Steam Wars figure mods
Action figure modder Silloff, who’s work we’ve blogged about before, has an amazing collection of Star Wars figures re-envisioned within a steampunk universe. Steam Punk Star Wars [via]
Toys and Games
Hello Kitty… power sander?
And with that, we’ve finally reached some sort of pod people (pod kitty?) singularity/assimilation situation in which every product in the known universe has been Hello Kitty branded. The outrageous Hello Kitty Power Sander [via]
Micro sized electronic speed controller
The BitESC is the smallest speed/motor controller I have come across. It is designed to work with the motors from those tiny R/C cars we all bought at least one of, but now never use. Well, here is you chance to make a really tiny R/C plane The BitESC is a small electronic speed controller […]
DIY Micro steam car
This is a really cool project to make with your kids. There are instructions for making a car and even a modified paddleboat. I couldn’t agree more about this statement from the website. We live in a world dominated by machines. If something is not a machine, like a motor car, a refrigerator or a […]
Nintendo DS controlling a printer carriage
Raul Aguaviva made this connection between his DS and printer to control its stepper motor. He updates the script over the DSs wireless connection. All it needs now is to be able to read PostScript, and you’ve got a wireless printer!
Massive miniature painting guide
The gaming minifig painting site Cool Mini or Not has created what looks like an awesome 400-page e-book guide to sculpting, painting, converting, basing, and photographing miniatures. There’s even a scenery section. I didn’t buy and download the actual book, but the free sample section and TOC are impressive. The PDF is $9.95. The Ultimate […]
Moov : Make your own ride
Why didn’t they have this when I was a kid? Moov has to be one of the best, and imaginative, toys out there. I wonder how long it will be until some little kid comes up a few hacks for the Moov? Make sure to check out the Moov website, because the video isn’t a […]