i normally cant be bothered to read building threads (apart from if i need some tips/ideas from), but i ended up reading every comment that the builder made about that.. and Im now a huge admirer of this guy and his skills..
FTFY. I don't care how much money the dude has, the stuff he made, by hand, is absolutely stunning....taking a part his diff....deciding it's not good enough and fabricating your own casing from scratch is something I would call pretty damn awesome.