Here is a link to the panther board:
http://www.versalogic.com/Products/DS.asp?ProductID=51

The LCD I was thinking of is an external one with the player still having a built in VFD or equivalent. I don't think the metalwork is too bad. I have looked closely at the empeg, It appears that anyone could create a reasonable case. It is just expensive to have them manufactured in larger quantities.

Alex Lear