Who hasn’t played with Lego blocks in the old, old days of their childhood? Certainly most anyone will have a block or two (or a box or two) at home, and have tried to build upon grandiose plans that may have included castles, walls, houses and boxes. In the case of this one special modder, he took the concept of an “enclosure” and applied it to his own set of lego blocks – coming out with a computer mod as classic as case modding itself.

                                              After laying out everything in a CAD program, the parts are prepared for eventual construction.

Using all black blocks for the whole computer casing, Luke Anderson built a standard-size computer casing (probably cannibalizing a dozen Lego boxes for the black blocks in the process) out of the iconic multi-piece toy, and did it in such a way as to evoke recollections of Space Odyssey and Borg Cubes. Yes, this thing is – no other word for it – sinister.

                                             "Side panel". Note the stand-offs under the motherboard - Lego "axle" parts were used.

Lego-block computer casings have been made before, but all of them were composed of multiple colors – lending that “kiddy” feeling to the end product. In this case however, this looks exactly like a web-development server / serious business machine in its all black, monolithic cladding of plastic blocks. And make no mistake – this is not simply about slapping together some blocks into a box-shape, putting in all the components and calling it a day, very detailed planning, a step-by-step process, and some creative modifications all play a part in creating something that fits well around all of the different computer parts.

                                             A bit of hot glue and an exact Lego 1 x 1 hole serves for secure power and reset switches.

With typical modder exactitude, Luke also included a complete guide and even a time-lapse video of him in the process of building the enclosure just for the enjoyment or emulation of countless other grown-up PC modders with tubs of long-untouched Lego blocks down in the basement or up in the attic. With enough verve (and enough spare blocks) you too, can make your own PC casing out of blocks. Just make sure to set aside a couple of weekends for procurement, and another few weekends to build it.

                                             The hard drive in its own "drive bay".

Hats off to Luke for the excellent planning, resourcefulness, and tenacity in the building of this modification! More pictures and a video to follow. All pictures are credited to Luke Anderson on his site here.