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[Tower Mod] Mirage 3000 [Elite RC-342] (7 december)


grandbruntenebreux

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Hello everyone ! My goal is to make a jet-fighter themed mod based on a Cooler Master Elite RC-342.

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The unmodified case and the current state of the mod (updated regularly).

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Two inspiration pictures of the french jet-fighter "Mirage 2000".

The main body will be two shades of gray. With black and yellow stripes for the fans grills and several markings (warnings, cockade of the French Air Force, ...). The front faceplate will get multiple switches to remind a jet-figter dashboard.

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The Cooler Master case and the Akasa fan controller.

Faceplate will feature, among few other things, an Akasa fan controller with a green on black VFD display, a red "Military Fighter Pilot" toggle switch for power (linked to a key switch) and an anti-vandal resistant switch with cover for reset.

Summary

(1) - Front faceplate (plexy and power switch)

(2) - Front faceplate (switches and leds)

(3) - Front faceplate (first layer of paint)

(4) - DVD player, fan controller and front fan grill

(5) - Painting case & fan controller

(6) - Painting side panels

(7) - Assembling time

th-m3000-plexy-power-switch.jpg th-m3000-more-buttons.jpg th-m3000-faceplate-paint.jpg th-m3000-dvd-paint.jpg th-m3000-signs.jpg th-m3000-cockades.jpg th-m3000-assembling.jpg

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Front faceplate (plexy and power switch)

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Stripping the faceplate.

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Cutting out the part with usb/line-out/mic holes, power and reset buttons. I'm keeping the usb/line-out/mic part for later use.

Cutting a plexy part to fill the void and fixing it with hex socket screws.

m3000-jet-fighter-switch.jpg

Power switch will be this "Military Fighter Pilot" switch.

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Hi, been looking at your idea's for your case mod.

Kinda wondered if you were first water cooling or air cooling?

Any modifications to the chassis, e.g. are you doing any cutting of the steel chassis to co-inside with the theme?

Do you have the spec of the hardware being used?

Keep up the good work

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Kinda wondered if you were first water cooling or air cooling?
It will be air-cooled.
Any modifications to the chassis, e.g. are you doing any cutting of the steel chassis to co-inside with the theme?
Not quite decided about that, maybe add a window.
Do you have the spec of the hardware being used?
Nothing fancy : Asus M5A78L-M LX with Athlon II X2 265 3.3GHz, 4GB DDR3 and a Radeon HD4870 1Go
Keep up the good work
Thanks a lot !
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Painting case & fan controller

m3000-inspirations.jpg

Inspiration pictures.

m3000-darker-areas.jpg

Painting large darker areas for jet-fighter camo style.

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Preparation for painting.

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Not quite pleased with the result : "special curve" tape don't like heavy curve and many drips, will have to touch up with a brush.

m3000-fan-controller-finished.jpg

With blue-white-red paint and new buttons, fan controller is finished.

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