Parrot AR.Drone quadcopter teardown
The iFixit crew recently disassembled a fully functional Parrot AR.Drone to see what makes it tick. From the teardown you may notice that the hardware seems pretty accessible. The gear’s just begging for a mod.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
All-Star Pattern Seeker Trading Cards
The other day, I bumped into these interesting (but sold out) “trading cards” from mysterious and delightful Imaginary Foundation. I immediately did a web search and found a remaining set ($18) at an e-tailer (they only had one deck left). They came today, and they’re really nice. It’s a shame they aren’t selling them anymore. […]
Bowl From Melted Toy Soldiers
Sean @ Make: Online writes: Dominic Wilcox wants ยฃ159 for his 2002 piece War Bowl, which may make some amount of sense since Wilcox is a fairly well-established “name” artist, and the piece itself has been exhibited in various fancy places. Still, you can make your own version by partially melting a bunch of army […]
Lego syringe
Our own Sean Ragan whipped up this entirely-Lego syringe— what a frightful delight! Parts list, instructions, and a kit are available if you want to make your own.
Bowl made from melted little green army men
Dominic Wilcox wants รยฃ159 for his 2002 piece War Bowl, which may make some amount of sense since Wilcox is a fairly well-established “name” artist, and the piece itself has been exhibited in various fancy places. Still, you can make your own version by partially melting a bunch of army men in a glass or metal bowl in the oven, and it’ll cost you just a buck or two. [via Gizmodo]
How-To: Build a Lego Death Star ornament
Chris McVeigh brings us this adorable pint-sized holiday version of everyone’s favorite futuristic superweapon of interstellar genocide. You’ll need Lego Digital Designer to read his files. [via The Brothers Brick]
How-To: Make an inverting top
An inverting or tippe top is a classic physics toy: a spinning top that spontaneously inverts itself to spin on its handle at high speed, then rolls back over onto its base when it stops. Turns out, four spheres joined in a close-packed tetrahedron will do the same thing, and this quick video tutorial from YouTuber VTK9990 shows one made from four marbles and some epoxy. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
