Upcoming Project - Need ideas

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm going to be building a Cow theme PC in the near future and was looking for ideas. My father-in-laws' sister collects these miniature cow figurines among other stuff and I thought a Cow PC would be a sweet addition to her collection.

[Axis Machine]

Hmmmm reminds me of gateway :D May be you could cover the case with like a cow print felt? sorry im not very creative lol :)

[Zephik]

Find a giant plastic cow, cut it open, place a computer inside. Decorate the power cable to look like the cow's tail. Figure out how to make it moo on startup (maybe connect a mooing device to the power button?) If its a typical dairy cow, then maybe replace the black circles with smoked plexi windows? Sort of almost like a "stealth'd" kind of window, keeps the look of a typical cow but when looked at closely the black spots are actually windows!

Another option that may or may not be within your skill range; Animatronic's? Create a box to place the PC into, design it so it looks like a "cross section" of earth with grass on top, then place an animatronic cow on top thats either laying down, then when the computer is turned on it stands up and moo's? or have the cow already standing and when the computer gets turned on the cow starts grazing and swishing its tail back and forth or something. **Actually, you could probably just get an already animatronic cow and hook it up to the power switch.

For an extra touch of Satan; Add red led's to its eyes, turn the black spots red (or red tinted plexi?) and maybe add some red devil horns or paint the already existing horns red. Maybe even turn the tail into a devils/demons tail?

[rendermandan]

how about making it look like a large cow pie? LOL

[Mach]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UdQdiSb7gT4/ScaIpdVTc0I/AAAAAAAAENM/X6cIAKbIwPA/s800/moocowmoo0020.jpg

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/moocowmoo/

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UdQdiSb7gT4/ScaIqkKveWI/AAAAAAAAENU/TerqcztObVg/s800/milkjugcasemod.jpg
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005/08/25/tonkputer/1

What about a large windowed cow bell? The shape would be easy to mod and could be reasonable size if you went mini-itx?

Also a few years back, Calgary and Chicago ran a charity art project that was called udderly art. They had fiberglass cows all over the city. While close to the moo cow mod above, you may find inspiration in pictures of them. Some were very creative; my favorite was the ski jump cow that was coming out the side of one of the downtown buildings.

[TheGreatSatan]

No, I'm set on modding a case and nothing else

[Zephik]

No, I'm set on modding a case and nothing else

-Paint the case in cow print.
-Hook up a mooing device to the power switch.
-Decorate the power cord to look like a cow's tail.
-Maybe add a silly cow graphic (http://www.torontorealestate.ca/admin/editor_assets/cow.jpg) somewhere on the case.
-Give it case feet that look like cow hooves.
-Find/make some cow fan grills.
-Windows: Cow print windows, windows that look like cows (maybe like a silhouette of cows grazing in a field?), etc.

....or you could just buy her a Gateway and pack it full of straw. :D