Borderlands 2 Custom Xbox Slim

I have not modded a Xbox Slim case yet, but as they are getting real cheap now i thought i would play around with this spare case.

The plan, so far. Is for a Borderlands 2 themed case. I have some ideas but i wont reveal all my secrets straight away.

Stripped it down



Rough designs, i wanted a radius on the corners



Hard Drive Window



Pilot Hole



Cut out



Files. These make your job alot easier then trying to sand your edges down smooth.





Top window cut out



When you are marking out your windows, check behind where you will be cutting, it makes it alot easier if you fit your design to the case.

Grinding down the edges so i have room for the plexiglass.





Primer on the other side of the Xbox 360 case and other parts.

Looks great so far dude, really nice cuts after you sanded them down hahah.

Looks like a great start! What paint where you going to go with? From working with them I've noticed a glossy finish goes well with the sleek lines of the slim. Are you going to install LEDs? Keep up the good work!

All parts in primer now.

Looks excellent.

Finished the primer and gave it a light sand. Put it back together to see how it looks. Starting to work on ideas to actually make it Borderlands 2 themed. Any ideas would be appreciated.

This is gonna be good

Eject button still work ok?

Some more progress for today.

Trying to keep a light coat of paint because of that eject button. If i have problems i will re wire a eject button into the rocks.

Expanding Foam

Wanted to add some rocks / terrain to the bottom of the case, add a display for the Xbox case. Wrapped the case in some foil and tape to not get any foam on it. Raised the case up a bit from the base to add some height.

I was filming the expanding foam but the camera went flat 10 seconds into the foaming. Real dirty stuff, definatly will be wearing gloves next time, sticks to your fingers real good.









Sony Bloggie. Never will i buy one of Sony's products again. Battery life is terrible. Needs to go in for warrenty.

Removed the case from the base, this is why i used the foil, made it alot easier and nothing stuck to the case. I will be carving the foam and using filler ( bondo, body filler ) to get the shapes i want.

I'm really loving this, what are your plans for the hardware?

I'm really loving this, what are your plans for the hardware?

Any ideas for color. Cant think of anything good just yet. Designs. Any help would be appreciated.

A darkish yellow like caution tape.

These are the rocks im trying to make at the base





Spent some time on the expanding foam carving out the rocks, sharp flat edges, they don't seem to have much curves.

I removed the foam and other things from the centre and dropped the case lower, looks better then being raised up so hign. Now the rocks look like they have grow / formed around the case, rather then just the case sitting on the top.

This side looks a bit plain so i thought i would keep the foam / rocks higher.







The rocks are far from finished. It looks like not much has happend, but its hard to see in the photos.

The aftermath

Sprayed the base with a light coat of primer. You can start to see the shapes that i carved alot better now. I like how it is, just need to make the foam a bit stronger and fill in all the air pockets



Starting to get the look of real rocks. It will look better when all the rocks have a light skim coat of body filler ( bondo ) and sanded back. I think i will paint the rocks a black then grey over the top, i will lightly sand the edges of the rocks so the black comes through, just like the above pictures of the rocks in game.

Those look really good.

Wow, it's coming out nice!

I like the black then grey idea. It gives it a more cell shaded effect.

Sorry for the lack of updates been busy and havent been doing to much work on this case. Not to happy with how its turning out i just got to put some more work into it so i get more motivation.

I really like the whole idea of a platform piece, the rock formation is great. Since it is a rock formation based on the game it doesn't have to be perfect, flat lines are great but if you spray some foam spots onto the base and paint them they could look like lose smaller rocks. I think that might make the base a little more realistic.

Nice work, looks like a 1 slab job hey I liked the look of the rocks before you added the bog as they looked a bit like granite.

Looking good. Tell you what wanna relay my drive way lol.

Jkes that looks blooming awesome. i wish i had skill like you at that. Keep those pics a coming.

you are a modding

great job!

Don't give up now. There are a lot of us that have been watching this project we just haven't been posting.
Cant wait to see where it goes next!

Still trying to think of the colors for the case. Progress is slow, will definatly be working on this a bit more from now on. Getting close to finish my Liquid Cooled Xbox Slim.

Any ideas people, your ideas and designs help me out.

Orange / Red Perspex for the Windows

I have decided on paint. Rust Effect

Have a look at the youtube video to check it out.

http://youtu.be/26Ud9T-doAc

This effect with orange / amber perspex

Update



The controller for the Borderlands 2 Case, Yellow and Amber LED's, thinking of adding a mix of yellow and orange buttons ( A B X Y ) but don't want to over do it with the colors.







Amber Perspex, transparent not a solid color so you will still be able to see into the case, may paint the disc drive behind so it does not stand out so much.







Strip of RGB LED's these can be cut down into sections and joined together. 12V power. Maybe RED











LCD Tempreture Sensor will have this cut into the side of the case. Orange LCD will mount the sensor underneath the heatsink.

You do not put the sensor in between the heatsink and the cpu. That will cause there to not be full contact which can lead to overheating and frying.

