The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
With a new Tron movie coming out there are going to be a lot of costuming, EL wire projects and the Tron-ifying of everything. Everything will be glowing blue. I’m looking forward to all the electronics projects that will capture some of the fun when a giant movie like this comes out. I caught a […]
From Make: Japan: Beatfly is a small illuminating blimp for entertainment. Its light and movement can be controlled via various interfaces such as MIDI controller, iPhone multi-touch interface, Flash interface on a web site, computer keyboard, mobile phones and voice, and music. It flies, filling the space with colorful light, producing diverse styles of performance […]
Rossum designed this nifty RBox DIY 32 bit game system using only a cheap processor development board and a few external components.
Some people criticize Bionicle (Lego’s pseudo-action-figure line of models) for being too simplistic, and worse, claim the elements are unfit for most models. The accusation is, Bionicle’s many specialized parts are designed to make imaginary creatures look scary, making them unfit for models that aren’t intended to look scary. Well, Matt “Monsterbrick” Armstrong’s lovely griffin […]
Tom’s Guide has a detailed project article for this amazing camera-equipped tri-copter R/C flier. The piece takes you through the design and build process, from inception of the idea, through building and troubleshooting, to the finished flier. Very cool. Make Your Own Gadget: From Idea To Reality In case you missed it, we are currently […]
After a trip to Copenhagen, Instructable user carkat saw that a lot of people used cargo bikes (with a cargo area in the front) to transport their kids around. He couldn’t afford to buy such a bike, so he cannibalized a couple of junkers, some square steel tubing, and some some sort of what looks […]
Sooner or later you’ll end up with more bricks than you can easily store. Here are some suggestions for storing Lego, as well as some methods to avoid.
