Chris Bathgate’s self-transforming elf machines
“His works look like randomly-generated parts for high-performance machines that don’t work in our universe.”
Made On Earth
The steam engines of Karsten Gintschel
That was written in 2009. Rog has an impressive collection of Karsten steam engines, most of which seem to be based on the aeolipile. Gintschel-Modelbau now has a German-language website, but Rog’s page shows many older models not included there.
Smugglers caught with weed-flinging catapult
My pal Alan Dove has thoughtfully suggested that these guys might’ve done better to build themselves a trebuchet.
Lori Nix’s diorama photography
When I was a kid, I had a copy of dog-eared copy of Shep Paine’s How to Build Dioramas that I carried almost everywhere and spent countless blissful hours poring over and dreaming about.
Life-size Spitfire model kit
Yesterday’s post about artist Wayne Chisnall’s life-size model kit of his own body actually marks the second time I have posted about a life-size plastic model kit version of something, and the second time a commenter has responded by mentioning James May’s life-size Airfix Spitfire model from the first episode of his 2009 BBC series Toy Stories. Which means it’s time for a proper post. Unfortunately May’s model doesn’t have a very robust web presence. The BBC hosts a streaming teaser video for the episode, and this page has a brief review. If anybody’s got a better link, your comment would be appreciated.
Life size plastic man-model
And When I’m a Man is an unassembled, life-size, 12-piece plastic model kit version of its creator, artist Wayne Chisnall. [via Geekosystem]
Fallen AT-AT snow fort
From reddit user jabo27. [via Geekologie]
