How-To: Simple Molding and Casting for Toy Duplication
Clone your toys using this simple molding and casting technique.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Kinect talking to Flash via Node.js
Wouldn’t it be cool to use a Kinect to interact with that fancy rich user interface you just whipped up in Flash? Well, prepare to be stoked. Interactive agency BLITZ has got you covered. Check out their demo video above. Word has it that they’ll be dropping source code today.
Doll Clothing Patterns
Even dolls need to be fashionable! I love Laura of We Wilson’s downloadable doll clothing patterns that are simple and fit standard 14″ dolls. Make shirts, dresses, and pants using scrap fabric or your child’s old clothes.
Fallout 3 replica helmet
Pretty impressive replica prop work from Josh Jay, posted by his buddy Chris Bartlett. Josh started with a folded-paper model. Detailed construction pics are available in Josh’s Facebook photo set. [via Gizmodo]
Dog Bus cargo bike
Portlander Drew Devereux scratch-built this swell cargo bike so his canine pal, Sadie, could come along on rides.
Kinect with Scratch
Kinect hacker Stephen Howell has been hard at work producing a number of short demonstrations showing the possibilities of using the Scratch visual programming language with a Microsoft Kinect controller. How-to and examples are available on his site.
Mindstorms speed alert
Dexter Industries, who build 3rd party sensors for Lego Mindstorms — including a GPS unit called the dGPS — built a NXT device that alerts a driver when he or she drives too fast. Download the NXT program file here. [via The NXTStep]