Hey everyone! I got busy on this build over the last week. I really have to say I am excited to see this build come to be. The copper and white color scheme is really growing to be my favorite scheme yet!
Well lets get into it! Some copper film and paracord came in the mail through the week. I also picked up some painting supplies to start.




I disassembled the entire case.



Once it was apart I did some work to both bottom panels. I removed most of the top case bottom panel and I added the massive case feet to the bottom case bottom panel. I am going to file down the top case bottom panel when my U-channel arrives.







After razor cutting out 75% of the dust filters that are cast into the bezel, I decided to cut the honeycomb plastic fronts out. They are barely visible through the mesh anyway. I will be painting the bezel with this metallic copper paint I just ordered, as long as it matches the copper correctly. All the plastics in the build will get the copper paint and should be prepped and ready when it arrives.








Most work went into the bottom case, or pedestal if you will. First, I had to remove some material from the front.




Then I removed the back panel.



After that I was able to paint and do a little assembly.




I made a new rear panel out of white acrylic. I made new rear panels because of the way my components will be installed.




Then I made a made a new floor out of acrylic and wrapped it in the copper film. I got excited when I saw the copper on the white! Its exactly as awesome at I thought it would be!






The last thing I was working on was my logo plate for the back door of the bottom case. I'm cutting "Cyprus 29" out of white acrylic and attaching it to a polished copper panel backdrop.
I cut the copper with the Bosch Colt, that boy is a champ!




Once it was cut I started scuffing the oxidation off. Even the brushed copper look is really nice. I will get it polished and finished for next update. I set it where its going to be mounted for a photo.




Well thats all I got for now. Thanks for watching!
 
 

Chaos_21
Looking forward to the finished build.

Thanks man! 

drchoi21
Nice Job!

Thanks bud!

BF3PRO
So what are the whole system specs going to look like?

Its up in the air at the moment. I am looking to get maxwell gpus for this one. Most likely going to run the asus sabertooth mb with an i5 or i7. Some corsair memory and ssds. Evga or corsair psu. Ek and primochill water loop with 3 hand made reservoirs. Trying to do the case and reservoirs first and grab hardware a little at a time. Some more support would be awesome but im not going to depend on anything. We shall see what happens as time goes on. :)

Looking forward to the finished product!

XrayMan
 
Nice job so far. A lot of pics. BTW, Blue Ribbons are given out after the build is done.      

Sleinous
Looking forward to the finished product!

 

rjohnson11
Definitely looking forward to the finished pics. Looks great so far. 

Thanks all! Look forward to sharing here, seems like a nice community =D


 

 Awesome looking set-up OrangeClockwerk!
Gave you your first +1. Can't wait to see the finished pictures.

sgtharry
 Awesome looking set-up OrangeClockwerk!
Gave you your first +1. Can't wait to see the finished pictures.

Why thank you sir! Cheers!

rjohnson11
This keeps looking better and better.....

Thanks man, Im trying to really push to make some headway and have a hearty update next time!

trabe3
Awesome looking build so far, really looking forward to seeing final build. Do you have any concerns or plans to prevent the copper from oxidizing? Or are you intending for it to get the oxidized look? Sorry if you answered this already, but didn't see it mention anywhere.

Thanks man! Yeah I was planning to clear coat it. Oxidation occurs in hours. I polished a few pieces today and I am leaning towards that now lol Its gonna be a toss up for now but I'm starting to favor polished copper look.

Hey everyone!! Time for another forum update! If you want to catch daily updates check out my Facebook page Clockwerk Case Mods. I usually update photos there either right from the shop or at the end of each work day. In this update I have work on the top pedestal I made to cover the fans in the roof, and I tore the case down to start working in the bottom box. In other news my Cooler Master HAF912 mod Grey Matter is featured in the current issue of Custom PC Magazine in the Readers Drives section! I want to thank Antony and Bit-tech for choosing my build I am very grateful!! Well without anything else on to the update!
This update is pretty straight forward, one thing first really quick, I painted some fittings and connectors. I will be using white fittings with copper tubing but I plan on using one clear tube between the two reservoirs. With the clear tube I will paint the fittings copper. I will also paint my connectors copper and use white sleeve. I have a lot of white Teleios left I may use that, I did want to use paracord but I am not sure yet.




Now I'll show you the pedestal. I started by cutting strips for the sides.




