I presently have the privilege of building this custom case and would like to keep everyone up to date on its progress.  This is the continuation of a build thread that was deleted, so this is Volume 2!
 
I'm hoping to get this thread caught up with most of the pictures and info that the original thread had, but for now I'm going to just post the sketches and then some pictures of where I'm at now.
 
Here are some sketches of what I'm shooting for:



 
Here is where I'm at now!







 
Thanks again for everyone that had posted such encouraging words in the original thread.  Although the posts are gone, the encouragement shared continues to linger!

Looking good Richy!

WOW!!! Looking fantastic!!!

haven't seen any update on this rig for a while?
 
is it completed?

Here's some pictures of the speaker mounts.


The speakers in these pictures are actually exact copies of the ones I'm going to use, but are damaged ones that I use for testing.

When the acrylic is cut the edges are rough of course so I'm getting them smooth except for the third picture here where the end has been rounded.  It is for the waterfall where the water will go over this edge.




Here is some more progress on the keyboard door.  Due to the angles involved it has been a bit tricky.  Of course the edges are going to be sanded and smoothed before painting.



This shows the levers added to the keyboard door so that it will rotate out correctly.


I'm almost done with the air filter for the Baffle Box.





You can see how the air filter is held between two sets of aluminum screen.  When Falcon needs to change/check the air filter, he just lifts this out of its slot, and unfolds it.

Here are the two sides etched.  The aquarium will have the hayabusa symbol and the waterfall will have the peregrine falcon with its wings spread out.

That is awesome dude! Cant wait for the final result!

banned, dont talk about it 
 
build, extravagant as it is, is coming along nicely. your doing some great work!

Why such a small screen? something like that needs a huge screen IMO

burning_kittins

Why such a small screen? something like that needs a huge screen IMO

 
The 8" touch screen is more of a "dashboard" screen for the case itself.  From there Falcon will be able to change various settings, control servos, keep track of temps and fan speeds as well as regular computer work.  He's planning on actually using a three monitor setup for actual gaming etc.

this is not a case.  this is a command center!!! sweet work man, i cant wait to see this thing done

Awesome project. Keep the pics coming.

Fantastible. I do believe that the hardware will provide enough heat to support marine life in that aquarium :D

Looks great, keep up the good work.