Robot parade!
In July of 2008, Jared Foster’s family was having a quiet, normal family gathering when it was invaded by ROBOTS!
Month: August 2010
Faux-Hawk Zebra Hat
I love this crocheted faux-hawk hat that Craftster user neosynthesis (Orange County) made for her co-worker’s son, Andrew. He was going to a school with strict rules about attire and hair, but, as she says, he’s “a little punk,” so she made him a hat-hawk. I like the way the way the yarn stripes on […]
Missle Cozy
I love this 2000 piece by artist Elizabeth Demaray: This is a view of a 10 ton 1957 Nike-Hercules Nuclear/Conventional Warhead, sitting on its launch pad. I have upholstered it in eighty-eight yards of light blue quilted satin. The piece involved softening and familiarizing this object by hand mapping it in its silo at the […]
Lego Bugatti Veyron with working transmission, brakes, suspension
Since we already entered into some weird weather front of Lego postings today, I figured I’d complete the conditions for a perfect storm. Here’s an amazing 1/8 scale Bugatti Veyron, with a working seven-speed transmission transmission (that includes reverse), brakes, independent suspension system, retractable roof and rear spoiler, and it’s remote controlled — all made […]
How-To: Retro Sci-Fi Poster
Adam Levermore shares a highly detailed tutorial for creating cool retro sci-fi posters. He covered everything from tips on how to digitally “sketch” the design to adding filters that give the graphics that perfect aged look. I love the end result!
How-To: Snap-action Batarang prop
Instructables user spookylean shows us how to make this cool little folding prop based on a weapon from the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum. He does it the labor-intensive but inexpensive way–cutting the profiles by hand from clear hardware store Plexiglas and then painting them black. I am too lazy for that and would probably just have them laser-cut from black plastic to start with. Embedded magnets lock it in the deployed position.
Open source Breathalyzer? There’s a shield for that
Hive 13 member Craig Smith found a way to combine two hobbies with his Drinkshield, which contains both an alcohol sensor and a bunch of LEDs.