SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 “I Am Speed!” The satellite was conceived as a high-speed spacecraft. Even static, standing on a table, it had to look dynamic. To create this effect, the front triangular section is sloped forward, like a sprinter coming up from the blocks. Sputnik had its trailing aerial plumage already, which helps with the speedy look, but I wanted to make things more angular, to fit in with the triangular theme that was required to provide some flat surfaces for the components to fit on. There are no simple rectangular shapes or ninety-degree angles in the design of this case – every angle had to feel more interesting. Even the USB connectors on the front panel are installed asymmetrically and the ventilation holes are triangles of all sorts of different types and sizes. I also wanted the project to be installed not only in one horizontal position, but vertically too. The case can sit on any of its three sides, the top/front panel or on its antennae legs. The length of the legs ensures the cables coming from the motherboard’s IO panel and the power supply are not squashed when in this configuration. I designed the front panel to be removable, which comes with a few benefits. For a start, it hides the rivets that were used to join the panels of the case. Secondly, it made installing the LED backlighting easier and thirdly it means I can design a replacement panel. I originally wanted to create a convex panel that would have been a closer match to the spherical shape of the real Sputnik but the bending machine available to me didn’t support this. By making the panel removable, though, I can always return to the project if new equipment becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 RGB in project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Time for a paint job! The rough assembly was successful and I had a brutal aluminum spaceship in front of me. People compared it to a projectile, which to me meant I’d succeeded in conveying the sense of speed and movement I was aiming for. However, I didn't plan to stop there. For a long time I was in doubt, but nevertheless I decided to paint the case in contrasting colors. The plan was to have a dark colour for the main body, so it sinks into the background a little more, and then have a bright white for the wings and front panel, visually turning them into a kind of frame. Final assembly was a bit tricky, due to the compact placement of components making for very little room to manoeuvre. It was the cable management that took up most of the time, though this was made a little easier by having all the perforations to use for fixing cable ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 It takes quite a long time to make and build a project, but if you shoot a video at the same time, it takes many times longer. You’ve got to think about camera position, focus, lighting, chronology and more, and all too often you just forget to hit record anyway. Fortunately, I'm not the only one who likes my hobby. I had lots of support from my curious cat who regularly manages to find her way into all my videos. The head of the cat control department is known to all subscribers of my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/spic_mod/). It is she who should be thanked for the logo on my projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) CATControl was at all stages of production and development of the case! A lot of photos can't fit all the work on the project. They are complemented by short videos.I hope you enjoy watching the videolog. My sons are also interested in my projects. They are still young and their favorite games at the moment are Rayman Legends and Lego Ninjago. I think for such games, this configuration will be enough for them for a very long time. Hopefully, one day, they follow in my modding footsteps too. The history of the Sputnik project you can find in Custom PC magazine Edited August 2, 2022 by SPiC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 (edited) Full project specification: Weight: 10.3kgDimensions (mm): 320x370x520 (WxDxH)Sponsors: ASRock, TeamGroup, CoolerMasterCase: Scratch built from 2mm aluminum sheetPSU: Cooler Master V1200 Full ModularMotherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X470 Gaming-ITX/AC Graphics card: ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX590 8GB OCRAM: TeamGroup Delta RGB 3000MHz 2x8GBStorage: 2 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 250GB SATA SSD CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600CPU Cooling: Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 Good luck to all participants!! Edited August 2, 2022 by SPiC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPiC Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Waiting for the results of the contest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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