John Farr’s Skeleton Bike
This custom bike is freaking sweet (and Halloween-ish!)… [via] – Link.
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OPERATION – The Halloween costume
Jack writes – “Inspired by the original created by Felix Jung (http://www.avoision.com/portnoy/2004/october/29.php) in 2004 and somewhat by Jack W. Bell’s take in 2005 (http://jackwilliambell.livejournal.com/86072.html), I took it upon myself to reproduce it this year with the addition of the mask and light up nose.” – Link.
HOW TO – Make a T-Rex Rooftopper
MAKE Instructable member Hirerob writes – “Fun with misused hardware supplies. Pretty simple: 1) Make a skeleton with pvc and attach it to a piece of plywood. 2) Use chicken wire to create the form. The eyes are kick balls. 3) The skin is good ol’ duct tape (much easier than the paper and glue […]
Halloween Automaton – Surprise top hat
Dug North writes – “An Automata-maker made this rigged top hat. A hidden cable controller activates a mechanism hidden within the hat to provide a little halloween surprise. Check out the video” – Link.
Homemade sushi costumes & how to make a shrimp hat!
Hellen sent in these great costume pics for the MAKE Halloween contest, she writes – “We held a last minute sewing circle to bust these Sushi Costumes out. My friends and I decided to be the mascots from Sushi Express…a popular revolving fast food sushi restaurant in Taipei. www.sushi-express.com.tw As usual, nerdy hilarity ensues….” – […]
Trojan battle armor made from name plates (from past coworkers!)
Lance writes – “As of Halloween 2004, I’d been working at Nanogen for 6 & 1/2 years. During that time, I’d been collecting the name plates of people who had left the company for one reason or another just in case I could find some practical use for them. Well, my inspiration came that year […]
HOW TO – Easy Itty-Bitty Blinky LED Jack-O’-Lantern
Windell writes – “Here’s my favorite design for a jack-o-lantern; it’s a (tiny) mini-pumpkin carved with the circuit diagram symbol for a light-emitting diode. Naturally, it’s lit by an LED. This LED circuit inside this one is a TireFly, which is a type of blinky light designed to mount on the tires of a bicycle. […]