and hdd's. Here are some pics






The only problem i had with this was the plexiglass is really flimsy and not very sturdy. So back to the drawing board

Here is the solution i came up with

So now i am painting it and waiting on some red vinyl decals to come in the mail.

 

[rmcknight36]

I have asked dwood to make me a new cover where the mesh grill is on the front of the case. That guy is really busy but hopefully he can pull through

 

[kanaks]

Looking good, keep us updated

 

[rmcknight36]

Got it painted and back together, now waiting on the decals to get here......

Also spoke with dwood and its a go for the front piece!

 

[Chicklet]

Awesome so far!

 

[Babbalabba]

Subbed. Looks promising, I love how you're trying to get that alienware feel in there!

 

[rmcknight36]

Here is my design to replace the mesh filter in front that dwood is making for me. Its a solid piece with the designs cut out for the airflow. Looking forward to getting that piece

 

[rmcknight36]

I didnt realize someone started a case mod with the same name.

 

[rmcknight36]

This should be here tomorrow

 

[rmcknight36]

Small update, painted the vga brackets red

 

[Fr33kill]

This looks great! Do you have a layout for everything you are going to do, or is this more of a "I'll keep adding stuff until it feels right" casemod?

 

[rmcknight36]

Mostly its all in my head, besides the front mesh grill being replace i have another piece going up top to cover the honeycomb design by corsair. It will have the same design as the one on the front that dwood is making. I am thinking of changing pumps and res but that will come later. Also i will be modding the side panel to make it bigger and adding some frosted effects

. I have a few other things going in there modification wise, when i am 100% sure its a right in my head i will post it

 

[rmcknight36]

Keyboard and mouse came early!!!!!!!


1st of 2 decals arrived

 

[rmcknight36]

Small update 2nd vinyl arrived (sorry for the pic quality)

Will be doing some more modding inside hopefully next weekend

 

[rmcknight36]

I think the letters are to big

 

[rmcknight36]

Bah took them off

to big, going to a local vinyl shop instead off online.

 

[rmcknight36]

Look pa! A window




Some plexi glass and u channel and good to go

 

[sayaman22]

Awesome! Really liking the alien concept. As a fan of dwood, I hope you like what he makes.

 

[rmcknight36]

Thxs and dwood is awesome, i am excited to do some work with him

 

[rmcknight36]

So went to home depot today and bought some lexan, went through all the pieces to see which had the best protection film on it ( meaning no scratches) but low and behold when i pulled the protective coating off 2 nice scratches right in the middle.. any ideas how to get them out?

Still need to repaint the panel at some point and order some more screws...