Project "CUBEIT"

[GeoffP]

What's with the bay covers?

I take it you are querying the aircraft on the bay covers

I'm into flight sims

[GeoffP]

Nice case.

My utterly useless Tt Tai-Chi ended up costing my nearly A$700. I wish I had bought a MM.

I should have bought 2x PA120.3 instead of 120.2 as well.

What bugs me is not the price of the bits, but the postage.

Postage was huge for everything altogether - that's the price we pay for living where we do

I hope MM don't expect you to send the scratched bits back at your expense.

Well, I sent them an email last night:

Hi (again),

As I stated in my previous reply to your response, I have not found the 3 x MM120FGV2 grills and would appreciate them being sent out.

I have assembled the swivel legs and one (1) nut for the leg screws is also missing. Could you please send one out with the grills.

I have also attached a couple of photographs of the front of the case. You can clearly see that the front bezel of each drive bay is badly scratched.

To me this is unacceptable as I have paid a premium price for a premium product which at the moment is not meeting its high quality image and name.

As such I would like replacement bays for each of the badly scratched drive bays. I will return the scratched drive bays if you want me to.

Please contact me via email with any queries re this.

I am also posting my U2-UFO build on forums which are being viewed by Australian rig builders. The U2-UFO is a fantastic case which is largely unavailable in Australia due to postage costs. I'm sure that a positive reply from Mountain Mods re these issues will show that a lot of money can be spent with confidence.

Yours Sincerely,

Geoff Pipprell.

No response as of yet.

[serialk11r]

Postage was huge for everything altogether - that's the price we pay for living where we do

I went to Australia before and wow, you guys would love being in America seriously stuff there is ridiculously expensive.

[GeoffP]

Well, like everything it has its pros and cons.
pros, general violence is a lot less than the US.
cons, prices are more expensive, broadband generally sucks.

[GeoffP]

Pulled the case apart today, cleaned it, then polished Zymol Titanium polish to every painted surface.

This will protect the paint work and make it super slippery which helps prevent finger prints, easier to clean, etc. Gives it a deeper gloss as well.

My son helping outCase top
Before PolishPolish appliedPolish off
All finishedCase top again

I tried using the polish on the scratched front bezels of the drive bays with no luck, scratching is still very apparent.

It was interesting running my hand over the unpolished drive bays, and then over the polished surfaces. Almost like sand paper to baby oil in smoothness The pictures don't do the polish justice..

[GeoffP]

Fit Zalman fan controller behind drive bay cover.

First, pull front cover and dials off fan controller..
Bracket offThis won't hurtSee, I told u
Bit of marking up and drilling tomorrow

[Nanometer]

Oo, I like this!

[2000army]

great job!

[IanY]

I take it you are querying the aircraft on the bay covers

I'm into flight sims

And so am I Do you play Lock On ?

[Sparky]

And so am I Do you play Lock On ?

OT: I saw that game advertised a long while ago, and then it got delayed and delayed then I never heard about it anymore. Is it any good?

[Hard H20]

Very nice work!

BTW you have any idea where one might find some of the Zymol Titanium Polish you used?

Thanks.

[IanY]

OT: I saw that game advertised a long while ago, and then it got delayed and delayed then I never heard about it anymore. Is it any good?

OT OT OT

Sparky,

The game is more of a sim than a game. Its learning curve is very steep, even for flight sim standards. Once you get going, its incredibly fun. The enemy is well skilled and even the average difficulty levels are challenging. The sim is designed primarily by Russians, so you get a whole lot of Ruskie aircraft. That was one of the common complains in America.. not enough Nato aircraft, but I think part of the fun is learning the incredible capabilities of a MIG29 or a SU27. YOu do get to fly F15s and F16s, but the game really emphasizes Ruskie aircraft. Having said that, I really enjoy flying the A-10

Its sold for about $15 now. You can find it at EB.

Do you remember the nightmare of a game called "Back to Baghdad?" It took me two days of reading just to taxi and take off

[IanY]

great watching these come up from the start. good to see you have your boy involved also, always like to see father and son getting into stuff together. bet he's having a blast too.

andyc

Andy,

Like to see my son's water cooled machine ?

[IanY]

oh heck yeah, love too.

andyc

Look at Page 75 of the W/C Gallery. Same rig, same specs, except that my son runs three raptors instead of ten The tubing has been moved to 1/2" ID 3/4" OD Tygon, and is now without smartcoils. Others tuff remains the same.

[GeoffP]

Very nice work!

BTW you have any idea where one might find some of the Zymol Titanium Polish you used?

Thanks.

I bought it from PROTECH Car Care in Melbourne, Australia.

You should be able to pick it up from an authorized retailer. Go to the Zymol web site, then store locator.

It is the best polish I have ever used. The Titanium is a bit expensive, but man, do they have some over the top stuff that is way better ---> with a way better price I might add

[GeoffP]

And so am I Do you play Lock On ?

ABSOLUTELY!!! Got it the day it was released in Oz.

I have the Flaming Cliffs add-on and am eagerly waiting for the Black Shark add-on.

I'm using a Saitek X-52 Pro HOTAS, and TrackIR 4 Pro (6 dof ).

Can't fly without em now I'm that used to the technology

Favs are the Warthog & Eagle

Geez, it's a tight fit in your sons wc pc

[GeoffP]

very nice,

no more HJ'ing Geoff I promise

andyc

HJ? Daywalker? Who me? Mech Warrior 4? LOL

Where did u dig that up? Haven't belonged to HJ for at least 4 or 5 years (around the time my son was born). Am I on the right track here???

[quiet]

Did MM take care of the scratched pieces? I want to get one of those cases, but i'll be really upset if I pay $350+ for a case that is all scratched to hell.

[GeoffP]

Did MM take care of the scratched pieces? I want to get one of those cases, but i'll be really upset if I pay $350+ for a case that is all scratched to hell.

No, not yet.

I emailed them 2 days ago but haven't heard anything back yet. Being Easter I will wait until next week. Hopefully they are pro-active in this as you can tell from the pictures that both drive bays are badly marked.

It actually shows that the quality checking process is lacking if this got through.

I will update this thread with Mountain Mods response.

[GeoffP]

LOL. Thought u dug up my past gaming history. hehe

NP

[sacha35]

looking very nice cant wait to see it all together now, how many hours have you put into this case?

[GeoffP]

About 3 hours yesterday polishing, probably take 1 or 2 hours today to markup and drill out the holes for the fan controller.

[sacha35]

Realy nice work, what did you paint it with was it 2K or somthing else, you must have some experance in the body shop to get a good looking finnish like you have done

[Hard H20]

I bought it from PROTECH Car Care in Melbourne, Australia.

You should be able to pick it up from an authorized retailer. Go to the Zymol web site, then store locator.

It is the best polish I have ever used. The Titanium is a bit expensive, but man, do they have some over the top stuff that is way better ---> with a way better price I might add

Geoff,

Price is of no concern when looking for quality. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

[GeoffP]

Geoff,

Price is of no concern when looking for quality. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

It's a pleasure