MI-Is there anything you like to have before, during or after Case Modding? Music, drink preference, or snacks? Being (at times) short on funds, having a strong mechanical background, and a little bit of “McGyver” in you lends itself naturally with making do with what’s around you- saving the $ for the good stuff inside! I’ve always got access to older hardware and cases and end up keeping the ones that are visually different than “just a box”. This case will be my next project, but not right the moment. I’ve got a late 90’s Compaq Server case sitting around right now that to me looks somewhat like a classic 30’s roadster grill. What actually got me into modding was a general lack of disposable funds, lol- specifically re-purposing older cases. I could have made a few bucks, looking back now, lol. Now it’s commonplace, but back then, It was a hell of an idea- but being 16 years old and coming up with the software program would have been tough, as you’d be writing it in “machine language programming” like I did with the program that make the car work. I actually had ideas of being able to use some smaller type of these cells to recognize text on a page so I could basically “scan” things out of books to a word processor to help in English reports. One project in high school (think back now, this was 25 years ago) was an apple II on a cart wired to a lego car with electric motors and photoelectric cells that could follow a line of electrical tape down the hallway- as long as you had enough extension cord so you could push the cart down the halway behind the car. I took every computer class they offered there. I wrote BASIC games like hangman and etc on the old green & black terminals in the “computer lab” in High School. WIVO_Riley-First off, I’ve been intrigued by computers since they first popped on the scene. What or whom got you into Computer Case Modding? MI-Everyone has a story of what got them into Modding. Once I got into the details on this case, I decided it wouldn’t have any paint on anything anywhere- and it won’t. Simple, clean, industrial, but yet not “battle used”- Down to using copper rivets during re-assembly and brass fasteners everywhere else, combined with the copper tubing used for the liquid cooling, it should be very nice without looking like I put every part and do-dad available on it. I knew when I ordered it that it was going to be stripped down and plated- I wanted metal, metal, and metal in it’s truest form- not covered by decals, coatings, and paint. I didn’t want to merely paint it copper, as paint just can’t convey the changes in color depending on light, angle, etc. WIVO_Riley-I wanted a case that had a Steampunk tint to it, but not so complex- some steampunk “things” look just too busy in my eye. What was the thoughts behind the winning mod? Why did you do it the way you did? MI-I want to thank you for agreeing to our interview and congratulation on winning the Featured Rig of the Month here at Modders-Inc. Modded cases: (2) A Coolermaster HAF932 (“HAF Naked”), and an ABS Canyon 695 (“Obelisk”) Occupation: Small Computer Business Owner & Project Manager
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