Im a pretty artistic guy and have built several gaming computers over the years but never really spent much time on the external details except to paint designs onto the case but on my new comp I really want to go all out and allthough I have some ideas allready there used to be a company called brain works based out of port washington back in 1995 and they specialized in building kits to drastically alter the external appearence of; computer towers, mice, keyboards, and monitors and allthough I cant imagine it being very usable on modern hardware If someone knows of a place to locate one of their old kits or if you know of a way to get in touch with the company if its still operating or a company that does similar work that would be great the kit Im most interested in is their start trek kit
With stuff like this, it tends to be done best if you do it yourself, that way there are no compromises. Have a look around and google some case mod threads - you'll find hundreds where people have detailed dozens of pictures of their work, the tools they use for the job, the different stages of the process and so on.
Yeah I deffinately want to do this myself and I have been looking around alot but im trying get some more inspiration ive got a couple of ideas but im trying to solidify my plan if you know what i mean I know that the options available to us today are far superior to what they where in 95 but Im still trying to track down either one of those kits or at least some pics from 1 of those kits
A dremel tool is your best friend when case modding. If you want a custom case front, then you might consider getting some HDPE. It is a wax that has a very high melting point, and resembles plastic in most ways. It is very easy to machine and is also cheaper than most similar materials. (Those white plastic cutting boards are actualy HDPE). You can get a nice big piece of it for cheap from http://www.onlinemetals.com [edit] You also might want to look around at frozencpu.com.
thanx for the tip I was thinkin of building a case from scratch but i might buy some of that first it might make things easier and I like the site but im trying to make the case look like its armor plated so i still need to find some good images to use for inspiration
