Gelato vending cargo bike mod
Check out this fun gelato vending cargo bike mod from Totcycle.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
PlayStation controller coffee table
Mark M (Australia) sent us links to pics of this awesome coffee table he made: I made the PlayStation controller coffee table for my year 12 major work, as an Industrial Technology project. I made the whole controller out of plywood, MDF, and veneer on veneer. The whole project took me 20 weeks on and […]
Even better Fallout 3 replica weapons
Ryan Palser, whose replica AER-9 laser rifle we covered a couple of weeks ago, has since finished up his second Fallout 3 replica, of the game’s A3-21 plasma rifle, that is, as I predicted, even more impressive than his first. The Flickr set includes some good build shots too, including some details of his casting process. [Thanks, Ryan!]
Life-size Lego car
Oh, what the heck… [Thanks, Fra!] Ah, another world. :”>
Arduino pong!
Pete Lamonica of Arch Reactor built this Pong Game using the arduino-tv-out library.
NXT + PVC = waterfall tester
The NXTStep’s Brian Davis wanted to throw something over a waterfall. Why not a NXT, and log some data? Brian put a NXT brick in a segment of PVC, along with a 3-axis accelerometer from Mindsensors and a LEGO sound sensor. On a recent trip to Niagara Falls, I was fascinated again with this huge, […]
Lego Bugatti Veyron with working transmission, brakes, suspension
Since we already entered into some weird weather front of Lego postings today, I figured I’d complete the conditions for a perfect storm. Here’s an amazing 1/8 scale Bugatti Veyron, with a working seven-speed transmission transmission (that includes reverse), brakes, independent suspension system, retractable roof and rear spoiler, and it’s remote controlled — all made […]