Hand-Painted Tolkien-Style “Dwarf” Munny
Beautiful customization of kidrobot’s mini MUNNY toy by Raul Villanueva. Many more views in his Flickr set. [via toycutter]
Mods
Homebrew iSound speakers look pro
Audio hacker PCMofo designed and built these slick looking iSound speakers to match his/her favorite computer hardware. I didn’t actually believe it until I looked through the build log, which starts earlier on the same forum post and includes a materials list, CAD drawings, and in-progress photos. PCMofo’s grand vision includes making a subwoofer and […]
MP3 Music Box
When I was a kid, my grandmother had a charming wind up music box that plucked the tune “Edelweiss” when you opened the lid. I was so fascinated by the mechanics inside the little box that I had spent a lot of time watching the movement turn. I decided I wanted to do a modern-day […]
Homemade Revolving Shotgun
From Home Gunsmith Forum user rhmc24: Using chambers cut off 12 ga. scrap barrels and a new $10 bbl for an Italian auto shotgun, the only other gun part is a scrapped hammer from a 1857 Remington perc revolver. Loads like a SAA Colt but underlever rotates and cocks it. Blow-by is negligible, hardly noticeable […]
“Mod Men,” new casemodding show
Described as “American Chopper for geeks,” this forthcoming web series applies the familiar formula of designing/building shows to computer casemodding. I’m not particularly interested in casemods, but then, I’m not particularly interested in motorcycles, cars, or home remodeling, and I watch those shows, so computer builds are at least in my wheelhouse. I look forward […]
“Big Mouth” panavise mod
Instructables user Croy9000 writes: I love my PanaVise Jr. But about half the time I go to use it I find its just not wide enough to hold what I’m working on. At only a 3″ opening, it only holds the smaller of my projects. After disassembling the vise to see how I might be […]
Etch-a-sketch computer
Via Hacked Gadgets, Martin Raynsford created this etch-a-sketch computer that uses the white control knobs to navigate instead of a mouse — he reused the X and Y axis rollers of a trackball, and you press down on a button in lieu of a mouse click.
