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DANIEL KLUS’S

Jan Henryk

Dabrowski’s Castle

A

huge fan of the Total War series, 17-year-old Daniel

Klus decided to channel his passion for all things

medieval by designing a castle case. But his year-long

project doesn’t refl ect his love for any ol’ generic castle.

He based his case on an actual Polish castle design as a

tribute to his heritage, his culture, and 18th-century Polish

general Jan Henryk Dabrowski.

Klus constructed the sides of the castle

out of Spanish cedar; after joining them

together, he installed a stained glass win-

dow on each side: The left side of the case

features Dabrowski’s coat of arms; on the

right is the Polish coat of arms.

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For his winning entry, Daniel wins a $500 gift certifi cate to fund his

modding madness! Turn to page 92 for contest rules.

The ancient exterior belies the rig’s modern accoutrements: This

castle sports a Core 2 Duo E6850 processor, two SLI Evga 8800 GTX

graphics cards, 2GB of memory, and a kilowatt power supply.

There’s no drawbridge on this

guy, but the front door actually

works! Peeking past the laser-cut

ironwork on the front reveals a

storage area for games, movies,

and other media.

Klus cut the stones for the castle with a hand router and

used a jigsaw to carve out the openings for the door and

windows. It’s not quite how they did it back in ye olden

days, but it’s certainly more effi cient!

The ancient exterior belies the rig’s modern accoutrements: This The ancient exterior belies the rig’s modern accoutrements: This

There’s no drawbridge on this

guy, but the front door actually

works! Peeking past the laser-cut

ironwork on the front reveals a

storage area for games, movies,

and other media.

ADVENTURES IN PC MODIFICATION

Klus cut the stones for the castle with a hand router and Klus cut the stones for the castle with a hand router and

used a jigsaw to carve out the openings for the door and used a jigsaw to carve out the openings for the door and

windows. It’s not quite how they did it back in ye olden windows. It’s not quite how they did it back in ye olden