In this update I’m starting to make significant progress on a bunch of different parts of the computer. Things are really starting to come together.

Applying the second coats to the inner parts of the case.

A series of unfortunate events while trying to paint makes it clear that I’m really just blundering my way through this whole thing.

In which I cut the fan grilles, one of the defining features of the TIP-3000.

Incremental progress assembling the front panel and making plans for ventilation.

I start constructing the side panel and cutting the front panel.

I show off the assembled front panel, discuss the ways that I’ve deviated from my plans, and detail the construction of the side panel.

A partial updating that gives a preview of several things in progress, including the front control panel.

In this update I present the design for the front panel of the case.

My new parts arrive and I go into my plans in more detail.