Once they were made I had to tap more aluminum cubes for connecting everything together.


Then I collected everything and marked the lines to drill and countersink the holes.





Once everything was drilled I started connecting panels. I love the zero flute countersinks! They make such a clean finish.




After seeing that the size was right I ripped to panels to make the grill for the top. I drew out the letters HAF and cut them with the scroll saw.




Once I did the rough cuts with the scroll saw I came back through with the Dremel :dremel: and cleaned up the edges.


With the top piece done I got the bottom piece cut out and cut a drop set path around the edge to fit the mod mesh sandwiched in the middle.




Next I cut the mesh to size and painted it copper. Then I set it into place and glued the two pieces together with the mesh pressed in the middle and cut the excess of the end.





Now its time to mark the holes for mounting and get it attached!




When the top was put on, I marked and drilled into the top metal panel to secure the pedestal to the case.



Then it was time to install!


I really liked it but I noticed the seams did not line up as precisely as I would of liked, they were off by about 1/2 a mm or a 1/32". I wasn't comfortable with that so I glued the top panel onto the sides. This worked perfectly aside from the fact the some of the cubes are just for show now but I am glad it clean.




I also opened up the top panel mounting holes a bit so I had some room to play and was able to perfectly center the pedestal on the top. The dremel and mini precision files came in handy for that!



Now the pedestal is nice and clean and attached perfectly. I am very happy with the final product there. The MNPCtech mod mesh is an awesome look here!



After that was done I tore the case down and I am now cleaning up the bottom box and finishing the last bit of structure work so I can start the interior. First thing I wanted to do was fiber glass the brackets to fill in all the holes and drill out the only necessary mounting holes. Its still a work in progress and needs some more sanding but once I prime it you will think it was actually built this way.
I collected materials, mixed up fiber glass bondo and started filling.






I filled from the bottom first then over the top and started the never ending sanding process!:lol:





I filled in some pinholes and some bigger holes with spot puddy. I would of liked to use bondo first but my bondo had sat on the shelf too long and started setting up in the can a little so it was useless.



I sanded the notches in the edge and kept leveling out the middle.





I am sitting with this right now. Its a lot of work but it will look great when done, Ill have it finished next update and should have progress on the bottom case interior.


Thats all I have for right now! These brackets are quite the project but I should have them done in the next day to so and get back to acrylic! Oh also, I should have my 4ftx2ft CNC done in the next couple weeks! I am really happy about that because I will actually be able to use it on this build a little bit, I am thinking about making my custom reservoirs with it! Also, don't forget to check out daily progress on my page Clockwerk Case Mods between forum updates if you would like! Thanks again to my sponsors and thanks to you guys for following the build! Until next time, take care!

adjago
HARD CORE MODER

Thanks dude! Trying to get better every day =D

Wow! Just Wow!

Hey everyone!! Sorry for the delay in updates on the forums! I had an update prepared for last week and ended up moving my workshop from the pool house area to the garage for the summer and I collected some tools and had a huge organization break. So now I am back at it and it is smooth operator! Aluminum cubes are still available at Clockwerk Case Mods, just send me a PM for information! Alright now on with the updates! Lots of goodies came in and I started some of the cool details that will be in this mod!
First thing is first, huge thanks to my awesome sponsors! You guys are really making this build extra special to me!


Alright now I want to show you the goodies that came in! First up my power supply from Cooler Master! The newly released semi-modular VSM750w Gold Rated Power supply. I wrote up a little review, check it out >here< Next update I will have it all sleeved up with the Mod/Smart MaxCord I am about to show you!





Alright now on to my Primochill & Mod/Smart parts!



Bright white MaxCord paracord!



Kobra sleeve for the sata signal cables.


Connectors for making custom cables.


Heatshrink to match.


LED boards for the numerous single wired LEDs I have going into this build.



Many bulkheads! Ill be custom painting them copper =D


More revolvers than the wild west!!


All the fittings I will be using.


Can't connect the revolvers without PETG! Originally I was going to use copper tube and I was only using PETG behind the scenes to connect the bulkheads but I have a little surprise for my tubing later on!


Can't forget the awesome selection of Primochill Intesifier Sicle Colors! That's all I can say about them though!


Alright that's all the parts for now! On to the labor =D First is the LED trim, I use 1/4" acrylic stock and painted the face copper and drilled the ends for 3mm LEDs. Last night I ended up masking them off and painting the top for a more fuller look and the light will show out the bottoms.











