LEGO Computer-case ^^

[Sjagga]

Hey people!

Today i sort of accidently stumbled across some old pics of a little project i did with a friend of mine, quite some years ago. I just thought i had to share this with all of you, since it's actually pretty cool :-P

What i'm talking about, is a computer case entirely built from LEGO. (yes, too much time on your hands, a creative mind and lots of old LEGO stored somewhere does weird things with people ;-))

So all the hardware is tightly secured with... LEGO blocks only ^^ In the end the thing was rocksolid, worked like a charm and looked great, so i suppose it was a succesfull project hehe. Downside was it had to be taken apart a week later, but i'm glad i've taken these pics (and found them again).

Here goes:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic1.jpg
This is the hardware we used, in a test setup. All of it was pretty old crap but it still worked so there :-P After the initial testing we could start building (not much pics of the process)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic7.jpg
This is halfway, first priority was to secure the mainboard as good as possible, and support the cards in it. tight LEGO Technic beams and columns ^^ (ah yes, architecture student, can you blame me? :-P)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic9.jpg
Halfway, inside view (don't mind the dead LEGO dude on the videocard :-P)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic5.jpg
The backside was intentionally left open for the cooler looks (and it was solid, man :-P)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic12.jpg
Of course we want a floppy drive too. And it has to look cool too.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic15.jpg
The towery thing on the left is the power button (with the spring to put the button back into position. Lovely.

Now for the full pics of the end result
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic16.jpg
front (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic16groot.jpg for big)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic17.jpg
full 1 (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic17groot.jpg for big)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic18.jpg
full 2 (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z244/Sjaggah/pic18groot.jpg for big)

And there you have it. One up and running computer, stylishly encased in LEGO :-P There are little details everywhere, LEGO men doing stuff , fans behind fences, cables going in through doors, stylish air ducts etcetera :-P I really pity that it had to be taken apart :-(

Anyway, that's it :p

[He10]

Send this to lego guys and probably U'd be in an Advert for Lego ;) anytime soon. maybe next time u could do a turntable made out of lego blocks.

[daveB]

Hmm.:oo: It looks very nice, but what about cooling? Man, this happens when you have a lot a time and you don't have anything else to do. BTW, it's a nice job with this "case":bg:.

[Sjagga]

Hmm.:oo: It looks very nice, but what about cooling? Man, this happens when you have a lot a time and you don't have anything else to do. BTW, it's a nice job with this "case":bg:.

There was one big fan in the yellow section (as you can see, with the red fences in front of it), other than that there was the regular cpu and videocard fan ofcourse. Air could easily flow in and out since there were several holes in it (one intentionally for cooling, the big one with the arch). The big red L-shaped part with the mechanic sign on it could open upwards aswell :p And, it was pretty old stuff so it didn't generate a whole lot of heat :p

[daveB]

Yep, i see it. And after a second run through the pictures - i even see that it was not a core2duo:).

[Holly]

i want it.

[Britkitty]

Very cool I must say.

[Sjagga]

Thanks, exactly my thougts aswell :p

Even though it's been like 5 years ago, i still remember how much fun it was building this. Maybe i'm just a big kid, but i'd actually love to do it again, even now, if i'd have stuff to do so :p

[Dns_]

ROFL!

That's pro right there.
:D

[Luconia]

wow, awesome job! i don't think that i could built that....

[Lo_]

lmao, are there ventilators lego technics with a batteries?:icon_mrgreen::icon_mrgreen:

[Swetans]

awesome creativity, :) hehe in addition it looks very nice..

[Arcana]

Fugggin awesome. I want to live in it! and take a dump in it...i mean, uh, nice!

[Jkilla]

wow.. really cool!

[kurtbradd]

WoW! How long did that take you to make?

[Sjagga]

Umm, i think it was a 2-day project or something ^^
Glad you all like it :p

[bourne6]

lol ya wayyy to much time on your hands. but it was a nice outcome. why did you take it apart a week later. did the lego overheat from the electrontics? lol

[Sjagga]

lol ya wayyy to much time on your hands. but it was a nice outcome. why did you take it apart a week later. did the lego overheat from the electrontics? lol

Nah heating-wise it was perfectly fine and it worked just as it should (not that it got used a lot), it had to be taken apart for some reason which i honestly don't know anymore. Hmm. Maybe it didn't have to and we just did but i can't imagine that haha.

[Supra2061]

that loooks coool. lol thats very unqiue to build your own computer case out of legos! lol yeah u should send it into lego's.. who knows something may come out of it.

[jsracing]

cool!!! any close up pics? i want to try that! what problems did you encounter when you made that?

[-Cl0wn-]

Any chance of that melting at all if it ever got too hot??

[Sjagga]

cool!!! any close up pics? i want to try that! what problems did you encounter when you made that?

Well, to be honest we didn't find any problems at all building it, evaluate where you need to support the mainboard and the bigger cards so it stays upright and that's it actually. These were all the pics i still had left i think, so no close ups :(


Any chance of that melting at all if it ever got too hot??


Not really :) We just made sure there were no pieces adjacent to the parts that get hot while maintaining a good airflow. The blocks themselves can stand quite some heat, but in this case they didn't have to put up with much 8)

[CoN]

Ahah Nice Iw Ant One Of Thrses

[chorche0]

so now I don't have to go to Legoland to see wicked lego projects:P

[Litepulsar]

That looks amazing!! Now I'd like one, in girly pink lego bricks please :p Seriously, awesome work.

[nrg]

that must've taken quite some time :)

pretty neat... gj dude

[padlad]

thats seriously cool man!!!

[Vince-N]

Damn... I want one!

[ntrance]

That is awesome!

I think my PC components would melt it though. lol

[Heinrich]

Great job, man!!! You´re an artist!!! REally creative job:bg: :blink1: :icon_mrgreen:

[mirkz]

that is bloody awesome dude
i dont know how u came up with that idea but it looks so good
one of the most creative things i have seen

[Seb Astían]

Damn that's cool! I would never come up with an idea like that. It's looks good too.

[s0ber]

lol thats cool

[ghostrecon]

u remind me of the old dayz

[DJ@]

Like my 17 year old little brohter.. He also plays with lego from time to time..
Very creative guy.. just like you man.. it looks great..

[mattskull16]

Wow, that's time WELL wasted!
I love the case, it's so original!
Why did you have to take it down, though?

[James-Havoc]

OMG i want one!

[Videlov]

This looks great. You have a good imagination.

[FuZi0n]

Haha that looks funny man :P I remember a photo of the first Google server, I don't know how it exactly was, but at least something that protected it was made with Lego :P The most simple things can be used for the most handy things kinda :)

[Deserteagle]

Haha..Looks good & Funny :)

[CalmFnPerson]

Hella cool!

[Matt_13]

Hehe I've never seen anything like that ;P really cool

[veensent]

Nice work man, you have cool computer :)

[Szymusiek]

:o you're the man!!! :wors: hahah i want that pc too... that's a shame i've sold my LEGO's... :( :(

[popeye1497]

I just this and I couldn't believe it, its cool!

[Ageis]

Haha nice work Sjagga, i myself own a PS2 that's been modified to fit a (NES) Nintendo Entertainmend System.:)

[ClubFM]

W O W - where i can buy?!:D:D:D:d

[Sunshine^]

this thread needs revival :D

[lyonx]

lol this is awesome