Project Capella (Lian Li PC-P50R)

[bianco]

that looks amazing kibb.
i'd vote for any color that matches either the fan blades or the silvery/white-ish trimmings/brand of the case

[callen_1]

Sorry man, I'm really frustrated because I wanna help but just... can't. the mesh looks great. full stop. but I can't choose a colour I like. I think I'll leave it to you, your design choices thus far have been superb!

Just thinking though, how about the black mesh with white lighting behind? I'm still a fan of the black/dark grey mesh but it makes it difficult to see the design on the front. If there was lighting behind however, it should highlight the design and still allow the black mesh to blend with the rest of the case. Like i said though, just a thought. I don't even know if it would work

[gmat]

The "red for fun". Because, it's fun. And red. And red goes faster, as you already should know
Honestly the red grill looks bold. I would do it !

[Pado]

If you can paint it the same red as the case then I would go for that. Black hides the design, unless like Callen said, you light it up. Grey is ok but there's just no repetition for the colour anywhere else in the case.
I guess white would match the side panel if you choose to keep it.

[Dreddy71]

What ever color you go with, I'd stick to a darker tone. Bright colors can get annoying to look at after a while. That's why i like the gray photoshop look, but a darker red could also look sweet. Black is a fail though. My two cents.

My friend loves orange, and he's sold 2 cases on eBay because there was too much orange, and it started to bug him.

[Raiden]

HEy Kibler great front panel !

[C-J]

Well, Sliver/Gary Or Red Are looking Good in the PhotoShoped Pics So I vote for thos

[CptDreadFlint]

Having "nom" as one of your tags is the most superior thing I have seen online.

Ever.

Great feedback you're getting here, Kibbs. I'm torn with all of Liderc's mockups. Gradient of all three?

EDIT:

LMAO!

Umlauted nom.

Hysterical!

(how's B_F coming along been waitin' for your next update...)

Coming along swimmingly. Just waiting on a package. Hope to post soon.

[Liderc]

Tried to get the red as close as possible to the red you have on the case since some people seemed to like the idea.



Edit: Looked back at some of your older photos, looks like your red is much higher gloss, hard for me to portray that.

Looking back at those other pics, I'm thinking a high gloss gray may look good to match your Lian Li emblem above the panel.

[Kibbler]

@shazza
Thanks very much for your vote of confidence! White mesh vote +1.

But that begs (please) the question, can something be anodized...white? I figured anodizing is analogous to dyeing fabric, so insomuch that a shirt can be dyed white...hmm. It may have to be paint after all if I go with this. I'll report back on this.

@Liderc
Sweet, thanks for your help man. The ones you've put up (and the latest red) have already been tremendously helpful. Appreciate you trying to match the red so closely, I can see the effect really well and it's helping me decide.

That said, note that the LED tab will be populated with red LEDs, a red mesh on top of that of may be too overwhelmingly...red.

@Wezly
Sweet, I will go through the newer LCD mounting arrangement (situation) ASAP (which may be another week...hang in there). Good call about blacking fans, though, that hadn't occurred to me and it may have been a disaster.

@dreamaxx
I'm with you on the white, I'm leaning towards it but not rejecting other options just yet though. Need to do invest some time into advanced chromatic visualization (aka daydreaming).

@bianco
Thanks as always bro. Fyi the branding tag will be removed so I'm not so concerned about matching it.

@callen_1
nobody knows the trouble I've seen
nobody knows but Jesus

And callen knows as well apparently because that is exactly why I'm frustrated. Color choice and panel design. For the past week I've spent a couple hours every night in front of SketchUp fiddling with designs and so far nothing has stuck 100% as "dats the one!!11bbq"

Backlighting is a really interesting idea and I am cautiously intrigued. But I suspect the backlight would only come through the holes in the mesh, which don't line up with the front panel design (I'm calling it the metal mask from now on)...it will create a blobby indistinct outline. Something to ponder definitely.

@gmat
Another vote for red, thanks man. You're right about that, red would for sure STAND OUT (see what I did there?)

@Pado
Right on all points and I have been considering the same things, so it's good that you're echoing my opinions so far.

@Dreddy71
Hmm...

You know that's a good point about "looking at after a while." I'll keep that in mind for sure.

@Raiden
Thanks man!

