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Learn to build the Supercap Racer Kit from the Maker Shed. http://makeprojects.com/Project/Supercap-Racer-Kit/1659/1
http://www.makershed.com/Supercap_Racer_Kit_p/mstin4.htm&Click=37845
Assemble the Supercap Racer kit and make a new toy that’s fast, unpredictable, and fun to build. Designed by George Albercook (founder of Rocks and Robots) and manufactured by MAKE, the Supercap Racer is a great way to hone your soldering skills, and have some fun.
Over at Made by Joel, the eponymous author’s son just acquired a noble knight made by Lego with a moveable arm for pretend sword-fighting. Not one to be excluded, Joel made his own version from wood, and the two staged an epic battle on video.
Love Hultèn‘s R-Kaid-6 packs the Maximus Arcade MAME front end, and cooly, you can stack the controllers on top of the console when you’re not playing. [Via Geeky Gadgets]
My spin of the Secret Santa wheel placed MAKE’s art director, Jason Babler, squarely within my gift-giving crosshairs. Having never officially met Jason in corporeal meatspace, I was a bit stumped as to what material item he might enjoy owning. Thankfully, a little bird (named Gareth) clued me in on Mr. Babler’s appreciation of fantasy-themed resin kits.
Science communication designer David Harris wanted to make a unique toy for his nephew Charlie, who was born with cerebral palsy. Charlie’s vision is poor but he’s very tactile and auditory, so David designed a location-aware teddy bear that reads RFID tags and plays different customizable sounds depending on where it is or what object […]
Wow, this castle is tricked out! Jenny of Dos Family shares an awesome fort that her young friend Agnes’ grandmother Lena made for her. Lena thought of multiple ways to expel objects from the fort: peashooter, slingshot, elevator, plank, tosser and catapult. I would have so much fun playing with this! More: Another Dos Family […]
Recreate the Internet sensation in your own backyard! Fresh from their performance at Maker Faire, the guys at EepyBird hand-crafted replica PVC nozzles just like the ones they use themselves. Each kit contains a variety of nozzle cuts to give you the coolest, highest-shooting geysers. They even throw in a pack of Mentos to get […]
