Finally getting the back panel mounted! It's been a long and tedious road, but it's finally coming together the way I pictured it in my head.  :)

I got it taped up behind the bezel for now, so I can mock up the top and bottom covers..


First, the cardboard templates.. here's the top, cutting away bits here and there until it fits around the top pieces.


The bottom cover is a bit more involved since it will house the IO ports:  PSU power, and panel mount extensions for the USB, network, and HDMI ports.


Got all the ports to fit nicely in the cardboard.


..and the cardboard now fits nicely around the resin pieces.


Now to trace the templates onto the aluminum sheet.


Will do the cutting and filing tonight, but of course I always have to end the post with a mic-drop!

PietroBR
That's some perfectionist job you're doing there.

Looking at this photo:

 
IMO, the EVGA GTX 1080TI SC or FTW3 would be perfect to match the web on the background.


 
 
EDIT:
I did a quick montage to see how it would looks like on your build:



It's not proper scaled, but if the shroud would be chromed, then I think it would look very nice in your build 

Well, maybe a next time.

I know this is a sponsored build, but the EVGA X299 FTW K would have been the perfect motherboard for this build.


 

rjohnson11

kram36

PietroBR
That's some perfectionist job you're doing there.

Looking at this photo:

 
IMO, the EVGA GTX 1080TI SC or FTW3 would be perfect to match the web on the background.


 
 
EDIT:
I did a quick montage to see how it would looks like on your build:



It's not proper scaled, but if the shroud would be chromed, then I think it would look very nice in your build 

Well, maybe a next time.

I know this is a sponsored build, but the EVGA X299 FTW K would have been the perfect motherboard for this build.


 

I agree but he has sponsors so he has to go with them.

Yes I understand that, that's why I said

I know this is a sponsored build

Thanks guys.. if it's any consolation, I'll be using an EVGA X5 mouse and the new Z10 keyboard.  :)
 
Wrapping up the back panel!  

Going from the cardboard template to metal, making a few adjustments along the way..


Getting the panel mounts to fit..


Now to mount the whole thing into the back panel.


3 L brackets and a few pop rivets later..


I did the same for the top piece, transferring the shape to metal and cutting it out.


Some filing and sanding, but instead of pop rivets, I just used some 3M double-stick tape for a nice clean finish.


Back panel is finished!  Now just one last piece to make.. maybe. :P

So after getting the front panel on, I noticed there was nothing covering up the ugliness behind the reservoir. So I had to come up with something that fit the theme. I figured a nice curved shroud of webbing would do the trick!

I grabbed another piece of cardboard and whipped up a quick template, then cut it out of a piece of styrene.  Then I took the top grill and traced out all the webbing shapes and made them fit around the existing holes and cutouts.


The dremel with a routing bit made quick work of the soft material, but it did take a while to file and smooth all the edges.


Styrene is pretty pliable, so it was easy to bend it by hand into a gradual curve. Then I combined it with a nice mesh background so you can't see through the holes.


Glued the two together before putting it in place. Dont need any fastening to secure it either, thanks to the spring-loaded tension.


Now I can put the reservoir back in..


I added an ledstrip behind the front panel, so it lights everything up nicely.


The ledstrip circles the CM logo ring as well.


And that pretty much wraps up the fabrication.. I think.. unless I see something else I need to address lol.
Only thing left to do is install the OS and configure the fans and lighting effects.  :)

Loving every update. Looking forward to final pics.

Well, I finally finished the monitor mod! Of course I waited til the very last minute.. I was painting the last pieces while I was taking final pics of the case for the Cooler Master World Series lol.  Anyway, here's the last of the progress pics.  

After doing the base, I wanted to add something to the monitor itself.  Originally, I thought I'd add some webbing around the bezel, but that would overlap too far onto the screen and obstruct the view.  So I decided to use some acrylic pieces that I had cut when I thought the chrome guy had lost the rails.  Primochill came through for me in a big way, and I couldn't let these acrylic bars go un-used. :)
 
So the first thing was to figure out a mounting solution.  The bars are pretty stout, being 3/8" thick, so the supports had to be strong enough to hold them.  I came up with a simple plan to use just two 1/2" aluminum bars that run through the back panel.  I only had to cut two slots at the top since I could utilize the existing speaker slots at the bottom. (who uses monitor speakers anyways :P )


A back view of the supports in place..


I had to do some prep work on the acrylic bars themselves, rounding over the edges, sanding and filing, and bending the ends down.


I matched the angle of the original rails on the case.


Here's a quick mockup.. looks too much like a spoiler this way lol..


Maybe there's some performance-enhancing aspects of this mod that will benefit the monitor.. 4K resolution perhaps? :lol:


To secure the mounting supports to the back panel, I used JB Weld to hold some L brackets in place and screwed the supports to them.


Then I made some angled mounting brackets to secure the acrylic bars to the supports. With the bottom and top bar together it looks less like a spoiler now and more like the top of the case, which was the original intent. :)


Prime and paint!


And final assembly..




And finally, the monitor is reunited with the stand..




And that's that!  To whet your appetite, here is a group shot of Achromodic together with the ViewSonic monitor and EVGA Z10 keyboard. :)  I'll be posting the rest of the final pics a bit later.  Cheers!

Impressive custom build
 
That you used hand tools and creativity & not a Laser service shows you have talent & patience 

Amazing, well done! Some get this man a trophy 

 
So true.     =)

 
Just beautiful.      

Well it seems Achromodic has pulled off the win! :D
https://www.cmws.global/winners
 
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude to be chosen over so many insane mods in this world-wide competition.  Always an adventure participating in these things lol!  Thank you Cooler Master for hosting yet another epic comp! :D
 

Very well deserved, you put a lot of effort and detail into this project. I never get tired of looking at your work. Thank you for letting us follow your excellent work. Congratulations on the win!!! 

Congrats on the win. I know how hard you worked on that mod

WOW, that came out amazing. Great job.