@C-J
Silver is how it is now (bare aluminum) so that's an option. I hesitate on red because red/black is not a contrasting pair (Notice road signs, no red/black. Yellow/black is apparently the most contrasting pair e.g. road signs, bumblebees, scrambled eggs + pepper, all important things. Even higher contrast than white/black according to some study).

This is a good time to say that I am really enjoying this dialogue with you guys, discussing colors/designs etc. Makes the worklog come...alive, if you catch my Tokyo Drift. Thanks for that. Whatever I end up doing let it be known that I appreciate all of your inputs, they do not fall on deaf ears even if the final result doesn't follow every suggestion.



@CptDreadFlint
Ah HAHAHAHA I didn't add the umlaut nom I can only add max 5 tags, someone else must have!!

"Waiting on a package" - If worklogs were RPGs "waiting on a package" would be the stats grinding. Story of every worklog.

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Fuel on the fire

I put together a few SketchUp designs. Let's call them A and B and C (left to right). I don't want to go too deeply into the designs as I want to have it ready for cutting next week. Nonetheless you might have opinions on things I haven't noticed before, so here goes.



<3 <3 SketchUp.

[C-J]

Design C looks Very Kool, Something that looks Stock but is Very Unique!


And For the RAD if the Vote still Counts, Matte or Gloss White like it is LOL

[Liderc]

Really liking C. Gives your case some very cool flowing lines.

I agree about the Red front, I felt like it would be overwhelming once I went back and saw how much red was inside your case.

[shazza]

nom, nom, nom (wasn't me) ... Here's my thought on the front panel design:

B) out - like it, but it reminds me a lot of Callen's design (that's okay, not like you're going to be looking at it everyday, but ...)

C) like it - agree with C-1, it's Koooool. BUT (always another BUTTT here) I wonder what it will look like with the mesh. Will it mesh with the mesh? Dunno.

A) My fave - it's wayyyy different, just enough graphic going on there without overpowering the meshiness.

[Wezly]

B
Please!
Although.... While it does match the clean lines of everything else....
C, or, heck, A compliments the tubing....
My new vote is for C...
Or maybe it's A...
Ugh... Forget I said anything about preference....

The original fit nicely, the straight lines of B are clean, and C has nice flow and softens the front of the case... I honestly couldn't say either way until there's more development on the inside of the case, or the new window...

BTW, how's that coming along?

[callen_1]

B.) is my favourite for obvious reason but on a serious note i really dig A.), simply for the awesome and unique design. I also think C.) looks great too, especially for the practicality (as it's more of a grill for the fans). So, here's my proposal; just merge the two? could that possibly work? do a sketch-up, chop chop lol

[dreamaxx]

Love C

[kwscore]

me to C looks great

[gmat]

A looks good with the mesh. And it also reminds of the Lian Li logo (intended or not ?).
Also some badass things come in red & black. Think of it. Killer spiders. Classic muscle cars. Poisonous frogs. EVGA mobos. Pizza with olives.
And the stock red inside that P50 looks so nice. You should show a part of it outside

[ipuoL]

i love A! But your build will also be awesome when you do not take A, but it would be better

[kgtiger]

I still like A, it's unique, looks nothing like a standard grill, yet adds a touch of kibbler flare.
I would like to see (A) being black and mesh being white.

[Jack]

Great build, very proffesional!

And I like design C the most, but I would go thicker and lesser lines... The curvature is really nice man.

[Kibbler]

@C-J, Liderc, shazza, Wezly, callen, dreamaxx, kwscore, gmat, ipuoL, kgtiger, Jack
Thanks a lot for your comments and inputs so far guys, really appreciate it. The process is not transparent so you'll have to take my word for it: Your inputs do give me direction. Cheers for that.

Ok let's say...if I had a lot of cases to play with (I wish).

Again, let's call them A B C D E F, left to right. What do you think?

Personally my money is on B, then A, then F. I like how white makes the design stand out (A + B), and F is a good high-contrast combination that fits the cooling parts behind it.

What say you?



I sometimes get carried away in SketchUp...

[Moitrux]

A) Looks definitly better

[Alexandr0s]

I like B. I'm not really digging the red on A .

[Red-5]

I must agree with you there. A and B certainly stand out, the white making the design pop.
I still like your very first design for the faceplate though, a simple and classy design.