Armor A30 Thermaltake World of Tanks Project log

[marcam923]

Hello all,

I will be posting up a worklog for Computex created for Thermaltake and inspired by the World of Tanks game.

Lots of daily updates will be posted here - www.facebook.com/precisioncomputing as it is easy in the middle of modding to post to facebook ;)

I am creating two, yes two, identical, well or as identical as two mods done by one person can be, tank cases.

Both will be generally themed from the USA Abrams tank. They will be a sand color, with minimal camouflage because well those tanks were used in battle on sand, the color was the camouflage.

I am actually going to be making these cases modular, not meaning they can be taken apart (which they actually can be, very cool little cases) but meaning they will be mobile. Yes that is right, these will actually end up as tanks that move via remote control, light up, shoot missiles from the top cannon, and well overall just be very cool and embody everything that is World of Tanks and Thermaltake if you combined the two.

I have a vision, which starting with my fascination with case modding. How practical will it be? Well maybe not that practical, but it will be able to have a usable computer built inside, and just in case you ever have to take your computer on the go, just make sure to have the batteries charged up and it will be able to handle most any terrain (for a PC tank ;)) and look really cool in the process.

I hope you enjoy, I look forward to your comments, please let me know what you think. :cool:

First things first, here we have the tank, and the case, overall a good size fit for each other, well with a little modding of course :)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130405_131752_zps14cf25ff.jpg

One thing I like about this case is that it is modular in a sense, it comes apart very easily which makes working on such a small case very easy, and in a sense has a tank like feel, between its Armor name, its rugged look and the way it comes apart to be able to work on it.

Here we have her all stripped down:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_123340_zpsa10d49ab.jpg

After a quick sand and prep with a little rubbing alcohol she is ready for some paint:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_123336_zpsfcddab89.jpg


One thing that is important when painting metal parts and their plastic counter parts is to achieve the same color. Well in order to do this, I will be using the same color paint, and simply using a plastic primer first on the plastic parts. They will be getting some weathering after the initial paint, this way all of the color will be uniform.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_123332_zps08d14471.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_123327_zps2bda91ac.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_132417_zps1fba97f3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_132936_zps762f2414.jpg

I always paint the underside, or backside first, most of the time it is hidden, so if there was an error in painting or a mistake was made (come on we are modding here) it is not in the most important visible areas.

Metal has the first base coat:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_132405_zpsad1d5a88.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_132421_zpsc0b87770.jpg


Time to give the plastic its primer coat, then as always when painting, a light flashing coat to ensure proper surface adhesion.

This was after two flash coats :)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_132922_zps95a2e87e.jpg

I find it important when painting parts like this, with so many crevices and corners and ridges, to apply more thin coats then try to cover the surfaces in a heavy coat, first you will probably not get fully coverage no matter how good you are, and second, the paint will be too heavy and have a tendency to run or sag, thus impairing your end result and causing lots of tedious sanding to correct..

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_133512_zpseda12c06.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_141129_zps0805d906.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_172642_zpscc6f78ac.jpg


Hmmm what could this be?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_123359_zps98fbdc6b.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130408_133306_zps30e350d3.jpg

More next time, thanks for watching :)

[DOM]

Nice looking good :thumbsup:

[marcam923]

Thanks DOM! :)

[DOM]

First time I just had time to look at the pics but after reading....

Wish I had one but I would be tempted to make it jump off somethin :laughing:

[Witchdoctor]

Wow this looks cool, nice work so far, can't wait to see these come together ..... :thumbsup:

[marcam923]

Well ya know I had to play with the tank before I ripped it apart :) I terrorized my cats and then shot missiles at them :ohcrap:

[marcam923]

Wow this looks cool, nice work so far, can't wait to see these come together ..... :thumbsup:

Thanks doc! :thumbsup:

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

Very cool!
You must be gonna bolt the tank parts on that chase, or else you wouldn't be painting already..................:scared:
Can't wait to see more:thumbsup:

[marcam923]

Very cool!
You must be gonna bolt the tank parts on that chase, or else you wouldn't be painting already..................:scared:
Can't wait to see more:thumbsup:

its a secret ;)

[marcam923]

Tanks are ripped open, and through the wiring mess I can see the light!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130409_004804_zpscb5a10aa.jpg

Time to cut them down the center for widening ;)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/marcam923/Thermaltake%20WOT%20Mod/20130409_183923_zpscc918fa7.jpg

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

haaaa!

So your gonna cut the tank parts down the center(lengthways), widen them to fit the size of the case. You gonna use bondo or ...........?


HAAA 411 posts :scared:

[marcam923]

haaaa!

So your gonna cut the tank parts down the center(lengthways), widen them to fit the size of the case. You gonna use bondo or ...........?


HAAA 411 posts :scared:

Well in essence, the tracks will get mounted to the case making it become the tank. Once I begin fitment I have sheet metal to fill in and then see where everything fits. Its a tank so a few exposed rivets will be OK ;)

[Bones]

Looks like the drive system is similar to an old Motorball RC - I've got one of those things here and in theory it should work the same way your tank does if it were used in that way. One difference is your motors are separated while the Motorball has both motors back-to-back in a single case/enclosure.

Should be cool to see in action!

[Mr.Scott]

Too heavy. Bet it won't even move.