After the succes of my mini-project Hovermax (fan mod for Enermax) I got the irresistible urge to make a complete mod with the same look-n-feel.
The inspiration for Hovermax and this mod I got from the F117 - Nighthawk

to mod a case from the swedish Fractal Design company http://fractal-design.com/ to give it a whole new look.



For the specs of this case, I can point you to the log of my collegue Jos a.k.a. Agressions, who just so happens to have started a mod with the same case.
I made in SketchUp a few rough designs and showed them to the guys at Fractal Design. They were unanimous to pick this one;

well... am the first... let's camp over... here.. no no no... better here.... no bad vision... emmm... let's try this place yeap here is... Camping Here

FrenkieNL, Looks interesting will be watching for more updates!

Also Fixed image links for you

stealth bomber themed case this gonna be sweet . Im going to have to keep my eye on this log

YES!!! Ever since reading your other threads last week Ive been dieing to watch ya in action. Im excited, lets see what ya got bud.

Hmm now if I could only find a good place to sit, this room is filling up fast.

The guys at Fractal Design liked the first sketches, so lets start modding !

Started with disassembling the case and also applying the first cut lines.




Nice doors that hold the dust filters....

..but i'm not using these in my design, I need a solid front. Sorry guys !

BTW; this front/top panel is very nice !

But it s also NOT included in my design hehehe

Very nice multifunctional switch ( would be a waste NOT to use it right ? )


The chassis underneath the front needs to be cut in the same way.

Great start...!
Hey guys you are about to witness magic in progress!

Thats a pretty nice case... Never seen 1 before. Great choice.

Really nice concept you have there man! Cant wait to see that mod finished! Mod on!

A case of extreme destruction of a perfectly good case! Go Frenkie, go!

Saludos and Cheers

oh dear, i seem to have forgotten my worklog here. Ill better catch up with the rest for you guys !
First part:

The toppanel also gets a sharp point.

This is how the sides look like.


Disassembling the drive tower, maybe I can use it still, or at least part of it.

Aktion shots, yes with my fav plaid work outfit.


This piece is going out.

Talk about a lean design....

for the garbage.

Sawed the frontpanel.


Mounted both sidepanels.


To determine the right lines; this measurement from the sidepanel to midpoint.


Transferred to the X-axis.


And the Y-axis.


Gives a nice 45 degree angled line.


This line goes in the middle of that 45 degree line.


And here I made a mistake, I toke the middle of the sidepanel as reference.


Which looked like this.


But in the end I choose for the original mobo-chassis, which you can see here.


Here ones more the wrong and the right line.


Cutted.


And mounted back to the case.

To give you a better insight, here a paint-preview


These are the lines of the black sheets of Forex hardfoam and the transparant polystyreen.


There all triangles.


This would represent some sort of a F117 cockpit look.

Here is my latest toy.


Anyway, I riveted the motherboard back to the case.


Now what motherboard will we choose for this mod... this one is from the FiFo mod, but its way too big.


This Asus P5KPL mobo, is a lot smaller.


Or this Sapphire moederbord ( Here with a Spire cooler still on it.)


But thanks to my friends at Gigabyte I'm getting a Core I5 GA-P55A-UD5 mobo.


And the people at Coolermaster provided me with a fat V10 !


On the last pix it looked like the boards wont fit, but I measurered it;


And enlarged. It fits, but only JUST. ( pfffewww lucky me )


The sawed off front ....


This is where the first Forex plate is coming.

Showing off my new sawmachine.

Guide Aiming Laser FTW!

Im building the case up from the rear to the front.

Piece of cardboard to test my idea

Then reproduced it in Forex.

As added bonus I gave this edge a 45 degree bevel.

Using black construction kit, I added the first piece to the case, After it hardened, i noticed that the strength was coming back to the case. Just

like i planned it would.

Now I can determine the exact measuerments for the second piece.

Three lengths, Three angles, One plate of Forex.
And there it is.

The second piece is added.

You guys still with me ? youre almost up to speed with the rest now

Been very busy with my new job (was unemployed for a year) and have to work overtime too. In the evenings I dont have much time or energy

left to do a lot of modding. Gradually it goes a bit better, so here is a update.
During the build I found that the "nose" was going to give me trouble if I didnt modify it.


First in regular paper to see what I needed.


Then made it from Forex hardfoam plate.


From the inside it looks like a weld.


Last triangle piece with the edges bare for the construction kit, mid piece I wil remove after the spraypaint.


Looking through the plexi.


I will smoothen out all the edges.