Project R2-D2 PC

[crenn]

Looks great, can't wait to see it finished.

[lorddarkwolf]

SWEEEEEEEEET! Look good. now if only I hade the time and money to build such a case!

[TheGreatSatan]

I've set the Vapochill in. It's upside down because this is the bottom and that's right.

The bottom that originally came on the barrel has been modified to fit.

Next I needed to cut the hole for the Vapochill's exhaust. I used this blade tool of mine. I love this thing. The day I snap this is what I'm using to kill with!

Here's the hole. Bad angle, so it doesn't look great.

Since R2 is round and the vapochill is squared I'll be using some mesh to tidy up this hole.

Then I painted it white to match the case.

If you do a lot of modding and have a lot of tools, I recommend getting one these extesion cords with a junction box. It really helps.

Here's my PSU. It will be going on top with the mobo.

I cut holes in the sheet metal near the Vapochill so the fans can connect to the PSU.

[TheGreatSatan]

I added the mesh to R2.

Then I fixed the pinstriping problems.

Next up, is to solve how I'm keeping the bottom on with nearly 40 pounds of weight on it. I've decided to use latches.

They had to be painted black to match the trim.

And so did the screws that held them on.

Here they are together. The silver parts will be painted white to match R2.

And here's where they'll mount.

The rest I'll mess with tonight.

[weirdguy]

better lock those latches. Or else when yo ugo to a LAN party it will be real easy to wreck your rig.

[TheGreatSatan]

Why the hell would I take a 100 pound computer to a LAN party??


I went to Lowe's and bought some PVC to make R2's projector.

First I painted them with a white primer.
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Then the color they're supposed to be, silver.

While that is drying I moved on to the latches for R2's under belly.

I drilled on the piece for the trim.

And then the latch. I'll test it later.

My slot loaders arrived. I still have to test them.

[Xbrid]

y would you need that many drives?

[TheGreatSatan]

I figured I would resell some or use others in the future.

[Xbrid]

oh, ok. thanks for clearin that up

[TheGreatSatan]

I've been working on R2's other eyeball, the one inside his projector. I want to use this area as R2's Hard drive LED. I spent a whopping quarter in a prize machine and got one of those plastic balls.

Separated, I got out my LED

Drilled a hole in the bottom.

Inserted LED and glued.

View from the top.

From bottom. Inserted ball in the bottom of R2's eye.

Next I'm going to drill a hole in R2's dome and feed the wiring through. Then I'll glue the eye to the dome, covering the hole.