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WoW Custom Case Tutorial!!!
Alright guys, I don't have the money for this right now, as it would cost about $250-300 to completely build the case, so I am presenting you with this design. Its not perfect, but you can get the general idea. I know someone out there can appreciate this, and the design doesnt necessarily need to be WoW related, you could do just a battlegrounds miniature theme. You'd need:
Plexiglass (All sheets are .25" thick)
4x [6x18]
2x [9x18] (will have to be trimmed to 7.8")
2x [18x18]
3x [18x24]
1" diameter x 12" (shortest most places will have) acrylic rod
Plexiglass glue
Dremel
PC Parts
3x 120mm Red LED fans
3x 120mm Blue LED fans
1x Red LED light
1x Purple LED light
1x Blue LED light
Crafting Mats
Clay, or whatever materal you want field to be made of, clay can be heavy, if possible plastic is best, but difficult to mold
Paint, red for blood stains on battlefield, brown for dirt, etc. Grey for bricks along outside of case
WoW miniatures (or Warhammer, whatever)
Hot glue gun/ superglue (for miniatures)
Alright, so to build it, follow these steps:
1. Cut the 3x 18x24" sheets of plexiglass into the appopriate shape. On each 24" side, make a mark 3" in, and on the 18" side you'll want a mark 5.2" in on each side. Draw a line connecting the 2 marks on each corner, and cut carefully and slowly, plexiglass can crack if you work too quickly. On the sheet you want to use as the bottom, cut 4 1" pieces of the acrylic rod, and plexi weld them about 2" in on each corner.
2. Trim the 2x 9x18" sheets into 8x18", ***REMEMBER, IT WILL BE AT AN ANGLE, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO ANGLE IT LATER ON, ALONG WITH THE 6x18" PIECES TO FIT PROPERLY*** then on one end of each piece, about an inch up and centered, drill 4 holes for 120mm fan, and either a hole, or slits for air intake.
3. On the 4x 6x18" sheets, about an inch up and centered, drill 4 holes for 120mm fan, and either slits or a hole for air intake.
4. Next, map out where your mobo will go (on a modified 18x24" sheet), and drill holes for your motherboard screws. You may want to use some plexiglass or plastic tubing to elevate your mobo from the sheet. Also using some of the scrap plexiglass from step 2 and or 3, get about 6 1x2" pieces, attaching one on each 18" modified end (on the bottom) leaving only bout .4" exposed, and then about 2" in on each 24" side attach a piece of the 1x2", once again, ensuring it is on the bottom and only .4" is exposed. (A more stable, more suggested way of doing all this would be getting 6 metal brackets from the local hardware store instead of using scrap plexiglass, and screwing them into place to support the rest of the case.
5.Then, on the cooresponding side of the 18x18" piece of plexiglass, cut a rectangle for your mobo faceplate, and a small hole for your power button.
6. Now you need to draw out where the power supply, hard drives, and dvd drives will go. My drawing is just an example of placement, however it will most likely work best. You can use scrap plexiglass from step 2 to make small L brackets, and plexi weld them into place in the four corners for the component. If done correctly, your component will sit firmly in place.
7. Now you'll need to cut out rectangles for your dvd drives, and a hole for your power cable. If youre using the layout that I made, you might want to put the power cable's hole on the mobo faceplate side, that way all your cables go out one side.
8. Next, on another modified 18x24" sheet, cut a small 1.25x.4" slot over where your power supply is. This is where you will run the cables to your LED lights from the second level to the first.
9. Now you should be ok with running cables to all the components on that first level, and powering it on, to make sure it all works.
10. Now here comes the fun part: Attaching the wall pieces to the second floor. Make sure theres enough room to clear all your hardware, then get to glueing. Make sure its all even (best way of doing this is picking a height, say 8", then every few centimeters of the wall pieces at 8" make a mark. Use a block to make sure that the second floor is a perfect right angle to the wall, and attach the pieces one by one, allowing time to dry in between. Also, make sure that all the fan holes and slots in the walls for dvd drives and mobo are facing one way. The glue used for plexiglass is more of a weld than a glue.
11. Next, this is optional, as this all is, but take a dry erase marker and draw out the Horde symbol on one of the 8x18" pieces, about that second floor height, and the Alliance symbol on the other piece. Then lightly etch, or burn the design into the plexiglass using the dremel or a soldering gun. This should be done before step 10, but you need to know the clearance height of your components.
12. Going back to the beginning, take 2 of the 6x18" pieces, and 1 of the 8x18" sheets, and install a red LED fan onto each, then with the other 6x18" and 8x18" pieces, install blue LED fans onto each piece. You will want one color to be intake, and the other to be exaust for proper air movement.
13. Now you can make your battleground. Add miniatures, terrain, etc. On the red LED fan side, hide the red LED light in the second floor terrain, aimed at the Horde symbol, and the blue LED on the blue LED fan side, aimed at the Alliance symbol. The purple is optional, but that could go in the center aimed straight up as sort of a rift. Drop the cables through the slot you made earlier.
14. This next step gets a little tricky, and please forgive my lack of precise instructions, hoever you should be able to figure it out. Using that acrylic rod, cut 4 .5" pieces of the rod, and weld it about .25" down in each corner of the 18x18" wall, to hold the roof in place. You will want to make a handle onto the roof to gain access to that second floor, which could most likely be made from the remaining acrylic rod.
15. Now you should be all done. Gently lower the top half of the case onto the base (you may have to have someone hold it a few inches above the base in order to connect the power button and LED lights)
PRESTO!! You have a badass, battleground looking case.
Thanks for reading guys! Feedback is appreciated!
PS- Sorry for the shitty jpg, I was at work when I made it, its just a general jist of the idea to help you relate the steps to the final outcome.