New toy

Dremel 300

I had a rotary tool before, but i had my brother borrow it and it never came back



Marked and cut out with the dremel using a cutting disc, quick and easy. I like to lay tape down and mark over that and cut over it. Remove the tape and it leave a nice finish, the plastic won't melt back onto the case.



Cut less and file to fit, nothing worse then cutting off to much and having it ruined.





Rocks are slowly coming along again, had to take a break from them and take my time. Still some work to go.

More rock progress, starting to take shape now, trying to get those sharp edges.

Engraved case badges

You may have seen the samll drawings of Gearbox Software and 2K Sports logo on the case, design has been sent to the engraver and has come out perfect.

1.5 inch square

I'm not a fan of Borderlands, but I have to say that I'm really enjoying watching this project come together. It certainly has the makings of a true work of art! Bravo!

I love borderlands, and love the mod. I really cant wait to see it done. Good job man!

LED's

Started getting some work done on my LED's, wanted to change it from the boring single color but wanted to keep with the Borderlands colors ( red, orangeand yellow ) in the build.

RGB strips make this a lot easier, when i wanted to use yellow i would solder the Green and Red Connections together. I even used Orange and Yellow wires to keep with the theme.



Red hard drive window will have red and fan grill will have yellow






Red LED's on the other side will be hidden inside the rocks and have a slight angle so they point up along the case to give it a glowing red effect.

You got a temp LCD screen. RGH 360?? Top notch work so far! Keep it up!!

hello mate i really like what your doing im gonna try that with my slim but in white, but where did you the LED lights strip from? and where would you connect the wires inside the console?

The case badges came in yesterday, could not be happier with these, perfect. These are engraved not just a sticker.

Those are sick. Where are you going to plce these on the box? Faceplate? Looking good my man!

Not 100% sure now, was originaly looking at placing on the faceplate, but then i decided to make them a bit larger.

Bullet Shells, thought i would add 1 or 2 to the base to add to the look, got this image from the official Borderlands front page

Prep and Paint

If you havent already checked out the newest Borderlands 2 trailer click the link below.

http://youtu.be/MCWJUSulnro

Keeping the paint idea as a surprise for now, ill show you step by step as i go though.

Matte Black as the base



Lightly sanded back, ready for the next color over the top.
Picture resized a little weird the badges have come out rough.

looking good so far, i cant wait for the game to come out.

Yes it will be good, if its anything like the first its going to be amazing.

A big thank you to Chris.F at Gearbox Software, he has sent me out some presents.

Gearbox Software Shirt, Traiding Cards, Fridge Magnets, Stickers and a bag to fit it all in. Appreciate you helping me out with this build.



I have watched the Doomsday trailer over and over.

Found some nice designs for the case, i used the image below and wanted a paint effect to go along with the design.



Painted all parts in a Matte Black base





After the black base was dry, i sprayed a wet coat of silver and quickly laid over some plastic wrap over the top and placed it down and lifted it back up to reveal a nice finish, similar to the pattern in the trailer that i was trying to achieve. This is the first stage of the paint, more to come.

That is a sick paint job dude! Keep it up.

WOW, Thst's Sick, I really cant wait till you finish this mod. And i loved borderlands 1, I know 2 is going to be beast.

A transparent black was sprayed over the top of my patterns, hard to see exactly in the pictures.



The more coats the darker it will get, weather hasnt been the best and painting during all this rain has made a less then perfect finish, it will be fixed, it looks worse in the pictures. Clear coat is still needed.



Working on the red glow on the side of the case.

Dude I'm always mega stoked during the week to see what your up too. The paint is looking good. Whats your controller going to be like? You should add extra buttons for the bumpers down on the underside of your paddles. They come in handy dude. Whatever it is I'm sure it will be sick!

Same to you, i like seeing your work, good to see someone else on here doing something a bit different.

Controller will be pretty basic, it already has orange and yellow ring of light, i will also get orange and yellow buttons.

Thanks to Modiify for sponsoring the Borderlands 2 Case.

Giving me a nice price and delivery on some parts for the controller and the case.

Modiify Elite Thumbsticks





Orange and Yellow A B X Y Buttons. Going to mix and match maybe A X Y will be Orange and B Yellow.



Yellow and Orange Ring of Light to match the controller.

My new old toy.

Scroll Saw - it makes it so easy to do detailed cuts and designs, in a heap of different materials. I find it better then the dremel for some things.



Borderlands logo, the plan is to cut out a big logo and have it on the side of the case, the left hand side.





2 holes were needed to be drilled so i could thread the blade and continue cutting, this weekend i will have a lot of progress done.

Thanks to Modiify for the package, received it today and within a couple of minutes i had my controller finished.

I decided to go with the orange buttons and to make it stand out a little i kept the original B button, i played around with a few different combinations till i came up with this design.

Modiify Custom Thumbstick, they are the mushroom shaped like the PS3, i prefer these over original.