Upcycled Star Trek Ship Model
This upcycled Star Trek ship model is made by Brazilian artist-maker J. Azevedo who specializes in building robots and model dioramas using upcycled hardware and electronic components.
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Papercraft Gears of War Pistol
Graphic designer Matthew Milam of Dallas, TX, made this intricate pepakura model of the “snub” pistol from Epic Games’ popular Gears of War franchise. Unlike most papercraft designers today, Matt eschews the software-based approach and lays out the parts freehand! Bit of foam core are included, here and there, for strength, as well as a […]
Alien vs. Predator Chess Set
DeviantArtist “Joker-laugh” built this amazing AVP chess set which has recently been wowing the geek blogosphere. He doesn’t say much about the making of the pieces, but on the creation of the board, he writes
TARDIS Fridge
Noticed this on Boing Boing this morning. The original post may be short on info, but it’s plenty long on inspiration. Four more pictures here.
Perfect “They Live” Costumes
I think I just figured out what I’m going to be for Halloween next year. I love these masks of the aliens from John Carpenter’s cult classic, They Live. On Kiersten Essenpreis blog, she has process photos of the build.
Tabletop Gaming — Modeling Tips and Tricks
In the early aughts, I ran a popular and well-regarded tabletop wargame modeling and converting site called 40K Konversions. It was dedicated to all forms of modeling related to the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I went through my articles from the site and have put together some of the best tips and tricks that I published.
Full-Scale Electric Tron Lightcycle
A Melbourne, Florida-based outfit called Parker Brothers Choppers, has released a video of a full-scale electric Tron lightcycle replica in action. They are claiming a top speed of 100 MPH and a range of 100 miles without recharging.
