Lego Blade Runner “Spinner” Car
Man, I managed to sneak in a replicant reference yesterday and now this! A one-of-a-kind official Blade Runner “Spinner” car from Lego! Related: The MAKE Lego section is massive!
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
HOW TO – Make a sega master system memory cart
Little-scale’s extensive work with Sega sound synthesis brings this in-depth tutorial – This tutorial is a step-by-step guide on how to make your very own 32KB Sega Master System cartridge. The cost is quite low (if you have a programmed EPROM or you are able to program your own) – I payed around AU$8 in […]
Swashbot and G-Dog size each other up at RoboGames
There’s an old jargon term I love: “technical butt sniffing,” which is when two geeks size up each others technical mojo. This vid brings a whole new meaning to the term, as two bio-mechanical critters, one dog and one crab, try to determine who has more DOF. [via]
R/C helicopter dragonfly mod
Here’s Crabfu’s latest quick and easy project to add a “dragonfly canopy” to a sub-micro helicopter. I-Wei does complain that the added weight was significant and really changed the flight dynamics. Sub Micro Helicopter Dragonfly
The secret LEGO vault
Did you know there is a secret LEGO vault with all of LEGO past? There is – and there’s a video too!
Uber Ultraman
Artomatic, the gargantuan art free-for-all (1000 artists!), recently closed in DC. I went five times and never saw all ten floors. One “trend” I saw in the art was the use of action figures, dolls parts, and toys in a lot of the work. One guy used the doors of vintage refrigerators, torn open as […]
LEGO Nord
You know the saying – If you can’t buy it, build a lego version. Matrixsynth points out this fine reproduction of a Nord keyboard synth. – NordLead Modular
