Hi Everyone!

So, this time round it won´t be a case revival or a "Mod in a Week" project, mainly because Cooler Master has decided I should have a HAF X and well, I kind of want to take my time with such a nice case :D!



Now, I am useless at google sketch and that kind of software that you guys use, not to mention drawing! So I will try to explain the concept of project Diabolo.

If any of you saw my Fallout Cause project (http://www.neonit.net/) you´ll know that, more than anything else, I enjoy painting, and with my previous project (Acid Burn) it was a pretty simple paint scheme, no matter how detailed it was and I feel like playing with shades and effects again so... I´m going to (or try to) turn this gorgeous HAF X in to a demon, (the fact I played through Doom 3 and it´s expansion again the other day ... may have something to do with it!

So, I will be using foam and epoxy (with internal reinforcing) to build 2 massive horns that will go through the lenght of the top of the case, depending on how these come out, I might also add a pointed tail. Aside from this, I will be modifying the body (it´s going to hurt bashing it in) and adding "skin deformations" to give it that tough demon skin look.

Paint wise, black, with dark red/purple skin tones, and bright-ish red details to accentuate irregularities in the skin. For the horns, I´m thinking white-ish cream with a dark brown dry brush touch, or I may go with dark colours like the rest of the case, we shall see!

Hardware wise, the wonderfull people at Cooler Master (I´m looking at you Gert!) have also sent me an awesome 80+ 1000w PSU. I will be using an ASUS P8P67 Sabertooth (I´ve chosen this mobo because of it´s thermal armor, which I can modify to match the design), with an Intel i5 2500k. 2x Asus ENGTX 275, a Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality, 3x Seagate Barracuda 750Gb S-ATA2 drives and a Pioneer cd/dvd combo drive.

Other hardware like fan controllers, memory card readers and so forth I will add as I see fit if I can put them in to the design.

Right, for those of you who saw my week in a mod project (acid burn) you might remember my work place was a complete mess for several reasons I won´t go in. So, first thing´s first, let´s sort this place out!!!!!!





Quite a mess huh? I should also mention it´s currently 37c... and rather humid...ugh!



Yup that´s my old Fallout Cause sitting there waiting to be either sold or re-purposed :/ and of course, the goodies from CM!

Right so, assorted cables and accesories, sorted!



Assorted Hardware, sorted!



Bits and bobs, sorted!



Tools, sorted!



Workbench, sorted!



I can´t stress it enough, Thanks CM!



Let´s start unpacking...









And that´s it for now, tomorrow I pick up the materials needed to start the transformation of the case!

Me 2..! 

This is gonna be good can't wait 
 

Thanks guys! I´m really excited about it, I just hope it comes out as good as it looks in my head! ;)

This is looking interesting.....

So far so good! But we need to do something about that CRT in the back...

Can wait to see how this turns out. I'll be tuning in to this one.

You gonna set up the horns like this?

Hi Everyone!

I know it´s been quite a while since the last update, I havn´t been home this long due to a work contract but I´m back now to my usual day to day life so, I can now officially continue with the project! :D (I´ve really missed doing so).

Now there´s no progress since the last update since I got back not long ago but will start again tomorrow.

However for now, news! A new sponsor has chosen to participate in this project...

So big thanks to Kingston!



The good folks at Kingston have sent me 16Gb of DDR3 1600 of HyperX RAM, undoubtedly one if not the most well known name in the performance memory market. Also, to top it off, they´ve sent 2 96Gb SSD drives of their SSDNow! series which will be going in a striping RAID config.

So thank you very much Kingston!!!!!!



Aside from that, an other I did has arrived!

2 clear fans with red led for the top of the case.



And an ASUS Sabertooth P67 motherboard, now I know it isn´t a high end ASUS motherboard but I just love the look of it!



Right that´s it for today folks, if all goes well, tomorrow or the day after, another update!

So the first layer of epoxy is on and now waiting for it to harden so I can use a second layer for more filler, maybe a third if needed, after that, sanding down to create a smooth surface (in preparation for primer) yet rugged so the horns look like they have wear and tear on them : )

Most of the techniques I´m using in this mod I´ve never used before, so it´s a bit of a risk taker but really enjoying it! : )

if you had a source for acrylic cutting, i would have had them make the horns or a section of them into a reservoir.

hey, its still interesting, one idea maybe is use a bay res that lights up then mask it off as eyes just below the horns.

hmmm, thats quite interesting, I was debating how to make the eyes and this seems like a good idea, do you know of any specific bays that fill the purpose?

single loop: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10784/ex-res-203/PrimoChill_-_Typhoon_Split_Window_-_Single_Bay_Single_Loop_-_Black_RES-TSP-SS-BK.html?tl=g30c97s168#blank
 
dual loop: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10794/ex-res-213/PrimoChill_-_Typhoon_Split_Window_-_Single_Bay_Dual_Loop_-_Orange_RES-TSP-SD-O.html?tl=g30c97s168#blank
 
if you do the single loop, 2 of the G1/4 ports on the back can be replaced with LED ports, if you do the double i think the fill ports at the top can be or come with LED spots.