Costumes, Driveable Tanks, and electroBOOM at Maker Faire Calgary
Maker Faire Calgary is being held over the Halloween weekend? Sounds like a phenomenal idea to us. We can’t wait to go!
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Building an Incredibly Detailed Star Trek Galileo Shuttlecraft
I’ve been a lifelong fan of Star Trek and was motivated, like many other students at the time, by the original TV series (as well the amazing space programs at NASA) to pursue a career in engineering. I even wrote a book, Starship Simulation. So, when I heard about the restoration project by Adam & Leslie […]
Jacob LaRocca’s 100% Duct Tape Serenity
Massachusetts-based community craft studio Artisan’s Asylum are showing off this internet-famous duct tape model of Serenity from Firefly today at World Maker Faire.
3D Printed Sculpture of Atlas from Portal 2
PsychoBob recently completed part two of his sculpture of Atlas from Portal 2, with an entirely 3D printed ‘big red button’ base upon which Atlas rests, and an embedded LED circuit powered over USB.
Circus Freak Puppeteer Mannequin Mod
Spooky prop maker TwistedUK made this “Circus Freak Puppeteer” from multiple model forms, PVC pipe, and a wiper motor.
Bringing Xiphactinus Back to Life
While developing the second phase of their Cretaceous Sea Exhibition, The Hastings Museum in Hastings, NE commissioned a life-size model of a Xiphactinus from Gary Staab, a paleo artist based in Kearney, MO. The Xiphactinus was a large predator fish that lived in the Western Interior Sea during the late Cretaceous Period and skeletal remains […]
Superdetailed Hardwood Scale Model of Caterpillar 5230B Excavator
This beautiful model by Bloomingdale, Michigan’s Woodchuck and Company is listed for almost $40,000 on Etsy: “Constructed of cherry and walnut, this award-winning piece has over 4000 individual handcrafted parts and requiredover 3000 man-hours to complete…”
