Mad Computer Case!

I have built my own computer before, and it is relatively straight forward.  Right now all I have though is a laptop.  I would like to build another computer and what better to have as a case then an Imperial Star Destroyer!  This was a couple of years ago when I first started CAD drawings for my mad case.  It has been a project I have played with on my laptop for some time.  I have finally gotten to the point where I can go forward and start to bring this to life.  Here’s what I have now.

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As you can see with this current iteration, I haven’t finished the design in CAD yet.  I still need to complete the bridge section and think more about the supports.  I am going with an air cooled design since I don’t want to deal with water cooling and I think having 140 blue LED fans on the rear would look awesome.

Right now I am going to have the intakes on the rear with the exhaust forward to provide positive air pressure to keep out dust.  I am still trying to decide where things will go.  My power supply is currently on top right under the bridge.  I have an older drawing where the power supply is forward though.

As I play around with this on SolidWorks, I am also trying to make it look as good as possible.  I got a Zvezda kit for my birthday and will be experimenting with fiber optic lighting, painting, and having something other than reference photos online of star destroyers to base my design on.

Got my Dremel ready and just waiting for some supplies to arrive from Amazon.  As you can see, I also have some 5052 Aluminum sitting there.  I want to go with Aluminum for my case and Metal Supermarket Beltsville in Maryland was gracious enough to give me some Aluminum to experiment with.  I am still waiting on my flux for that.  I hear that 5052 is tricky to braze.  If I can learn how to torch braze, I should be able to put this together.  Assuming of course that the price of all this aluminum doesn’t bring this project to a screeching halt.