In Pictures: Kalinka! Modding Between Moscow And Siberia

By Igor Wallossek
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You have to love the Russian sense of humor evident in these case mods. That, plus pride in craftsmanship and some imagination, leads to rather eccentric PC projects. The pictures in this article prove that you'll find swans among the country's ducklings.

Rubik's Cube (2)

Well, a bit crazy perhaps...

Rubik's Cube (3)

But it has a display!

The Speed Camera PC

No, this is not an opened speed camera in the shape of a trash can. Or is it?

Château PC (1)

It must be a fantasy geek who built this...

Château PC (2)

...as only an indoor water fountain is missing.

Grandma's Radio Again

Granma's radio from earlier, but no vacuum tubes. What a shame.

Grandma's Radio Again

It does not look any more modern from behind. There is just more plastic.

The Drawbridge PC

Horror movies or bad taste? The drawbridge is big enough in either case.

The Fallout PC

Our cat cage, back on Earth. Welcome.

The Fallout PC

It turns out it was just an ordinary toaster.

Igor Wallossek
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58 Comments Comment from the forums
  • nevertell
    I hate these kind of articles, nothing useful, nothing interesting. And surely, I am going to get "thumbed down"....
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  • One thing is certain...
    The Russians are NVIDIA's fanboy...
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  • killerclick
    greghomeIf I ever had the trash can case, my mom would stuff it with yesterdays dinner thinking it's a real trash can ,and if I had the rusty case, mom would throw it away,with the grandma radio, moms would hide it thinking it's one of her antics
    Yeah, you live with your mom. Congrats.
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  • liquidsnake718
    I see that PC (BECKS) as more of a beerwarmer than a PC cooler! What a waste of beer! THese articles are actually interesting because not all should be just benchmarks, reviews, and newbriefs.
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  • liquidsnake718
    the grandmas radeo seems interesting and like an antique, im sure it houses an atom and an ion
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  • liquidsnake718the grandmas radeo seems interesting and like an antique, im sure it houses an atom and an ion

    are you sure thats not contain the good old pentium or pentium 2???
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  • nevertell
    chronous87One thing is certain...The Russians are NVIDIA's fanboy...In Russia, it is cold as, well, not hell, so they love the extra heating features of the fermi cards. Some of them even use liquid heat transfer so they can have hot water all over the house.
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  • cmartin011
    the hammer is a symbol of old Germany (Nazi) and was used in Pink Floyd the wall
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  • barmaley
    nevertellIn Russia, it is cold as, well, not hell, so they love the extra heating features of the fermi cards. Some of them even use liquid heat transfer so they can have hot water all over the house.
    Well, it is actually pretty hot in there right now:
    http://climateprogress.org/2010/07/26/record-heat-wave-russia-new-york-times/

    But then again, it could be BECAUSE of all of those Nvidia cards they like to use so much :)
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  • thermalsig
    That Doom 3 case mod was done a long way from Russia. It's beautiful, but the credit belongs with the builder.
    http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=802808
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