[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] nandobang:
"Obsidian"

Custom Wizard casemod

Hello my friends,

I've been using a Wizard for quite a while now. I've added a lot of programs and utilities, removed some, modified others, but never changed my ROM (still with its WM5 :p )

Recently, my QWERTY keyboard got damaged, and the case is all scratched too... So I've got this (strange) idea: make a new case for my Wizard. Since the keyboard is damaged, I'll remove it and try to make this babe a little slimer.

I would like to state that in no way I have any connection to HTC, nor this is a new HTC device. It's only a personal project to improve my own device.

November 24, 2009

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Just started to make the skeleton frontal piece that holds the LCD and front buttons. Horray! \o/

November 20, 2009

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Finished the prototype for the case. Making some final adjustments, then ready to make the real thing!

This prototype now has another cool feature: it has an internal skeleton and an external shell, so you can have multiple "skins" to change whenever you get sick of one. I've rendered a red shell just to show an example.

Case prototype (Frontal shell, frontal skeleton, back skeleton and back shell)

Mounting schematic

November 11, 2009

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Finally got some vacations, and now I can dedicate myself to this dreamy project. Here are some pics of the old Wizard, just as the darky-obsidian-glossy-mirror-like plastic, lol.

October 8, 2009

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Today I've finished the prototype in Photoshop, since that was vital for this project. These buttons were removed, since I've never had any use for them: volume slider, comm manager and voice dial (is it?). The camera button is missing, but I'll insert it there tomorrow :P.

October 7, 2009

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I'll be using hard and soft plastic for the case. The soft plastic will be used where there are buttons, since it'll be a single piece (as Nokia N78 did with some front buttons). The rest will be hard plastic. I'll try to achieve a black piano-ish finish, just as the black Diamond.

I've took some measuring, and if my plans are right, I'll take 1/3 out of its thickness!

I love my Wizard, but I always felt it kinda chubby in my pocket, and the screen bevel always makes it hard to hit the X button with the bare finger... So I'll be making a flat front, making it easy to hit the corners and other sliding moves.

PICTURES

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This is the initial prototype. Dead flat front, single piece buttons and plate, except the central confirmation button.

Old case part... Full of scratches, as I've sprayed it all black once, but it went like crap. Nevermore, hah.

The plastic being used for the outside casing. Yes, from old CD cases... They have such a high quality!

Actually they aren't that reflective... Some sanding and car polishing compounds make that baby ;D

Old case in a size comparison

More scratched parts

This is how bad the old spraying went...

My Wizard fully disassembled

Later!