AFOL Guy Himber, whose innovative use of Lego elements has appeared in Make: Online twice before (links below), has done it again with this excellent, life-sized steampunk ray gun. If you like this, be sure to check out his similarly-themed Infinity Rifle. Lovely work as usual. More: Bionicle griffin makes fantastic use of biopunk parts […]
Over on Flowing Data, Nathan Yau posted this cute little project time tracker build from Legos: Each row represents an hour and each color indicates a different project. I’m gonna go out and buy myself a big, red bucket of Legos now. [Thanks, Rachel!] Lego-powered Project Time Management More: Browse our extensive Lego coverage
Oh, what the heck… [Thanks, Fra!] Ah, another world. :”>
The NXTStep’s Brian Davis wanted to throw something over a waterfall. Why not a NXT, and log some data? Brian put a NXT brick in a segment of PVC, along with a 3-axis accelerometer from Mindsensors and a LEGO sound sensor. On a recent trip to Niagara Falls, I was fascinated again with this huge, […]
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 […]
21-year-old Oakland, CA, resident Alex Eylar’s machine may not last a long time but it wins points for style. You can get numerous still shots on his Flickr photostream.
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: I’m loving these rad recycled crayon Lego minifigs and bricks from Flickr user ZeeBree. I’m guessing the Lego minifig ice cube trays were used, along with the popular method of breaking up and melting down old crayons. Brilliant! These would be a really fun party favor at a Lego-themed birthday party!
