If there's one thing that always showcases the creativity of the PC gaming world it's, well, cases. DIY builds are where passionate gamers make sure the hearts they wear on their sleeves are also prominently visible on their desks. Thanks to these creative individuals, we get to see cool case builds ranging from this beautiful glass zen garden PC(opens in new tab), to this rusty chainsaw nightmare(opens in new tab). Today, we're looking at a PC build that plans to shuttle us away to the final frontier.
Tom's Hardware spotted this engaging build by James, better known as the TimeTravellingTech on YouTube(opens in new tab). He explains during the video that the idea came about when first hearing about small Shuttle-branded PCs. Being the Star Trek nerd many of us can relate to, he envisioned a small computer shaped like the type-6 shuttlecraft(opens in new tab) showed off most prominently during episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
This was Picard's era of Trek, so it's fitting this build was worked on to coincide with the release of Star Trek: Picard's third season. It's dubbed the Shuttlecraft Curie, likely named after the Curie assigned to the USS Enterprise judging by it's 1701 branding, or perhaps the Federation shuttlecraft that once flew a young Kathryn Janeway from Earth to Mars. Both of which were no doubt named in homage of famed physicist and chemist, Marie Curie.
To make this beautiful build, James designed the case using AutoDesk, then printed it in parts to assemble. You can get a good look at the process in the video, which includes a few cute jokes and a montage. It's worth noting the materials James uses aren't for the faint of heart, and you'd need a very good 3D printer to work with them. He even
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