Project Log Update 11

50th Anniversary Stacker

by coolmiester
Worklog

Ahh, Coolmiester. Paul, Paul, where have you been? It seems like he took a little vacation from his duties as a modder to go chase some bikes around a track again. Longer-standing members of this forum know him well for his incredible helpfulness, but if you're new, here's a tip - get into extreme cooling and start asking questions. Between Paul and our resident guru Nexxo, you'll get the best water cooling loop that you never knew you needed (you really did, though).

And once you're done there, take some time to check out Paul's site, Coolercases.co.uk, to pick up the parts. Hint: for those of you in the US, ask really, really nicely and he might be able to do something for you, too.

Fortunately for us, chasing bikes and selling water cooling parts isn't all that Paul is good at - a look at his posts will show he's a very talented modder, to boot. Like one of our other resident geniuses (genii?) Modsquad, Paul tends to stick to a strikingly simple design. That is, of course, until Yamaha releases a bike in yellow and black and he just has to replicate it, that is...

How do you start off with a plain old Cooler Master Stacker, apply the image of a 50th Anniversary Yamaha motorbike and turn it into something that screams "Race me"? With a bit of bondo, of course.

Paul chopped off the fins from a vent to create a sculpted handle for the side panel of 50th Anniversary Stacker. The mesh was also knocked out to leave room for a window before the whole sculpted piece got sanded, wet-sanded, and primed for a detailed paint job of brilliant yellow and black. The paint job mirrors that of the bike. First, he laid down a yellow base. Once that was done to his satisfaction, it was time for some hard white to form the line. Then, with a bit of careful pin-striping, Paul laid down the black paint.

Even the window got a touch of paint. It started off with a careful match-up of the design, then a spray of the white coat. However, rather than obscure the interior by putting black on the window, Paul opted for some window tinting. The effect is similar when there are no lights on inside the case, leaving just the look he wanted.

Of course, you have to put fuel in any great machine. Paul used a keyed fuel filler cap to put the fuel in his own mod - water. The keyhole was replaced with a Danger Den fillport, and the whole assembly painted to match the rest of the mod.

We could show you pictures of the whole thing almost done (at least up to the hardware), but why ruin the results of the race? Instead, take a moment to zip on over to Paul's worklog and take a look for yourself.