The Formation of the Custom Glowing Blue and White G4

Don't Dissasemble Blue & White
Case Panels Removed	Panels Removed (another Angle)	All in loose parts While case interior was being painted Flat White	Custom Lettering, Reinstalling Parts	The Digital Audio Case that Donated Parts to the cause
The After Effects Of Mods
All Assembled with 2 BLue Cold Cathode Lights	Shine!	Look how the White glows though the Clear panels	Plexiglas Panel inside of Case	Digital Audio Case Panels up Close
Inside, Blue Paradise	Inside Part 2	The Back	On/Off Switch	Close up of Side Panel
Front Side, Translucent Front Panels	Glowing Front Apple Logo	Hidden Apple sticker on Top of Rear	Blue Cool Cold Cathodes	Plexiglas Epoxy'd in place
Behind the on/off Switch, PCI Slots	Side Profile Shot	Close up "G4" Custom Inkjet Letters	Close up "G4" Custom Inkjet Letters (w/Flash)	Desk Shot
Desk at Night (Perfect Night Light)	In the Dark, Wicked!	In the Dark, Wicked!	How can you NOT like this?	How can I fit my G5 Computer in this case?
Blue & White G4 System Specifications
Case:Blue & White Case with Graphite Digital Audio Case Parts Power Supply:Standard Apple B&W Power Supply Motherboard:Apple Blue & White (Revision 1) Processor:Sonnet G4 400mhz Memory:768 Megs Sound:Built In Digital Audio Video: ATI Radeon Mac Edition Storage: 40GB ATA IBM Optical: Sony CD-R Cooling: 1x middle 120mm Blue Antec Fan Monitor: Sony Keyboard:Apple Pro Keyboard "Graphite" Mouse: Apple Optical Mousel Speakers: Lights: 2 PcToys Cool Blue Cold Cathode Tubes with On/Off Switch
Blue & White G4 How it came together and Short Story
I bought this in 1999, it was a Blue & White 300 G3 mhz (Revision 1). Then upgraded to a Sonnet G4 400mhz processor & 40 gig HD. It was a great computer, not one complaint, then in Oct/Nov 2003 I bought my Dual 2 Gig G5. (I believe that's when they came out.) So my Blue and White got moved to another room became the back up. Still a trusty Mac, will always be. So one day after reading your "Pimp your Mac" article, I had to mod it. So equipped with my trusty Dremel a TON of cut off blades, i completely stripped the B&W all the way down to its bare metal case, i marked off where i wanted to cut. then sanded it all down, primered it and painted the outer part of the metal case in Flat White "rattle can" paint. As that dried I cleaned all the other parts and printed out the "G4" in an evil dripping font in Aqua and Black colors on my Epson inkjet Printer on photo paper and very carefully cut them out with an exact-o blade. Then after the case was dry I glued on the "G4" letters. I then cut out some Plexiglas to fit the hole I cut, I epoxy that into place let it dry and started putting all the rest of the B&W panels back into the unit. I took off the silver lining that was under the front panels and drive doors. Gave it that more translucent look. After all that was on I started running the wires for the lights and motherboard and everything. The green wire is a tube for the on/off switch. Also added a 120mm Blue lighted fan (inside). The best part is how the white parts show though the case and light up blue. Then after about a month of having this finished, terror struck. I was bringing to my Princeton Macintosh Users Group (PMUG). And I dropped it down 5 concrete stairs. Yes, Stairs. Needless to say, I had some choice words to scream. But all that happened to it was 2 cracked back handles and minor scuffing to the side of the case. It started up just fine and the lights had no problem. LOL, SCORE 1 for Macintosh. This was where my idea for using a Graphite Digital Audio case came into play. So I found a cheap one on eBay, ($50 hardly cheap) I stole the handles and side panels. Since they were clear ended up being perfect. However since the Digital Audio has painted silver panels I needed to strip them clear. So, I had to soak them in 91% Isopropyl Alcohol for about an hour, and the silver paint comes right off showing a CLEAR case. Sweet Nectar. After some gentle cleaning, popped them onto the Blue & White G4 and the blue cold cathodes just SHINE right through. The Last 3 photos are what's left of the poor Digital Audio Case. (with the B&W scuffed and broken/glued/fixed handles).