The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Here’s a detailed how-to on building a modified SPAD3D mini plane that the author has named the “SPA3DT” (the “T” stands for “tubular”). The maker is using a “TT Pro .46” engine for power and a “GP 10 ounce” fuel tank. Check out the specifics of how he did it at the link below. SPA3DT
Jim writes in with his version of MAKE 14’s Living Room Baja Buggies – I took issue #14’s cover project and made my own version using the MINDSTORMS NXT – I have one NXT tribot and another NXT I use a remote control. I bought the goggles recommended and already owned the wireless camera, so […]
Anders Sรยธborg built an amazing scanner that can use either the light sensor that comes with the NXT or a HiTechnic color sensor. Each line of the image is created by moving the sensor over the image at a constant speed while recording the position and corresponding sensor values with a fixed sample rate. The […]
Curiousinventor wrote a nice technical guide to working with ps2 controllers – Despite the large number of guides already out there that describe how to communicate with a play station controller (or guitar hero), most do not cover all the details, or do so sparsely. We consolidated and tested all the info we could find […]
Who doesn’t want/need a “Flux Capacitor” for their time machine? Here’s how to build one. DIY Flux Capacitor
Flickr user Balakov recreated some famous photographs in Lego . The reinvisioned images cast a strangely cute tone over some historical moments – Classics in Lego
Jan Vormann fills cracks in walls with Legos in Italy. I think the visual effect is really stunning. Via Wooster Collective.