Once they were drilled and cut, they got hit with paint.






Then I glued them to the side panel with my acrylic cement.





It looked great but you could see some air pocket of glue because the stock wasn't perfectly flat. So I decided to tape off the panel and repaint the face and paint the top side as well, then clear coat them.



I am glad I did that it made the copper effect more bold.



I also glued my IO panel together. once I have my GPUs I will cut the holes for them.



I also made a front bezel, I am going to redo it a little smaller to make it sit flush in the gap between the 2 original bezels but I can show you how I made it. At this point I decided I am going to use the copper paint instead of actual copper panels as I would prefer everything be the same color rather than real copper and not match exactly.
Here I started with the acrylic trim.








Then I cut some copper I had and painted it copper...copper on copper lol




Once that was all set, I dropped it in to make a nice framed copper panel. I am going to try to trim a little off to make it fit, if that doesn't work I will just remake one, it was easy to do.




The last thing I want to show you really quick is the interior mid plate bulkhead placement, I was going to drill and mount them but I want to wait until I have the corresponding piece of hardware to line up the fittings as close to perfect as possible. I think its going to look pretty amazing, you can get the idea if you use a little imagination =D






Well guys I tried to load this update with photos for you since I had a delay between posts, I hope you enjoyed the update! Should have another juicy update for you in a little over a week. Oh yeah dont forget to check out my page Clockwerk Case Mods to get daily photos of whats going on in the workshop! Thanks again for checking out the build, take care for now =D

Chaos_21
Interesting build....starting to take shape too.

Thanks man! 

Hey everybody! I got a whole lot of update here today! Hope you all enjoy! I have a ton of photos so lets get right into it!
First and foremost thanks to my awesome sponsors! You guys are truly amazing!!



Alright first thing I got some more parts in. Mod/smart sent me in the power and reset switches along with spools and spools and spools of PSU pins for sleeving my own cables!! I am now stocked and I love it!





I recently had inquiries to make custom handmade reservoirs for some peoples builds after sharing pictures of mine. So I picked up a new 15/32 plastic drillng bit and a new syringe. These larger syringes are the way to go, they don't jam up and explode solvent everywhere.



Alright some modding! I painted the connectors needed to get my power supply sleeved, I hope to get that sleeved for next update.





Speaking of sleeving I found this paracord online and the color is called rust, it is really really close to the metallic copper. I think I will use it for some accent striped between the white.



Alright now into the reservoir work, there is quite a bit of it =D
First up was finishing the bottom reservoir. First cut all the pieces the drill and tap what needed to be, then glue together.






Then fit it together, glue it, and leak test it. This one is much better than my first. I had a dulling router bit and it was just a crap finish the first time, I didn't even share it. This one glued up mint with no leaks!





Next up was trimming both reservoirs. I have tons of photos as I shared every day but I am going to kind of broaden it out so my update doesn't have 150 photos of me cutting on the scroll saw haha







When I cut the trim I would do one axis at a time and flush cut the trim even with the edge on my router table.








After all the trim was on I was really happy with the way it came out! In the next update I should have the trim painted and installed correctly.



Next up was mounting the reservoirs. The top res is fastened to he motherboard tray and the bottom one is now flush with the front face of the bezel after some modding =D. I have to attach it with a screw or 2 when I have it exact. The bottom bezel will get some more detail treatment eventually.










Next up I didn't like using the mesh panel drive bay port cover for the bulkheads, it didn't seem professional or rigid enough. so I made one from acrylic and it is currently in place with some 3m mod tape, I will probably glue it in after the bezel is done and repainted but it looks much nicer than had before.






Now I am ready to run a couple PETG tubes from top res to the bulkheads.



Some soapy water for the rubber insert.


I made my own jig to bend tubing at the exact length it needed to be.





It was worth it because the tubes are nearly identical. I have a little trimming to tweak them to perfect but Ill do it later.




This is where I am now! I am super happy with the way its looking! I can't wait to get some hardware in this build!



Well thats where I am at for now! I hope you all enjoyed the update! If you want to follow me daily dont forget to check out my facebook page Clockwork Case Mods! Also remember I still have aluminum case cubes available and I have people now inquiring about custom reservoirs, so PM me on my page if you would like something made! Cheers!