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RavensBlight has a great collection of paper craft projects you can build for Halloween, I really like the mechanical bat (projects can be download/PDF) – “A visit to RavensBlight isn’t really complete without taking home a pet! So here’s BELA, The Amazing Mechanical Bat! Just turn the handle and watch this little creature flap its […]
There’s this old sci-fi movie called Logan’s Run that I’ve always liked, I think it was the costumes, the robots and the blinky things people had stuck to their hands in the 23rd century that really made it interesting, any way – this site is -the- place for all the resources and inspiration needed for […]
MAKE Instructable group member J_Hodgie has some good tips on making a mini Jack-o-Lantern using a stencil and an exacto knife… – Link. While you’re at it – don’t forget, we have a “Hack-o-Lantern contest” – Decorate a pumpkin in any way you see fit, or unfit. It’s that easy. Then upload your photos to […]
If you’re reading MAKE’s Halloween coverage and still trying to figure out what costume to roll in with on Halloween, here are the “World’s worst” – I’m not saying these are bad, in fact many of them would be great re-MAKEs… [via] – Link. My favorites are Easy Reader from the Electric Company (Morgan Freeman). […]
Nice collection of “LEGO Abominations” – “These gender-bender bricks let you change the polarity of LEGO sculptures. These were made by carefully attaching pairs of bricks after wetting their interfaces with acetone.” – Link. Also check out – “The “X-Ray brick” is a fully functional but inside-out Lego brick – It was made by attaching […]
Earl Boysen was kind enough to arrange for our MAKE blog readers to get this special Halloween how-to “called Scary Pumpkins” from the book he co-authored Electronics Projects For Dummies – The Scary Pumpkins sense visitors when they walk between them using an infrared beam. The pumpkins then greet the vistors with a spooky message […]
Yahoo put together 30 ways to eat a pumpkin, these look pretty good… Pumpkin Pancakes Pumpkin Brownies Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll Pumpkin Ale Pumpkin Crème Brulee Pumpkin Ravioli Recipe Pumpkin Beer 30 Ways to eat a pumpkin – [via] – Link. Got others? Post on up in the comments! Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. […]
