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TIE Fighter Case Mod

Posted by Zonk on from the empire-should-give-their-pilots-sturdier-craft dept.

serutan writes "Extreme Tech just kicked off their weekly case mod contest. The first winning entry is a scale model of a Star Wars TIE Fighter that's both a computer case and a desk. The rig is crafted out of PVC, plywood, a pet exercise ball, and bondo (so basically it's pretty much like the real thing)."

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  1. Nice... by the+real+darkskye · · Score: 3, Funny

    But I still want to build the desk from Tron

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  2. I like this mod better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    click here [planetquake.com] to see the ideal case mod for a *BSD system!

    1. Re:I like this mod better by artemis67 · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...the last case you'll ever need.

  3. Have you seen the pics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd hate to be the pilot of that TIE fighter, especially when the person using the computer is looking at pr0n.

    I think 23 hours a day of it is a bit too much for that pilot to see.

    1. Re:Have you seen the pics? by Cruciform · · Score: 2, Funny

      I see your Schwarz is bigger than mine! :(

  4. Fake. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It will never fly!

  5. a computer case and a desk... by Rew190 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... and an incredibly effective female repellant. Obviously should've chosen a TIE Interceptor.

    1. Re:a computer case and a desk... by Rew190 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Maybe, but the also-equipped shields would probably ensure you'd never have children.

      But perhaps if you diverted all power away from shields to the engines and lasers...

    2. Re:a computer case and a desk... by Gleng · · Score: 2, Funny
      But perhaps if you diverted all power away from shields to the engines and lasers...

      Totally. Shields are for people who get hit.

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  6. Is that Windows XP? by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 4, Funny

    It truly is an agent of the Empire.

  7. Hmmm. by Rew190 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Interesting, but I'm usually weary of the desks whose lasers are aimed squarely at my balls.

  8. I can see the look on the girl's face... by WonderSnatch · · Score: 5, Funny

    when she walks in and sees that!

    Oh, wait! It's Saturday night and I'm posting on slashdot...

    Brett

  9. Disney goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Disney goatse

  10. Re:Now what? by SEWilco · · Score: 5, Funny
    How is he going to get the thing out of the room?
    • Fly it.
    • Size matters not.
  11. Ouch by joeybagadonuts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yea. That's definitely going to bring in the chicks.

  12. Whats inside the case? by doc_pez · · Score: 5, Funny

    The TIE was running Windows.

    So I guess we now know what really happened to the Death Star. A gaping security "hole" + a special download.

    I guess it follows that the Rebels used Linux (solid X-Wings, but not enough drivers for them). But no matter how patched they kept flying.

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  13. Advice by OverflowingBitBucket · · Score: 2, Funny

    Size matters not.

    Dammit that's the last thing I want to hear when I'm sitting at that kind of desk given the view from the cockpit of that thing.

  14. Amazing! by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's amazing the stuff you can cobble together when there is no chance you will ever, ever, EVER have sex.

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  15. Obligitory: "That's no moon..." by Mulletproof · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...It's a workstation!"

    And don't forget to tip your waitress on the way out! Goodnight!

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  16. Re:kudos to them! by MrExact · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think even non-geeks would find it nifty.

    I don't think non-geeks would find this nifty at all. It's a Star Wars case mod the size of a table.

  17. Re:Very nice, but by biglig2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    As many have observed, the cockpit part of this case is right next to the user's genitalia, so I rather imagine you do hear a "WOOOOOOOAIINNNNNNNNNNNNNN" when it overheats....

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