Wee Mouse Tin House Pattern
Mmmcrafts offer a really adorable tiny mouse pattern to whip up a miniature friend for your little tyke.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Self-Transforming Machine Elf is Pleased…
This is a remarkable YouTube video posted by 29-year old Japanese user kenjiishida011, showing a remote-controlled Transformer-type toy that can not only change from car to robot under its own power, but dance out of frame when it’s done.
Intern’s Corner: My Open Source Life Outside of MAKE
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been helping to develop an open source video game called Alien Arena. I’d been playing the game for a long time before this. I’d noticed a few bugs that needed fixing, and features that needed adding. A nice thing about open source development is that you […]
WiFi RC Car Has Camera and Force Feedback
From maker Blair Kelly: “Arduino Wifly Mini is a remotely operated vehicle that communicates over a WiFi network, can be controlled with an XBOX 360 or PS3 controller, or G27 steering wheel, or any other controller that can be manipulated with Processingโs ProControll library.”
Squatch Tracker 9000 Remote Controlled Car
On the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, Ben helps Charlie and his son Bug create the Squatch Tracker 9000, a remote-controlled Sasquatch-hunting car. Made mostly out of foamcore, this great project doesn’t require any expensive parts.
Weekend Projects – Extreme LED Throwies
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at
http://makeprojects.com/Project/Extreme-LED-Throwies/2154/1
Learn to build these simple glow-dots in seconds! LED Throwies are fun, easy circuits that quickly stick to any ferro-magnetic surface. Toss them onto pipes, poles, or other surfaces you want to glow! Modify this simple circuit into a giant throwie bug, or hack an on/off tab into your circuit. We’ll also show you how to build casings for your circuits that are both weather-proof and indestructible! LED Lanterns can be sunk in the ground or dropped in a nearby pond which work, and look great, at night.
Take a look at the project page for more inspiring ideas, including morse code throwies, LED Jellies, and Floaties.
Weekend Projects – Talking Booby Trap
Complete instructions for this Weekend Projects can be found at: http://makeprojects.com/Project/Talking-Booby-Trap/1944/1
Having trouble with people snatching your top-secret stuff? Need help getting some privacy? Here’s a sneaky gizmo you can make to keep those snoops away. It’s the Talking Booby Trap: record your personalized message or sound effect, then hide it in a strategic place. When it’s disturbed, the intruders will hear your surprise warning message telling them to “Get lost!”
