Finally took a stab at modding my Antec SX 1040 case. painting, Adding light, externaltemp Lcd temp readout, fanbus.

[NesuD]

I pretty happy with how it came out to. hers some pics with before and after shots and a couple oshots of a practice piece i did with the paint to show you the spectrum of colors that the paint has. Depending on lighting and angle it will change color.
before shot 1
before shot 2
colorshot 1
colorshot2
colorshot 3
frontshot
left side shot
right side shot
cathode light on
cathode light on no camera flash
fanbus&Lcd temp moniter for the pig guy

Any suggestions other than rounded cables I have those coming right now.

 

[FreedomFighter]

Well, I would compliment you on your modifacation.. Hehe, if only I could see it

Broken links.. make sure they are correct !

FF

 

[NesuD]

strange i was able to open them when i posted let me check it out.

ok they are fixed now!

 

[cheapgoose]

nice, looks great.

cough*roundedcables*cough

 

[NesuD]

as i stated in my original post cough*roundedcables*cough
are on order.

 

[dum]

looks good.

only suggestion i have is to paint the drive covers to match the rest of the case.

 

[NesuD]

thought about it still thinking on the best way to do it.

 

[EXman]

Search for "Hobbytron" in the Hot Deals Forum. Why? I have the same setup except I got my Window precut for a 120mm fan oh yea why? cause I got 2 4" CC tubes put one directly under the PSU and one taped to the top of the case in the middle and Wow does my Case Shine! cost me $20 for 2 4" CC and inverters. and the results are fantastic! the 4" actually are fun cause they fit just about anywhere (no not in your @ss sick-O's)

Oh one more thing Get some Antec (directron.com) LED Fans for the back and possibly for the HS if you can put an 80mm on it. I got the cheapos that SVC sells they are alot less but they also just blink with 2 LED's not as nice as the Antecs IMO

 

[Flaredair]

NesuD, nice job, however, what color did you paint it? A metallic purple? Hard to tell from the lighting in the photos.

By the way, your mod consisted of painting the case and adding the cathode. Anything else?

 

[NesuD]

color depends on the lighting and angle. I have identified 5 distinctly different colors that appear under varying conditions ranging from a silvery/green to a deep metallic purple. Sorry if your disappointed at what i considered a mod PIG. That paint required 3 different steps with a minumum of 3 coats for each step. I did 6 coats on two of them. The windowed side panel i bought premade since the price premade was virtually identical to what materiels would have cost me to do it myself. The cold cathode was a simple slap in. Cabling is the next step. Considered putting my sidepanel fan in form the ols side panel but decided it was unneeded. There is also a fanbus and temp moniter for the vid card in the lower 2 5 1/4" bays that i didn't picture.

 

[proffalken]

Looks great!

What type of paint and applicator did you use?

I've got a plain white full tower that I've been contemplating painting black or charcoal grey, but I haven't really looked into it enough to determine what kind of paint to use.

Der Perfesser

 

[NesuD]

I Used Dupli-color Mirage silver/green spray paint. It is a 3 step paint system here is a link to their web page if you want to check it out.
Dupli-Color Mirage

 

[cheapgoose]

sorry, didn't see that. good job on the paint job though.