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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. Not as crazy as the Imperiator SD case by Picass0 · · Score: 4, Interesting

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

  2. 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.

  3. Sufficiently nerdy by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 4, Interesting

    But why aren't they using those external fins as heat sinks?

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

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

  5. It is time for an updated re-release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting
    of Lucasart's TIE Fighter, the greatest game of all time.

    That is all I have to say.

  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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    Fat chicks need love, too. But they gotta pay. - Quagmire
  13. 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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    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
  14. 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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    You need a FREE iPod Nano