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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Doublellama is building a 1/144th scale model of the IJN Battleship Yamato. So far, hot wire foam cutting experimentation – this is a portion of the hull, there will be 21 frames total. Sounds like a great project, follow the progress here – Link.
Cparada writes in with some more clues to origins of the wood motorcycle – “This “Holzmotorrad” has been around a while – The (VERY old) 25 HP Honda has been remade as an Alabama Harley in some photos. There’s something odd about the streetscape, buildings, cobblestones… and a pair of VWs). In addition to RatBike, […]
Remember the The Miss Rockaway Armada (floating fleet of junk/recycled boats) we posted about? They’ve made it to Minneapolis, here’s a video of their pedal powered ferris wheel – [via] – Link. Related: Junkboat fleet – The Miss Rockaway Armada – Link. Other DIY ferris wheels – Link.
For $699 this drive can duplicate 6 full DVDs per hour or 12 full CDs per hour with a 25 disc capacity and has a cool little robo arm that does most of the work [via] – Link. I’ve seen a few DIY versions (and we’ll likely see more) – but it’s not a bad […]
Alpha of a Nintendo DS MIDI sequencer, Therain writes – “I have been hard at work the past couple of weeks creating a MIDI sequencer that uses my MIDI library and hardware hack for the Nintendo DS. The dSTAR Sequencer will be an x0x like sequencer with drawable bar graph sequence lines… The demo uses […]
The Yaris Works road show is happening across the country in 12 cities this month with lots of DIY events. Tonight in San Francisco is “DIY Artistic Accessories” where you’ll learn how to make custom etched glasses, cozies for iPods, cameras, sunglasses and phones. Phil and I will be there so come by after work […]
Papafork posted up more of his utensil creations in the MAKE CRAFT pool – [via] – Link. Previous: Utensil sculptures – Link.
