Hardcore Star Wars fan builds Imperator-class computer case

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-03 12:23pm

According to The Register:

Star Destroyer case mod brings PC under Imperial heel
By Tony Smith
Posted: 03/07/2003 at 14:42 GMT

Watch out, Han Solo, the Empire is preparing to strike back. After we reported yesterday on case modder Russ Caslis' attempt to wrap a model Millennium Falcon around a PC, we've now learned that Australian case modifyer Bluesmurf is building his computer into an Imperial Star Destroyer.

According to the fellow's web site, the project centres on the construction of model ship just over a metre in length 30cm high and 65cm across. Caslis' used an old toy Millennium Falcon as the basis for his mod - Bluesmurf is building his ship from scratch.

The wedge-shaped pride of the Imperial fleet will be build out of aluminium, so we'd suggest that it just has to contain the innards of a Power Mac G5. As yet Bluesmurf hasn't decided what mobo or processor his star system-smashing system will contain, but it will boast an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card and all the trimmings.

Bluesmurf, aka Antony Winn, has been working in his Star Destroyer PC, aka Imperator, since April 2001. With the primary research, design and planning under his belt, he commenced construction earlier this year. Antony cites seeing Star Wars in 1977 as his ultimate inspiration for the project, in particular the opening shot of the Star Destroyer flying in over the planet Tatooine to dwarf the vessel it's pursuing.

How much has the project cost to date? "Lots," is all Bluesmurf will say. ®

Link:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~bluesmurf/

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-07-03 12:46pm

I saw a guy who had a PC which was a model of the Jedi temple. Really, really cool.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-07-03 12:48pm

What did creative geeks do BEFORE there was SW and ST??

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-03 12:56pm

Dang no images. Looks like its not finished yet.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-03 12:58pm

The images are under the Construction section.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-07-03 01:03pm

There was also that one guy who made his comp into a woman.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-07-03 01:06pm

Shinova wrote:There was also that one guy who made his comp into a woman.

I bet you he wanked to more than the images on his monitor.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-07-03 02:00pm

Stravo wrote:What did creative geeks do BEFORE there was SW and ST??

Flash Gordon?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-03 02:15pm

Damn, that's really cool.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-07-03 02:21pm

Whats with the Mac blurb in the article?

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-03 02:22pm

The new PowerMac G5 has a brushed aluminum case...

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-07-03 02:27pm

Okay.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-03 02:39pm

Shinova wrote:There was also that one guy who made his comp into a woman.

That was the one made to look like the manga version of Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, right?

IIRC, it was really well done, with an excellent face and fully dressed in combat fatigues...

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-07-03 07:21pm

Saw a computer this guy built to resemble something from the film Brazil, it had a 30's style mechanical keyboard, a seperate keyboard to the side to accomadate everything not covered by 30's typewriters, and a monitor that looked, well, really bizarre.
I want one. It was fully functional.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-03 07:25pm

Sort of like the rebels' computers in The Matrix? (the ones they used in that Matrix hotel, that is)

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-07-03 09:18pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Sort of like the rebels' computers in The Matrix? (the ones they used in that Matrix hotel, that is)

Haven't seen it yet, and honestly, I'm in no hurry. Wish I could find the link to it, though, it was really effing cool.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-07-03 11:29pm

I'm talking about the 1999 movie, anyway.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-07-04 01:16am

YT300000 wrote:
Shinova wrote:There was also that one guy who made his comp into a woman.
I bet you he wanked to more than the images on his monitor.

He couldn't do much more with it as the power supply was put in the crotch area.

That would be rather painful to shove your pecker into a spinning fan.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-07-04 01:56pm

neoolong wrote:
Stravo wrote:What did creative geeks do BEFORE there was SW and ST??
Flash Gordon?

Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-FLASH!!! AH-AHHH!!

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-07-04 09:36pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-FLASH!!! AH-AHHH!!

Savior of the universe!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-07-04 10:02pm

Vertigo1 wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-FLASH!!! AH-AHHH!!
Savior of the universe!

"Flash, Flash I love you! But we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!"