Potential case mod alert - Lego Millenium Falcon

Author: Wil Harris
Published: 13th February 2007
Comments (26) Stumble
"Laugh it up, fuzzball!"

"Laugh it up, fuzzball!"

OK, so it's not often we see a product and think - "Oh my God, that has to be a case mod." But sometimes, just sometimes, a product appeals to us on so many levels. This is one of those times.

For starters, it's not like you get the Lego Millenium Falcon pre-built - it already requires a heck of a lot of assembly, perfect for modders everywhere. And since it's a hunk of junk that always requires repairs, why not customise it a little? There's great potential for modding in just the kit itself.

Of course, the Falcon is one of the fastest ships in the galaxy, making it perfectly suited to housing a top of the line PC. The Lego replica is three foot long, so getting the kit in there might be a squeeze - but that's why we're modders, right? A few PCI bendy brackets here, a custom shell there - it's gotta be possible to get some Micro ATX kit in there.

Lastly, it has an insane amount of geek appeal. C'mon, who can resist the Millenium Falcon? It's the ultimate symbol of all that is geeky. It's a cobbled together machine that performs admirably, most of the time, but is prone to tantrums - sound like your PC? It certainly sounds like mine!

The kit is on sale very soon for a fabulous $499 / £349, and has over 5000 pieces. Think you can take it on? Here's the store page.

Let us know your modding thoughts over in the forums.
Quote DougEdey 13th February 2007, 11:45
Won't ever beat the original MF mod. EVER I tell you!
Quote Mankz. 13th February 2007, 11:50
oohhh, its tempting...

I've got a whole load of massive Lego things from my childhood dotted about my room.
Quote airchie 13th February 2007, 11:50
That's huge, and sure ain't cheap... :D
Quote mikeuk2004 13th February 2007, 12:15
lol bit playing with lego now. Thats retro and old school. I miss my Lego :)
Quote DXR_13KE 13th February 2007, 12:29
awesome!!! :D
Quote PA!N 13th February 2007, 13:03
God, that makes me want to touch my LEGO again...but my girl would kill me :)
Quote antiHero 13th February 2007, 14:04
Sweet! But how come that 499$ translate into 549€? For a European product!
:'(
Quote oddball walking 13th February 2007, 14:12
That is what you call a rip off it should be about 383€ according to xe.
It dose look cool.
Quote supermonkey 13th February 2007, 16:25
Quote:
Originally Posted by PA!N
God, that makes me want to touch my LEGO again...but my girl would kill me :)
:p
My girl bought me a Lego Star Destroyer for Christmas.

And I agree, that would make one heckuva mod project!

-monkey
Quote Enak 13th February 2007, 16:25
There is no ****ing way I would build a PC into one of those... although if I had a second one I might be tempted.
Quote PA!N 13th February 2007, 17:20
Quote:
Originally Posted by supermonkey
:p
My girl bought me a Lego Star Destroyer for Christmas.

-monkey

You lucky ****** :p ;)
Quote Techno-Dann 13th February 2007, 17:25
That would be quite the project... If I had the disposable income, I'd do it.
Quote Darv 13th February 2007, 20:18
I've got have one!! It'll dwarf my UCS Star Destroyer.
Quote bluep3ace 13th February 2007, 22:23
i'm telling you, they need to make a bigger star destroyer!!!
Quote samkiller42 13th February 2007, 22:42
Do a scale replica Super Star Destroyer then, that will be big enough to install a watercooling loop as well ;)

Sam
Quote AClark 13th February 2007, 23:41
Putting the 5000 pieces together would be enough stress without trying to fit all the essentials of a computer inside it. Hell no, I think I'll pass on this one :)
Quote David_Fitzy 14th February 2007, 01:05
LEGO and PC Hardware a match made in heaven
Quote Stuey 14th February 2007, 03:02
Two things - for that price, the model had better freakin fly!!, and if anyone that doesn't own a collectable/sci-fi store buys this with their own money, they should have "geek" tattooed to their forehead.
Quote Techno-Dann 14th February 2007, 03:08
Well, sign me up for the tattoo, then. I'm already talking with possible sponsors for a Lego Millenium Falcon case mod. I've got the money and skill (and collection) for the Lego side of things, but not the spare cash for the hardware.
Quote Stuey 14th February 2007, 03:57
I've edited my previous post. Getting this Lego model for free for a case mod isn't too bad. It's the guys that would spend the $500 cash for it that are more deserving of the tattoo.

And even to those guys, I mean no offense. Well, no offense as long as you're married or otherwise romantically involved with someone that does not dress up in a Star Trek uniform or Star Wars costume on Halloween (or any other day of the year).

:D :D
Quote |V| 4 L k i 3 R 14th February 2007, 04:20
Lego Star Destroyer

"Measuring an impressive 37” by 23”, this model dwarfs any LEGO Star Wars™ ship ever produced."

You might be able to squeeze something a little better in here!
Quote Skill3d 14th February 2007, 11:05
Quote:
Originally Posted by |V| 4 L k i 3 R
Lego Star Destroyer

"Measuring an impressive 37” by 23”, this model dwarfs any LEGO Star Wars™ ship ever produced."

You might be able to squeeze something a little better in here!



they say it has 120 laser cannons but i only see like 14 :|
Quote Lord_A 15th February 2007, 21:04
Amazing set isn't it?
I thought the Imperial Star Destoyer & the Death Star II were huge at just over 3000 pieces each, but 5000!!!

I've already pre-ordered it, it only ships in October so plenty of time to save up the massive £350. Not sure I'd ever want to mod a PC into something so awesome though, it looks so beautiful as it is, plus the huge price tag...it will just end up on my Lego shelf with all my other Star Wars Lego sets that I own (50 & counting )
Quote Hamish 16th February 2007, 11:35
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_A
it will just end up on my Lego shelf with all my other Star Wars Lego sets that I own (50 & counting )
pics pics pics pics pics pics pics!
Quote Lord_A 16th February 2007, 11:42
I'll take some over the weekend just for you then B)

In the meantime, you can see which sets I own here but that's just box pictures.
Quote Seyeklopz 7th April 2007, 01:55
Japan should make a city in a full scale super star destroyer instead of that stupid 2 mile high pyramid.

19 kilometers of geek splendor
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