Alright guys, I don't have the money for this right now, as it would cost about $250-300 to completely build the case, so I am presenting you with this design. Its not perfect, but you can get the general idea. I know someone out there can appreciate this, and the design doesnt necessarily need to be WoW related, you could do just a battlegrounds miniature theme. You'd need:
Plexiglass (All sheets are .25" thick)
4x [6x18]
2x [9x18] (will have to be trimmed to 7.8")
2x [18x18]
3x [18x24]
1" diameter x 12" (shortest most places will have) acrylic rod
Plexiglass glue
Dremel
PC Parts
3x 120mm Red LED fans
3x 120mm Blue LED fans
1x Red LED light
1x Purple LED light
1x Blue LED light
Crafting Mats
Clay, or whatever materal you want field to be made of, clay can be heavy, if possible plastic is best, but difficult to mold
Paint, red for blood stains on battlefield, brown for dirt, etc. Grey for bricks along outside of case
WoW miniatures (or Warhammer, whatever)
Hot glue gun/ superglue (for miniatures)
Alright, so to build it, follow these steps:
1. Cut the 3x 18x24" sheets of plexiglass into the appopriate shape. On each 24" side, make a mark 3" in, and on the 18" side you'll want a mark 5.2" in on each side. Draw a line connecting the 2 marks on each corner, and cut carefully and slowly, plexiglass can crack if you work too quickly. On the sheet you want to use as the bottom, cut 4 1" pieces of the acrylic rod, and plexi weld them about 2" in on each corner.
2. Trim the 2x 9x18" sheets into 8x18", ***REMEMBER, IT WILL BE AT AN ANGLE, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO ANGLE IT LATER ON, ALONG WITH THE 6x18" PIECES TO FIT PROPERLY*** then on one end of each piece, about an inch up and centered, drill 4 holes for 120mm fan, and either a hole, or slits for air intake.
3. On the 4x 6x18" sheets, about an inch up and centered, drill 4 holes for 120mm fan, and either slits or a hole for air intake.
4. Next, map out where your mobo will go (on a modified 18x24" sheet), and drill holes for your motherboard screws. You may want to use some plexiglass or plastic tubing to elevate your mobo from the sheet. Also using some of the scrap plexiglass from step 2 and or 3, get about 6 1x2" pieces, attaching one on each 18" modified end (on the bottom) leaving only bout .4" exposed, and then about 2" in on each 24" side attach a piece of the 1x2", once again, ensuring it is on the bottom and only .4" is exposed. (A more stable, more suggested way of doing all this would be getting 6 metal brackets from the local hardware store instead of using scrap plexiglass, and screwing them into place to support the rest of the case.
5.Then, on the cooresponding side of the 18x18" piece of plexiglass, cut a rectangle for your mobo faceplate, and a small hole for your power button.
6. Now you need to draw out where the power supply, hard drives, and dvd drives will go. My drawing is just an example of placement, however it will most likely work best. You can use scrap plexiglass from step 2 to make small L brackets, and plexi weld them into place in the four corners for the component. If done correctly, your component will sit firmly in place.
7. Now you'll need to cut out rectangles for your dvd drives, and a hole for your power cable. If youre using the layout that I made, you might want to put the power cable's hole on the mobo faceplate side, that way all your cables go out one side.
8. Next, on another modified 18x24" sheet, cut a small 1.25x.4" slot over where your power supply is. This is where you will run the cables to your LED lights from the second level to the first.
9. Now you should be ok with running cables to all the components on that first level, and powering it on, to make sure it all works.
10. Now here comes the fun part: Attaching the wall pieces to the second floor. Make sure theres enough room to clear all your hardware, then get to glueing. Make sure its all even (best way of doing this is picking a height, say 8", then every few centimeters of the wall pieces at 8" make a mark. Use a block to make sure that the second floor is a perfect right angle to the wall, and attach the pieces one by one, allowing time to dry in between. Also, make sure that all the fan holes and slots in the walls for dvd drives and mobo are facing one way. The glue used for plexiglass is more of a weld than a glue.
11. Next, this is optional, as this all is, but take a dry erase marker and draw out the Horde symbol on one of the 8x18" pieces, about that second floor height, and the Alliance symbol on the other piece. Then lightly etch, or burn the design into the plexiglass using the dremel or a soldering gun. This should be done before step 10, but you need to know the clearance height of your components.
12. Going back to the beginning, take 2 of the 6x18" pieces, and 1 of the 8x18" sheets, and install a red LED fan onto each, then with the other 6x18" and 8x18" pieces, install blue LED fans onto each piece. You will want one color to be intake, and the other to be exaust for proper air movement.
13. Now you can make your battleground. Add miniatures, terrain, etc. On the red LED fan side, hide the red LED light in the second floor terrain, aimed at the Horde symbol, and the blue LED on the blue LED fan side, aimed at the Alliance symbol. The purple is optional, but that could go in the center aimed straight up as sort of a rift. Drop the cables through the slot you made earlier.
14. This next step gets a little tricky, and please forgive my lack of precise instructions, hoever you should be able to figure it out. Using that acrylic rod, cut 4 .5" pieces of the rod, and weld it about .25" down in each corner of the 18x18" wall, to hold the roof in place. You will want to make a handle onto the roof to gain access to that second floor, which could most likely be made from the remaining acrylic rod.
15. Now you should be all done. Gently lower the top half of the case onto the base (you may have to have someone hold it a few inches above the base in order to connect the power button and LED lights)
PRESTO!! You have a badass, battleground looking case.
Thanks for reading guys! Feedback is appreciated!
PS- Sorry for the shitty jpg, I was at work when I made it, its just a general jist of the idea to help you relate the steps to the final outcome.
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