Chernobyl casemod, complete with meltdown

A German teenager built this elaborate casemod inspired by the first-person-shooter game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl -- it's a detailed model of the melted reactor at Chernobyl, complete with fanciful glowing stuff. It opens up to reveal the PC workings and the interiors of the reactor. Link

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dculberson

@2 – it’s no more tasteless than a game that involves Chernobyl. Or art that does. Or writing that does. That was an important historical event, it’ll be immortalized in many ways.
chimera

There’s a little more to just ‘STALKER’ on the side, you can also see the Monolith / Wish Granter from the game in the middle (the blue thing)

So technically, it’s a recreation of a pivotal level of the game – all it needs is a little man going ‘I want to be rich…..’
Anonyman

#5,

I see where you’re coming from, but I’m still going to respectfully agree to disagree.

“De gustibus non est disputandum.”

I also acknowledge #4′s comments, I’ll concede to you there.
TheGonz

Definitely one of the coolest things I’ve seen. Check out the sources, and look at the one on thebestcasescenario.com. There are cool videos, one of which is a collage video of the making of this piece of art.
Anonyman

Next up: Titanic casemod, Hindenburg casemod, and (upcoming) World Trade Center casemod.

Very well done, and I suspect that someone will propose that just because it says “STALKER” on the side makes it less tasteless.
SciencePunk

I’m with #2.