This week’s pdf comes to you from Shannon Okey of knitgrrl.com. (Update: The Knitgrrl site is down this morning due to outages at Dreamhost. Please check back at her site later today.) She stepped up and made a pdf with the parts of her book, Knitgrrl2, that have the diagrams that step you through casting […]
This week’s pdf comes to you from Shannon Okey of knitgrrl.com. (Update: The Knitgrrl site is down this morning due to outages at Dreamhost. Please check back at her site later today.) She stepped up and made a pdf with the parts of her book, Knitgrrl2, that have the diagrams that step you through casting […]
Wired.com has a nice package of three articles covering action figure modding. “Action Figure Modders Aren’t Just Toying Around” introduces the concept of custom figures, “Zap! A Gallery of Customized Action Figures” shows off a bunch of builder mods, and in Wired’s How-To Wiki, “Make Your Own Action Figure” shows you how, or at least […]
Bonnie writes: Using hobby moss, acrylic paint, cardboard, pipe cleaners (chenille stems), papier mache, wallpaper paste, cellophane and the trusty glue gun, make an impressive Dagobah diorama that would make ILM model makers proud. Find out how to make the DIY Dagobah Diorama Craft on the Star Wars blog. – Link.
I SO wanted the Stanley FUBAR Xtreme, until I saw the price. Forty bones for a glorified pry bar with a weight problem. Apparently, Will O’Brien (of Hack A Day and DIY Life) had similar sticker shock. But he ponied up and began terrorizing the walls of his new home. He’s happy with his shinny […]
Our buds over at Robot Magazine have an online exclusive, with lots of photos, of the forthcoming new VEX Robotics Design System, dubbed the Revell VEXPlorer. As you probably know, the VEX system, first sold by Radio Shack, was sold to Revell Monogram. The Robot mag piece has details about the content, pics of the […]
You may have seen images of this gorgeously crafted “monocycle/monowheel” replica (of an 1873 French design) making its way through the series of tubes. It was for sale, briefly, on eBay (with starting bid at US$13,000). 1873 Monocycle/Monowheel Replica – Link 1873 Monocycle Replica Is a Mechanical and Engineering Marvel – Link
