Gallery: This Insane Case Mod Looks Like a World War III Fever Dream

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    Japanese designer Hiroto Ikeuchi spent the last year building a serious case mod. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    He calls it his "secret base." *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    It isn’t so much a case mod as full-blown diorama. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    It’s a deliriously detailed little world that just happens to take place in and around a functioning computer. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    Soldiers plot in every corner. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    Inspiration came from mecha anime like Gundam and Macross. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    A DSLR repurposed as a laser cannon. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    The work seamlessly blends plastic toys, gizmo components, and scraps of other materials with the computer itself. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    Crucifixion by Albrecht Altdorfer via Wikipedia Commons
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    But it doesn't stop at the case. The peripherals are all custom too. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    Including USB hubs... *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    Thumb drives... *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    And even a tank as a mouse. *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    From the Rabula Gospels via Wikipedia commons
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    “The most important thing,” the designer says, is to think of the diorama as a “living thing.” *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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    “There are plenty of plastic models in Japan,” he adds. “It is possible to make anything.” *Photo: [Ogihara RakuTaro](http://raku-taro.tumblr.com/)*
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